For the love of cookbooks
Every recipe you own
One quick search
Tell whatcookbook what you feel like cooking tonight and it finds every matching recipe in your collection;
the exact page
the exact cookbook already sitting on your bookshelf.
How it works
From “lost in your bookshelf” to “quickly search every cookbook” in minutes
No typing recipes in. No scanning every page. Just access the index of every book.
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Add your cookbooks
Take a photo of the cookbook shelf in your bookcase. We will analyse what's on the shelf and see if we have it already. If we have it, that's all you need to do.
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We read the index for you
For the books we don't have, you take a photo of the cover and the index pages. Every recipe title, section, and page number is extracted and added to your searchable bookshelf.
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Search by ingredient or (part) recipe name
Search for “Greek lamb” and see every recipe that matches in every cookbook you own. We tell you the cookbook and the page number. Grab the cookbook off the shelf and cook.
A look inside
What you can expect
Your whole cookbook collection, organised and searchable; on your phone in the kitchen or your laptop while meal planning.
Your bookshelf: every book you've added, with its recipes indexed and ready to search.
Inside a book: the entire recipe list for each cookbook is viewable and searchable online.
Why you'll love it
Your existing cookbooks, made digital and smart
Find the exact cookbook and page, every time
No more scratching your head to work out what cookbook has that recipe you made for father's day last year.
Peep at your friends' bookshelves, too
Connect with friends and search their bookshelves too. Maybe Sarah has a great recipe in a book she owns?
Favourite what you love
Star the recipes that were a hit, then filter searches down to your proven winners: “show me my favourites”.
Your books stay yours
We index the recipe titles and page numbers. You quickly start to cook from the beautiful cookbook you already own.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Do I have to type my recipes in?+
No. You photograph the shelf containing your cookbooks. If we have it already, that's all you need to do. If we don't have it, you proceed to photograph the cover, index and contents pages of each cookbook and we do the rest. A typical book is on your searchable bookshelf in a couple of minutes.
Does it copy the recipes out of my books?+
No. whatcookbook stores recipe titles, sections, and page numbers only. When you find a match, you can instantly grab the correct cookbook you already own and turn straight to the right page.
Which cookbooks does it work with?+
Any printed cookbook with an index or table of contents, from big-name chefs to community fundraiser books.
What does it cost?+
It's free to use. Get started above to create your bookshelf.
For the love of cookbooks, stop searching through every page.
Get started for free and put every recipe you own one search away.