Creating a high-quality recipe ensures that your audience can successfully recreate your dish and enjoy it as intended.
Check out Filling the Recipe Form guide for step-by-step details for creating your recipe.
Best Practices for Creating High-Quality Recipes
High-Quality and Original Photos:
Include High-Quality Photos: Always use high-resolution, original photos that showcase your dish in the best light. Avoid low-quality or blurry images.
Step-by-Step Photos: Where possible, include step-by-step photos to help users follow along more easily.
Authenticity: Use real and authentic photos to show your audience how the dish will actually turn out.
No AI-Generated or Plagiarised Images: Ensure all photos are original and not AI-generated or plagiarised. This maintains the integrity and authenticity of your recipe. Refer to our guidelines for the Use of AI Generated Images for more details.
Clear and Consistent Instructions:
Be Specific: Write instructions in a clear, detailed manner. For example, instead of saying “Cook the chicken until done,” specify “Cook the chicken for 20 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 75°C (165°F).”
Use Simple Language: Avoid technical jargon that might confuse beginners. Use everyday language to describe techniques and steps.
Include Tips: Add helpful tips for tricky steps. For instance, “If your sauce is too thick, add a tablespoon of water at a time until you reach the desired consistency.”
Small Steps: Break down the method into multiple small steps. This makes it easier for users to follow the recipe.
Consistent Terminology: Use the same terms throughout the recipe. For example, if you start by calling it a “sauce,” don’t switch to “gravy” halfway through.
Accurate Measurements:
Use Standard Units: Always use standard units like cups, teaspoons, and grams. Avoid using non-standard measures like “a mug of flour.”
The recipe form automatically highlights the unit if used correctly, making it bold if it is an accepted unit.
For more details on filling out the recipe form, refer to our guide on Filling the Recipe Form.
Order of Ingredients: List ingredients in the order they are used in the recipe. This helps users follow the recipe more easily.
Weight Measurements: For baking and other precision cooking, provide weight measurements. For example, “200g of sugar” instead of “1 cup of sugar.”
Specify Details: Include details such as “packed” or “sifted” for ingredients like brown sugar or flour, e.g., “1 cup of packed brown sugar.”
Prep and Cook Time:
Separate Times: Clearly separate preparation time from cooking time. For example, “Prep Time: 15 minutes, Cook Time: 30 minutes.”
Realistic Estimates: Provide realistic time estimates to help users plan accordingly. Test the recipe multiple times to ensure accuracy.
Serving Size:
Specify Servings: The recipe form has separate fields for servings and for defining what one serving means. Clearly state how many servings the recipe makes in the “Servings” field, e.g., “Serves 4,” and specify what one serving equals in the “1 Serving =” field, e.g., “1 serving = 1 bowl of soup.”
Automatic Adjustments: Chefadora offers readers the ability to automatically adjust ingredient quantities based on serving sizes. Ensure that ingredients and quantities are bolded in the recipe form to confirm they are accepted on the platform. For more details on filling out the recipe form, refer to our guide on Filling the Recipe Form.
Final Tips:
Review and Edit: Before publishing, review your recipe for any errors or unclear instructions. Make sure it’s easy to read and follow.
Test Your Recipe: Make sure to test your recipe multiple times to ensure all instructions are accurate and results are consistent.
Engage with Your Audience: Encourage feedback from users and be open to making improvements based on their suggestions.
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