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

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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.
 
Noob.

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

Rest I just look it up on allrecipe.com
 
Zeze said:
Noob.

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

Rest I just look it up on allrecipe.com
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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.
 
loki8481 said:
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.
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-_-

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.
 
loki8481 said:
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.
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I'd be interested to know as well. Our system is as bad as yours and we are constantly forgetting/misplacing recipies we like
 
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.
 
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.
 
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
 
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.
 
loki8481 said:
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.
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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.
 
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!"
 
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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)
 
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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
 
xanis said:
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
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Plastic sheets :hmm:

But then you don't get the food encrusted pages like I have. Nothing like a scratch and sniff recipe book.
 
loki8481 said:
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)
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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.
 
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loki8481 said:
screenshot? 😛 I think that's what I really need... word template, plastic sheet protectors, and a 3-ring binder.
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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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