Sell Plates Online
Sell plates online and stop chasing Venmo screenshots.
Chefry gives plate sellers a free storefront, weekly ordering windows, local discovery, online checkout, and daily payouts, with 0% commission on every plate you sell.
Free to start · 0% commission on plates · Run a clean weekly drop
Selling plates is one of the oldest food hustles there is. Friday plates, Sunday dinners, soul food by the plate, seafood boils out the kitchen. The food is never the problem. The problem is running it off a comment thread and a Cash App tag, then spending all day confirming orders and chasing people who said they would pay at pickup.
Chefry gives you a real storefront and a clean weekly ordering window. Buyers see the menu, order, and pay online, and you get a single list of paid orders with pickup times. You keep the full price of every plate, because plate orders are 0% commission to you, and you get paid daily.
From kitchen to paid order in 4 steps
Create your free storefront
Sign up, add your name, photo, and the area you cook in. No website to build, no monthly fee. Be live the same day.
Add your menu
List your plates with photos and prices. Customers see a clean menu, not a messy DM thread.
Share one link
Drop your Chefry link in your Instagram bio, group chats, and posts. Buyers browse, order, and pay in a couple of taps.
Get found and get paid
Show up in the Chefry marketplace for local buyers, and get paid daily for completed orders, with instant-to-debit options.
The "who’s got plates this weekend" economy
Every weekend, people in your area are looking for a home-cooked plate and asking around for who is selling. A Chefry storefront turns that demand into real orders: one link to drop in your bio and group chats, a marketplace that surfaces you to local buyers, and a cap so you only take the plates you can cook. No more 60 comments to sort through on Sunday morning.
What plate sellers list and sell
- •Weekly Friday and Sunday plates
- •Soul food plates: fried chicken, smothered pork chops, mac, greens, yams
- •Seafood boils and seafood plates
- •Breakfast and brunch plates
- •Combo and family-size plates
- •Party trays and dessert add-ons
What plate sellers charge
Home-cooked plates price by the plate, with seafood and specialty plates higher and trays priced for groups. Common starting ranges:
- Standard dinner plates: commonly $12 to $20
- Seafood and specialty plates: often higher
- Family-size and combo plates: priced for two or more
- Party trays: commonly $40 to $120+
Everything you need to sell plates online
A real storefront and marketplace, not a link that nobody finds.
0% commission on your orders
Keep 100% of the sale price on plates and menu orders. A small customer-paid service fee and standard Stripe processing apply, that is it.
No website required
Skip the theme and the weekend lost to a site builder. Your storefront, menu, and checkout come ready to go.
Real customer discovery
A marketplace and native app put you in front of local buyers actively looking for home cooks, not just the followers you already have.
Pre-orders and drops
Open an ordering window, cap how much you make, and collect payment up front so you cook to confirmed, paid orders.
Built-in payments
Card checkout, receipts, and order tracking are handled for you. No chasing payments across three different apps.
Daily payouts
Money for completed orders pays out daily, escrow-backed, with instant-to-debit options. No two-week waits.
What "selling plates" means and is it legal?
Selling plates means cooking ready-to-eat meals at home and selling them by the plate, usually for local pickup. Because plates are hot, cooked, perishable food, they are generally NOT covered by cottage food laws, which only allow shelf-stable items. To sell plates legally you typically need a home kitchen permit like a California MEHKO, a commissary or commercial kitchen, or a caterer license. A lot of cooks start with pre-orders to validate demand before they permit. Check your local health department; Chefry publishes MEHKO and state-by-state guides, and a guide on testing demand before you get a permit.
Pickup windows and presentation
Use sturdy clamshells, keep hot food hot for transport, and set tight pickup windows so plates go out fresh. Label clearly and add reheating notes for later eaters. Chefry handles the order, the payment, and the pickup schedule, so your Sunday is about cooking, not coordinating.
Start selling online with zero fees for a year.
The first 100 chefs on Chefry become Founding Chefs and pay 0% commission on every order type for their first year, locked in. Only 22 founding spots left.
Frequently asked questions
What does "selling plates" mean, and is it legal?
Selling plates means cooking ready-to-eat meals at home and selling them by the plate, usually for local pickup. Because plates are hot, perishable food, they generally are not allowed under cottage food laws, so selling them legally usually requires a home kitchen permit like a California MEHKO, a commissary, or a caterer license. Many cooks start with pre-orders first. Check your local rules.
How do I run a weekly plate sale on Chefry?
You open an ordering window for the weekend, post your menu and prices, and set how many plates you can cook and your pickup times. Buyers order and pay online, and when the window closes you have one clean list of paid orders, no comment thread to sort and no Cash App screenshots to verify.
How much should I charge per plate?
Home cooks commonly charge $12 to $20 for a standard dinner plate, more for seafood and specialty plates, and $40 to $120 or more for party trays. Price for your ingredients, portion size, and time rather than undercharging because it is "from home."
How do customers pay, so I stop chasing Venmo?
Customers pay online when they order through your Chefry storefront, with card checkout and receipts handled for you. You get paid daily for completed orders, escrow-backed, so there is no chasing people down at pickup and no "I’ll get you next time."
How much does it cost to sell plates on Chefry?
Chefry is free to list with no monthly fee, and plate orders are 0% commission to you, so you keep the full plate price (a 5% customer-paid service fee and standard Stripe processing of 2.9% + 30 cents apply). The first 100 chefs pay 0% on every order type for their first year.
Sell more from your kitchen
One storefront grows with your business. Open up another line whenever you are ready.
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