NYT Cooking adds AI recipe customization based on ingredients, equipment and number of servings
The New York Times is gradually rolling out AI recipe customization in the NYT Cooking app. The feature suggests substitutions for ingredients and equipment and changes the number of servings. It is available to all Cooking subscribers in the iOS app; modified recipes cannot be shared through the app.
The New York Times is gradually rolling out an AI feature for customizing recipes in the NYT Cooking app. According to editor Genevieve Ko, it recommends substitutions for ingredients and kitchen equipment and adjusts recipes to any number of servings. In a demonstration, when replacing kale with baby spinach, it recommended adding the spinach later because it wilts faster.
The feature is available to all Cooking subscribers in the iOS app. Broader availability is expected to follow “soon”, but no specific date has been announced. Modified recipes remain private and cannot be published or shared through the app. Using the feature is optional, but its interface cannot yet be turned off. Some readers protested its introduction because of its effect on the user experience and concerns about the environmental impact of AI.
Why it matters
When cooking, you can adjust both the ingredient quantities and the method to suit the ingredients and cookware available. The option to enter any number of servings expands on the existing feature, which scaled recipes to half or double the original quantities.
Relevant practical impact
What this means
For individuals
If you use the NYT Cooking app for iOS with a Cooking subscription, you can adapt a recipe to what you have at home. However, you cannot send the resulting version to other people through the app.
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