Ingredient Adjuster

Have less of one ingredient than the recipe needs? Scale the whole recipe to match what you have.

Recipe calls for

You have

Other ingredient

Usage Tip

Round to sensible kitchen amounts after scaling rather than using exact decimals.

Recipe Scale

— %

Make this percent of the recipe

THE MATH

scale = amount you have ÷ amount recipe needs

Apply the same scale to every other ingredient to keep the recipe balanced.

Best used when one ingredient is the limiting factor, such as leftover meat or cheese.

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