Chef
Bring the recipes you already cook into your meal plan
Import a recipe from a photo or pasted text, then plan it, scale it and add its ingredients to your shopping list — just like every Cooked Properly recipe.
Keep your free import whether you subscribe or not. Chef includes everything in Pro.
How it works
From recipe card to meal plan in three steps
Bring in the recipe cards, cookbooks and notes you use most. Chef turns them into recipes you can plan, scale and shop alongside Cooked Properly recipes.
01
Photograph or paste
Photograph a printed recipe or paste in the text. You can review and edit everything before you save it.
02
Chef turns it into an editable recipe
It picks out the ingredients, quantities and method, ready for you to check before saving.
03
Plan it like any other
Drop it on a day, scale it to however many you're feeding, and every ingredient lands on the shopping list.
Try it first
Don't take my word for it
Every member gets one import free. Bring in something you already cook, review the finished recipe before saving, and keep it whether you subscribe or not.
Included
Give your own recipes the same tools as every other recipe
Chef includes everything in Pro, then lets you plan, shop and scale the recipes that already belong in your kitchen.
- Import your own recipes from a photo or text
- A recipe library that's yours alone
- Add your own dish photos
- Edit and refine anything you've imported
- Your recipes in the meal planner
- Your ingredients on the shopping list
- Scaling on your own recipes
- Prep-ahead reminders across everything
Straight answers
A few things to know before you import
Here’s what to expect. And you can test it before paying anything — a free account gets you one import, and it's yours to keep.
It isn't perfect at reading handwriting
Printed recipes and typed text work best. Handwriting can need a little tidying, but you’ll see and edit the result before it is saved.
There's a limit on imports
You can import 15 recipes in your first week, then 5 each week after that. Your allowance resets every week.
Your recipes stay yours
Nothing you import is published, shown to other members, or added to the public recipe library. It's your library, visible only to you.
Side by side
What Chef adds to Pro
| Pro | Chef | |
|---|---|---|
| Import your own recipes | — | ✓ |
| Your own recipe library | — | ✓ |
| Your own dish photos | — | ✓ |
| Price | £4.99/mo | £9.99/mo |
The price
Pick your plan
Everything in Pro and your own recipes on top, for one price. Monthly or annual, the choice is yours.
Monthly
£9.99
per month
Everything in Pro, plus your own recipes planned, scaled and shopped like ours.
Start monthlyCancel anytime
Annual
£89.90
per year
£7.49 a month · 25p a day
Works out at £7.49 a month — three months free against paying monthly
Start annualCancel anytime
Questions
Before you decide
Do I need Pro first?
No. Chef includes everything Pro has, so you can start here directly. If you're already on Pro, upgrading keeps every plan, list and saved recipe exactly where it is.
What happens to my recipes if I cancel?
They stay in your account. You'd lose the ability to import new ones and to plan with them, but nothing is deleted — resubscribe and it's all still there.
Can I import from a website?
Copy the recipe text and paste it in. Bear in mind that recipes are someone's work — this is for bringing across the ones you cook, not building a copy of somebody else's site.
Does it work with recipes in other languages or units?
Yes, it translates to english and converts to metric where it can. Check the result before saving, as you would with anything imported.
Can I try the importer first?
Yes. Every member gets one import free. Review the recipe before saving, then keep it whether you subscribe or not.
Make your whole recipe collection work together
Bring in the dishes you already love, then plan, shop and scale them alongside Cooked Properly recipes.
Just want the planner and the list? Pro starts at £4.99 a month.
