# Turn any cooking video into a recipe you can follow at the stove

> Every step comes back written out with times and temperatures, so you never pause a video with messy hands.

Add a YouTube cooking video to Gemini Notebook and ask for the ingredient list and numbered steps with times and temperatures, so you can cook without pausing and rewinding.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/cooking-video-to-recipe-card/
- Category: Upgrade your everyday
- Made for: Everyone
- Works in: Gemini Notebook, Gemini
- Time: About 3 minutes
- Effort: A few steps
- Note: Gemini Notebook is free. Use public YouTube videos.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Using only this video as the source, write it up as a recipe I can cook from. Give me: 1) the dish name and how many it serves, 2) the full ingredient list with amounts, converted to [YOUR UNITS, e.g. US cups and ounces], 3) the tools I'll need, 4) numbered steps with times, temperatures and what it should look like at each stage, 5) the cook's tips that are easy to miss. If the video doesn't give an amount, write not stated instead of guessing, and note the timestamp where I can check. Then scale the recipe for [HOW MANY SERVINGS, e.g. 6 people].
```

## Step by step

1. Open Gemini Notebook and create a new notebook.
2. Add the YouTube video link as a source.
3. Paste the prompt in the chat.
4. Ask for swaps if you're missing an ingredient.

## What you'll get

A clean, printable recipe from the video, with amounts, steps, tips and timestamps for anything unclear.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Gemini Notebook and Gemini. On this page, one tap copies the prompt and opens the app, so you just paste. Gemini Notebook is free. Use public YouTube videos.

**How long does it take?** About 3 minutes. It's rated "A few steps". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 2 blanks: your units and how many servings. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A clean, printable recipe from the video, with amounts, steps, tips and timestamps for anything unclear.

Idea spotted on Reddit, shared by u/Lizardking13: https://www.reddit.com/r/GeminiAI/comments/1sf099e/comment/oewuq8o/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable); Second Brain (Give your AI a memory it reads across every project, so it finally knows your business).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.