How to cook hands-free with your iPhone

Open a recipe and tap Cook. Saucepan shows one step at a time in large type, keeps the screen on, and starts timers from the times in the text. Use your voice to go to the next step with messy hands.

Updated October 24, 2026

Setup

  1. Open the recipe and tap Cook.
  2. Prop the phone where you can see it.
  3. Say the next step or a timer when your hands are busy.

Allow notifications when asked so timers can ring if you leave the app.

Download on the App Store