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Quick Survey: Help Us Understand The Stress of Cooking!

We are a small team dedicated to making cooking less stressful and more rewarding. We believe cooking should be fun, but we know it can sometimes be frustrating and confusing.

We need 2 fun minutes of your time to help us understand the hassles you face when trying a new recipe.

We want to build a helpful solution for you and your answers will help us prove that these problems are real.

1. What is your age range?

18 - 24

25 - 35

36 - 45

46+

2. Do you often feel completely unsure that a new recipe will turn out right??

Yes (I feel unsure often)

No (I feel mostly sure)

3. Do you actively avoid changing a recipe to feed more or fewer people because it seems too risky?

Yes, I avoid it

No, I rarely avoid it

4. When following a new recipe, what is the single most confusing or vague instruction you frequently encounter? (e.g., "Cook until done," "Pinch of salt," or "Medium-high heat")

5. Does encountering vague terms (like 'pinch' or 'medium heat') almost always cause you a feeling of anxiety or confusion?

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Yes, I feel anxious/confused (always/often)

No, I remain calm and confident

6. When a new recipe fails, please describe the single main feeling or consequence you are left with. (e.g., "Deep frustration," "Wasting a specific expensive ingredient," or "Having to order food.")

7. Does manually calculating new ingredient amounts usually add more than 5 minutes of friction to your cooking process?

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Yes, it adds significant time

No, it takes 5 minutes or less

8. Which two resources do you rely on MOST often to solve recipe problems?

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YouTube/Web Search

Physical/Calculation Tools

Friends/Family

I don't check, I just guess

Others, signify below

9. Do you try 4 or more new recipes (that you've never cooked before) every single month?

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Yes, I am an active new cook (4+)

No, I stick to 3 or fewer known recipes

Quick Survey: Help Us Understand The Stress of Cooking!

1. What is your age range?

2. Do you often feel completely unsure that a new recipe will turn out right??

3. Do you actively avoid changing a recipe to feed more or fewer people because it seems too risky?

4. When following a new recipe, what is the single most confusing or vague instruction you frequently encounter? (e.g., "Cook until done," "Pinch of salt," or "Medium-high heat")

5. Does encountering vague terms (like 'pinch' or 'medium heat') almost always cause you a feeling of anxiety or confusion?

6. When a new recipe fails, please describe the single main feeling or consequence you are left with. (e.g., "Deep frustration," "Wasting a specific expensive ingredient," or "Having to order food.")

7. Does manually calculating new ingredient amounts usually add more than 5 minutes of friction to your cooking process?

8. Which two resources do you rely on MOST often to solve recipe problems?

9. Do you try 4 or more new recipes (that you've never cooked before) every single month?

10. Would you be willing to talk to us about your cooking struggles for 5 minutes? If yes, provide details below.