Recipe Strainer Blog

The journey of building a better recipe search engine

The First Iteration: A CLI Tool

Before the website, there was the command line. We take a look back at the first version of Recipe Strainer, a Java-based CLI tool that laid the foundation for our search logic.

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The Decision to Build a Tool

Why build another recipe site? We explore the "build vs. buy" debate and the specific features—like granular filtering and ingredient exclusion—that drove us to create our own solution.

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The Struggle of Finding the Perfect Recipe

Why is it so hard to find recipes that match specific nutritional needs? We discuss the information overload and the lack of filterable data on traditional recipe sites.

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