With Tasty dominating Facebook videos and online cooking flourishing, it can be cumbersome to keep track of all your recipes. Someone might send you something, and storing it in an app like Pocket is like jamming all your school papers in one folder — it just isn't practical. Fortunately, there's a better way to catalog your recipes so you can always have them on hand.
Enter Prepear, a multi-purposed app that is all about recipes. Sure, apps like paprika exist, but Prepear is a great (and free) alternative. It lets you easily store them, group them, even add the food from your recipes to your shopping lists. Because Prepear really has it all, it's my go-to app for all things recipe-related — including saving any and all that I come across in my travels.
Install Prepear
First, you need to download and install Prepear, from either the App Store if you're an iPhone user, or from Google Play if you're on Android. You can either search for it manually ("Prepear" is a pretty unique name), or you can tap the link below that corresponds with your operating system. Download, install it, then open it up.
METHOD 1:Add a Recipe with the in-App Browser
When you first open up Prepear, you'll be prompted to create an account — whether through Facebook, Google, or their own account system, having an account is a convenient way to always have your recipes with you.
The most convenient way to add a recipe is via the in-app browser, which you can access via the main menu by tapping the plus icon in the top-right corner, then hitting "Add a Web Recipe."
From here, you'll be brought to a browser that probably looks very similar to many others you've used. Simply search for the recipe you're looking for, or paint a broad brush if you aren't sure. "Easy Chicken Breast" recipes will give you plenty to work with. Next, tap on the recipe you want to add.
I haven't yet found a recipe that Prepear has trouble cataloging, but sticking to common sites like Allrecipes and Food Network won't hurt if you're worried about everything being logged correctly. Once you're on the page for the recipe, tap the green bookmark icon in the top-right corner to have Prepear identify the recipe. Once it does, tap "See the Recipe" in the box that appears.
Your recipe will appear before you, with a thumbnail included from the original website. You can scroll down to verify that all the ingredients are correct, as well as the directions. If something isn't right, you can tap on an item and manually edit it. Tapping "Delete Ingredient" will get rid of it. You can also add ingredients by tapping the white box at the bottom of the "Ingredients" sections and typing one in. If you're satisfied, tap "Save" in the top-right corner.
Once the recipe is added to your cookbook, tap "See it" in the bottom-right corner to go directly to it.
METHOD 2:Add a Recipe from Your Web Browser of Preference
If you happen to be inside your web browser when inspiration strikes, you can always add recipes from there as well. Once you open up the recipe, long-press the address bar and "Copy" the URL. From there, go into the Prepear app and tap the plus icon in the top-right, like you did in Method 1. The recipe will be automatically loaded from your clipboard, and then you add it the same way you did in the previous method.
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