Cook What's Already in Your Fridge
CHOP scans your fridge, identifies what you have, and draws from millions of recipes by world-class chefs, nutritionists, and home cooks to find meals you can actually make tonight.
CHOP scans your fridge, identifies your ingredients, and serves up personalized recipes drawn from millions of dishes across professional kitchens, nutrition science, and home cooking traditions worldwide. It tracks expiry dates and creates grocery lists so nothing goes to waste. Available free on iOS.
Built for home cooks who want to waste less and cook more
How It Works
From fridge to fork in three steps.
1. Snap
Take a photo of your fridge, pantry, or any ingredients you have on hand. CHOP identifies every item in seconds.
2. Confirm
Review the detected ingredients and adjust if needed. Add dietary preferences like vegetarian, gluten-free, or low-carb.
3. Cook
Get personalized recipes built around what you already own. Follow step-by-step instructions and cook with confidence.
Everything You Need to Cook Smarter
Built for real kitchens, not imaginary pantries.
Instant Fridge Scanning
Point your camera at your fridge and CHOP identifies every ingredient in seconds. Works with pantries, countertops, and grocery bags too.
Personalized Recipes
CHOP generates personalized recipes inspired by culinary traditions from professional and home kitchens worldwide, matched to what's in your kitchen right now.
Dietary Preferences
Set preferences like vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, keto, or dairy-free. CHOP filters every recipe to match your needs automatically.
Expiry Tracking
CHOP flags ingredients nearing their expiration date and prioritizes them in recipe suggestions. Use what you have before it goes to waste.
Grocery Gap Analysis
See exactly what you're missing for a recipe and add items to a generated grocery list. Buy only what you need, nothing more.
Savings Tracking
Track how much you save by cooking at home versus ordering takeout. Most users see measurable savings within their first week.
Save money
Cook at home more, order takeout less
Waste less
Use what you have before it goes bad
Sample Recipes
Browse a few of the recipes CHOP can generate from everyday ingredients.
Lemon Herb Chicken
Juicy pan-seared chicken breasts finished with a bright lemon-herb butter sauce. Ready in 30 minutes.
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One-Pot Pasta Primavera
A colorful vegetarian pasta loaded with seasonal vegetables in a light garlic-parmesan sauce, all cooked in one pot.
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Veggie Stir-Fry with Tofu
Crispy baked tofu and crisp-tender vegetables tossed in a savory ginger-soy sauce. A satisfying vegan meal in 25 minutes.
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From Our Blog
Tips and guides to help you cook smarter and waste less.
How to Reduce Food Waste at Home: A Complete Guide
The average American household throws away $1,500 worth of food every year. Here's a practical, room-by-room guide to cutting that number in half.
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Cooking Tips5 Quick Meals You Can Make with Whatever's in Your Fridge
No groceries? No problem. These five flexible meal templates work with almost any combination of ingredients you already have at home.
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Food WasteThe Real Cost of Food Waste: Why Your Fridge Costs You More Than You Think
Americans throw away 30-40% of their food supply. Here's what that costs you in dollars, resources, and environmental impact, backed by data from the USDA and EPA.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CHOP?
CHOP is a meal planning app that helps you cook with what you already have. Snap a photo of your fridge, and CHOP identifies your ingredients, suggests recipes, tracks expiry dates, and builds grocery lists. It takes the guesswork out of deciding what to make for dinner.
How does CHOP work?
Open the app, take a photo of your fridge, and CHOP scans it to identify your ingredients. From there it finds personalized recipes based on what you have on hand. You can also track expiry dates so nothing goes to waste and create grocery lists for anything you're missing.
Is CHOP free?
Yes, CHOP has a free plan that lets you scan your fridge, get recipe suggestions, and track ingredients. If you want unlimited recipe requests and advanced features, you can upgrade to CHOP Plus. For power users and families, CHOP Max adds meal planning, family sharing, and more. There's no pressure to upgrade though.
Ready to cook what you've got?
Snap a photo of your fridge and get personalized recipes in seconds.