Getting Started

Add a recipe from a link

Found a recipe on a site like NYT Cooking, Serious Eats, or any food blog? Import it straight from the URL.

1. Go to Library → Add recipe.
2. Copy the recipe's page URL from your browser, then paste it into the "Import from a URL" box.
3. Click Import. We fetch the page, strip out ads and site chrome, and parse what's left.
4. Review the pre-filled form — fix anything that looks off — then save.

Email yourself a recipe

Every account gets a personal email address. Forward a recipe email, or just type one out and send it — either way, it lands in your inbox for review before it's saved.

1. Find your inbox address in Settings, under "Your recipe inbox address."
2. Email a recipe to that address — forward it from wherever you found it, or type or paste the recipe straight into a new email.
3. Open Recipe Inbox once it arrives. Parsing usually takes a few seconds.
4. Review the parsed recipe, use Edit to fix anything, then click Approve to add it to your library — or Dismiss to throw it away.

Paste in recipe text

Got recipe text somewhere else — notes, an email forward, a whole blog post, even a collection of several recipes? Paste it straight in.

1. Go to Library → Add recipe.
2. Paste the text into the "Or paste recipe text" box. It can be one recipe or several — we'll detect the boundaries.
3. Click Detect & parse.
4. If we found more than one recipe, review the whole batch and untick anything you don't want before saving. If it's just one, you'll land straight on a pre-filled form.

Snap a photo of a recipe

Photo import turns a picture of a cookbook page or handwritten recipe card into a structured recipe. It's part of Braised Plus. This includes photos you email to your inbox address.

1. Go to Library → Add recipe.
2. Use the "Photo of a recipe" option and choose or take pictures — up to 3 per recipe. Add more if it spans multiple pages, up to that limit.
3. We'll warn you if a page looks like it's cut off mid-recipe, so you can add the next page before saving.
4. Review the parsed recipe and save.

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