Found the perfect recipe but it feeds 4 and you're hosting 12? Or maybe it's just you tonight? Don't strain your brain multiplying fractions. Just paste it here.
What Does This Tool Do?
It takes a list of ingredients and a scaling factor (e.g., 'Make it 2x bigger' or 'Make it 0.5x smaller') and does the math. It handles the numbers so you don't have to.
How to Use It (Step-by-step)
Original servings: What does the recipe say? (e.g. 4)
New servings: What do you want? (e.g. 2)
Paste your ingredients. One per line works best.
Copy the new list.
Key Features
- Simple multiplier logic.
- Handles fractions (mostly).
- Great for text-based recipe lists.
Use Cases
- Cooking for a party.
- Halving a recipe for a solo dinner.
- Adjusting a batch for meal prep.
FAQ
Tutorial & Guide
Scaling Recipes Like a Professional
Enter original servings
Find what the recipe says it serves—usually at the top or bottom of the recipe.
Enter new servings
Decide how many people you want to feed. This determines the scaling factor.
Paste your ingredients
Copy and paste your ingredient list. One ingredient per line works best.
Review the scaled list
The tool multiplies all quantities. Check that fractions and units still make sense.
Copy and use
Copy the new ingredient list and use it for your cooking or baking.
Tips & Tricks
For baking, be careful with yeast and baking powder—don't scale these linearly for large batches.
Round to reasonable measurements: 1.33 cups becomes 1 1/3 cups, not 1.33 cups.
When scaling down, some small measurements (like 1/8 tsp) might be hard to measure—adjust accordingly.
For liquids, scaling is straightforward—volume scales linearly.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Scaling baking recipes by 10x or more—leavening agents don't scale linearly.
Forgetting that cooking time also scales (larger batches take longer to cook).
Ignoring ingredient formatting—complex lines confuse the parser.