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How to Use the Cooking View (App)

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How to Use the Cooking View (App)

Use the Cooking View to see your recipes in a cooking-friendly format that keeps your screen awake.

Last updated on 06 Oct, 2026

Get a more accessible version of your recipes on your tablet or phone with Cooking View. While you're in Cooking View, your screen stays awake, so you won't need to keep tapping it while your hands are busy.

Accessing Cooking View

  1. Open a recipe.

  2. Tap Start Cooking.

Overview and Step by Step

Cooking View has two ways to move through a recipe:

  • Overview. See the entire recipe, directions, and ingredients all at once.

  • Step by Step. Move through one direction step at a time, while still keeping the ingredients list visible. Swipe through Directions to navigate between steps, and use the resizing handle to adjust the height of the Directions vs. Ingredients sections.

Checking off steps and ingredients

As you cook, tap the checkbox next to any direction step or ingredient to mark it complete.

Tap an ingredient itself (not the checkbox) to open action options, including adding that ingredient to your Shopping List.

Timers

Tap Timers in the top bar to set up to 5 cooking timers while you work through a recipe. Learn more about using Cooking Timers.

Cooking multiple recipes at once

If you have more than one recipe planned for the same mealtime, you can toggle between them without leaving Cooking View:

  1. Tap a planned recipe, then tap Start Cooking.

  2. Use the Next button in the upper right to move to the next recipe planned for that mealtime.

Cooking View remembers which step you're on for each recipe, so you can switch back and forth without losing your place.

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