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AI Chef AI recipe generator for students

Your kitchenplus one

Your ingredients, your dorm equipment, one recipe to follow. Tell your AI Kitchen Roommate what you want to use, then cook with step-by-step help.

  • 7 days free
  • No card
  • 3 Beginner recipes a day
Start cooking freeSee a real recipe example
The AI Chef app: the student asks what to make with eggs and spinach, and the Kitchen Roommate answers with a Spinach Mug Scramble recipe card
The real app. Recipes are made for you by AI and checked in code.

From ingredients to instructions

A recipe from three ingredients

A real answer from our 7 November app check: cucumber, tomato and olive oil. This no-cook example has not been kitchen-tested; its timing is an estimate.

Fresh Cucumber & Tomato Oil Bowl

1 serving · estimated total: about 10 minutes · no heat

Base ingredients

  • 1 medium cucumber (200 g)
  • 1 large tomato (150 g)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil (14 g)

Equipment

Fridge, knife, cutting board and bowl. You will also cover the bowl for chilling.

These three ingredients make the base. No salt, vinegar or other pantry ingredient is assumed.

The beginner steps

  1. Prep the vegetables

    Wash your cucumber and tomato under cold water. Use your knife to cut the cucumber into small, bite-sized rounds or half-moons. Chop the tomato into chunks of a similar size.

    Keep your fingertips curled under in a “claw” shape while cutting.

  2. Combine

    Place the chopped cucumbers and tomatoes into your bowl. Drizzle the olive oil over the top.

  3. Chill

    Cover the bowl and place it in your mini fridge for about 3 minutes. The vegetables should be cool to the touch and coated with oil.

Eat it right away for the best crunch, or keep it covered in the fridge for up to one day. Keep refrigerated food at 40°F / 4°C or colder.

Make a recipe with your ingredientsRead the no-stove cooking guide

How it works

Four steps from your fridge to a meal. About a minute to set up.

  1. Kitchen setup: tiles for a mini fridge, microwave, electric kettle and more

    Set up your room

    Tick what you can use, like a mini fridge, a microwave or a kettle. Add allergies and what you don’t eat.

  2. The chat with the Kitchen Roommate, with eggs and spinach added as ingredients

    Tell him what you have

    Type it like a text, tap the ingredients, or snap a photo of your fridge.

  3. A full recipe with time, servings, appliances and an ingredient checklist

    Get a recipe that fits

    Only your appliances, built around your ingredients, checked for your allergies before you see it.

  4. Cook mode: one big step at a time with a timer and what to look for

    Cook it step by step

    Big steps, timers, read-aloud, and photo checks when you’re not sure.

What he can do

  • Your chosen ingredients

    Keep the base to your list. Extra ideas appear separately, if you want them.

  • Your kitchen setup

    Recipes are checked against your selected appliances. Follow your residence rules.

  • Allergy and diet checks

    Code checks your saved preferences. Always check the actual ingredient labels too.

  • Nutrition estimates

    Calculated from food data and estimated ingredient portions. Your actual brands and amounts can differ.

  • Cook mode

    One big step at a time, with timers and read-aloud.

  • Photo help

    Snap your fridge to list ingredients, or a step to ask what’s next.

  • Your meals, saved

    Keep the recipes you like, rate them, cook them again. Always free.

  • Thermometer 101

    A two-minute lesson unlocks raw meat and fish, with a safe temperature on every recipe.

Pick your level

Same Roommate, more or less help. Switch any time in the app.

Read all the steps before starting. Make-ahead recipes can need extra chilling or resting time, even when preparation is short.

  • Beginner

    First meals, fast. A few steps, extra hand-holding, about 20 minutes or less.

    In the free week, Home Cook and Master Chef

  • Moderate

    Make it better. Smart swaps, flavor upgrades and one new technique each time.

    In Home Cook and Master Chef

  • Master Chef

    Full creativity. New dishes, restaurant-style plates, and why each one works.

    In Master Chef

Try a sample chat

Switch levels to see how the answers change. This example is scripted. The real chat is in the app.

Open the real chat
PreviewExample chat

You

Chickpeas and a fridge,what could I make?

Your AI Chef

Let's plan a no-cook bowl.What else do you have?

Ask about your next meal

Camera off

Example chat / the real one is in the app

No card needed Free for 7 days

Start with a free week

Opening AI Chef and chatting is free. You only pay if you pick a plan after your free week: monthly, or a pass for the semester or the school year that never renews.

Free week

Beginner

$0 for 7 days

Starts with your first message. Ends by itself, nothing to cancel.

  • 3 Beginner recipes a day
  • 20 chat messages a day
  • 2 fridge photos a day
  • Your kitchen, allergy checks and saved meals
Start your free week

Home Cook

Beginner + Moderate

$4.99 a month

or $16.99 for a semester (4 months) · $29.99 for the school year (9 months)

  • 90 Beginner and 30 Moderate recipes a month
  • 400 chat messages a month
  • 10 photo checks while you cook
  • 15 fridge photos a month
Get Home Cook

Master Chef

All three levels

$9.99 a month

or $33.99 for a semester (4 months) · $59.99 for the school year (9 months)

  • 100 Beginner, 50 Moderate and 15 Master Chef recipes a month
  • 800 chat messages a month
  • 40 photo checks while you cook
  • 30 fridge photos a month
Get Master Chef

You pay on Whop with the same email as your Dorm Chef account, and the plan unlocks in the app. Places are limited so everyone gets a fast, reliable chef.

Built with care

A kitchen helper should be honest about what it can and can't do.

  • Built on Dorm Chef’s kitchen rules. Code checks recipes against your selected equipment, allergy preferences and food-safety rules before showing them. These checks support your judgment; they do not replace ingredient labels, appliance instructions or a thermometer.

  • Estimates with a clear basis. Calories and protein are calculated from USDA food data and product labels using estimated ingredient portions. Brands, quantities and data matches affect the result. Recipes are not kitchen-tested, and allergy checks cannot certify a dish allergen-free.

  • You choose the camera. A photo goes only when you tap: made smaller on your phone, sent once and never saved.

  • It can't taste your food. A photo can't prove food is cooked or safe. Eggs are done when set all the way through; meat and fish need a food thermometer.

AI Chef questions

Good questionshonest answers

What students ask before they cook with their Kitchen Roommate

Start cooking free
Is it free to open?

Yes, opening AI Chef costs nothing

Make a free Dorm Chef account and chat and cook with Beginner free for 7 days

Do I need a card?

No, the free week needs no card and ends by itself

You only add a card on Whop if you choose a plan

What happens after the free week?

Your saved meals and cook mode stay free

New recipes and chats need Home Cook or Master Chef

Monthly or a pass?

Monthly renews until you cancel on Whop

A semester pass (4 months) or school-year pass (9 months) is paid once and never renews, so nothing charges you over the summer

How do I pay?

In the app, on Whop, with the same email as your Dorm Chef account

Your plan unlocks there, usually within a minute

Is there a limit on places?

Yes, free weeks and each plan have a set number of places, so AI Chef stays fast and affordable

When they’re full the app says so, and new places open as others finish

Anyone already in keeps their place

Is it included in the Starter Kit?

No, the Starter Kit is a separate one-time purchase and works on its own

What do you keep about me?

Your kitchen and saved meals, until you delete them

The chat stays in your browser tab

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