The Recipe Map records what goes into a menu item: the ingredients used every time it is ordered, and the extra ingredients used only when a particular modifier option is chosen. Ingredient usage is tracked through the Kitchen Display System (KDS). This article covers the three places you can edit a recipe.
The end result
A Surf & Turf Filet that uses 8 ounces of beef tenderloin and 1 tablespoon of butter every time it is ordered, plus 1 lobster tail only when the Lobster Tail add-on is chosen.
Where recipes are edited
On the product: the Recipe Map tab of the product form. Best when you are building one item.
In the Recipe Map Table: a window opened from the Products toolbar. Best for working through many items.
On the modifier group: the Recipe Map card on the group form. Best for an ingredient that an option always uses, whatever product it is on.
On the product: base ingredients
Open the product (Shop+ → Products → Edit) and click the Recipe Map tab at the top of the form, beside Product Details. Under Base Recipe Ingredients click Add Ingredient. Type the ingredient name and press Enter to create it, then enter the Quantity and choose the Unit, such as Ounces, Tablespoons or Each. Add a row for each ingredient the item uses every time.
Ingredients are names you type. They do not need to exist as products. Once a name has been created it can be picked again on other items, which keeps spelling consistent.
On the product: modifier adjustments
Below the base ingredients, Modifier Adjustments lists every modifier group attached to the product and every option in each group. Click Add Adjustment next to an option to give that option its own ingredient, quantity and unit. The ingredient is only part of the recipe when that option is chosen. Here the Lobster Tail add-on carries Lobster Tail, 1 Each.
Options with no adjustment show "No ingredient adjustments defined for this option". That is correct for choices that do not use a different ingredient, such as cook temperature.
Attach the modifier groups on the Product Details tab first. An option only appears under Modifier Adjustments once its group is attached to the product. Click Update Product to save.
The Recipe Map Table
On the Products tab, click the Recipe map table icon in the toolbar above the product list (the fork and knife). A window opens with every product, a search box and a Filter by category list.
Each product shows its price, how many modifier groups it has and whether it has a recipe: No recipe or Adjusted. For each product you can add ingredients with a quantity and unit, and open Modifier Ingredient Adjustments to add ingredients per option with the Add link. Click Save on a product to keep its changes, Reset to undo them, or Editor to open the full recipe editor.
Use the table when you are entering recipes for a whole category. Filter to the category, then work down the list without opening each product.
On the modifier group
The modifier group form has its own Recipe Map card under the Modifier Items. It lists each option with an Add Ingredient button, so you can configure the ingredients for an option once on the group.
What to put where
Base ingredients: everything on the plate in the standard build. Bun, patty, cheese, sauce.
Modifier adjustments: what an option adds. Extra patty, bacon, avocado, a lobster tail, oat milk.
Nothing: options that change preparation but not ingredients. Cook temperature, "cut in half", "on the side".
Tips
Use one unit per ingredient everywhere. If beef is in ounces on one dish, keep it in ounces on every dish.
Enter the portion actually used, not the purchase unit. A burger uses 1 Each bun, not a fraction of a case.
For a required choice between ingredients, such as milk type, leave the ingredient out of the base recipe and add it as an adjustment on each option, so only the chosen one is counted.
Recipe Map or Bill of Materials?
The Recipe Map lists named ingredients on the menu item and follows the modifiers chosen. A Bill of Materials, in the Inventory Hub, links a product to tracked component products with yield, labor and overhead costs. See "Bundle, sub product, BOM kit or Recipe Map: which one to use" for the comparison.
Common questions
Where do I add a recipe to a menu item? On the product's Recipe Map tab, or in the Recipe Map Table from the Products toolbar.
Can a modifier option have its own ingredients? Yes. Use Add Adjustment next to the option under Modifier Adjustments.
Why is my modifier option not listed under Modifier Adjustments? Its group is not attached to the product. Attach it under Product Modifiers first.
Do I have to create ingredients as products first? No. Type the ingredient name and press Enter.
How do I enter recipes for many items quickly? Use the Recipe Map Table and filter by category.