• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    I make my own these days and regularly offer them to guests but I used to buy the stores artisan breads for lunch while working construction when I was young.

    The cost to create of a family size loaf of jalapeno and mozzerella stuffed herb focaccia is about $4.87, lower if you cheap out on oil, so theres tons of room for markup even if the store ends up throwing most of it out.

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      14 hours ago

      That cost seems incredibly high, how did you calculate that? Also what are you paying for a loaf of bread? Granted cheese is expensive so depending on how much mozarella you’re factoring in that could play a part, but im still curious about your numbers.

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        4 hours ago

        Herbs, flour, oil, jalapenoes, cheese, and eggs divide by volume all at retail price.

        Egg is for the wash.

        Good oil and herbs are the largest expense if you buy the cheese in bulk (aged cheeses like mozzerella and parmesian are more mold resistant than other cheeses if kept dry), but you could cheap out with a premade herb blend and some generic “olive” oil.

        We might also just have different opinions on what “family size” means.