Manual · Find a recipe
Find a recipe
Quick Search is the fastest way to find anything in CookCook. It searches your saved recipes, all the dishes in your library, and the shared catalogue of books — all from the same screen.
1Pull down on the Recipes tab
From the Recipes tab, drag down anywhere on the list. After a small bounce, the Quick Search overlay slides in from the top.
Tip: this works on any scrollable screen — including book pages and the grocery list — so you can search without going home first.
2Quick Search opens
The search field is focused and the keyboard appears. There's no separate "Search" button — start typing.
3Type a query
Try a dish name ("bao"), an ingredient ("miso"), or a book title ("Salt Fat"). Results appear as you type.
4Pick a result
Results are grouped: recipes you've captured at the top, then dishes from your library, then books from the catalogue. Tap any row to open it. Drag the overlay back down to dismiss.
Notes for the team — first-time UX
- Pull-to-search is invisible until you do it. We should add a one-time onboarding hint — possibly a small chevron or pulse — so new users discover the gesture.
- Dismiss is also gestural (pull down) with a Cancel button as backup. The Cancel button's discoverability is fine on iPhone but feels redundant on iPad — worth revisiting per device.
- Result groups don't carry icons today; new users sometimes confuse a dish for a recipe. Consider a small label (Recipe / Dish / Book) per row.