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Charcuterie Board Planner
Charcuterie Board Planner scales the quantities; separating anything for dietary needs onto its own board is the part worth doing properly.
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Charcuterie Board Planner
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Results
Using Charcuterie Board Planner to calculate and analyze your data.
How the Charcuterie Board Planner works
- Set the guest count and whether the board is a starter or the meal itself — the difference is roughly double.
- Choose a variety count; more types means smaller amounts of each, not more total.
- Pick cheeses across textures rather than flavours — a hard, a soft, a blue and something aged reads as variety more than four similar wheels.
The method
Quantities scale with guest count and with the board's role in the meal.
appetiser: roughly 60 g cheese and 40 g meat per person; main: roughly double
Beyond about twenty guests the per-person amount falls slightly, because a large board is never entirely finished.
FAQ
How much cheese per person?
Around 60 g as an appetiser and roughly double as the main event. That is a starting point — a board alongside a substantial meal needs less, and a long grazing evening more.
How many types of cheese?
Three to five for most gatherings. More types means smaller portions of each and a board that looks busy rather than generous. Variety of texture matters more than the count.
What about dietary requirements?
Keep vegan and vegetarian items on a separate board or clearly separated. Shared boards cross-contaminate within minutes as people use the same knives, which matters for allergies as well as preference.
How we compare
| Feature | Online Tool Store | Doing it by hand | A single-purpose app |
|---|---|---|---|
| Role-based quantities | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dietary separation advice | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| No sign-up | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Nothing uploaded | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
Charcuterie Board Planner scales the quantities; separating anything for dietary needs onto its own board is the part worth doing properly.