Today's Deep-Dive: Mealie
Ep. 193

Today's Deep-Dive: Mealie

Episode description

This episode discusses Mealie, a self-hosted digital recipe manager and meal planner designed to bring organization to cooking. Unlike typical recipe apps, Mealie allows users to control their data by running the software on their own devices, such as a computer or a small server. Its main features include easy recipe imports from websites, structured input for personal recipes, and a meal planner that integrates with a shopping list organized by supermarket sections. This setup simplifies meal preparation and grocery shopping, enhancing the cooking experience. The platform also supports multiple users, allowing family members to access and contribute to the recipe database. Mealie is user-friendly, utilizing Docker for simplified installation and machine learning to intelligently process recipe ingredients. It is open source, encouraging community involvement, including translation efforts for its interface. Overall, Mealie aims to provide a powerful yet accessible tool for managing recipes, meal planning, and preserving personal food heritage under the user’s control. This approach addresses the chaos of scattered recipes while emphasizing data ownership in a world dominated by cloud storage.

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