Raclette cheese calculator

How much cheese do you need for raclette? Tell us who is coming: the light eaters, the sensible ones and the ogres who “just have one more pan”. The calculator gives the total weight of cheese, plus the potatoes and the cured meats.

How to use the tool

1. 1. Count your guests. With the − and + buttons, enter how many light, average and big eaters are coming.
2. 2. Adjust the grams if needed. Each profile has its own grams per person. Hungrier friends? Change the number. “Default values” brings back the original settings.
3. 3. Read the result. The cheese to buy is shown in big figures, with the potatoes and cured meats. Everything updates live.
4. 4. Move on to planning. The link “Send the invitations and split who brings what” takes you to the party assistant.

How the calculator counts

• Average eater: 200 g of cheese. Big eater: 250 g. This is the range given by Raclette Suisse, the trade body for Swiss raclette cheese: “200 to 250 g of cheese” per person, for raclette as a main course.
• Light eater: 150 g. This is the usual guideline for children and small appetites (for example from Tourisme Haute-Savoie). No trade body gives it. [À VÉRIFIER]
• Potatoes: the same weight as the cheese, boiled in their skins. This is also the Raclette Suisse rule (“as much potato”).
• Cured meats: 100, 150 and 250 g. These are the figures of our “Plan my raclette night” tool. No official source sets an amount for cured meats. [À VÉRIFIER]

Three cheesemonger tips

• Serving a big starter? Take about 50 g per person off.
• Mix two or three cheeses (plain, smoked, pepper): people eat a little more, but nobody gets bored.
• Take the cheese out of the fridge 30 minutes before: it melts better and shows all its flavour.

Sources: Raclette Suisse, product sheet (PDF, in French); Tourisme Haute-Savoie, quantities per guest (in French)