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Show HN: EatHow – Figure out what to make with the food you already have

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Re: Show HN: EatHow – Figure out what to make with the food you already have

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Post by Jach »

Hope it works out, I've wanted something like this too (but not enough to pay for it). An issue I wish could be resolved is too much reliance on any particular recipe. My two-minutes-with-this observations are that it's nice that some recipes seem to have 'one of these' so it can work with substitutes but how about outright removals? Do I really need that dash of nutmeg, and if I don't have the nutmeg, will that recipe just not show up? Seems like this interface could almost get there with another category besides 'on hand' and 'all' called 'almost'. It would fit in well with the add-to-shopping-cart feature too.

Also wish more places used the recipe format that Cooking For Engineers uses... e.g. http://www.cookingforengineers.com/recipe/170/Chinese-Almond...

Re: Show HN: EatHow – Figure out what to make with the food you already have

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Post by abraham_o »

lacampbell wrote: post #18

Solid idea. But for me it really depends on how big a recipes database you have. Eg, is it suitable for a household where a lot of the meals we already make are from a smallish geographic area?

Currently at 80 recipes, with 20+ added every month.

Re: Show HN: EatHow – Figure out what to make with the food you already have

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Post by abraham_o »

Jach wrote: post #21

Hope it works out, I've wanted something like this too (but not enough to pay for it). An issue I wish could be resolved is too much reliance on any particular recipe. My two-minutes-with-this observations are that it's nice that some recipes seem to have 'one of these' so it can work with substitutes but how about outright removals? Do I really need that dash of nutmeg, and if I don't have the nutmeg, will that reci…

I try to keep a balance between few ingredients and taste. So you won't find recipes with nutmeg for example unless it's absolutely necessary.

I love that format by the way. Will definitely look more into it.

Re: Show HN: EatHow – Figure out what to make with the food you already have

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Post by Tehnix »

Very cool project! I often hear people talk about this as an idea, but never really getting further than that :)

Some suggestions/notes:

- Looking at a recipe (e.g. https://www.eathow.com/recipes/219) I think you forgot to use a cursor: pointer; on the "Directions" and "Ingredients", to indicate that they are clickable

- Someone else mentioned, but you don't have to be so apologetic about wanting money for this :) My personal recommendation would be to mark "The money thing" in it's own section, after your self-intro, and then display very clearly as the first item the two different plans (monthly and yearly), perhaps in some more traditional style boxes as you often see (familiarity is oft helpful).

- I completely understand your reasoning behind 14 days of trial, but you might want to consider your long term game more, by extending the trial so that users will get hooked/dependent on it. Take for example the difference in Apple Music and Spotify trial plans, with Apple Music offering 3 months and Spotify only one month. Now I'm not saying that's the only reason, but Apple Music recently overtook Spotify in monthly unique users[0], which will presumeably convert to paying users later on.

[0] https://www.macrumors.com/2017/03/29/apple-music-monthly-uni...

Re: Show HN: EatHow – Figure out what to make with the food you already have

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Post by dlubarov »

I like the idea. I wrote a cocktail recipes app around a similar concept - https://github.com/dlubarov/Mixologist

I haven't monetized it, but figured it could be monetized with referrals to stores or delivery services. If nothing else, Amazon has a lot of non-perishable ingredients. I wonder if you considered that rather than a subscription model?

Re: Show HN: EatHow – Figure out what to make with the food you already have

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Post by bigiain »

linkmotif wrote: post #17

I've always wanted something like this that works backwards from what you already have. 14 days free is too short to onboard me, though. I want a longer trial to get hooked. Congrats!

I've considered this a few times, and things are getting closer to where it's practical to make an app you can point in your fridge and cupboards and have it work out you've got tomatoes, mushrooms, rice, pasta, whatever, and show you recipes you can make with what you've got, or a list of groceries to grab on the way home to make a longer list of possible recipes... I suspect I'll see this app within a few years - given the current capabilities of OpenCV and other optical recognition software...

Re: Show HN: EatHow – Figure out what to make with the food you already have

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Post by abraham_o »

Tehnix wrote: post #24

Very cool project! I often hear people talk about this as an idea, but never really getting further than that :) Some suggestions/notes: - Looking at a recipe (e.g. https://www.eathow.com/recipes/219 ) I think you forgot to use a cursor: pointer; on the "Directions" and "Ingredients", to indicate that they are clickable - Someone else mentioned, but you don't have to be so apologetic about wanting money for this :) M…

Thank you :) I'll definitely be rethinking pricing and trials after this.

Re: Show HN: EatHow – Figure out what to make with the food you already have

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Post by supercoder »

xanderstrike wrote: post #16

This is awesome! I've long thought of making something like this. One caveat though, I would never pay $5/mo for it. If you're writing the recipes, consider advertising and product placement as a revenue stream.

Yep same, was interested to check it out, but stopped when I saw 'Start your free trial'

At least let me get hooked on some value before trying to make me sign up / pay.

Re: Show HN: EatHow – Figure out what to make with the food you already have

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Post by OJFord »

lacampbell wrote: post #20
acobster wrote: post #13

This looks great. I will be trying this out later. Minor grammar nitpick: "Less grocery store trips" should be " Fewer grocery store trips."

Minor grammar nitpick: "Less grocery store trips" should be "Fewer grocery store trips." At this point I'd consider the former correct. It's just too commonly used in too many contexts. When more natives speakers than not don't know about a rule, I dunno if it's valid anymore.

Except the ignorant just accept both, whereas those who appreciate the distinction will be jarred.
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