New to Whisk? We’re thrilled you’re here, and we can’t wait to help you connect your food journey from recipe inspiration to meal creation. To get you started on the right foot, we’re answering some of our users most frequently asked questions so you can take advantage of all Whisk has to offer. Keep reading or jump to a specific question below.
Save, Search, and Share Recipes
How do I create Collections and add recipes?
How can I search for a recipe?
How can I share a recipe or Collection?
Save and Organize Your Favorite Recipes
We all have many sources for recipes and inspiration. Whisk gives you the flexibility and easy to save recipes from almost any site in one place. You can also organize you recipes into Collections to easily find what you’re looking for when you need it.
How to Save a Recipe
Save recipes to your Whisk Recipe Box from across the web.
To add recipes by URL (my.whisk.com and native apps):
- Tap Saved at the top (my.whisk.com) or the bottom (native apps) of your screen to get to your Recipe Box
- Tap the + icon in the bottom right corner of the screen and select Save recipe link from the menu that appears.
- Type or paste the URL into the text box, then press Save. Your recipe will then be saved to your Recipe Box.
Please see this article for help with recipe saving issues.
To add recipes from your computer:
- Tap the Recipes tab at the top of your screen
- Then, tap the + Add button to the right and select Install browser extension from the menu that appears. You’ll be redirected to the Chrome web store where you can then add the extension to Chrome.
- Once the Whisk Chrome extension is installed, you can save any recipe from any website
- When you’ve found a recipe you’d like to save, simply click the Whisk Chrome extension button in the top right corner of your browser and a pop up will appear. Click Save recipe
Quick Tips: From the pop up window, you have the option to add the recipe to a collection. Choose an existing collection or create a new collection. Then, press Save. You can also view your recipes by clicking View my recipes and you’ll be taken to your saved recipes in Whisk.
To add recipes from the native mobile apps:
- From your mobile device, when you’ve found a recipe you’d like to save, tap the share icon. Learn how to enable the share extension on iOS and Android.
- The Whisk icon will be an option in the pop up window. Press Whisk. You’ll be redirected to a new window displaying the recipe.
- Press Save recipe. You also have the option to add the recipe’s ingredients to your shopping list by clicking Add to shopping list.
- You’ll then have the option of adding the recipe to an existing collection or a new collection. If you don’t want to add the recipe to a collection, simply click Done and you’ll be redirected to your newly saved recipe on Whisk.
How to Create Collection and Add Recipes
Create a recipe collection to organize and group your related recipes.
- Tap Saved icon at the top (my.whisk.com) or bottom (native apps) of the screen.
- Tap the + icon in the bottom right corner of the screen and select + Add collection from the menu that appears.
- Enter a collection name in the text box, then choose whether you’d like the collection to be public or private. Private is the default. Uncheck the box if you'd like to make your collection public. Public collections can be shared with others.
- Tap Create. You will see your new collection appear in your Collections tab.
- To add a recipe to your collection, tap the Recipes tab.
- Find the recipe you’d like to add to your collection and tap the three dots next to the recipe name. Alternatively, tap into the recipe and select the three dots in the top right corner of the screen.
- Click Select collection from the menu that appears. Then, choose the collection you’d like to add the recipe to.
Note: You can also create a new collection directly from the recipe. Click the three dots and from the menu that appears, select + New Collection, enter a collection name, and press Save.
How to Search, Filter, and Sort Recipes
Search, filter, and sort your recipe box to find the recipe you’re looking for.
Note: You can only search, filter, and sort recipes that you’ve saved to your Recipe Box.
To search for recipes in your Recipe Box:
- Tap Saved icon at the top (my.whisk.com) or bottom (native apps) of the screen.
- Tap the search bar at the top of the screen to start your search. You can search by:
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- Recipe name (fried rice, baked chicken)
- Ingredient (chicken, mushrooms)
- Meal type (lunch, desserts)
- Cuisine (Asian, Italian)
- Diet (dairy-free, low carb)
3. Tap enter to show the search results
To filter recipes in your Recipe Box:
- Tap Saved icon at the top (my.whisk.com) or bottom (native apps) of the screen.
- To the right of the search bar at the top of the screen, click the filter icon. You can filter by:
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- Cuisine
- Meal type
- Diet
3. Select the cuisine, meal type, or diet you’d like to filter by and click Apply.
To sort recipes in your Recipe Box:
- Tap Saved icon at the top (my.whisk.com) or bottom (native apps) of the screen.
- To the right of the search bar, click the filter icon.
- At the top of the window where it says “Sort recipes by,” select the dropdown. You can sort by:
- A to Z: sort recipes by title from A to Z
- Newest: sort recipes from newest added to oldest
- Oldest: sort recipes from oldest added to newest
4. Select how you’d like to sort your recipes and click Apply.
How to Share a Recipe or Collection
Save and share your saved recipes or collections with anyone through email, link, text, social media, and more.
To share a recipe:
- Tap Saved icon at the top (my.whisk.com) or bottom (native apps) of the screen.
- Find the recipe you’d like to share and tap the three dots next to the recipe name. Select Send recipe from the menu that appears. Alternatively, click into the recipe you’d like to share and select the share icon or in the top right corner of the screen.
- A pop up will appear where you can choose to share your recipe by email, link, text, social media, and more. Learn more about the different ways you can share recipes.
- When you share a recipe, the recipient will be able to view the recipe even if they don’t have a Whisk account. They’ll also have the option to sign up for a Whisk account and save the recipe to their own recipe box.
To share a collection:
- Tap Saved icon at the top (my.whisk.com) or bottom (native apps) of the screen.
- Select Collections tab at the top of the screen.
- Find and select the collection you’d like to share.
- Tap the share icon or in the top right corner of the screen.
- A pop up will appear where you can choose to share your collection by email, link, text, social media, and more. Learn more about the different ways you can share recipes and collections.
- When you share a collection, the recipient will be able to view the collection even if they don’t have a Whisk account. They’ll also have the option to sign up for a Whisk account and save the collection to their own recipe box.
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