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I made a website to clean up recipe websites

I made a website to clean up recipe websites

by clacker-o-matic·Apr 27, 2026·7 points·7 comments
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●●SolidSolve My ProblemCozy

Strips blog clutter from recipes using JSON-LD extraction with custom fallback parsers.

Strengths
  • •Handles sites without structured data using custom Indieweb and HTML fallback parsers.
  • •Minimalist UI focuses purely on ingredients and steps.
Weaknesses
  • •Relies on website structure staying consistent; breakage likely as sites update.
  • •Doesn't solve the underlying ad-revenue incentive for bloggers.
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

Home cooks, anyone following online recipes

Similar To

PrintMyRecipe · SuperCook · Cooks.com

Post Description

Hi hn! It has always annoyed me that recipe websites are so cluttered and have so much (in my opinion) useless fluff, so I made a little website to solve that problem! One good thing about SEO for once is that Google has pretty much forced the internet to adopt JSON-LD for recipes so many recipes are directly extractable and for others I have several fall back parsers including an indieweb parser :)

If you do find a website that is broken feel free to click the flag button or share it as I would love to fix any edge cases

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