Guide · Cooking
How to scale recipe servings (without fraction math).
Tap once. Quantities and units rescale automatically. Even between metric and imperial.
Tap once. Quantities and units rescale automatically. Even between metric and imperial.
Doubling a recipe used to mean a calculator and a head-scratch over "is 1.5 cups of flour really 200g?" FOODIE handles that for you — natively.
Step by step
5 steps · 1 minute.
- 1
Open any recipe.
Tap any recipe in your cookbook. The servings number is at the top.
- 2
Tap servings.
Tap the servings number (e.g., "Serves 4"). A tiny stepper appears.
- 3
Set new servings.
Tap + or - to change. All ingredient quantities update instantly.
- 4
Switch units (optional).
Tap the metric/imperial toggle if needed. Cups → grams, ounces → milliliters, all consistent.
- 5
Cook.
Open cooking mode — the rescaled quantities are what you'll see throughout.
Pro tips
From people who do this every week.
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Set your default unit system in FOODIE settings once — every recipe respects it.
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Halving usually works. Tripling odd quantities (like 2 eggs becoming 6) is mostly fine, but baking is unforgiving — use judgment.
Why FOODIE for this
Made for exactly this workflow.
Most apps do basic doubling. FOODIE handles unit conversion AND quantity scaling AND respects measure-by-weight vs measure-by-volume — built for global cooks.
Try it for yourself
Try FOODIE today.
Free to download. Premium $2.08/month annually. Save your first recipe in under a minute.
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Common questions
Frequently asked.
3 answers to the things people ask us most. Tap any question to expand.
01Does scaling work for baking?
Yes for ingredients. As always with baking, very large scaling (e.g., quadrupling a cake) can affect bake time — use judgment. FOODIE notes timing is per original recipe.
02Can I change between metric and imperial?
Yes — one toggle in the recipe view, or set a global default in settings.
03Does FOODIE remember my preferred servings per recipe?
Yes — if you always cook a recipe for 2 instead of 4, FOODIE remembers your preference.
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