Scale any recipe up or down, fractions included
Paste the ingredient list, say how many you're feeding, and get back measurements written the way a recipe would write them. Not 0.375 cups.
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Scaled ×1.5
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/8 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 3–4 1/2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 stick unsalted butter, softened
- Salt and pepper to taste
1 line has no measurable quantity — things like “salt to taste” are left exactly as written, greyed out above. Seasoning rarely scales linearly anyway.
Handles mixed numbers (1 1/2), unicode fractions (2½), decimals, and ranges (2-3 cloves). Results are rounded to fractions a measuring spoon can actually hit.
What scales cleanly, and what doesn't
Multiplying every line by the same number is right most of the time. The exceptions are why doubled recipes come out too salty.
| Ingredient | Scale it | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Flour, sugar, liquid, fat | Full multiplier | Structural — the ratios between them are the recipe. |
| Salt and spices | About 75%, then taste | Perceived intensity rises faster than the quantity does. |
| Baking powder / soda | Slightly under | Leavening gets less efficient in larger batters. |
| Garlic, chilli, herbs | 75%, then adjust | Aromatics concentrate as a bigger batch cooks longer. |
| Alcohol and vinegar | Under-scale | More volume means more reduction time and sharper results. |
| Yeast | Keep close to original | Fermentation is driven by time and temperature, not just dose. |
Scale first, convert second
If you also need metric weights, scale the list here first and then run the results through the cups to grams converter. Doing it the other way round rounds twice and compounds the error.
Changing the pan too?
Scaling a bake usually means a different tin. The baking pan converter gives you the exact multiplier for a given pan swap, so the two decisions stay consistent instead of fighting each other.
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How do I halve a recipe that calls for 1 egg?
Beat the egg thoroughly and weigh out half — a large egg is about 50g without the shell, so 25g is your half. Measuring by volume works too: a beaten large egg is roughly 3 tablespoons, so use 1½. Guessing by eye is the one approach that reliably goes wrong in custards and cakes.
Does everything in a recipe scale linearly?
No, and this is where doubling goes wrong. Flour, sugar, liquid, and fat scale cleanly. Salt, spices, chilli, and garlic are better scaled by about 75% of the multiplier and then adjusted to taste. Leavening agents get less efficient at volume, so most bakers scale baking powder and soda slightly under. Alcohol and strong aromatics concentrate as they reduce, so they rarely need the full multiple.
Do I need to change the cooking time when I scale a recipe?
Usually yes, but not by the same factor. What actually drives cooking time is the depth of the food and the surface area exposed to heat, not the total quantity. Double a tray bake into a pan the same depth and the time barely moves; double it into the same pan and the batter is twice as deep, so it needs meaningfully longer at a slightly lower temperature.
Can I scale a recipe past double?
For stews, sauces, and braises, comfortably. For baking, tripling and beyond starts to fight your equipment: mixers struggle to develop gluten evenly in large batches, and ovens recover heat slowly when loaded up. Two separate batches usually beat one triple batch.
Does this tool store the recipe I paste in?
No. The scaling runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded, logged, or saved anywhere. Close the tab and it is gone.
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