About

I got tired of losing the recipe in a TikTok I'd watched three times.

So I built ReelsMeals. Paste a Reel, TikTok, YouTube video, blog link, or a photo of a cookbook page, and get back a recipe card you can cook from, with the original still linked.

The three that used to defeat me

A Reel with no caption

The creator listed nothing, so the recipe only exists in the audio and the on-screen text. ReelsMeals reads both.

A handwritten recipe card

Photograph the one yellowing in the recipe box and you can pull it up at the stove. The paper stays in the box.

A 22-minute YouTube video

Where the recipe is buried between the intro and the sponsor read. Paste the URL, get the card, skip the scrubbing.

Why this one should still be here in five years

Most recipe apps die the same way: acquired, then quietly shut down. Whisk was bought by Samsung in 2023 and people are still posting about recipes they lost in the migration. That is the bar.

I'm Mike, I run this on my own from the Netherlands, and there is nobody to sell to. Pricing is a 7-day trial, then €7.99/month, or Founding Member if you would rather pay once. Every card keeps its original link, so even in the worst case you still know where the recipe came from.

Credit stays with creators

Cards name the creator where the source gives one, and always link back. I don't claim to own anyone's recipe. If you made something and want it off the site, send me the URL and it goes.

The AI gets things wrong

Mostly with voice-only videos and strangely formatted pages. Check measurements against the original before you cook something that matters. More detail on the AI disclosure page.

Where to reach me

[email protected], for anything at all. It comes to me and I read all of it.

The legal bit

ReelsMeals is operated by Groceri, registered in the Netherlands, so EU consumer rights apply. The terms and privacy policy have the specifics.