Most recipes are written for a set number of servings that rarely matches what you actually need. Tradish handles the math for you with a servings multiplier, so you can cook for two tonight and for twelve next weekend from the same recipe. This is a free feature.

How it works

The servings multiplier scales every ingredient quantity at once. Turn the servings up and each amount grows to match. Turn them down and each amount shrinks. It happens live, right on the ingredient list, so you always see the exact quantities you need for the number of people you are feeding.

Where you will find it

The multiplier shows up in two places:

• On the recipe. Adjust the servings while you are reading or planning, before you ever start cooking.
• In Cook Mode's prep screen. When you tap Start Cooking, the prep screen has the same multiplier, so you can scale as you gather and measure your ingredients. See Cook Mode: step-by-step cooking.

What it changes, and what it does not

Scaling adjusts the ingredient quantities. It does not rewrite the steps or change cook times, so use your judgment on things like pan size and timing when you make a big batch. A recipe that fits one pan may need two when you double it, and a bigger pot of soup takes longer to come up to a simmer. The multiplier is a starting point that gets the amounts right, and the rest is ordinary cooking sense.

Scaling is also temporary. It changes the amounts for this cook without touching the saved recipe, so the original is always there the next time you open it. If you want to permanently change a recipe rather than scale it for one cook, edit it instead. See Editing a recipe.