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Community Features

Last updated: 2026-10-23

Connect with other home cooks, discover amazing recipes, and share your culinary creations with the momoChef community.

Discover recipes from the community.
Your profile shows your public recipes and stats.

Public Recipe Books

Public recipe books are collections shared by other momoChef users. Browse thousands of recipes curated by home cooks just like you.

Browsing Public Books

  1. Go to Community in the sidebar
  2. Click Browse to explore public recipes and books
  3. Click on a book to view its recipes

Book Categories

Find books organized by:

  • Cuisine and diet tags: Italian, Vegetarian, Keto, and more
  • Popular: Most saved and most cooked recipes

Creating a Public Book

Share your recipes with the community:

  1. Create a recipe book in your Recipes section
  2. Add recipes to the book
  3. Set the book to public — or publish individual recipes from the recipe page
  4. Your book is now discoverable by other users

Tip: Add a compelling cover image and description to attract more saves of your recipes.

Discovering Recipes

Find inspiration from recipes shared by the community.

Community Feed

The main community page shows:

  • Trending: Popular recipes this week
  • New: Recently shared recipes
  • Sort by Newest, Popular, Top Rated, Quickest, or Trending

Search and Filter

Find exactly what you're looking for:

  • Search by recipe name, ingredient, or cuisine
  • Filter by tags — pick several to see recipes matching all of them
  • Sort by Top Rated or Quickest to surface the best and the fastest

Saving Community Recipes

Found a recipe you love? Save it to your collection:

  1. Click on a recipe to view it
  2. Click Save Recipe
  3. Choose which of your recipe books to save it to
  4. The recipe is now in your collection

About Saving

When you save a community recipe, it creates your own copy that you can edit — it won't update if the author changes the original.

Following Users

Follow your favorite cooks to see their latest recipes in your feed.

Following Someone

  1. Go to a user's profile (click their name on any recipe)
  2. Click Follow
  3. Their new public recipes will appear in the feed on your Recipes page

Finding People to Follow

  • Browse the Trending Chefs rail on the Community page
  • See who created recipes you've saved
  • Search for people by name, or find them by email

Your Followers

Build your own following:

  • Share great recipes publicly
  • See who's following you in your profile
  • Get notified when someone follows you

Reporting and Blocking

If someone's content breaks the rules, use the report button on the recipe or photo — reports go to moderation. To stop someone from interacting with you, block them from their profile in the iPhone app: blocking is instant and mutual, and it severs any friendship.

Groups

Join or create groups around shared cooking interests.

What are Groups?

Groups are communities within momoChef focused on specific topics:

  • Cooking styles (Instant Pot, Air Fryer, Sous Vide)
  • Dietary preferences (Keto, Vegetarian, Whole30)
  • Cuisines (Italian Cooking, Asian Fusion)
  • Local communities (NYC Home Cooks, London Foodies)
  • Special interests (Bread Baking, Cocktail Making)

Joining a Group

  1. Go to Community and find the Groups list
  2. Browse the available groups
  3. Click Join — every group is open, so you can join any that interests you

Creating a Group

  1. Go to Community and find the Groups list
  2. Click Create Group
  3. Enter a name, description, and category
  4. Add a cover image
  5. Invite members to join

Group Features

  • Shared Recipe Books: Group members can contribute recipes, with each book deciding who can add — everyone, with admin approval, or admins only
  • Group Feed: Shares posted to the group appear in the group's feed
  • Roles: Owners and admins manage books and members

Tip: Create a group for your family to share recipes and coordinate meal planning — groups are open to everyone, and each book's contribution setting decides who can add recipes.

Direct Messaging

Chat directly with your friends on momoChef to share recipes and cooking tips. Messaging is between accepted friends only.

Sending a Message

  1. Go to Messages
  2. Click New Message
  3. Pick a friend (or search their name)
  4. Type your message and send

Sharing Recipes via Message

  1. Open any recipe
  2. Click Share
  3. Select Send to Friend
  4. Choose the recipient
  5. Add a message and send

Message Features

  • Send text messages (up to 10,000 characters) and attach recipes from your library
  • Conversations list with unread counts
  • Realtime delivery on the web while the conversation is open

Ratings and Reviews

Share your experience with recipes and help others discover the best dishes.

Rating a Recipe

  1. Open any recipe (yours or from the community)
  2. Click the star rating below the recipe
  3. Select 1-5 stars
  4. Your rating is saved and contributes to the average

Comments and Photos

Join the conversation on any community recipe:

  1. Comment on a recipe (up to 2,000 characters) with your experience, modifications, or tips
  2. Add your own photo of the dish — up to 3 photos per person per recipe, ranked by community votes

What to Include in Reviews

Helpful reviews typically mention:

  • Any changes or substitutions you made
  • How it turned out (texture, flavor)
  • Tips for success
  • Who enjoyed it (kids, picky eaters, etc.)
  • Serving suggestions

Reading Reviews

Before cooking a community recipe, check reviews for:

  • Common modifications that work well
  • Potential issues to watch out for
  • Helpful tips from other cooks
  • Photos showing how the dish should look

Tip: Cooked a recipe from the community? Leave a review to help others and thank the creator!

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