How to Use ReceiptChef
Your complete guide to transforming ingredients into amazing recipes
Upload Ingredient Photos
Take photos of your fridge, pantry, grocery receipts, or individual ingredients. Click the camera button to upload.
AI Analyzes Your Ingredients
Our AI automatically identifies ingredients from your photos. You can add or remove items manually if needed.
Generate Recipe
Click "Generate Recipe" to create a personalized recipe using your ingredients. Generate as many variations as you like!
Save Your Favorites
Sign in to save recipes to your collection. Access them anytime from "My Recipes".
Rating Recipes
Open any saved recipe and click the stars (1-5) to rate it. This helps you remember which recipes you loved and want to make again!
Tip: Your rating is displayed on the recipe card, so you can quickly spot your favorites!
Mark as Cooked
Each time you make a recipe, click "Mark as Cooked" to track it. The counter shows how many times you've made each recipe.
Why track? This helps calculate your real cooking time stats and money saved based on recipes you actually made!
Total Recipes
Number of recipes saved to your collection. Includes how many you saved this week.
Ingredients Used
Unique ingredients across all your recipes. Higher utilization means you're using ingredients efficiently!
Money Saved
Estimated savings vs. dining out (~$10 per meal). Based on recipes you actually cooked.
Recipes Cooked
Total number of times you've cooked recipes. Shows your weekly average cooking time too!
Better Photos = Better Results
Take clear, well-lit photos with ingredients visible. Multiple photos work great!
Chat with the AI
Use the chat to ask questions, request specific cuisines, or mention dietary preferences!
Generate Multiple Variations
Not happy with a recipe? Click "Generate Another" to try different variations with the same ingredients!
Rate Immediately After Cooking
Rate recipes right after you make them while it's fresh in your mind. This builds a collection of tried-and-true favorites!