AI starter kit for cooking & food
Cooking is one of the easiest places to start with AI, because the questions are everyday ones: what's for dinner, what can I make with this, how do I make it gluten-free? You don't need any special skills – just tell the AI what's in your fridge, your budget and how long you've got. These three guides get you from a blank chat box to a week of meals.
Where should I start?
If you want AI to help with cooking & food, start with ChatGPT or Claude – both have free plans – and try these three beginner-friendly tasks first: turn leftovers into a proper meal; plan a week of meals on a budget; adapt a recipe for allergies or diets.
3 things to try first
Your first week
- Day 1: Turn leftovers into a proper meal – copy the prompt and fill in your details.
- Day 3: Plan a week of meals on a budget – try asking follow-up questions to improve the answer.
- Day 5: Adapt a recipe for allergies or diets – save the prompts that worked for you.
Tools to start with
ChatGPT
A general-purpose AI assistant you can chat to by typing, talking or sharing photos.
Free planbeginner
Claude
An AI assistant known for clear, natural writing and handling long documents.
Free planbeginner
Gemini
Google's AI assistant, which works alongside Gmail, Docs and other Google apps.
Free planbeginner
Before you start
- Don't paste names, addresses, account numbers or passwords into AI tools.
- AI can sound confident and still be wrong – check anything important.
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