Save recipes from a cookbook with your camera
In Saucepan, choose Import, then scan, and photograph the page. Saucepan reads the text into a recipe you can edit, search and cook from. Do one page per recipe and check the amounts before you save. The original photo stays beside the clean version.
Free to save. No account needed. iPhone today, Android coming soon.
How it works
Lay the page flat
Keep it well lit and keep the shadow of your hand off the page.
Choose Import, then scan
Photograph one recipe at a time.
Check the amounts
Printed text reads best. Still check quantities and oven temperatures against the page.
Save it to a collection
Make a collection for the book so its recipes stay together.
Two-page spreads and long recipes
The scan works one recipe at a time. If a recipe runs over two pages, check the page break in the draft. The last ingredient before the turn is the easy one to lose.
- Photograph one recipe per scan, not a whole spread.
- Add anything the scan missed by hand.
- This is a copy for your own cooking. Do not publish a cookbook's recipes.
Then cook it.
A saved recipe opens in Cook Mode: one step at a time, in large type. Tap a time to start a timer. Timers ring like an alarm, even on silent.
Add what you need to Groceries, or add the recipe to your meal plan.
Questions
Does it read a whole cookbook at once?
No. Scan one recipe at a time. It takes seconds per page, and you decide which recipes are worth keeping.
Where do scanned recipes go?
Into your recipes, like any other. Make a collection for the book to keep its recipes together.
Can I share recipes I scanned?
Scan for your own use. Do not publish a cookbook's recipes as your own.
What reads better, printed or handwritten?
Printed text reads best. Handwriting varies, so check those more closely.