I have found a kitchen to rent at a local community center. They've never rented their kitchen out so they aren't sure what to charge me. They asked me to come up with a proposal.

Sooo...not to be nosey but...if you rent a kitchen, how much are you paying? Or if you know of kitchens for rent in your area, how much are they going for?

Thanks!!
Renee

I have been checking on this myself and trying to figure it out. I am in Florida and I found a lady renting space in her bakery for $400 a month. I have also seen where people pay $25/hour! I thought $400 was very reasonable, when compared to that. But, I don't know what sort of time frame that is either. I haven't called her yet. Maybe some more will reply and we can both learn something! lol!

I'd love to know the answer to this too.

Well I know of one kitchen in Philly that charges $39 for off peak and $44 for peak (off peak hours being like 10 pm - 6 am and peak hours being daytime). That seemed kinda high to me. $400 a month sounds reasonable. I guess a flat rate scares me in that I have no idea if I'll have enough business to support that amount of rent...but I guess if I don't then I probably shouldn't bother being in business!

When we met last night, we discussed a per hour charge but they'd have a hard time knowing how many hours I'm there. We also discussed a per cake charge. They told me to think about it and come up with a proposal. When I got home last night, I was kicking around maybe like a percentage of sales...although I'm not sure how much. I want to make sure the rent is fair to them as far as covering the extra costs for utilities but also fair to me so that I make some money on the cakes.

Hopefully some other people will chime in with what they pay...maybe no one is home yet

I am looking too......so far I've seen a couple places in San Diego for $20/hr

check out kitchenchicago.com for their rates. But keep in mind that they have stock ingredients on hand for you, and will receive your shipments, etc.

check out kitchenchicago.com for their rates. But keep in mind that they have stock ingredients on hand for you, and will receive your shipments, etc.

Because of how much I use it I get a break. The normal rate is $25 an hour but because I use it more than 12 days a month it's discounted down to $15 an hour. I wish they had a monthly rate!

Cat

I rent from a meal preperation place for $750/month. This includes a $500 rent charge, and $250 for utilities which will be re-assesed at the end of the summer (I am in AZ and the A/C bills are outrageous!)

Good Luck on your new adventure!

I pay $7 an hr or $45 a day.

I pay $100 to walk in the door and can have the kitchen for 24 hrs of use. If I only use it a few hours then my loss. If I can pull an all day/all nighter then the price is really reasonable. But how often does that actually happen...never...LOL!

Thanks for all of the replies! Great info!

I'm thinking of proposing to them that I pay a percentage of my sales - ie: 15%. Still working on the numbers....

wow, I guess I'm pretty lucky paying $300 per month. I told them I didn't think it would work for me to pay by the hour, because most of the time I am just sitting there decorating.

$16 hr evening, $20 peak, other place in town is $25 hr anytime.

The cheapest I have found in my area is $35 an hour with no minimum. Some places require a certain amount of hours.