# Lesson 1.2 · Create your first technical sheet

- Link: https://thomasalbert.fr/en/courses/get-started-with-chefbase-course-1-discovery/lessons/lesson-1-2-create-your-first-technical-sheet/
- Published: 2026-11-11T12:54:48+01:00
- Author: Thomas Albert

The technical sheet is your recipe in ChefBase. It is the base of everything: cost,
indicators, production and balancing all come from it.

**What you will do:**

 1. **Start:** click “Create my first recipe” (or later, “+ New sheet” from the list).
 2. **Choose your path:** ChefBase offers three choices: import a recipe you already
    have, start from a ChefBase recipe, or type it in. For this course, choose “Type
    it in”, then “Start”.
 3. **The sheet name:** for example “Shortcrust pastry”.
 4. **The number of portions:** on the right, with the unit menu (portions, pieces…).
 5. **The preparation name:** a preparation is a sub-recipe. For a simple recipe, one
    is enough.

**Key points:**

 * **Automatic saving:** as soon as it has a name, the sheet saves itself.
 * **The other paths:** AI import and ChefBase recipes are covered in the Advanced
   course.

![Create your first technical sheet](https://thomasalbert.fr/wp-content/uploads/
2026/11/c1en-slide-05.jpg)

![Choose your path](https://thomasalbert.fr/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/c1en-slide-
06.jpg)

![Name the sheet](https://thomasalbert.fr/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/c1en-slide-
07.jpg)

![Enter the number of portions](https://thomasalbert.fr/wp-content/uploads/2026/
11/c1en-slide-08.jpg)

![Name the preparation](https://thomasalbert.fr/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/c1en-
slide-09.jpg)