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Re:Launch HN: Kitchenful (YC S21) – Weekly recipes with inte... by candiddevmike on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @11:50AM (#29394177)
Holy cow, $10/mo for what amounts to Allrecipes? Our product, Homechart, does a whole lot more besides just recipe management and can be self hosted for free: https://homechart.app

For recipes, Homechart can import recipes from the web and gives you an "I'm feeling lucky" button that randomizes recipes for a meal plan based on parameters like when it was last made or specific tags. For our users, this seems to work well and let's them curate their recipe collection.

Re:Launch HN: Kitchenful (YC S21) – Weekly recipes with inte... by dang on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @12:10PM (#29394499)
Hey, it's already a bit delicate to post about your company in someone else's launch thread, but I'd say it's over the line to do it in a putdown sort of way, so please don't. It's not in the spirit we're trying for here: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.

(Just to be clear, although the OP is about a YC startup, for sure the same applies in anybody's launch thread.)

Re:Launch HN: Kitchenful (YC S21) – Weekly recipes with inte... by Inversechi on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @11:58AM (#29394298)
Not the OP but from my understanding their VP is they take care of the integration with all the grocery services to order the food required for the recipes.

Sounds like they also do nice additions such as using the influx of quick grocery services to order the missing bits from the traditional grocery delivery platforms.

Re:Launch HN: Kitchenful (YC S21) – Weekly recipes with inte... by cschiller on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @01:06PM (#29395313)
Looks like a great software product for household management!

What we learned is that when it comes to dinners, many decision makers in the household struggle with making the decision every week about what to eat for the next few days. The randomized recipe button seems to go into that direction. However making relevant suggestions is what we learned so far to be a key in the experience (e.g. considering the current season, what was for dinner in the past week, what is similar to a favorite dish but with a new twist, etc.)

From our existing users we get the feedback that a personalized menu each week and a much more convenient way to order their groceries saves them time and mental energy. For many worth the price. Feel free to give it a try and let me know how it works.