Cook Units
Measure ingredients & recipes
$0.99
1.3.2for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Cook Units
You need 200g of sugar but you don’t have a scale—just a measuring cup?
You need 1.5 tbsp of baking powder, but you only have a scale?
You need to know how many strawberries you can expect in a 250g container?
You need to cook for 7 people, but your recipe is for 2 servings?
You need to mark your recipe ingredients as you’re cooking?
You need to share your favorite recipes with friends?
We got you covered!
Cook Units is a measure converter for cooking ingredients designed with usability in a kitchen context. It features a growing set of 1,047+ ingredients with images, and a recipe manager. It works great in light or dark mode, portrait/landscape mode, and in iPad’s Split View/Slide Over layouts. The app can switch between 5 languages (English, French, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish) without changing the language of the device.
CONVERT QUANTITIES
Conversions of measures can be carried out between weight and volume (e.g. grams to/from cups) and displayed with fractions. Units of measurement automatically adjust to the order of magnitude of the quantities being measured. For example: 8 tbsp (tablespoons) will also show as ½ c (cup,) and 1,000 g (grams) will be displayed as 1 kg (kilogram.)
While calculations are exact between weight units or volume units and displayed with up to 2 decimals, they are approximated across weight/volume—depending on an average volumetric mass for the measured ingredient. Conversions also make reasonable approximations in order to display closest fractions, when applicable.
CREATE / SHARE / RECEIVE RECIPES
Ingredients are browsable as a cover flow, grid, or searchable tagged list.
Measured ingredients can be assembled into a recipe with an associated number of servings. Recipes live in iCloud when your account is connected, and so they will appear on any device connected to the same account.
Recipes can be associated with notes, locked to avoid mishaps, and shared via Messages, email, AirDrop, etc. in (filtered) bulk or individually. You can also send them to yourself to create backups.
ENJOY COOKING!
Adjust the number of servings for your recipe and the quantities will automatically resize accordingly with appropriate measuring units.
Mark the ingredients in your recipes as you are cooking or shopping for groceries.
Just tap a recipe ingredient to see its equivalent measures in weight and volume on the fly.
Happy Cooking!
You need 1.5 tbsp of baking powder, but you only have a scale?
You need to know how many strawberries you can expect in a 250g container?
You need to cook for 7 people, but your recipe is for 2 servings?
You need to mark your recipe ingredients as you’re cooking?
You need to share your favorite recipes with friends?
We got you covered!
Cook Units is a measure converter for cooking ingredients designed with usability in a kitchen context. It features a growing set of 1,047+ ingredients with images, and a recipe manager. It works great in light or dark mode, portrait/landscape mode, and in iPad’s Split View/Slide Over layouts. The app can switch between 5 languages (English, French, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish) without changing the language of the device.
CONVERT QUANTITIES
Conversions of measures can be carried out between weight and volume (e.g. grams to/from cups) and displayed with fractions. Units of measurement automatically adjust to the order of magnitude of the quantities being measured. For example: 8 tbsp (tablespoons) will also show as ½ c (cup,) and 1,000 g (grams) will be displayed as 1 kg (kilogram.)
While calculations are exact between weight units or volume units and displayed with up to 2 decimals, they are approximated across weight/volume—depending on an average volumetric mass for the measured ingredient. Conversions also make reasonable approximations in order to display closest fractions, when applicable.
CREATE / SHARE / RECEIVE RECIPES
Ingredients are browsable as a cover flow, grid, or searchable tagged list.
Measured ingredients can be assembled into a recipe with an associated number of servings. Recipes live in iCloud when your account is connected, and so they will appear on any device connected to the same account.
Recipes can be associated with notes, locked to avoid mishaps, and shared via Messages, email, AirDrop, etc. in (filtered) bulk or individually. You can also send them to yourself to create backups.
ENJOY COOKING!
Adjust the number of servings for your recipe and the quantities will automatically resize accordingly with appropriate measuring units.
Mark the ingredients in your recipes as you are cooking or shopping for groceries.
Just tap a recipe ingredient to see its equivalent measures in weight and volume on the fly.
Happy Cooking!
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.3.2
Last updated on Apr 14, 2024
Old Versions
- Fixed an issue where the list of recipes were not showing when cold starting the app without an internet connection.
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Version History
1.3.2
Apr 14, 2024
- Fixed an issue where the list of recipes were not showing when cold starting the app without an internet connection.
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1.3.1
Feb 27, 2024
iOS/iPadOS
- Fixed User Agreement display on iOS/iPadOS versions prior to 16.0
- Introduced a special characters tool bar when editing recipe notes (circled numbers, degrees, fractions, arrows, check marks, stars, etc.)
