Measures & Conversions

• Ingredient rounding

  When scaling or converting, CookBook cleans up awkward numbers so you see kitchen-friendly amounts like 1 ⅔ cups or 2.25 kg instead of 1.59 cups or 2.247 kg. Toggle rounding in Side menu ☰ → Settings → Conversions → Rounding. Choose Rounded for tidy values or Accurate for raw decimals.Few readers

• Why do my ingredient amounts change after I tap Save?

  Your ingredients and measures will only change if you have conversion, scaling or rounding applied. CookBook adjusts numbers whenever you change the serving size, swap measurement systems (US, Metric, Imperial, Australian) or have Ingredient rounding set to “Rounded.” All of these options live in Side menu → Settings and can be toggled off if you want every recipe to stay exactly as entered.Few readers

• Why do ingredient amounts show as decimals while I’m editing?

  Edit mode always stores numbers as decimals so CookBook can do fast math for scaling and conversions. Once you tap Save, the recipe switches back to your preferred display - fractions or decimals, based on the setting you chose in Settings → Conversions → Quantity display.Few readers

• Why did my oven temperatures change automatically?

  When Automatic Temperature Conversion is set to Auto, CookBook rewrites any oven temperature in your recipes °C, °F, or Gas Mark to match the option and fan-setting you’ve chosen. Switch it to Auto or Disabled in the pop up or Side menu ☰ → Settings → Conversions → Oven conversion if you’d rather keep temperatures exactly as written.Few readers

• Why do cups convert to ml (or fl oz) when I turn conversions on?

  A cup is a volume unit, just like ml and fl oz. When conversions are enabled, CookBook keeps cup measurements as volumes. Converting a cup straight to grams isn’t reliable because grams measure weight, and the weight inside a cup changes with each ingredient.Few readers

Tags

• Tags, folders, and sub-filtering

  CookBook doesn’t use folders, instead, we use Tags. Tags let you group recipes any way you like and then filter or combine them to find exactly what you’re craving.Few readers

• How do I add a tag to a recipe?

  Open the recipe’s editor, under Meta, dropdown and tap Update tags, or use the Tags screen to bulk-assign a tag to many recipes at once.Few readers

• How do I change a tag image?

  Open Tags, choose the tag, tap the three-dot menu, select Edit tag image, pick a recipe photo, and the tag’s thumbnail updates instantly.Few readers

• How do I edit, rename or delete a tag?

  Open Tags from the side menu, Home tab, or Recipes tab, tap the tag you want, then tap the ⋮ More icon (top-right). Choose Rename tag, Edit tag image, or Delete tag and confirm.Few readers

• How do I find my untagged recipes?

  In the Recipes screen, tap Filter, scroll to Tags, switch on Only untagged, then tap the ✓ to apply. You’ll see every recipe that has no tags yet.Few readers

Searching & Filtering

• How to use the leftovers tools

  Use AI Fridge to create a brand new recipe from a photo of your leftovers. Use Leftovers to search recipes you already saved by photo or by typing ingredients to include or exclude.Few readers

Cooking 🔍

• Will my screen stay unlocked/open whilst I'm using the app and cooking?

  Yes. When you’re viewing a recipe (normal view or Cooking Mode) on the iOS or Android app, or on the CookBook Web App, CookBook activates a wake-lock so the screen won’t dim or lock.Few readers

General

• How to delete a recipe

  Open the recipe, tap the More menu, choose Delete, and confirm. Important: Deleting a recipe is permanent and cannot be undone.Few readers

• How do I pin (or un-pin) a recipe?

  Open the recipe and tap the pin icon in the bottom-left corner of the header image. Pinned recipes (max 9) show up at the top of your Home tab and in the Side menu for one-tap access while you cook.Popular

• Can I add a video to my recipe?

  You can’t upload video files directly into CookBook, but you can embed any public or unlisted video - YouTube, etc. by pasting its URL into the Video link field while editing your recipe.Few readers