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Cook smarter with what you already have

Scan food, organize your pantry, discover recipes, and decide what to cook — all with less effort.

Pick & Cook App — Home Screen
Pantry updated!
12 recipes matched
Reduce food waste
Save time cooking
Smarter meal decisions
Easier grocery planning

From ingredients to meals
in 3 simple steps

No more staring at the fridge. Pick & Cook does the thinking so you can focus on cooking.

1

Scan or Search

Scan barcodes or search ingredients to add items to your digital pantry in seconds.

2

Build Your Pantry

Your pantry updates automatically. See what you have, track freshness, stay organized.

3

Get Cooking

Discover recipes matched to your ingredients. Get shopping lists for anything missing.

Everything you need,
nothing you don't

Pick & Cook combines the tools every home cook needs into one simple, beautiful experience.

Pantry Tracking

Keep a digital inventory of everything in your kitchen. Organized by category, always up to date.

Recipe Discovery

Browse 2,250+ recipes across 22 world cuisines. Filter by what you can make right now.

Smart Shopping Lists

Auto-generate shopping lists for missing recipe ingredients. Check items off as you shop.

Ingredient Matching

Find recipes based on what's in your pantry. Less waste, more meals, zero guesswork.

Nutrition Tracking

Track calories, protein, and more. Set health goals and log meals to stay on track.

Your everyday kitchen companion

Not just a recipe app — a daily companion that makes cooking easier, smarter, and more enjoyable.

Less Decision Fatigue

Stop wondering "What should I cook?" — let your pantry decide for you.

Less Wasted Food

Use what you already have before it expires. Make every ingredient count.

Faster Meal Planning

Go from "What do I have?" to "What can I cook?" in seconds, not minutes.

Explore World Cuisines

Discover recipes from 22+ cuisines. Cook Thai tonight and Mexican tomorrow.

See Pick & Cook in action

Beautifully designed. Intuitive to use. Built to make your kitchen life easier.

Home Screen
Home
Your kitchen dashboard
Scan & Search
Scan & Search
Add items instantly
Pantry
Pantry
Track your ingredients
Recipes
Recipes
Discover what to cook
Recipe Detail
Recipe Detail
Step-by-step instructions

Pick & Cook vs. the old way

Stop browsing random recipes. Start cooking from what you already have.

Pick & Cook
Recipe Browsing
Starts from your pantry
Barcode scanning
Auto shopping lists
Reduces food waste
Ingredient matching
22+ world cuisines

Loved by home cooks

See what people are saying about Pick & Cook.

★★★★★

"I used to throw away so much food every week. Now I just scan what I buy, and the app tells me exactly what I can cook. It's been a total game changer for our family."

S
Sarah M.
Busy parent of 3
★★★★★

"I'm not a great cook, but Pick & Cook makes it so easy. I scan my groceries and it shows me simple recipes I can actually make. The step-by-step instructions are perfect."

J
James L.
Beginner cook
★★★★★

"The ingredient matching feature is brilliant. I meal prep every Sunday and Pick & Cook has cut my planning time in half. The shopping list feature alone is worth it."

R
Rachel K.
Meal prep enthusiast

Questions? We've got answers

Everything you need to know about Pick & Cook.

Yes! Pick & Cook is free to download and use. We're currently in beta via TestFlight for iOS. Core features like barcode scanning, pantry management, and recipe discovery are all free.
Simply point your phone's camera at any food product barcode. Pick & Cook instantly recognizes it from our database of 40,000+ products and adds it to your pantry with all the details filled in.
Pick & Cook features 2,250+ recipes across 22 world cuisines, including Italian, Mexican, Thai, Japanese, Indian, Mediterranean, American, Chinese, and many more. We add new recipes regularly.
We're currently in beta on iOS via TestFlight. Android support is coming soon! You can also access the web version from any browser. Join the waitlist to get notified when Android is ready.
Pick & Cook compares the ingredients in your digital pantry against our recipe database. It shows you recipes you can make with what you have, and highlights exactly which ingredients you're missing for others.
Yes! You can generate shopping lists from any recipe and share them with family or housemates. The list automatically excludes ingredients you already have in your pantry.

Ready to cook smarter?

Join home cooks who are making better meals with less effort. Start with what's in your kitchen.