How to Use AllRecipes for Finding Recipes

Search AllRecipes — the largest free recipe site online — and use real reviews from home cooks to pick winners.

In this guide (5 steps):

1.Go to allrecipes.com
2.Search for what you want to cook
3.Sort by highest rated
4.Read the reviews
5.Save your favorites

Go to allrecipes.com

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Open your browser and go to allrecipes.com. You do not need to sign up to browse — but creating a free account lets you save favorites.

Search for what you want to cook

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Type a dish name or ingredient in the search bar at the top, like "banana bread" or "beef stew". Hit Enter to see results.

Sort by highest rated

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On the results page, click the Sort menu and pick "Rating". This puts the best-reviewed recipes at the top. Avoid recipes with less than 50 reviews — they may not be tested enough.

Read the reviews

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Click a recipe and scroll to the reviews at the bottom. Reviewers often share small changes that improve the recipe — like more garlic, less sugar, or a longer cook time.

Save your favorites

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Click the heart icon on any recipe to save it. Or use the print icon to print a clean version without ads. You can also email the recipe to yourself to pull up on your phone while cooking.

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AllRecipes has been around since 1997 and is the biggest free recipe site on the internet. Every recipe is posted by home cooks and reviewed by other home cooks, so you see what really works in real kitchens.

The best feature is the ratings. Sort any search by rating and you can trust that recipes with 4.5 stars and hundreds of reviews are going to turn out well.

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