Updated Dec 18, 2025
Troubleshooting: an ingredient looks wrong
Fix common formatting issues when amounts or units don’t look right.
Troubleshooting: an ingredient looks wrong
If an ingredient later looks “off” (amount/unit/name), it’s usually caused by inconsistent formatting.
Quick fixes
- Simplify the line:
- From:
a drizzle of olive oil - To:
1 tbsp olive oil
- From:
- Use a standard unit:
- From:
1 spoon olive oil - To:
1 tbsp olive oil
- From:
- Split combined lines:
- From:
salt & pepper to taste - To:
salt to tastepepper to taste
- From:
General rule
If you want it to be machine-friendly, write it like a shopping list.
Still stuck?
Contact support (requires sign-in) and paste the ingredient line you used plus what you expected it to become.