Cook along with YouTube recipes, with help when you get stuck.

Missing an ingredient? Ask, “Can I use X instead of Y in this recipe?” ChefChef can suggest alternatives using the recipe’s ingredients and steps as context. You can compare that guidance with the creator’s original video. Your question does not automatically change the ingredient list, so the recipe remains as written while you decide how to proceed.

Ask about the missing pan or another tool while following the recipe. ChefChef can use the recipe context to explain the equipment or technique, and the video shows how the creator uses it. You can also ask what an unfamiliar cooking term or step means, then return to the timestamp linked to that part of the recipe.

Paste a YouTube cooking video link or find a video through ChefChef. It organizes the recipe into ingredients and steps, with steps linked to video timestamps so you can return to the relevant part. Keep the video as the visual demonstration and use the written steps to follow at your own pace.

In the app, you can use voice input to ask about the recipe and use voice controls such as moving between steps or starting a timer. ChefChef displays AI answers as text and recipe visuals on screen; it does not speak them aloud. You need to look at the screen to read an answer, and voice controls do not mean the app is always listening.

On eligible recipe pages, you can try one typed recipe question on the web without signing in. The app is for cooking with voice input and recipe controls, and it can keep your saved recipes. Some app features use credits or a plan. Choose the web for a quick typed question, or the app when you want to use voice while following a recipe.

Yes. You can start without a subscription: the app offers free unlocks to try recipe-specific AI features, and registered users receive complimentary credits for additional recipe unlocks. If you need more, you can optionally buy credits or subscribe for features included in a plan. See the app for current access details.

ChefChef uses AI to structure recipe details from a creator’s YouTube video, so ingredients, amounts, timing, or steps may be missing or misread. AI answers can also be incomplete or wrong. Check the original video and creator’s instructions before cooking, especially when a detail affects whether a dish is prepared as intended.

General AI chat tools can also answer cooking questions. ChefChef places a question beside the YouTube recipe you are following, so the answer can use that recipe’s ingredients and steps as context. The recipe also links steps to video moments, keeping the question and the source you are following together.

ChefChef can translate structured recipes into supported interface languages, including English, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. You can read the translated ingredients and steps while keeping the creator’s original video available as a visual reference. This helps you follow the recipe while learning from the creator’s demonstration.