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- Fixed User Agreement display on iOS/iPadOS versions prior to 16.0
- Introduced a special characters tool bar when editing recipe notes (circled numbers, degrees, fractions, arrows, check marks, stars, etc.)
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1.3.0
Feb 24, 2024
iOS/iPadOS
- Made searching recipes more responsive when the number of recipes is large
- When searching for an ingredient and the results are empty, offer the user an opportunity to request the missing ingredient
- Added 3 ingredients: Grated Ginger, Minced Garlic, Pressed Garlic
- Introduced anonymous analytics with user consent in order to improve app usability
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- Made searching recipes more responsive when the number of recipes is large
- When searching for an ingredient and the results are empty, offer the user an opportunity to request the missing ingredient
- Added 3 ingredients: Grated Ginger, Minced Garlic, Pressed Garlic
- Introduced anonymous analytics with user consent in order to improve app usability
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1.2.7
Feb 10, 2024
iOS 17/iPadOS 17
- Fixed visibility of swipe actions on recipes, and recipe ingredients based on recipe lock state
- Added delete contextual menu action for recipe ingredients
iOS/iPadOS
- Added 11 ingredients: Yuzu, Yuzu Peel, Yuzu Juice, Yuzu Syrup, Duck Breast, Duck Breast, Duck Pâté, Perilla Leaf, Five Spice, Pickle Relish, Cinnamon Stick
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- Fixed visibility of swipe actions on recipes, and recipe ingredients based on recipe lock state
- Added delete contextual menu action for recipe ingredients
iOS/iPadOS
- Added 11 ingredients: Yuzu, Yuzu Peel, Yuzu Juice, Yuzu Syrup, Duck Breast, Duck Breast, Duck Pâté, Perilla Leaf, Five Spice, Pickle Relish, Cinnamon Stick
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1.2.6
Oct 29, 2023
- Added 33 new ingredients: Food Coloring (Black, Blue, Brown, Cyan, Green, Lemon, Lime, Navy, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Violet, White), Taleggio Cheese, Camembert Cheese, Soy Sauce (Dark, Clear), Wheat Thins Crackers, Lady Fingers, Puff Pastry, Milan Syrup, Amaretto, Prosecco, Isomalt Crystals, Kelp, Mentsuyu, Bonito Flakes, Dash Powder, Fresh Tarragon, Lime Zest, Tonic Water, Limoncello
- Prevented measures in drops from being automatically displayed using other volume units in recipes
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- Prevented measures in drops from being automatically displayed using other volume units in recipes
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1.2.5
Sep 23, 2023
iOS & iPadOS 16/17: fixed disappearance of navigation bar and title.
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1.2.4
Sep 5, 2023
- Fixed an issue where renaming a recipe was not updated in the recipe details screen
- Introduced an app update notification, which informs users about a new version when applicable
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- Introduced an app update notification, which informs users about a new version when applicable
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1.2.3
Aug 28, 2023
- Added 22 new ingredients: Ground Malhab, Agar Agar Powder, Speculoos Cookie, Biscoff Cookie Butter (Creamy & Crunchy), Vanilla Sugar, Orange Blossom Extract, Almond Extract, Cinnamon Extract, Cloves Extract, Ginger Extract, Lemon Extract, Lime Extract, Nutmeg Extract, Peppermint Extract, Pistachio Extract, Rose Extract, Spearmint Extract, Violet Extract, Rum Extract, Walnut Extract, Wintergreen Extract
- Optimized recipe editing for iOS/iPadOS 16.x
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- Optimized recipe editing for iOS/iPadOS 16.x
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1.2.2
Aug 2, 2023
- Added 11 new ingredients: Kahlúa (Coffee Liquor), Tahini, Grated Orange Zest, Dark Beer, Instant Espresso Coffee, Tonka Beans, Konjac, Brioche, Cream of Tartar, Provence Herbs, Light Brown Sugar.
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1.2.1
Feb 5, 2023
- Added 62 new ingredients: Diced Bacon, White Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Chocolate w/ Hazelnuts, Nigella, Okonomiyaki Sauce, Yakisoba Sauce, Takoyaki Sauce, Ponzu Sauce, Farro, Flaxseed, Teff, Chia Seeds, TVP, Yellow Popcorn, White Popcorn, Petit Beurre Biscuit, Conchiglioni (Dry), Conchiglioni (Cooked), Shaoxing Cooking Wine, Mijiu Rice Wine, Corn Flour (white), Corn Flour (yellow), Maseca Flour, Corn Tortilla (small, medium, large, extra large), Flour Tortilla (small, medium, large, extra large), Wheat Tortilla (small, medium, large, extra large), Corn Taco Shell (miniature, small, medium), Flour Taco Shell (miniature, small, medium), Tortilla Chips, Praline, Clarified Butter, Melted Butter, Apricot Jam, Strawberry Jam, Raspberry Jam, Blackberry Jam, Blueberry Jam, Seedless Strawberry Jam, Seedless Raspberry Jam, Seedless Blackberry Jam, Seedless Blueberry Jam, Softened Butter, Vanilla Powder, Bok Choy, Bok Choy Leaf, Baby Bok Choy, Rhubarb
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1.2.0
Jan 10, 2023
- A recipe ingredient can now have an undetermined quantity. Just set the quantity to 0 or leave it blank. The ingredient will then be displayed without a quantity.
