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How to Customize Your Recipe Book (App)

Recipe Book (App)

How to Customize Your Recipe Book (App)

Customize the look of your digital Recipe Book with Recipe Book Settings.

Last updated on 05 Oct, 2026

In Recipe Book Settings, you can manage your recipe categories and tags, switch your account to Metric units, and change how recipes display in your Recipe Book.

Accessing Recipe Book Settings

From the Cook tab, tap the three-dot menu in the upper right.

Managing Categories and Tags

  1. From Recipe Book Settings, tap Manage Recipe Categories.

  2. Select the category type you'd like to edit: Courses, Cuisines, Main Ingredients, or Tags.

To edit or rename a category:

  1. Tap the category title and edit the name.

  2. Your edits appear in bold until you save.

  3. Tap Save in the upper right when you're finished.

To delete a category:

  1. Tap the trash can icon to the right of the category.

  2. Deletions are held until you save, so you can undo by refreshing before saving.

  3. Tap Save in the upper right to confirm.

To add a new category or tag:

  1. Enter a name in the "Category Name" box.

  2. Tap Add.

You can also manage categories and tags directly from a recipe's 3-dot menu.

Metric

Toggle Metric units on or off for your entire account.

Display Mode

Switch between Grid view and Carousel view to change how recipes display within a Course or selected category.

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