Skip the 10-page life stories, video popups, and endless scrolling. Extract ingredients, cook times, and instructions from any recipe site—and save them to your browser cookbook.
100% Free · No account or sign-in required · Syncs with iPhone & iPad
Minichef Extractor
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Creamy Lemon Ricotta Spaghetti
⏱️ 20 mins•🍽️ 4 servings•440 kcal
Ingredients (6)✓ Clean & parsed
1 lb Spaghetti
1 cup Fresh Whole Milk Ricotta
2 tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice & Zest
✓ Saved to My Cookbook
Built for distraction-free cooking
Everything you need to turn cluttered web recipes into clean, cookable cards directly in Google Chrome.
1-Click Recipe Extraction
Click the Minichef icon on any food blog or cooking site to immediately extract clean ingredients, quantities, and numbered steps.
Zero Ads, Popups, or Clutter
No more newsletter popups covering your screen while cooking. Skip the 10-page life stories and jump straight to the recipe.
Your In-Browser Cookbook
Save favorite recipes directly in your Chrome toolbar. Search and view your collection anytime, even offline, with no account required.
100% Private & Local
Your recipes are saved locally in your browser. No passwords, no account creation, and zero tracking scripts.
Automatic Nutrition & Serving Math
View calories, macros, prep time, cook time, and total duration calculated right in the extension popup.
Universal Recipe Compatibility
Automatically detects culinary markup and recipe structures across food blogs, major cooking publications, and personal cooking sites.
How it works
Three simple steps to save any recipe from Chrome toolbar to your cookbook.
1
Browse to any recipe online
Find a dish on your favorite food blog, cooking website, or magazine in Google Chrome.
2
Click the Minichef icon
Open the extension from your toolbar. Minichef automatically extracts the ingredients and numbered cooking steps.
3
Cook clean or save to your cookbook
Cook distraction-free or click "Save in this browser" to keep the recipe in your toolbar collection.
Prefer cooking with iPhone or iPad?
Get Minichef for iOS to save recipes from TikTok & Instagram videos, plan weekly family dinners, and auto-group grocery lists by aisle.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Minichef Chrome extension?
Minichef for Chrome is available as a free browser extension on the Chrome Web Store. Click "Add to Chrome" to install the extension directly from Google and pin it to your browser toolbar for 1-click recipe extraction.
Do I need an account or subscription to use the extension?
No account needed. The extension is 100% free with no sign-in, account creation, or subscription required. Extracted recipes are saved locally in your browser.
How does this connect to Minichef on iPhone and iPad?
While the Chrome extension gives you instant desktop extraction, the Minichef iOS app lets you save recipes from Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube, photos, and cookbook scans, with weekly family meal planning and aisle-sorted grocery lists.
Does the extension track my browsing activity?
Never. Minichef operates solely on the active tab when you explicitly click the extension icon. It never scans your broader browsing history, runs background trackers, or collects personal data.
What if a website doesn’t have structured recipe data?
Minichef detects multiple standard recipe formats (Schema.org, microdata, and standard culinary markup). For sites without structured data, you can also paste the URL into our Just the Recipe tool or open it in the Minichef iOS app.
Ready to simplify dinnertime?
Download Minichef free for iPhone and iPad, or add the Chrome extension to start cooking without the clutter.
