Guide · Cooking
Ask about the recipe you are cooking.
Open Ask from a recipe for help with a technique, a substitution or a change to the dish.
A question started from a recipe gives the cooking assistant that recipe as context. Be clear about what you want to change, then review any proposed answer or recipe update before using it.
Step by step
5 steps · 2 min
- 01
Open Ask from the recipe
Open your saved recipe and tap Ask. You can also open Ask from cooking mode.
- 02
Ask a specific question
For example: “What can I use instead of cream in this sauce?” or “How do I fold these ingredients together?” Mention anything that affects the answer.
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Review the reply
The assistant uses the recipe context to help answer. Ask a follow-up if the explanation is unclear or you need a different option.
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Review proposed recipe changes
If the assistant proposes a modified recipe, inspect the changes. Use Update This Recipe to apply them or Save as New Recipe when you want to keep a separate version, as offered by the proposal.
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Return to cooking
Go back to the recipe or cooking mode when you have what you need. You do not need to copy the whole recipe into another chat first.
Pro tips
Small details that help.
- Start from the recipe you mean to change so the conversation has the right context.
- For a completely new dish, use a new conversation instead.
- A chat reply does not automatically rewrite the saved recipe; use the proposed update action when one is available.
How FOODIE: Recipe Saver helps
Questions and proposed adaptations stay connected to the dish you are making. You can review an answer, keep an original recipe and save a changed version when that is what you want.
FOODIE: Recipe Saver
Try it in Foodie.
Free to download. Premium $4.17/month annually. Start with a recipe you want to cook.
Try Foodie for freeCommon questions
Frequently asked.
4 answers to the things people ask us most. Tap any question to expand.
Does Ask know which recipe I mean?
Opening Ask from a recipe provides that recipe as context. Make sure you started from the right dish.
Does every answer change the recipe?
No. A reply is not an automatic edit. Review a recipe proposal and choose its update or save action when you want to keep changes.
Can I keep the original recipe?
Choose Save as New Recipe on the modification proposal to keep a separate version.
Can I ask for a substitution?
Yes. Explain the missing ingredient and the recipe change you want, then review the suggestion before cooking.
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Read one step at a time, keep the screen awake, and move forward with a tap.
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Tell the Foodie cooking assistant what is in your fridge, review the suggestion, and save the recipe you want.
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