Recipe Scaler
Adjust ingredient quantities to match your desired serving size.
Input Your Recipe
Ingredients
Scaled Recipe
Ingredient | Scaled Qty |
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Flour | 3.00 cups |
Sugar | 1.50 cup |
Why Scale Recipes?
Whether you're cooking for a crowd or just for one, scaling a recipe accurately is key to culinary success. This tool helps you effortlessly adjust ingredient quantities, ensuring your dishes turn out perfectly every time, regardless of how many servings you need.
Benefits of Using a Recipe Scaler:
- Reduce Waste: Cook just the right amount, minimizing leftovers and food waste.
- Save Money: Avoid buying unnecessary ingredients or over-preparing food.
- Perfect Portions: Ensure everyone gets an appropriate serving size.
- Consistent Results: Maintain the intended flavor and texture profile of the original recipe.
- Adaptability: Easily convert family-sized recipes for a single person, or a small batch for a large gathering.
Our Recipe Scaler calculates a precise scaling factor based on your original and target serving sizes. It then applies this factor to each ingredient, providing you with the exact new quantities. Remember to use consistent units (e.g., all in cups, or all in grams) for accurate scaling.
For best results, especially in baking, consider converting volume measurements (like cups) to weight measurements (like grams) for higher accuracy, as density can vary. Many online resources provide common ingredient weight equivalents.