- Now recipe display their total weight and volume—based on their ingredients and number of servings.
- Recipes also display ingredient counts.
- Contrast adjustments have been made for better accessibility.
- Added 38 new ingredients: Liège Syrup, Chicken Wings, Boneless Chicken Wings, Cooked Chicken Wings, Simple Syrup, St-Germain, Champagne, Foie Gras, Fleur de Sel, Onion Confit, Crab, Lobster, Crawfish, Clams (small, medium, large), Pickled Ginger, Scallops (Raw), Scallops (Cooked), Pork Roast (Raw), Pork Roast (Cooked), Pork Tenderloin, Filet Mignon, Beef Tenderloin, Beef Sirloin, Rib Eye Steak, T-bone Steak, Roast Beef (Raw), Roast Beef (Cooked), Diced Beef, Beef Jerky, Surimi, Frog Legs, Mixed Berries, Instant Coffee, Salted Butter, Unsalted Butter, Ajinomoto (Umami)
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- Now recipe display their total weight and volume—based on their ingredients and number of servings.
- Recipes also display ingredient counts.
- Contrast adjustments have been made for better accessibility.
- Added 38 new ingredients: Liège Syrup, Chicken Wings, Boneless Chicken Wings, Cooked Chicken Wings, Simple Syrup, St-Germain, Champagne, Foie Gras, Fleur de Sel, Onion Confit, Crab, Lobster, Crawfish, Clams (small, medium, large), Pickled Ginger, Scallops (Raw), Scallops (Cooked), Pork Roast (Raw), Pork Roast (Cooked), Pork Tenderloin, Filet Mignon, Beef Tenderloin, Beef Sirloin, Rib Eye Steak, T-bone Steak, Roast Beef (Raw), Roast Beef (Cooked), Diced Beef, Beef Jerky, Surimi, Frog Legs, Mixed Berries, Instant Coffee, Salted Butter, Unsalted Butter, Ajinomoto (Umami)
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1.1.4
Dec 24, 2022
- Added 14 new ingredients: Sushi Rice, Sriracha, Chili Garlic Sauce, Tabasco, Cholula Hot Sauce, Ground Tuna, Tonkatsu Sauce, Teriyaki Sauce, Sesame Dipping Sauce, Chicken Thighs, Whole Chicken, Chicken Thigh Fillet, Chicken Drumsticks, Roasted Chicken
- Adjusted the normalization of volume measures
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- Adjusted the normalization of volume measures
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1.1.3
Dec 19, 2022
- Added 4 new ingredients: Pearl Sugar, White Miso, Mixed Miso, Red Miso
- The "Miso" ingredient is now referred to as "Miso with Dashi"
- The Recipe layout has been adjusted so that the recipe title can be displayed on multiple lines in portrait mode
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- The "Miso" ingredient is now referred to as "Miso with Dashi"
- The Recipe layout has been adjusted so that the recipe title can be displayed on multiple lines in portrait mode
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1.1.2
Dec 14, 2022
- Added 12 new ingredients: Campari tomatoes, Shiso leaf, Coconut cream, Umeboshi, Myoga, Gyoza sheet, Gianduja Chocolate, Lavender, Crème anglaise, Pastry cream, Chiffon cake, Lemon Twist
FIXED:
- Fixed issue where the selected ingredient was not visible in the Measure screen at application launch
- Corrected various ingredient translations
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FIXED:
- Fixed issue where the selected ingredient was not visible in the Measure screen at application launch
- Corrected various ingredient translations
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1.1.1
Nov 22, 2022
- Added 9 new ingredients: hard boiled egg, sumac, chili pepper flakes, feta cheese, oyster sauce, fried shallots, whole turkey, turkey breast, turkey leg
FIXED:
- Now bottom items of the ingredient list and volume/mass unit lists are no longer obstructed by Close buttons.
- Corrected various ingredient translations
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FIXED:
- Now bottom items of the ingredient list and volume/mass unit lists are no longer obstructed by Close buttons.
