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I’ll vouch for it, too. It’s really good. The peas talked me into it- I don’t pay for apps but this one was worth it. I just do the mobile version. I love being able to easily save all the online recipes I find so simply.

I love it too!

Thanks! I was just looking at this app yesterday. Do you know if I were to buy one for my laptop and one for my tablet, would they be two different accounts or would I be able to share the same information between the two? I've been using my laptop when browsing since it's easier on my eyes, but I've been using my iPad in the kitchen. It would be great to use the same account on different devices.

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ETA:  Nevermind!  I just read further on the website and you can use the same account on different devices.    

I absolutely love this app. I have been waiting all year to get it for my laptop. Thanks for the heads up.

I discovered a little trick to use when using Paprika. If you use Pinterest like I do, go to Pinterest using the Paprika app. That way if you find a recipe you like you can download it directly into Paprika without all that click bait that is usually found on Pinterest.

Can anyone else confirm this?  Has it changed?  I know that I used one download for my phone and iPad, but had to purchase the desktop version for the Mac. It was worth it because it’s easier to type in my own recipes on the Mac, but I’m wondering if I could have saved myself $10. 

I use a free site to save all my recipes. It's called: copymethat.com.   Works great!

I use the Cookbook app. It converts between metric, Imperial and US customary. It also has free built-in OCR, so I can take a picture of a recipe, and with a few clicks, import it into my recipe collection.

Love Paprika, have used it on my phone and desktop for 10 years!

Just to add to what elaine said above you can also easily scale recipes to increase or decrease to amount, like doubling, halving, 1.5 ing.
You can also easily convert measurements from metric to whatever we use in the US. I like a lot of Jamie Oliver’s recipes and it is very easy to convert them.
You can search by name of recipe, ingredient, category, notes, source, etc. I love being able to search in my dessert category for a specific ingredient for a recipe from a specific source.
You can add ratings.
You can share recipes easily with other people via email.

I’m pretty cheap, don’t like to cook and I LOVE my Paprika apps. I have it on my phone/iPad and my desktop. I’ve used other tools but nothing compares.

I purchased it last year or the year before at the suggestion of Peas and really happy with it. I have the app and desktop versions. One of my goals was to get my recipes better organized. I took my time and typed family recipes into the desktop version and even included photos. I use the phone app way more, probably 3-5 times a week!

I sometimes use the meal planning/calendar features also.

But the best is just downloading from those crazy recipe blogs where there are so many ads.

On an iPad, swipe the item from right to left, then tap the red Delete panel that appears.



I use the Meal Planner, and the Menu planner, every day.
I have set up 8 Menus - each one has all the meals for a week, so I have our meals organised on an 8-week rotation.
Then each week I just select the next week’s menu into the calendar/meal planner and run the grocery list to know what I need to buy for that week.
I do swap out meals, to try new ones or because of seasonal changes with vegetables etc.

It did take a while to set it up (though I didn’t set up all 8 weeks’ menus at once) but it saves so much time during any week. My meals are planned, and with a couple of favourite exceptions, we have a different meal each night over 8 weeks.  Making my grocery list takes a minute or two and I don’t end up being short of some items and over-supplied with others.

I use the Pantry section for things I like to have ‘in stock: - things like canned foods, sauces and the like. I don’t use it for fruit and vegetables and the things we consume daily.

The ease of getting an online recipe into Paprika is incredible.
1.On my iPad, and using my usual browser (you don’t need to use Paprika’s built-in browser), I find a recipe I want.
2. Click the share button.
3. Click the Paprika icon that appears.
And it is done. The recipe is now in Paprika, complete with photo.
I do go into it though, to select the folder/category I want to store it in.

I have the usual desserts, baking categories etc, but for main meals I have top-level categories set up by how long they take to cook. So I have Mains-30 mins,  Mains-30 to 60 mins, Mains-1 hour+.
Then within each of those I have sub-categories for beef, lamb, chicken, seafood etc.