Cook Mode · Step-by-step · Auto timers
Just the steps.
None of the blog post.
Tappable steps. Timers auto-detected from the instructions. Portion scaling from 1 to 20. No more squinting at a stained recipe printout while your hands are covered in flour.
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What the mode does
Built for hands covered in dough.
Auto-detected timers
We parse every step. "Bake for 15 minutes" becomes a tappable timer that runs even when your screen is off. Vibration + notification when it finishes.
Scale 1 to 20 servings
Cooking for two or twelve? Adjust the servings stepper and every ingredient quantity scales — fractions like 1½ cups handled correctly.
Step-by-step check-off
Tap each step as you finish it. The next step auto-expands. Cooking turns into a visible checklist, not a wall of text.
Auto-log when done
Finish all the steps and a "Meal Ready!" card appears with the full nutrition breakdown. One tap logs it to your Progress tab with all macros + 22 micronutrients.
The Cook tab
A workspace for what you're actually cooking.
Tap “Start Cooking” on any recipe and it joins your Cook queue — a dedicated workspace that survives across days until you're done.
Persistent queue
Recipes you tap "Start Cooking" on stay in your Cook tab until you finish them. Cross-day continuity — start prep Sunday, finish Monday.
Multi-recipe support
Queue several recipes at once. Big-batch Sunday meal prep gets its own dedicated workspace.
Custom recipe handling
Recipes you imported manually that don't have steps still show a "Log This Meal" button so you can still track them without re-entering the data.
Source links
Imported from a website, TikTok, or YouTube? The original link is right there in the Cook view — open the source any time mid-cook.
Why it matters
Recipes lose to DoorDash because the recipes are bad.
Most online recipes bury six paragraphs of “my grandmother used to” prose before they let you scroll to ingredients. Then the steps are a wall of unbroken text with no timers, no portion math, and no way to know what you cooked when you're done.
Cook Mode strips all of that. Just steps, just timers, just the meal logged at the end.
Read: why most home cooks quit by week 3 →FAQ
Quick answers
How accurate are the auto-detected timers?
Very. We look for patterns like "bake for X minutes", "simmer for X-Y minutes", "rest for X hours", and dozens of others. If a step has a clear duration, we pull it out as a timer. Ambiguous wording ("until golden brown") doesn't get a timer — by design.
Do timers run when the app is closed?
Yes. Background timers run on your device clock and fire a push notification + vibration when they finish — even if BiteCaddy is force-closed or your phone screen is off.
What if a recipe site blocks step extraction?
Some sites block automated scraping. When that happens, Cook Mode still loads the recipe header and ingredients, and shows a "See full recipe & directions" link to open the source in your browser. You can still log the meal even without steps in-app.
Can I edit a step?
Yes — every step is editable. Tap the pencil to fix typos, adjust durations, or add notes. Edits stick to your saved copy of the recipe.
Does the portion stepper update nutrition too?
Yes — ingredient quantities AND nutrition values scale with the servings stepper. Cooking for 6 instead of 4? The calorie/protein/carb totals reflect the new portion, so the meal logs accurately.
Cook the recipe. Skip the essay.
Auto-detected timers, portion scaling, and a meal that logs itself.
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