> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://guide.garde.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Recording prep & batches

> Turn raw ingredients into prepped product so counts and variance stay accurate.

**Who:** prep cooks or the kitchen lead.
**When:** every production run — sauces, doughs, broths, syrups.

Recording a batch converts raw ingredients into prepped product in inventory, keeping counts and variance accurate for both the raw items and the prep.

## Record a batch

1. Go to **Inventory → Stock & Inventory → Prep & Batches**.
2. Press **Add to Batch**.
3. Choose the **recipe** and enter the **quantity** — number of batches, or an amount in the batch unit (the dialog shows the yield, e.g. *1 batch = 1 serving*).
4. Set the **date**, then press **Review & Confirm** to see exactly what will leave inventory.
5. **Confirm**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/garde-590480cc/rtyu7WQ0XbwWvnlj/images/screenshots/add-to-batch.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=rtyu7WQ0XbwWvnlj&q=85&s=218804c22392a3955388b158bf880ea1" alt="Recording a batch: recipe, quantity, and the confirm step" width="1568" height="738" data-path="images/screenshots/add-to-batch.jpg" />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/garde-590480cc/V_2c4vPNjN-8Q4MX/images/screenshots/confirm-batch.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=V_2c4vPNjN-8Q4MX&q=85&s=f3fde8e35482b18c9c72b2fad6f8050b" alt="The confirmation step — ingredients deplete on confirm, and deleting the batch undoes it" width="1568" height="737" data-path="images/screenshots/confirm-batch.jpg" />

## Fix mistakes

Deleting a batch **reverses all of its depletions** — a wrong entry is safe to delete and re-enter.

<Note>
  If a prep recipe won't come up here, it isn't marked as a **Prepared Item (Sub-recipe)** — that flag, with its **Prepared Yield**, is what lets Garde translate "3 batches" into real quantities. See [Recipes & menu costing](/operating-guide/setup-recipes).
</Note>