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Getting Started with Recipe Toolset

·Recipe Toolset Team

Welcome to Recipe Toolset! Whether you're a home cook building a personal collection or a culinary professional managing dozens of recipes, this guide will help you get up and running in minutes.

Creating Your First Recipe

  1. Sign up for a free account at Recipe Toolset.
  2. Click Create Recipe from the navigation menu.
  3. Add your recipe title and description.
  4. Add ingredients with amounts and measurements. Our smart input supports fractions (¼, ½, etc.) and common units.
  5. Write your instructions—you can use line breaks to separate steps.
  6. Optionally add yield (servings), cooking time, category, and tags.
  7. Click Save and your recipe is ready.

Organizing Ingredients

Recipe Toolset makes it easy to:

  • Drag and drop to reorder ingredients
  • Scale recipes with a single slider—perfect for doubling or halving
  • Use baker's percentages for bread and pastry (Pro feature)
  • Track ingredient costs when you link to your catalog (Pro feature)

Sharing Recipes

Your recipes can be:

  • Public — visible in the Recipe Directory and discoverable by anyone
  • Unlisted — only people with the link can see it
  • Private — only you can see it

Share via the generated public link or QR code so friends and family can view without signing up.

What's Next?

  • Explore the Recipe Directory for inspiration
  • Check out Pro Features for cost tracking, analytics, and production planning
  • Visit our FAQ for common questions

Happy cooking!