What to Cook?

How to use this tool

Enter ingredients one at a time or as a comma-separated list, choose recognised records from the suggestions, and add at least three ingredients before searching. The tool groups results into Ready to Cook, Almost There, and Other Possibilities according to the catalogue match. Read the recipe links before shopping because the result list is based on catalogue ingredients, not on a live inspection of your pantry. Unknown terms are excluded rather than silently treated as matches.

Method and practical checks

The search uses the local ingredient directory and recipe discovery catalogue. It matches recognised ingredient identities and reports which required catalogue ingredients are matched or missing. The ranking is a catalogue comparison, not a promise that the recipe will work with substitutions, a particular brand, a dietary need, or the ingredients’ current condition. Check the full published recipe for quantities, preparation, allergies, cooking time, and safety. The tool does not send your typed personal ingredient list to analytics as an ingredient payload.

A catalogue match helps you discover a recipe, but it does not inspect the quality, amount, or condition of the ingredients you have. Review the missing list, then open the recipe and check every ingredient before deciding whether to substitute, shop, or choose another result. The tool keeps unknown ingredient words out of the match so that an apparently strong result is not built on a guess. Clear the selection and start again when you want a separate search with a different group of recognised ingredients.

Frequently asked questions