Import a recipe from a YouTube video

Plenty of the best recipes only exist as videos. Guided Kitchen watches the video and reads its description, then writes out the ingredients and steps for you, with the channel credited as the source.

1. Copy the video's link

On YouTube, tap Share under the video, then Copy link. On a computer you can also copy the address from the address bar.

2. Paste it into Import a recipe

Open Import a recipe in Guided Kitchen and paste the link into the Recipe URL box. You'll see a YouTube label next to it. Tap Import Recipe.

3. Give it a moment

A video takes a little longer than a web page, because the whole thing is watched rather than read. Longer videos take longer. You can leave the page: the recipe appears in your Library when it's done.

4. Check the amounts, then cook

When the cook says "a good glug of oil" rather than a measurement, that's what the recipe will say too: nothing is invented. Read through once, add a note where you'd like a firmer amount, and you're ready.

If it doesn't work

Private, members-only or age-restricted videos can't be read. You'll see a message saying so.

Long videos take longer to read, and a video that's more chat than cooking may not have a recipe we can find.

Instagram or TikTok instead? Those work the same way: copy the post's link and paste it in. Instagram posts need to be a video; image-only posts can't be read yet.

Still stuck? Email hello@guidedkitchen.com with the link.