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Why: Enable your members to customize their cooking experience by allowing them to adjust servings and ingredient quantities. This flexibility helps them create meals that fit their needs, enhancing satisfaction and engagement.
Navigate: App Station > Content Library > Recipes > Recipe Editor
Quick Start
Go to the Content Library in App Station.
Select a recipe to edit.
Click on the Details tab.
Toggle the Allow Scaling switch to enable or disable scaling.
Save your changes.
Understanding Recipe Scaling
The Recipe Scaling feature allows you to control whether your members can adjust servings and ingredient quantities on a per-recipe basis. By default, scaling is enabled, meaning members can change the number of servings, and the ingredient amounts will adjust accordingly. If you disable scaling for a recipe, the servings will display as static text, preventing any adjustments.
When to Disable Scaling
You might want to disable scaling for certain recipes if:
The recipe is precisely calibrated and does not scale well (e.g., baking).
Nutritional information is only accurate at the original serving size.
The recipe involves techniques that don’t scale linearly.
You want to simplify the experience for specific recipes.
Configuring Scaling in the Recipe Editor
To enable or disable scaling for a recipe, follow these steps:
In the Recipe Editor, navigate to the Details tab.
Locate the Allow Scaling toggle.
Enabled (default): Members can adjust servings and ingredients will scale.
Disabled: Servings are shown as static text, and no adjustment controls are available.
Yield-Based Recipes
In addition to standard serving-based recipes, you can also create yield-based recipes. These recipes are defined by a physical output (like weight or volume) rather than the number of servings. This is particularly useful for:
Appliance-forward workflows (e.g., “makes 500 g”).
Batch cooking where the focus is on the total output rather than servings.
Recipes like sauces or doughs, where nutrition and shopping lists are based on weight or volume.
When using yield mode, members can adjust the yield amount (e.g., changing from 500g to 250g), and the ingredient quantities will scale proportionally.
Meal Plans and Scaling
Meal plans respect the per-recipe scaling settings. If scaling is disabled for a recipe, members will see the static serving size in their meal plans, ensuring consistency between the recipe detail page and meal plan views.