Most people's recipes are scattered: a few browser bookmarks, a folder of screenshots, some links texted to themselves, and a cookbook or two. The problem isn't saving recipes — it's finding them again when it's time to cook.
Pick one home for everything
The single biggest improvement is consolidation: choose one place and funnel every recipe into it, whatever the original source — a blog, a food site, or a video. A good home makes recipes searchable by name, cuisine, time, and ingredients.
Strip the clutter as you save
Recipe blogs bury the method under life stories and ads. When you save, capture just the parts you cook from: ingredients with quantities, ordered steps, servings, and time. AI extraction does this automatically; if you copy by hand, delete everything else.
Organize so future-you can find it
- Tag by meal type (breakfast, dinner), cuisine, and effort (quick, weekend).
- Group recipes into collections like “weeknight”, “guests”, or “to try”.
- Keep a link to the source so you can revisit the original.
CookBuddy turns any recipe link or YouTube cooking video into a clean, cookable recipe — then helps you plan, shop, and cook hands-free. It's free to start. Every saved recipe is searchable and taggable, and you can group them into shareable collections.
Do a 10-minute import sprint: pull your five most-cooked recipes in first. A library you actually use beats a complete one you don't.
