About YouCook

Recipes you can actually follow

YouCook is a free recipe site: classic dishes from pasta and paella to brownies, written in short, clear steps.

No life stories before the ingredients, no pop-ups and no sign-up. Open a recipe and start cooking.

Cook mode

Every recipe has a Cook tab. It shows one step at a time in large text, so you can read it from across the kitchen, and keeps your screen on while you cook.

Steps that need time have a built-in timer. Start it with one tap; it keeps counting while you move on and rings when it is done.

Any number of servings

Use the servings buttons and every amount is recalculated instantly, rounded to what you can actually measure. Tap an ingredient to tick it off once it is on the counter.

Browse by category

Pick a category to see all of its recipes.

Private by design

Servings, ticked ingredients and timers stay in your browser. The site uses no advertising and no tracking cookies. Read the privacy policy for details.

Tips

Press Ctrl or Cmd + K to search for a recipe or an ingredient, and use the arrow keys to move between steps in cook mode.