Complete Guide to RecipeResize.com

What This App Does

RecipeResize.com is a universal ratio scaling calculator that works for ANY proportional mixture - not just food recipes. Whether you're cooking for a crowd, mixing hydroponic nutrients, or batching concrete, this tool ensures perfect proportions every time.

How It Works

Enter your original recipe ingredients, their quantities and the unit of measurement. Once you lock the proportions, when you change the quantity of any ingredient, the rest of the recipe will automatically scale while keeping the same proportions. You can also switch between metric and imperial units as needed, and save your scaled recipes as presets for future use.

🍳 Food & Cooking Applications

Use RecipeResize.com to scale recipes for cooking, baking, or meal prep. Whether you're adjusting a family recipe or scaling up for a party, this tool makes it easy.

Basic Cooking Example: Pancakes for 8 People

Advanced Cooking: Baker's Percentages

For some recipes, it's better to measure your ingredients by percentage. Here's how to do it: add your ingredients, and under Qty, enter the percentage number without the % symbol. Set the units to all be the same—grams, for example. Remember to "Lock" the recipe. Now you can change the Qty or Units as needed. For example, you can make bread dough using exactly 465 grams of flour, and all the other ingredient amounts will automatically adjust to match.

⚖️ Unit Conversion

It's really easy to convert between units. Once the recipe is locked, changing the Unit of an Ingredient will automatically adjust the quantities. Note: You can only change within the same unit type. Volume to Volume and Weight to Weight.

• Metric to Imperial: 250g flour = 8.8185 ounces
• Liquid conversions: 500ml milk = 2.11 cups = 16.9 fl oz
• Small measurements: 5ml vanilla = 1 teaspoon

🌱 Hydroponics & Gardening

Use RecipeResize.com to mix nutrient solutions for hydroponic systems. Enter your base nutrient ratios and scale them for any tank size.

For example, if you have a nutrient solution that requires 2.4g of Masterblend 4-18-38 per gallon, you can easily scale it up for larger systems. This is actually the reason behind this calculator; odd sized containers made it hard for me to correctly measure out the ingredients. I needed something that could scale the formula as I required. So I build this tool.

Masterblend Tomato Formula

Lettuce Formula (Milder)

General Hydroponics Flora Series

Mix according to growth stage ratios:

🏗️ Construction & Building Materials

Use RecipeResize.com for precise mixing of concrete, mortar, and other building materials. Enter your base ratios and scale them for any project size.

Concrete Mix Ratio

Mortar Mix

Stucco Base Coat

🧪 Chemistry & Laboratory

Use RecipeResize.com for precise chemical mixtures, dilutions, and buffer solutions.

Dilution Series

Buffer Solutions

🎨 Crafts & DIY Projects

Use RecipeResize.com for various crafting projects, from candle making to epoxy resin art.

Candle Making

Epoxy Resin Mix

Plaster Mix

⚡ Advanced Tips & Tricks

Master Row Technique

1. Set your base: Enter your original recipe quantities
2. Lock it: Click "Lock Recipe" to fix proportions
3. Scale it: Change any ingredient quantity to automatically scale all others
4. Save it: Save as a preset for future use

Unit Conversion Strategy

• Weight to Volume: Use density values for accurate conversions
• Metric to Imperial: Convert entire recipes at once
• Small Batches: Scale down for testing before large batches

Common Pitfalls to Avoid

• Don't round prematurely: Keep precision until final measurement
• Consider losses: Add 5-10% extra for mixing losses
• Test small first: Always test new ratios in small batches

Pro Tips

• Save base ratios: Store ingredient ratios as percentages
• Use descriptive names: Include units in ingredient names
• Document sources: Add notes about where recipes came from
• Batch tracking: Include date and batch numbers in presets