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Bake_Knit_Run
My hairdresser charges $12.
ThatDudeMars
You read my mind. Thank you for making this post!
CanKindly7651
Yes I just look up what other bakers / bakery’s sell in the area! I personally sell mine for $10 and a friend of mine in Cali sells for $12. It’s homemade plus no preservatives etc!
a_rain_name
That’s what I started at 6 months ago. I moved up to 10 but still accept 8 if someone gives that.
interpreterdotcourt
$8. very fair. Pls send one. Will zelle.
Classic_Bee_6641
Jeez. Glad i bake my own bread. No way im paying more than a fiver for a loaf
InternationalBee5739
I’d pay that.
PoodleHeaven
In the food service world, to my understanding, you take the total cost of the materials/ingredients used and triple that.
nazbot
If people are willing to pay it, it’s a fair price.
Buff_bunny-
A lady in my town sells them for $10 each
DarkGreenSedai
I charge 10$ or 4 sodas (of my choice) from the hospital cafeteria. 8$ is very fair. I would bump to 10$ because it does take effort, supplies, energy, etc. It also seems somehow easier to have 10$ in cash vs 8$ for some reason.
galaxystarsmoon
Depends on your local market. I live in a medium COLA and I sell my plain loaves for $10 each, they’re about 880g. My flavored ones range from $12-15.
Elite_pommefrite
Have you calculated the batch cost?
ImmediateEffectivebo
Tbh it depends on the crumb
If the crumbs are instagram-ready 10$ sounds fair
If the crumb is average, i wouldnt be comfortable selling the loaves myself
InksPenandPaper
Depends on the local market.
In big cities like Los Angeles, the range is between $3.99 and $6.99. We just have so many farmers’ markets, micro-bakers and bakery shops that the market here for sourdough is saturated. the bread is the draw, but they make the real money off of pastries and cookies where they make a killing on the markups (between $5.99 to $7.99 for a single chocolate chip cookie). However, in rural areas, small towns and small cities, I see sourdough sold between $12.99 to $16.99.
See what the local bakeries and local micro-bakers are charging. Visit local farmers’ markets and calculate your overhead to work into the overall cost of what you make. If this is a side hustle, you can be looser with calculating overhead as long as you’re not losing money, but I think it pays off to keep track of cost down to the ounce of flour used.
Good luck!
RefreshmentzandNarco
I do 950g prebake loaves for $10.
bligh86
If I liked the look of a $15 sourdough I would probably pay it. Paraphrasing Agent Cooper, sometimes you should treat yourself.
TonyClifton255
Think about a) your cost of materials, b) cost of tools, c) cost of utilities, and d) price of labor/time, and then price a margin on top of that, vs what you think the market can bear. If the former is larger than the latter, then it may not be worth doing.
user1994sc
I had a woman request 5 loaves on Christmas Eve and I charged her $7 per loaf. She got a deal in my opinion! I think I’ll be charging $10 a loaf as most in my area charge $15 a loaf
Particular_Bus_9031
There are 4 cottage Bakers in My area that I’m aware of ,for plain loafs 3 sell for $10 1 sells for $12.
No-Sun-6425
Here in amsterdam they get sold in bakery’s for $4.5
aybcde
Ok wait this might be an unpopular opinion but I feel like the amount of work required to make a loaf should mean we sell them for like $50. Unless you have ways to mass produce. Like a homemade loaf takes like 24 hours to create start to end, not to mention the effort and money involved in maintaining starter. It’s wild that you could bake batches and batches of cookies or cupcakes or muffins and make more money from selling those than selling a hard-earned sourdough loaf.
finnishmacinnis
The other day I walked into my local market (small town in Hawaii) and saw a boule for $18. Bread is expensive here but I found that shocking. I don’t think they are going to be successful at that price.
anymouse11
I sell mine for 15$ a loaf!
kalciferyeah
A guy in Tallahassee sells sourdoughs for 15-30 depending on the ingredients. Very yummy though. 8 bucks seems fair to me.
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My hairdresser charges $12.
You read my mind. Thank you for making this post!
Yes I just look up what other bakers / bakery’s sell in the area! I personally sell mine for $10 and a friend of mine in Cali sells for $12. It’s homemade plus no preservatives etc!
That’s what I started at 6 months ago. I moved up to 10 but still accept 8 if someone gives that.
$8. very fair. Pls send one. Will zelle.
Jeez. Glad i bake my own bread. No way im paying more than a fiver for a loaf
I’d pay that.
In the food service world, to my understanding, you take the total cost of the materials/ingredients used and triple that.
If people are willing to pay it, it’s a fair price.
A lady in my town sells them for $10 each
I charge 10$ or 4 sodas (of my choice) from the hospital cafeteria. 8$ is very fair. I would bump to 10$ because it does take effort, supplies, energy, etc. It also seems somehow easier to have 10$ in cash vs 8$ for some reason.
Depends on your local market. I live in a medium COLA and I sell my plain loaves for $10 each, they’re about 880g. My flavored ones range from $12-15.
Have you calculated the batch cost?
Tbh it depends on the crumb
If the crumbs are instagram-ready 10$ sounds fair
If the crumb is average, i wouldnt be comfortable selling the loaves myself
Depends on the local market.
In big cities like Los Angeles, the range is between $3.99 and $6.99. We just have so many farmers’ markets, micro-bakers and bakery shops that the market here for sourdough is saturated. the bread is the draw, but they make the real money off of pastries and cookies where they make a killing on the markups (between $5.99 to $7.99 for a single chocolate chip cookie). However, in rural areas, small towns and small cities, I see sourdough sold between $12.99 to $16.99.
See what the local bakeries and local micro-bakers are charging. Visit local farmers’ markets and calculate your overhead to work into the overall cost of what you make. If this is a side hustle, you can be looser with calculating overhead as long as you’re not losing money, but I think it pays off to keep track of cost down to the ounce of flour used.
Good luck!
I do 950g prebake loaves for $10.
If I liked the look of a $15 sourdough I would probably pay it. Paraphrasing Agent Cooper, sometimes you should treat yourself.
Think about a) your cost of materials, b) cost of tools, c) cost of utilities, and d) price of labor/time, and then price a margin on top of that, vs what you think the market can bear. If the former is larger than the latter, then it may not be worth doing.
I had a woman request 5 loaves on Christmas Eve and I charged her $7 per loaf. She got a deal in my opinion! I think I’ll be charging $10 a loaf as most in my area charge $15 a loaf
There are 4 cottage Bakers in My area that I’m aware of ,for plain loafs 3 sell for $10 1 sells for $12.
Here in amsterdam they get sold in bakery’s for $4.5
Ok wait this might be an unpopular opinion but I feel like the amount of work required to make a loaf should mean we sell them for like $50. Unless you have ways to mass produce. Like a homemade loaf takes like 24 hours to create start to end, not to mention the effort and money involved in maintaining starter. It’s wild that you could bake batches and batches of cookies or cupcakes or muffins and make more money from selling those than selling a hard-earned sourdough loaf.
The other day I walked into my local market (small town in Hawaii) and saw a boule for $18. Bread is expensive here but I found that shocking. I don’t think they are going to be successful at that price.
I sell mine for 15$ a loaf!
A guy in Tallahassee sells sourdoughs for 15-30 depending on the ingredients. Very yummy though. 8 bucks seems fair to me.