Turn a YouTube cooking video into a recipe you can follow.
A saved video is a useful starting point. At the stove, you also need the ingredient amounts, the current action and a way to check what the creator meant. RecipeMirror brings those parts into a cooking guide, with the original within reach.
From video to dinner
1. Paste your recipe video link
Open Cook and paste the YouTube recipe URL. RecipeMirror checks whether the source can be read and shows preparation progress. Keep the creator’s original video available for reference.
2. Review the ingredients and amounts
Check the guide against the source before cooking. If the creator says “a little oil”, that wording should stay visible. A missing amount is something to check, rather than a number the guide should invent.
3. Add what you need to your shopping list
Review the ingredient selection, leave out items you already have and choose a shopping list. You can edit the list and return to the recipe when you are ready.
4. Follow the guide at your own pace
Start cooking with the current instruction and ingredients together. Move back or forward, pause and resume, or open the original to check a technique. Where a source timestamp is available, the guide can link to that moment.
What to check before cooking
Read the ingredient list and method before turning on the heat. Check quantities, missing details and any safety instructions against the original. A video’s playback timestamp tells you where something was shown; it is not automatically the time you should cook it for.
RecipeMirror uses AI and can make mistakes. Extraction depends on the video and what can be accessed. Some links cannot be read, and a creator may remove or change a video. The guide should explain these limitations rather than claim that every video can become a complete recipe.
Common questions
Can I keep watching the original?
Yes. The original source stays attached to the guide. Use it to check the creator’s wording or technique, subject to the video remaining available.
What if the video does not give an amount?
Check the source and make your own choice where necessary. Missing information should remain visible; a generated guide should not make an invented quantity look like something the creator said.
Can I use it on my phone?
Use RecipeMirror in your phone’s browser. The guide supports step navigation, ingredient review and timers. Voice controls and readout depend on browser permissions, device support and available language voices.
Can I browse a recipe instead?
Explore RecipeMirror Original recipes or the public recipe directory. Public generated guides are labelled so you can distinguish them from authored content.