Frequently Asked Questions

Kitchicon is an AI kitchen companion that helps you decide what to cook, walk through recipes step by step, plan meals for the week, and manage shopping lists—all in one place. It learns your tastes and respects your dietary rules.

Visit the sign-in page and enter your email. We send a magic link—click it to sign in. No password required. You can also sign in with Google if that option is enabled.

Yes. Core features—companion chat, guided cooking, meal recommendations, meal planning, recipe catalog, shopping, shared household inventory and meal plans, recipe and inventory scans, and taste profile—are available on the free tier. Pro adds an advanced AI recommendation engine, AI recipe generation, AI nutrition estimates, wine and cocktail pairing, higher AI limits, hands-free cook mode, AI meal plan suggestions, nutrition coaching, recipe print/PDF, dinner party planner, AI chef review for your recipes, and an optional Pro Verified badge.

The companion can suggest recipes, answer cooking questions, help with substitutions and timing, and chat about skills, nutrition, and more. You can get a quick pick or answer a few questions for tailored options.

Start a cooking session from a saved recipe. Kitchicon walks you through ingredients and steps in real time. You can ask about technique, timing, and swaps as you cook.

Yes. Save recipes to your Make Later list and schedule them for the week. Households can share one week schedule on the free tier; AI week meal plan suggestions are a Pro feature. You can build a shopping list from ingredient lists to simplify grocery runs.

Your taste profile stores allergies, dietary restrictions, and foods you dislike. Kitchicon treats these as hard rules and filters suggestions that obviously conflict. Always double-check ingredients yourself—AI and catalog data can miss things.

Yes. You can send recipes to other Kitchicon users and set up an optional public profile so friends can see what you are cooking. Sharing is always optional.

You do. Your recipes, taste profile, and account data belong to you. See our Privacy Policy at /privacy for full details on what we collect and how we use it.

Yes. Signed-in users can export their data or permanently delete their account from Privacy & data in account settings. Deletion removes your profile and associated data from our systems.

No. Public profiles, recipe sharing, and social features are opt-in. You control what others can see.

AI output may be inaccurate, incomplete, or unsuitable for your situation. Always review ingredients, allergens, cooking times, and food safety before preparing or eating any meal. Do not rely on Kitchicon as your only source of verification.

Allergies and dietary restrictions in your taste profile are treated as hard rules and are checked again before recommendations are shown. Still, always double-check every ingredient and label yourself—AI and database entries can contain errors. Filtering is not medical-grade verification (for example, for celiac disease).

Kitchicon is for general informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, nutritional counseling, or diagnosis. Consult qualified professionals for health-related dietary decisions.

Our AI Consent Policy at /ai-consent explains what context is sent to AI providers, how consent works, and how you can manage it.

Pro subscribers get an advanced AI recommendation engine, AI recipe generation, AI nutrition estimates for recipes, wine and cocktail pairing, higher daily AI limits, hands-free cook mode, AI week meal plan suggestions, nutrition coaching, recipe print/PDF, dinner party planner with guest menu cards, AI chef review for recipes you created, and the option to request a Pro Verified badge. Plan details and pricing are shown on the Subscription, verification, and billing page in your account.

Pro subscribers can request a verified badge for their public profile. Requests are reviewed manually. Manage verification from account settings.

No. One-time donations support hosting and development but do not unlock subscription features. Pro is a separate paid subscription.

Signed-in users can use Contact us in account settings to share feedback, report bugs, or suggest features. You can also email us at kitchicon@gmail.com.

For general inquiries, email kitchicon@gmail.com. For in-app feedback, use the Contact us form in your account settings.