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Getting Started

Set up Plated and begin building your culinary library.

  • Create your first recipe
  • Capture ideas before they become recipes
  • Set your preferred unit system

Recipes and Variants

Write, iterate, and review dishes without losing earlier work.

  • Add ingredients, instructions, photos, and links
  • Create and switch recipe variants
  • Choose a default variant for a dish

Scaling and Conversion

Adjust recipes quickly for prep, service, and new yields.

  • Scale by target yield
  • Scale from a specific ingredient amount
  • Switch between metric and imperial units

Export and Sharing

Prepare recipes for printing, sending, and kitchen use.

  • Export a recipe as a PDF
  • Print directly from Plated
  • Export the current scale and variant

Organization

Keep recipes, ideas, and techniques easy to find.

  • Use categories and tags
  • Search your library
  • Store techniques separately from recipes

Privacy and Sync

Understand where your data lives and how it stays available.

  • How recipe data is stored
  • What sync uses on Apple devices
  • How to contact support

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Getting Started

Create your first recipe

Use the recipe editor to capture a dish with ingredients, instructions, photos, links, and yield information.

How to
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    Open Plated and start a new recipe from the main library view.

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    Enter the recipe title first. This is required before saving.

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    Add ingredients with quantity, unit, and ingredient name.

  4. 4

    Write instructions in the rich text editor.

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    Optionally add a base yield, photos, links, category, and tags.

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    Save the recipe to add it to your library.

Getting Started

Capture ideas and techniques

Use ideas for rough dish concepts and techniques for reusable methods that should not live inside a single recipe.

How to
  1. 1

    Create an idea when you want to save an early concept, pairing, or note.

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    Create a technique when you want to store a repeatable method or process.

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    Assign categories so both are easier to find later.

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    Use recipes once the dish is ready to be written in a more complete format.

Getting Started

Set your preferred unit system

Choose whether recipes should display in metric or imperial units by default.

How to
  1. 1

    Open the Profile tab.

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    Find the unit system setting.

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    Choose metric or imperial.

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    Recipe read views and conversions will use that preference when possible.

Recipes and Variants

Create and manage recipe variants

Variants let you keep multiple versions of the same dish without duplicating the whole recipe in your library.

How to
  1. 1

    Open an existing recipe in edit mode.

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    Use the version or variant control to create a new variant.

  3. 3

    Update ingredients or instructions for the new version.

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    Switch between the original recipe and saved variants as needed.

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    Set one variant as the default if that is the version you use most often.

Recipes and Variants

Add photos and links to a recipe

Attach visual references and external resources directly to a dish.

How to
  1. 1

    Open a recipe in edit mode.

  2. 2

    Add photos using the camera or photo library.

  3. 3

    Add links for references such as sourcing notes, inspiration, or videos.

  4. 4

    Save the recipe to keep those references attached to the dish.

Scaling and Conversion

Scale a recipe by target yield

Use the base yield field to adjust a recipe to a new output amount.

How to
  1. 1

    Make sure the recipe has a base yield saved.

  2. 2

    Open the recipe read view.

  3. 3

    Use the scale control or custom scale option.

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    Enter the target yield you need.

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    Plated recalculates the ingredient quantities using that scale factor.

Scaling and Conversion

Scale from a specific ingredient amount

When yield is not the practical constraint, scale the recipe from the amount of one ingredient you have on hand.

How to
  1. 1

    Open the custom scale option for a recipe.

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    Choose the ingredient-based scaling mode.

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    Select an ingredient that has a numeric quantity.

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    Enter the amount you have available.

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    Plated updates the scale factor based on that ingredient.

Scaling and Conversion

Switch recipe units between metric and imperial

Plated can convert many units automatically and uses density-aware conversions for some common ingredients.

How to
  1. 1

    Open a recipe.

  2. 2

    View the recipe using your preferred unit system.

  3. 3

    Where supported, ingredients will display in equivalent metric or imperial units.

  4. 4

    Some weight-to-volume conversions use common ingredient densities for more practical kitchen results.

Export and Sharing

Export a recipe as a PDF

Share a formatted recipe outside the app or keep a printable copy for the kitchen.

How to
  1. 1

    Open the recipe you want to export.

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    Use the menu in the recipe read view.

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    Choose Share to generate a PDF.

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    Select where you want to send or save the file.

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    The export uses the recipe version, scale, and unit system you are currently viewing.

Export and Sharing

Print directly from Plated

Send a formatted recipe to an AirPrint-compatible printer from the export menu.

How to
  1. 1

    Open a recipe.

  2. 2

    Use the recipe menu and choose Print.

  3. 3

    Select your printer and print options.

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    Confirm the print job.

Organization

Organize recipes with categories and tags

Use categories for broad structure and tags for more flexible filtering.

How to
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    Assign a category while creating or editing a recipe, idea, or technique.

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    Add one or more tags to make the item easier to filter later.

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    Use the library filters to narrow results by category or tag.

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    Use whichever structure fits your kitchen: course, station, season, menu, or prep type.

Organization

Search your library

Find recipes, ideas, and techniques from the home screen.

How to
  1. 1

    Use the search bar on the home screen.

  2. 2

    Search by recipe title or ingredient name.

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    Ideas and techniques can also be found from the same library view.

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    Clear search to return to filtered browsing by category and tag.

Privacy and Sync

How Plated stores and syncs your data

Plated is designed around on-device storage and Apple ecosystem sync.

How to
  1. 1

    Recipes, ideas, techniques, and profile data are stored on your device.

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    Plated is configured to use Apple CloudKit for syncing through your Apple account.

  3. 3

    Plated does not depend on ads or third-party analytics for the core experience.

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    If you are troubleshooting sync behavior, include your device model and iOS version when contacting support.

Frequently asked questions

Does Plated support recipe photos?

Yes. You can add recipe photos from the camera or photo library and review them in the read view.

Can I keep multiple versions of the same dish?

Yes. Use recipe variants to save different versions without duplicating the recipe as a separate library item.

Do exports include the current scale and version?

Yes. PDF exports use the variant, scale, and unit system you are currently viewing.

Can I use Plated just for ideas or techniques?

Yes. Plated supports standalone ideas and techniques in addition to full recipes.

Still need help?

Contact the Plated support team

Email hello@withplated.com with a short description of the issue, the device you are using, and your iOS version.