ATOT cooks: how do you keep track of your recipes?

[nageov3t]

my whole "system" is a mess... I've got a folder in my Chrome bookmarks with recipes linked, a physical folder in a kitchen drawer containing pages ripped out of magazines and printouts of online recipes, and a cookbook bookcase with dogeared books.

I'd really love to compile it all into a single book (presumably a 3-ring binder, cooking with a laptop or tablet on my kitchen counter is a pain), but I'll be damned if I can find a good template... or a good binder for that matter.

 

[Zeze]

Noob.

Most of the recipe is in my head, especially my favorite foods.

Rest I just look it up on allrecipe.com

 

[nageov3t]

Noob.

Most of the recipe is in my head, especially my favorite foods.

Rest I just look it up on allrecipe.com

my memory sucks

I'm always hesitant to rely solely on online sites because you never know when a recipe will get deleted or the site pulled offline, so I tend to print out whatever confirmed-good recipes I make. plus, it's easier (imo) to cook off a sheet of paper clipped to a cabinet door than my computer screen in the other room.

 

[Zeze]

my memory sucks

I'm always hesitant to rely solely on online sites because you never know when a recipe will get deleted or the site pulled offline, so I tend to print out whatever confirmed-good recipes I make. plus, it's easier (imo) to cook off a sheet of paper clipped to a cabinet door than my computer screen in the other room.

-_-

You don't have a netbook/laptop/tablet/smartphone aside from your main rig these days?

GF and I have 3 laptops (2 work, 1 personal), 1 netbook, 1 desktop, and 2 smartphones... and that's pretty basic for any working professionals today.

 

[Exterous]

my memory sucks

I'm always hesitant to rely solely on online sites because you never know when a recipe will get deleted or the site pulled offline, so I tend to print out whatever confirmed-good recipes I make. plus, it's easier (imo) to cook off a sheet of paper clipped to a cabinet door than my computer screen in the other room.

I'd be interested to know as well. Our system is as bad as yours and we are constantly forgetting/misplacing recipies we like

 

[adairusmc]

I have lately been using the "My Recipe Book" app for my ipad.

 

[Zeze]

My friend has a binder and all recipe neatly printed on it and clipped. It sits on his countertop or top of his fridge. $2.99 from Staples.

Can't get better than that.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I have quite a few cook books accumulated over the years. Some I bought, some were gifts, others have been in the family for generations, and I am their caretaker. Some dishes I made at work so many times, I can make them in my sleep. Same goes for our favorite family&friends recipes.

Sometimes I just look for something new online, and set the notebook by me. If the dish is a hit, I capture screen shots and save it. But, I still need to organize them into subfolders.

 

[silverpig]

Hard copy of Bouchon, and epicurious.

 

[xSauronx]

ms one note

ive got a few recipe books i go through now and again, ive just never been bothered to digitize much of whats in them, either by copying them or scanning them. i need to, i just...dont.

but otherwise one note. i can edit whatever i like on the pc, laptop, tablet or skydrive and everything syncs the changes. i used to keep a folder full of stuff....but i really fucking hate paper now so i avoid keeping up with it if i dont have to

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

I have a Word template I use for most of my recipes. I print everything out and put it into a categorized three-ring binder.

 

[nageov3t]

I have a Word template I use for most of my recipes. I print everything out and put it into a categorized three-ring binder.

screenshot? I think that's what I really need... word template, plastic sheet protectors, and a 3-ring binder.

 

[lxskllr]

my memory sucks

I'm always hesitant to rely solely on online sites because you never know when a recipe will get deleted or the site pulled offline, so I tend to print out whatever confirmed-good recipes I make. plus, it's easier (imo) to cook off a sheet of paper clipped to a cabinet door than my computer screen in the other room.

I'd use a cheap tablet, and download the recipes I want, and keep them in the tablet. It's more compact, and they can be easily altered. I don't cook complicated food much, so I keep everything in my head. I also tend to improvise, so hard numbers aren't really necessary.

 

[DesiPower]

Noob.

Most of the recipe is in my head, especially my favorite foods.

Rest I just look it up on allrecipe.com

I 2nd that

 

[DrPizza]

Very few things I actually need a recipe for. It's mostly in my head. The majority of recipes have measurements for the sake of having measurements. Isn't amazing that things are in exact ratios of 2:1 or 3:1? I.e., 2 cups of this and 1 cup of that. If you're anywhere close, the vast majority of things come out just as good. Sometimes breads are a little trickier; and making cheeses from raw milk. Otherwise...

Some of the recipes out there... you have to wonder what type of idiot needs them. "Let's see. Garden salad. Hmmm, half a head of iceberg lettuce. Check. One medium tomato, check. What? A sliced red onion? Oh no! I only have white and yellow onions! I'll have to go to the store!"

 

[nageov3t]

for all the recipes in your head people, do you worry about not passing them down to your descendants?

my grandfather had a slew of amazing recipes that are now lost to the ages because he went from healthy to dying so quickly (and apparently cooking skips a generation, because all my dad can do in the kitchen is fry up some spam)

 

[Leros]

If I like a recipe, I print it out and put it in a binder.

 

[xanis]

1. print out online recipes
2. combine with other recipes
3. get plastic sheets to hold loose recipes
4. put all recipes in a three-ring binder
5. profit

 

[Leros]

1. print out online recipes
2. combine with other recipes
3. get plastic sheets to hold loose recipes
4. put all recipes in a three-ring binder
5. profit

Plastic sheets :hmm:

But then you don't get the food encrusted pages like I have. Nothing like a scratch and sniff recipe book.

 

[lxskllr]

for all the recipes in your head people, do you worry about not passing them down to your descendants?

my grandfather had a slew of amazing recipes that are now lost to the ages because he went from healthy to dying so quickly (and apparently cooking skips a generation, because all my dad can do in the kitchen is fry up some spam)

Everything gets lost to time. If you have a recipe someone wants, they should ask you while you're alive. After dinner is a good time.

Edit:
If your cooking really is something special, a vanity published book would make a nice gift for xmas. You're young. If that was a popular gift, you could make a volume II at a later date for an easy gift idea.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

screenshot? I think that's what I really need... word template, plastic sheet protectors, and a 3-ring binder.

 

[DrPizza]

Recipes in our family are passed down by teaching. I don't think any of the best recipes have a recipe. Everything's measured by eye.

 

[homercles337]

Once you learn how to cook, you dont need/use recipes. There are very few dishes that need precise measurement. I dont bake, but i imagine that is a good area for recipes.

 

[Crono]

Use a Word template for 4" x 6" cards, print out whenever needed, and paste them on index cards (or just use thicker printable card stock). Store in a photo box like this:

http://www.organize.com/4x6cardbox.html

 

[slayer202]

only need recipes for baking or making something specific for the first time. most cooking doesn't need to be that precise and things should be done to taste/preference. but following and learning from recipes is always nice in the beginning.