How to Get Just the Recipe (Without the Story)

There is a running joke that every online recipe comes with a novel attached. You want to know how to make the cookies, and first you have to read about a childhood summer, a farmers market, and the weather. There are real reasons sites do this, but when you are hungry and standing in the kitchen, you just want the recipe. Here is how to get to it.

Why recipe pages are so long

Two reasons, mostly. Search engines have historically rewarded longer pages, so writers add context to rank. And longer pages hold more ads. Neither of those helps you cook, which is why it feels like the recipe is hiding.

Quick ways to skip ahead

• Use the "jump to recipe" button. Many sites put one near the top. It scrolls you past the intro to the recipe card. It does not remove the ads, but it saves the scrolling.
• Search the page. Press Ctrl+F (Cmd+F on Mac) and search for "ingredients" to jump to the list.
• Use reader mode. Your browser's reader view can strip some of the clutter, though it is inconsistent on recipe pages.

These help, but you still have to do them on every site, every time.

The permanent fix

Gratly removes the story for you. Click it on any recipe page and you get a clean recipe: just the ingredients, the steps, the times, and the servings, with the intro and the ads gone. It is the same one click on every site, so you never hunt for a "jump to recipe" button again.

On top of that it gives you a cook mode that keeps your screen on, timers pulled from the steps, and serving scaling, so the clean recipe is also easier to actually cook from.

FAQ

Why do recipe writers add so much text? Mostly for search rankings and ad space. Some of it is genuine storytelling, but most readers just want the recipe.

Can I keep the story if I want it? Yes. The original page is still there. Gratly gives you the clean version on top of it, so you can read the story when you want and skip it when you do not.

Skip straight to the recipe

Add Gratly to Chrome for free and get just the recipe on any site, in one click. Related: how to remove ads from recipe websites.

See also: JustTheRecipe vs Gratly.