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How to Reformat Any Online Recipe for Easy Cooking with a Simple ChatGPT Prompt

Use a specific ChatGPT prompt to instantly transform cluttered online recipes into a clean, step-by-step format. This hack embeds ingredients and measurements directly into each instruction, so you never have to scroll up and down with messy hands again.

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How to Reformat Any Online Recipe for Easy Cooking with a Simple ChatGPT Prompt

Tools Used

ChatGPT

OpenAI conversational AI

Step-by-Step Guide

1

Copy the Recipe Text

Find any recipe online that you want to use. Select and copy the entire text of the recipe, including the introduction, ingredient list, and instructions.

2

Use the Reformatting Prompt in ChatGPT

Paste the copied recipe text into ChatGPT and use the following prompt. The key is to specifically ask the AI to place the ingredients and measurements *inline* with the corresponding instruction steps.

Prompt:
Here is a recipe. Please format it into a different structure.
Title
Description
Cook time
Ingredients
Servings
Instructions
For instructions, I want them clearly in steps, step one, step two, et cetera, and I want to make sure both the ingredients and the measurements are in line, so I do not have to go back and reference the ingredients list.
3

Enjoy Your Cook-Friendly Recipe

ChatGPT will output a perfectly formatted recipe. Each step will be numbered and will contain the exact measurements needed for that action (e.g., 'Bring **6 cups of water** and **2 tsp salt** to a boil.'), making it much easier to follow along in the kitchen.

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