How much do I charge for homemade quiche?

Question

I need to purchase a crib for my infant daughter, as she is quickly outgrowing her bassinet. I was thinking about selling ham and cheese quiche, as well as cheese quiche to make some money (I already have $150 of the $300 it will cost for the crib, mattress, and bedding/sheets). How much do you think I should charge? I was thinking $5 per pie...give me some ideas! Thanks in advance!

BTW: I already have the cheese, milk and the eggs, so don't factor those items in when determining how much I should charge...thanks

Answer 1

Do you already know where you will sell these?

Make sure you have the proper authorities if you are going to sell this... you don't want a ticket from the city if you are caught selling something without a license...

(I live in Chicago and if you are caught selling Glow Sticks on the beach on the 4th of July you can get MAJOR fines and even get arrested if you cop an attitude...)

Hand made "Gourmet" products like quiche can be very pricy... A restaurant may charge $6.00 for a SLICE!!!

If you price them too low, people will thing they are not quality, but if you try to sell them for $30.00 each in the wrong area, they won't sell...

Don't sell below $10.00 a pie... Don't sell for above $20.00 a pie...

If you wanted to, you could do a "Home Chef" deal and print up a list of styles and you can make them to order.

Print up some pretty labels... Get some shrink wrap and a bow to make them look "Professional" when you sell them...

It is so easy to put together a HUGE number of flavors that the Custom angle may work wonders for your pocket book!

Refrigerator Pie

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good Eats

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton...

Episode: Egg Files II: Man with a Flan

1 cup heavy cream or half-and-half

2 eggs

2 pinches kosher salt

Freshly grated nutmeg

For 1 Refrigerator Pie:

1 frozen 9-inch pie crust

Any one of the following combinations:

Cooked spinach, cheddar cheese , cubed cooked ham  

Bacon, Sauteed leeks, and Gruyere cheese

Cooked spinach, canned artichoke hearts, and Parmesan cheese

Roasted chicken, goat cheese, and sun-dried tomatoes

Blanched asparagus and smoked salmon

Port Salut and Spam

In a nonreactive, stainless steel bowl, combine the cream or half-and-half and the eggs. Whisk until combined thoroughly. Add the salt and the nutmeg. Whisk to combine.

Refrigerator Pie Rules: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Evenly distribute the pie fillings in the pie crust. Do not overfill the crust with the filling ingredients. Do not pour too much royale into the crust. The eggs will expand upon cooking. Bake the pie until it is firm to the touch like set Jell-O, about 45 minutes. Cool the pie for at least 15 minutes before slicing.

Answer 2

charge at least $15.00 ..figure your time, its a special made at home Item...

Answer 3

well i assume your going to run out of the ingredients if your making 150 dollars worth of quiches

another thing is you will need to buy some foil pans you can get them at the dollar store but still another thing to factor in

but i would charge 10 dollars and make sure you wrap it up nice tie it with a ribbon or something so it looks like you really put time into it.

also you say you already 150 you can buy a used crib for that check out craigslist.org --go to your city and search in the furniture section i know in my area they have tons of cribs under 100

Answer 4

I have a specialty food store and when we make individual (4") quiches they are $6 each and large one can be up to $30.  Don't under price yourself...