Editorial Policy

Last updated: July 12, 2026

EasyCook exists to make recipes from across the web clearer, more consistent, and easier to cook from. This page explains exactly how recipes reach the site, how we edit them, and how we check their quality before you see them.

How we source recipes

Recipes on EasyCook are aggregated from publicly available sources across the web, with an emphasis on well-established recipe publishers. We collect the factual elements of a recipe — the ingredients, quantities, times, temperatures, and method, none of which are copyrightable on their own — and rebuild each recipe in a single, consistent format so that every page on the site reads the same way.

How we edit recipes

Every recipe is normalized and rewritten for clarity with AI assistance, then structured into a predictable layout: a clean ingredient list, numbered steps, and standardized times and temperatures. Editing preserves the essential facts of the original recipe — quantities, cooking times, and temperatures are carried through unchanged. The goal is to remove filler and ambiguity, not to change what makes a recipe work.

How we check quality

Before a recipe is published, it passes a series of automated quality gates:

• Structured-data validation — every recipe carries correct, machine-readable metadata so search engines and cooking tools can read it accurately.
• Nutrition matching — nutrition facts are computed from the USDA FoodData Central database and shown only when at least 80% of a recipe's ingredients match verified USDA entries.
• Dietary classification — recipes are tagged (vegan, gluten-free, keto, dairy-free, and more) based on their ingredient lists.
• Completeness checks — recipes missing core elements, such as clear instructions or an image, are held back rather than published.

Nutrition data

Nutrition information is computed from the USDA FoodData Central database — the same source used by dietitians and food scientists — and is provided for informational purposes only. Because we only display it when 80% or more of a recipe's ingredients match verified USDA entries, some recipes will show no nutrition panel at all. Actual values vary with ingredient brands, preparation, and serving size, and should not replace professional dietary advice.

Corrections and feedback

We want every recipe here to be accurate. If you spot an error — a wrong quantity, an unclear step, or a nutrition figure that looks off — or if you are a publisher with a content concern, please tell us through our contact form and we will review it. We take correction and content-removal requests seriously.

Who publishes EasyCook

EasyCook is an independent recipe platform founded and run by Dan O. It is not backed by advertising and does not display third-party ads at this time. Editorial decisions — what to publish, how to format it, and when to remove it — are made in-house.

Keeping recipes current

Recipes are revised as we improve our formatting and data, and each recipe records the date it was last updated. When we change how this policy works, we update the date at the top of this page.