Flowcipes: Recipes as Simple Flowcharts
A new way to read and follow recipes using clear, standardized flowcharts that show exactly what to do, when to do it, and what comes next.
Why Flowcipes?
Traditional recipes are written like dense paragraphs: easy to lose your place, hard to see timing, and awkward when multiple steps happen at once. You constantly scroll between ingredients lists and instructions, trying to figure out what you need and when.
Flowcipes transforms each recipe into a clean, standardized flowchart, so you can see prep, cooking, and holding steps at a glance—like reading a map instead of a block of text.
What Flowcipes Makes Easier
- See the entire cooking timeline at once, including parallel tasks
- Track exactly where you are in the recipe with clear, visually linked steps
- Separate Prep, Cook, and Hold lanes so multitasking feels natural, not stressful
- View ingredients and equipment directly inside each step—no more scrolling up and down
- Understand recipe flow and dependencies instantly through visual connections
A Peek at Flowcipes
Every Flowcipe arranges a recipe into three vertical lanes: Prep, Cook, and Hold.
Each box shows the step name, the detailed description, the ingredients needed (with quantities and units), and the equipment required—all in one place.
Visual arrows connect steps to show the flow, making it instantly clear which prep steps feed into which cooking steps, and what needs to be held for later use.
Buckwheat Cardamom Pancakes
(Simplified flowchart layout will appear here once logo and brand assets are finalized)
Web & Mobile Apps
The Flowcipes platform will convert traditional recipe formats into this standardized flowchart representation, making any recipe easier to follow step by step.
Whether you're cooking in your browser on a desktop, following along on a tablet propped on the counter, or checking your phone for the next step, Flowcipes adapts to your kitchen workflow.
You'll be able to save your own recipes in Flowcipe format, edit and refine them, and share them with friends, family, or the broader Flowcipes community.
About This Innovation
Flowcipes is an original recipe representation system using standardized, flowchart-like structures for cooking instructions. This approach organizes recipes into distinct preparation, cooking, and holding phases with explicit visual flow indicators, embedded ingredient and equipment data at each step, and parallel-task visibility.
This site documents the Flowcipe concept, its structure, and its ongoing development as a novel method for presenting culinary instructions.