Step notes while cooking

Updated 2026-09-02

While you're on a step in Cook Mode, open its note field and type — "needed 5 min longer", "used less chilli". It saves to that step on the recipe, so it's there next time anyone cooks it and in the recipe editor.

It's the same thing as a step note added from Editing steps — just captured in the moment. For how step notes differ from the recipe's Description, Comment, and Story memories, see The four kinds of notes.

Questions this answers

  • How do I add a note to a step while cooking?
  • Is a note I add in Cook Mode saved?

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