sassenach Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I love the convenience of recipe blogs, but GOOD GRACIOUS, the ads and pop ups and paragraphs of unnecessary narrative are going to do me in! My computer can hardly keep up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 A few do have links directly to the recipe (at the bottom)... but it does nothing for the ads and pop ups. My computer hates them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara in AZ Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Same!!! I was just introduced to this awesome app called Paprika that will strip the recipe of all of the unnecessary commentary/ads and you can save just the recipe and file them away in the app. It’s super cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I dislike the wordiness just to keep me on the page longer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyacinth Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I just spent an hour browsing recipe sites and YESYESYES to this! I’m not a good cook, so I looked for “easy” or “beginner” or “quick” meals. Good grief. In what world is a list of 18 ingredients with a 45-minute prep time involving chopping, sautéing, puréeing, roasting, grilling, chilling, mixing, and drizzling anything resembling EASY? And then there’s the comments. “This was great! But I made a few adjustments. Used turkey instead of beef, Italian spices instead of Indian, farro instead of rice, asparagus instead of broccoli, cut the butter in half, added potatoes, and I cooked it in my crock pot instead of on the stove.” 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmseB Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I understand why they do it. The recipes are free to the end user. They aren't selling a cookbook but this is their livelihood. It is super annoying, but I have sympathy. Everyone wants free content but developing good recipes, tutorials, etc., is time consuming and requires resources. I'm the same way... I'm not really buying cookbooks anymore. I'm not sure how to square the need to support these food bloggers and also not having any obtrusive ads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Smitten Kitchen doesn't overwhelm me with ads, and I find it easy to skip over the text if I want. I've actually found some good recipes from the Surprise me feature. https://smittenkitchen.com/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 This is one reason why I decided that my blog will not have the ads and pop ups. I do realize, though, that this is how they make their money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Yes, goodness. My poor, old phone can barely load them (constantly reloading just about the time that I make it down to the recipe). I care NOTHING about the blog bits...just the recipes. I love sites that have "jump to recipe." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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