Using cook mode
A full-screen, step-by-step view for actually cooking — with timers that keep running in the background and an ingredient checklist.
Entering Cook Mode
Open any recipe and tap the 'Cook' button at the bottom. Each instruction takes the full screen, with a checklist of the ingredients used in that step and a timer for any duration the step mentions.
Set your servings before you start — scaling adjusts the amounts inside the instructions, so the steps stay correct.
Moving between steps
Swipe left and right, or tap the arrows. The pills at the top show progress.
Your phone stays awake the whole time Cook Mode is open, so you aren't fighting the lock screen with wet hands. Closing the recipe ends the session.
Timer and ingredient checklist
When a step mentions a duration — 'simmer for 20 minutes' — a timer for that length appears in the step header. Tap to start, tap again to pause.
Timers run on real clock time, so they keep counting correctly if you leave the app or lock the phone. When one finishes you get a sound and a notification, and tapping the notification takes you back to the step it belongs to.
Tap an ingredient to mark it added. Marks persist across steps for the whole session.