Editorial standards

Our approach

We aim for recipes you can follow from start to finish without guessing: every ingredient measured, every step in order, and a clear sign of when something is done. When a detail matters for safety, such as the internal temperature of chicken, it is stated in the step where you need it.

Recipes are published by EasyCooks Kitchen, our editorial team, and every one goes through the same process.

What every recipe includes

• Ingredients with exact quantities in US measures, and a switch to metric.
• Prep, cook and total times, plus resting time when a dish needs it.
• The number of servings, the equipment you need and sensible substitutions.
• Numbered steps grouped into stages, with visual cues and temperatures where they matter.
• Storage, freezing and reheating notes.
• An allergen summary and, where available, estimated nutrition per serving.

Checks before publishing

Before a recipe goes live, it must pass a set of consistency checks:

• Every ingredient used in the method appears in the ingredient list, and every listed ingredient is used.
• The amounts written in the ingredient list match the quantities and units we scale from.
• Prep, cook and resting times add up to the total time.
• Dishes with poultry, meat, fish, shellfish or eggs state a safe minimum internal temperature, in °F and °C, in the step where it applies, and never a lower one.
• Allergens are declared for ingredients that commonly contain them.
• Calories roughly agree with the protein, carbohydrate and fat figures.
• A dish served raw or lightly cooked carries a food-safety warning.
• The text never asks you to like, comment on or share anything.

A recipe that fails any of these checks is not published.

Food safety

We use the safe minimum internal temperatures recommended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Measure them with an instant-read thermometer in the thickest part of the food:

When a recipe serves an ingredient raw or lightly cooked, such as eggs in a chilled dessert, it says so clearly, together with who should avoid it.

Nutrition and allergens

Nutrition figures are estimates for one serving. They give a sense of a dish, but they change with the brands, sizes and exact amounts you use, so they are not suitable for medical or strict dietary purposes.

Allergen notes list the major allergens that the ingredients commonly contain. Recipes do not know your brands: always check the labels of the products you buy. Our disclaimer explains the limits of both.

Independence

The site is funded by advertising, which is placed by our advertising partner and kept apart from the recipes. We do not accept payment to publish, feature or praise a recipe, a product or a brand, and our recipes contain no affiliate links.

Brand names appear only when they help you find the right ingredient or piece of equipment. Naming a brand is not an endorsement.

Images

Recipe images illustrate the dish and one way of serving it. Your result may look a little different depending on your ingredients, your pan and your oven, and that is fine: the cues in the method tell you when it is ready.

Corrections and updates

When we change a recipe after publishing it, the page shows the date of the update next to the original publication date. Mistakes reported by readers are checked and fixed on the recipe itself; our corrections policy explains how.