Recipe Ninja
AI
ai recipe generator
SHOW HN2025
126points
242comments
#593of 3,837 in 2025
Top 16%of 2025 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
12 positive, 43 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 62 critical, out of 121 comments about the project. Thread score -0.39.
Execution: 0 for, 31 againstIdea: 5 for, 18 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Voice control works well and is impressive
From 2 comments
Nice work! The voice control is actually really, really cool. I was able to say "show me a chicken tikka masala recipe" which got me 3 recipes, and then I said "show me the third…
peterldowns on HNHands-free voice control and being able to access recipe ingredients and steps without 5 pages of SEO-optimised prose.
tomblomfield on HN
Cleaner recipe browsing than typical recipe sites
From 2 comments
That is nice actually. Recipe sites are so annoying where I have to scroll for an hour to see the ingredients. Thanks!
anonzzzies on HNOk, I think this is actually the best recipe app I've used. Well done!
dmos62 on HN
Impressive demonstration of AI-assisted building
From 2 comments
Wow, I can't believe how many people seem to be missing the point here and being overly negative. The fact that you can have an ai assistant code something like this by giving it…
munksbeer on HN"Still, I was determined not to write any code ... I just sat laughing as the computer wrote code." I can pop over to Midjourney and be determined not to draw a single line and…
MrVandemar on HN
Objections
Many AI-generated recipes are nonsensical or offensive
From 4 comments
"White Power Waffles"? You may want to double-check your examples. https://www.recipeninja.ai/recipe/r_0a8wYxMgm1zFSw/white-power-waffles/show
Quarondeau on HNI heard about it from this article a friend posted to a group chat: https://www.404media.co/vibe-coded-ai-app-generates-recipes-for-cyanide-ice-cream-and-cum-soup/ There are a…
NoGravitas on HNFeedback: I would tell the AI to avoid recipes that contain bodily fluids. > https://www.recipeninja.ai/recipe/r_vBiLoIJK7qsUc7/cum-pancake/show
nerptastic on HNhttps://www.recipeninja.ai/recipe/r_WHeXRD7qXHV0Vr/cyanide-ice-cream/show Ah yes, they just don't make cyanide ice cream like grandma used to
personjerry on HN
AI food photos look unappetizing or uncanny
From 2 comments
Quick note: In my opinion, the ai-generated food pictures are deep in the uncanny valley. Unappetizingly so. The hollandaise sauce image is disturbing in a way that's hard to…
russellbeattie on HNI understand that this is just kind of a proof of concept exposition of AI capabilities, but I fucking hate it and it is emblematic of the kind of low effort drivel that is…
DontchaKnowit on HN
Exposed OpenAI key and weak security
From 1 comment
> The app’s security is not perfect, but I’m pretty happy with it for the scale I’m at. If I continue to grow and get more abuse, I’ll implement more robust measures. The app…
GaryNumanVevo on HN
Search and page loading are slow or crash
From 3 comments
Well this is a good start, I tried searching for “Anti-inflammatory” and the app crashed. Likely that scaling is way out of proportion considering it’s here on HN , but do you…
s2th4d on HNtook forever to open.
foragerdev on HNI type "lasagne", hit enter, some things pop up and disappear before I can read them, and then I get a solid white screen. (in Firefox)
Retr0id on HN
Requests
Add content moderation to recipe generation
From 2 comments
People are putting disgusting nonsense in there. Maybe add an AI review step to block that stuff. Let them do the whole recipe, then just block it.
ilaksh on HNI assume the insane recipes are generated from users’ prompts, so you might want some content warning or moderation. Kinda cool though that it generates recipes for anything,…
jl6 on HN
Publish the git repo
From 1 comment
Would love to see a git repo
geitir on HN
Fix Firefox white screen bug
From 1 comment
I type "lasagne", hit enter, some things pop up and disappear before I can read them, and then I get a solid white screen. (in Firefox)
Retr0id on HN
Questions
How the app will make money and pay for OpenAI usage
From 2 comments
> using OpenAI's realtime API for voice-to-voice responses Does it mean it use this expensive open ai audio model in the app? Don't you worry this will make it bankrupt if app…
pzo on HNI have a few qualms with this app: It does not seem very "viral" or income-generating. I know this is premature at this point, but without charging users for the service, is it…
blitzar on HN
Whether it is legal to publish dangerous recipes
From 1 comment
Is this even legal? It was on the main page. https://www.recipeninja.ai/recipe/r_dxF7OQ0O3IGXOw/actual-cocaine/show I bet there might be a recipe of a bomb somewhere, too.[1]…
johnisgood on HN
Alternatives named
Traditional recipe websites and cookbooks
From 2 comments
> It now includes a fully interactive voice assistant so you don't need to get your dirty hands over your new iPad when you're cooking. Always floored about the problems people…
deng on HNIs the key feature here just the voice control? I’m wondering what you feel is missing from other popular recipe websites/trackers, and why I would choose to use this over…
rsaz on HN
WordPress with a theme
From 1 comment
Couldn't you just have installed wordpress and a theme?
4ndrewl on HN