- Corrected various ingredient translations
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1.1.0
Nov 18, 2022
- Added 21 new ingredients: ground chicken, ground turkey, ground pork, pork belly, pork ribs, pork sausage, roasted ham, butternut squash, sweet potato, satsuma imo, club soda, shishito pepper, curry paste, lilikoi (passion fruit), lilikoi juice, pecorino romano cheese, grated pecorino romano cheese, grated lemon peel, cointreau, tequila, persimmon
- Added a Meat section in the ingredient search screen
- Updated Measure screen's background image based on the time of the year
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- Added a Meat section in the ingredient search screen
- Updated Measure screen's background image based on the time of the year
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1.0.9
Nov 5, 2022
- Minor user interface fixes for iOS/iPadOS 16.1
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1.0.8
Sep 22, 2022
iOS 16 Fixes:
- Confirmation dialogs have been removed before adding/editing an ingredient in a recipe, and showing a recipe’s measured ingredient in the Measure tab.
- Minor user interface changes.
- Confirmation dialogs have been removed before adding/editing an ingredient in a recipe, and showing a recipe’s measured ingredient in the Measure tab.
- Minor user interface changes.
1.0.7
Sep 20, 2022
iOS 16 Fixes:
- Fixed navigation issues while editing recipes
- Fixed user interface paddings
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- Fixed navigation issues while editing recipes
- Fixed user interface paddings
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1.0.6
Sep 16, 2022
FIXES for iOS 15/16, iPadOS 15:
- Fixed Ingredient Cover Flow animation in Measure tab, which scrolled horizontally off-center in iOS 16
- Fixed Ingredient grid scrolling in Measure tab, which was slow to visually update since iOS 15 & iPadOS 15
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- Fixed Ingredient Cover Flow animation in Measure tab, which scrolled horizontally off-center in iOS 16
- Fixed Ingredient grid scrolling in Measure tab, which was slow to visually update since iOS 15 & iPadOS 15
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1.0.5
Aug 11, 2022
- Fixed issue where scrolling a recipe details was jittery on iOS 15
- Improved stability in recipe handling
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- Improved stability in recipe handling
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1.0.4
Jan 24, 2022
- Fixed issue with non-ASCII characters in search fields
- Fixed issue where special characters were left out when entering the name of a new recipe
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- Fixed issue where special characters were left out when entering the name of a new recipe
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1.0.3
Nov 7, 2021
- Added 42 new ingredients (commonly used in Indian cuisine)
- iOS 15: introduced swiping gestures for actions on recipes (share, (un)lock, and delete unlocked recipe) in addition to the contextual menu
- Now presenting a message when changing app language
- Changed Recipes tab icon
FIXED:
- Fixed an issue where a dictated search would empty the list filtered results after dismissing voice control
- Fixed some Italian translations
- Fixed layout of Recipe details in landscape mode
- iOS15: fixed a problem where the navigation was popping back to the recipe list while viewing or editing a recipe
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- iOS 15: introduced swiping gestures for actions on recipes (share, (un)lock, and delete unlocked recipe) in addition to the contextual menu
- Now presenting a message when changing app language
- Changed Recipes tab icon
FIXED:
- Fixed an issue where a dictated search would empty the list filtered results after dismissing voice control
- Fixed some Italian translations
- Fixed layout of Recipe details in landscape mode
- iOS15: fixed a problem where the navigation was popping back to the recipe list while viewing or editing a recipe
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1.0.2
Nov 2, 2021
• Recipe CURD file format has been updated due to some issue on iOS 15. Import of previous format is maintained, but there can be issues with iOS15. If so, please re-export your recipes and backups.
• An alert message is now posted when recipe import fails
• iOS 15: Added confirmation dialog (only in iOS 15) for editing notes in order to avoid an issue when closing the screen
• iOS 15: If experiencing issues while editing notes, temporarily disable Background App Refresh. (Go to Cook Units -> Settings -> Language)
Note on languages: if Settings -> Language does not show language options, change your device language to another language and directly change it back to your preferred language. The language options will then be displayed for the app.
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• An alert message is now posted when recipe import fails
• iOS 15: Added confirmation dialog (only in iOS 15) for editing notes in order to avoid an issue when closing the screen
• iOS 15: If experiencing issues while editing notes, temporarily disable Background App Refresh. (Go to Cook Units -> Settings -> Language)
Note on languages: if Settings -> Language does not show language options, change your device language to another language and directly change it back to your preferred language. The language options will then be displayed for the app.
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1.0.1
Oct 25, 2021
- Fixed some translations
- iOS 15: Fixed background color for list selections (Recipe ingredients, ingredient list, and unit list)
- iOS 15: Fixed issue regarding changing a recipe’s number of servings while keeping ingredient quantities
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- iOS 15: Fixed background color for list selections (Recipe ingredients, ingredient list, and unit list)
- iOS 15: Fixed issue regarding changing a recipe’s number of servings while keeping ingredient quantities
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Cook Units FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Cook Units.
iPhone
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
Cook Units supports English, French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
