> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.foryoueats.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Cook Mode

> A focused, distraction-free view for cooking — keeps your screen on and shows ingredients and steps side by side.

Cook Mode gives you a clean, focused view of a recipe while you cook. Your screen stays on automatically so you never have to tap it awake mid-recipe.

## Start Cook Mode

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open a recipe">
    Navigate to any recipe you have access to.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Tap Cook Mode">
    Scroll to the **Steps** section and tap the **Cook Mode** button in the top-right corner of that section.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start cooking">
    You'll be taken to the Cook Mode view, where ingredients and steps are shown together. Your screen will stay on for the duration.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Cook Mode is only available to signed-in users.
</Note>

## What you see in Cook Mode

On desktop, ingredients and steps are stacked one after the other on the same page. On mobile, they're split into two tabs — **Ingredients** and **Steps** — and you can tap or swipe between them.

If you prefer the stacked layout on mobile, you can switch to it in your account settings.

The recipe name and image appear at the top so you always know which recipe you're on.

## Cook multiple recipes at once

You can add more than one recipe to Cook Mode — useful when a meal has multiple components.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add the first recipe">
    Tap **Cook Mode** on the first recipe. You'll land on the Cook Mode page.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add more recipes">
    Go back and open another recipe, then tap **Cook Mode** again. It's added to your active session without removing the first.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Switch between recipes">
    A recipe picker appears at the top of the Cook Mode page. Tap it to switch to any other recipe in your session.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Finish cooking

When you're done with a recipe, tap **Done Cooking** at the bottom of the page. This removes it from your Cook Mode session.

* If you had multiple recipes, you'll stay in Cook Mode on the next one.
* If it was your last recipe, you'll be taken back to the full recipe page.

You can also tap **Full Recipe** at any time to leave Cook Mode and view the complete recipe page.

## What you can do next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Create a recipe manually" icon="pencil" href="/recipes/create-manually">
    Write your own recipe from scratch to use in Cook Mode
  </Card>

  <Card title="Import a recipe from a URL" icon="link" href="/recipes/import-from-url">
    Save a recipe from the web and cook it right away
  </Card>
</CardGroup>