# NYT Cooking Launches AI-Powered Recipe Customization Beta on iOS

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Published on Savlume: 2026-11-08T12:07:34.493Z
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The New York Times has introduced an AI-powered recipe customization feature currently in beta for NYT Cooking iOS subscribers. According to hands-on testing by WIRED, the tool capably adjusts instructions for dietary needs, ingredient substitutions, and alternative cookware while clearly highlighting all recipe modifications. However, access is currently limited to an iOS beta for subscribers, and the platform explicitly notes that AI-altered versions are not tested or endorsed by the original recipe developers.

## Media review

WIRED’s Joe Ray found the iOS beta useful for recipe substitutions and adapting dishes, while noting a chicken-breast timing change that hurt the meat’s texture.

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- Source-reported strength: Edits appear throughout the recipe in visible red-orange text, and users can switch between the modified and original versions.
- Source-reported strength: Ray found that the tool adjusted related instructions, including cooking times and ingredient amounts, rather than merely swapping an ingredient name.
- Source-reported strength: For an unsuitable request, it redirected Ray to a recipe better suited to the requested dish.
- Source-reported limitation: In Ray’s chicken-and-dumplings test, the tool recommended returning shredded chicken breast to the pot for about 30 minutes; he found the meat less succulent than the reserved portion.
- Source-reported limitation: The modified recipes are labeled as AI versions that are not tested or endorsed by the original recipe creators.

### Can it adapt a recipe to ingredients or equipment on hand?

Ray used it for ingredient substitutions, additional vegetables, and a request to change a banana-bread recipe for available pans.

### Are modified recipes tested by the original creators?

Ray’s modified chicken-and-dumplings recipe was labeled as made with AI and not tested or endorsed by the original recipe creators.

### Which users could access the feature?

The article describes it as an iOS-only beta for subscribers.
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WIRED Gear: https://www.wired.com/story/nyt-cooking-new-ai-powered-recipe-modifier-is-pretty-good/

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