Recipe import incomplete or not ready? What to do next

The short answer

Keep the original recipe open, then check the Imports section of Recipes for the attempt you already made. If the draft is mostly there, fill the gaps from the source, check it and tap Save recipe. For a website link waiting to be opened, tap Open website to finish, load the recipe in Orzella’s browser and tap Import recipe. If the site still fails, use the full recipe text, a readable photo or manual entry.

First, three quick things

1. Keep the source. Leave the post, page, photo or file open so you have something to compare against.
2. Check Imports. The item may be ready, waiting for you to respond to a prompt, or saved as a draft. Open it before trying again so you do not end up with duplicates.
3. Compare it with the original. Are the ingredients complete? Are the steps all there and in order? Do the quantities match?

If it is mostly there, finish it by hand

A beef stew that arrived with every ingredient but only four of its six steps may be easier to finish than import again. Open the draft, add the missing steps from the source, check it and tap Save recipe. Keep anything you cannot confirm unresolved until you have the original detail.

If little came through, choose a better source

• For a website link, open its recipe page in Orzella’s browser. A shared website waiting in Imports opens with Open website to finish. Complete any website check yourself, then tap Import recipe, review the draft and choose Save recipe. Some sites still won’t work; the browser doesn’t bypass sign-in, paid access or social-platform restrictions.
• Paste the text. If you have the full recipe, such as one a friend emailed you, paste it in.
• Use a clear photo or the right PDF page. A flat, well-lit photo of a printed recipe, or the specific page of a PDF, can work well when a link does not.
• Type it in. For a short recipe, or one that only exists on video, entering it yourself is often the fastest route to a recipe you trust.

Orzella does not transcribe video or audio. If a reel points to the full recipe elsewhere, follow that source. Readable recipe text shown on screen can be captured as a screenshot and added through Photo or screenshot. Compare the result with that written source before saving.

If it was a file from another app

A general file-conversion service is not available.

Back to the cooking part

Once the ingredients and method are complete, save the recipe with a useful note. Then you can return to the cooking view, follow the steps and set named timers without hunting for the original post again.