imeverywoman Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I'm so skewed, as I cannot see paying someone else to do something that is so easy, but I have MANY people who want me to bake for them. I'm doing whole wheat and wonder what y'all find to be a reasonable price. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy g. Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I want to know the answer to this too. We are working on building a commercial kitchen, and since I already bake bread every day, that seems like a natural place to start. We visited a raw dairy that was selling homemade bread for $7.00 a loaf. We did not buy any, and will not be charging that much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Well a good 1 lb. loaf of whole wheat in a regular grocery store can cost from $2.50 to $4.00. I would not sell a loaf for less than $4.00. You might want to do a cost analysis of your ingredients then figure how much you think your time is worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita in NC Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I would think about $4 is a reasonable price for a loaf of homemade whole wheat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I just started doing this and my price is $4 for whole wheat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imeverywoman Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Do you: bake daily or weekly.... and.... do you use your Whisper/Nutrimill to mill the wheat? I'm wondering about putting wear and tear on the mill for the added use. Thanks, girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary in NJ Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 (edited) I just recently found a local bakery that mills their flour daily. An added bonus, they sell me their freshly milled flour. I bring it home and bake it up within a few hours. They sell their whole wheat bread for $4.80. They can bake 18 loves at a time, so that helps. I do not know of anyone who bakes from their kitchen and sells bread. I wish you the best. If you sold bread for less than $4.80 a loaf and you lived near me, I would pay you for home baked bread that was made from freshly milled wheat berries. ETA: There is a cost analysis on one of the bread baking websites. It states that it costs $1.04 a loaf to make the bread. She even calculated the electricity that her mixer and oven used. She wasn't sure about the 1 tsp. of salt, so she decided 1 cent would do!! Another site did a similar cost comparison and came up with 83 cents. Both of the above cost comparisons assumed you already owned a wheat grinder, mixer and bread pans. Edited March 13, 2009 by Mary in NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Do you: bake daily or weekly.... and.... do you use your Whisper/Nutrimill to mill the wheat? I'm wondering about putting wear and tear on the mill for the added use. Thanks, girl! I have a nutrimill and a bosch. I bake 2-4 times a week depending on how fast we are going through it. Once I get more organized I'd like to do one big baking day for selling each week and one day for our needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 The going rate around here is around $6 a loaf. I'm willing to buy it once or twice a month, to give myself a break, and as a treat - I buy a yummy breakfast bread, or honey challah - but it is hard to justify the price too often when I can easily make my own bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I love to decorate cakes but I CANNOT bake-decorate cakes and sell them out of my home kitchen because it is illegal... the same rules/laws apply to breads too--they have to be baked in a licensed kitchen. Just be aware of your risks. I have a good friend who made a wedding cake for a relative and was 'compensated'--someone from the wedding reception inquired about the bakery--the result was a $2000 fine for a FIRST OFFENSE. The Health Department is very serious about violations. ---- In Texas you CAN sell bake goods as part of a 'bake sale' IF 100% of the profits go to a charity. I personally would NEVER turn someone in for this--but it is still too much of a risk for me to take as a home baker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imeverywoman Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 Thank you! Do you know that there is a local pizza shop that was selling these FABULOUS cheesecakes. When asked where they came from the owner proudly announced that he was buying them from a woman who converted her garage into a kitchen and bakes from there?!?!?!?!?:confused: I'm off to do more research... :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Yup, I know that if I wanted to sell baked goods, I would have to be in a commercial kitchen that has been properly inspected. It's kind of a pain in the backside, but at the same time, it does deter the converted-garage cheesecake makers! ;) I have contemplated renting space from a commercial kitchen before, but that would definitely eat into profits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 The going rate for home baked whole wheat bread is $5/loaf in this area. The person I know who does it bakes once a month for a food co-op that she's involved with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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