Creating a Recipe
Recipes on Kanvie are built from components (ingredients and products) and steps that guide users through preparation. They also contain a title, description, and preview media (like a thumbnail image or video).
What a Recipe Consists Of
A recipe includes:
1. A list of components
Your components can be a mix of:
- Ingredients (raw items, like apples, oats, chicken breast)
- Products (store-bought items with nutrition labels)
Each component includes a specific amount, which Kanvie uses to calculate total nutrition.
2. Servings
You specify how many servings the recipe yields based on the exact amounts in your component list.
Users viewing the recipe can adjust servings later.
3. Steps
A recipe can include one or multiple steps. Each step may include:
- A description (required if not using a template)
- A template (required if not writing a custom description)
- An image (optional)
3.1 What Are Templates?
Recipe step templates let you add structured cooking steps without writing everything manually.
Each template (like Bake, Cut, Mix, Grill, Sous-Vide, etc.) comes with built-in fields such as duration, temperature, heat setting, cut style, and more depending on the technique.
Templates ensure steps display consistently across Kanvie and make recipe creation much faster.
You can learn more about Recipe Step Templates here.
How to Start Creating a Recipe
- Go to the 📤 New tab in the bottom navigation bar of your Kanvie app
- Tap Create Recipe
From here:
1. Add your components
- Search for ingredients or products
- Choose amounts (e.g., 200 g oats, 1 whole banana, 100 ml milk)
- Repeat until your full list is complete
2. Set the number of servings
Pick how many servings the recipe yields using the current component amounts.
3. Add steps
For each step:
- Choose whether to:
- Use a template, or
- Write a custom description
- Optionally add an image to illustrate the step
- Repeat for as many steps as needed
- Drag steps to reorder them
Once done, tap Next.
Importing Recipes from Websites
If you'd like to use a recipe you found on another website as a starting point, you can import it by tapping Import from the web when creating a recipe. Learn more about Importing Recipes From the Web here.
Adding a Preview Image or Video
Before posting your recipe, you can choose the preview media. This appears:
- On the recipe itself
- On the recipe's preview card
- In your profile
- In feeds and search results
Supported preview media types:
- A single image, or
- A single video
Posting Your Recipe
Once you're satisfied:
- Add a title for your recipe (required)
- Add a description for your recipe (optional)
- Choose who can see your recipe (public or private)
- Choose who may comment on your recipe (anyone or no one)
- Once done, tap Post in the top-right corner
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