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What is Savor?
Savor is a social cooking app for friends and family who want to cook together from anywhere. It brings recipe ideas, group voting, scheduling, grocery lists, and cooking instructions into one shared experience.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to plan a cooking night, join a group, use your membership, and get help from Savor.
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Getting started
Getting started
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How does a Savor cooking group work?
Your group is the circle of people you cook with. A Savor is one cooking night within that group, with its own dates, recipe votes, and confirmed plan. Create the group once, invite friends, and return to it whenever you want to plan another Savor. Past Savors stay in the group's history.
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How do I create a group and invite friends?
Sign in with an active membership, open Groups, and choose Create group. Add a name and an optional note, then create the group. Use Invite to share a join link or invite friends from the group page. Any joined member with active membership can invite friends and plan a Savor; the group owner manages its name and notes.
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Do we need to be in the same kitchen?
No. Savor is designed for people cooking in different homes. When it is time to cook, start your usual video call or FaceTime and follow the same recipe together.
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Does everyone need a Savor account?
Yes. Open the invitation link, sign in, and activate membership if needed. Then choose Join group. You can set your dietary and schedule preferences after joining. Voting happens separately on each Savor once its host opens voting.
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Can I join or host more than one group?
Yes. Members can host and join unlimited groups, so you can plan separate cooking nights with different friends, relatives, or group chats.
Planning and scheduling
Planning and scheduling
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How do I plan and schedule a Savor?
Open your group and choose Plan a Savor. Add an optional note about the occasion, then select Pick Food & Dates. Review the date suggestions and recipe recommendations, adjust the options, and choose Start voting when the plan is ready for your group. The member who creates that Savor is its host.
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How do preferences affect recommendations?
Set dietary preferences, favorite recipes, and availability in Preferences. You can add regular availability and exceptions for specific dates. Savor uses the group's saved preferences to suggest dates and recipes. Review ingredients and any dietary conflicts together before choosing your shared recipe.
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How do I vote on recipes and dates?
Open the Savor after voting starts and rank the recipes and dates with your favorite first. When multiple dates are offered, move dates you cannot attend below the unavailable divider. Changes save as you go; choose Done voting to submit the displayed order, including choices you have not moved. Check the date's displayed time zone before voting.
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How is the final date and recipe chosen?
The host chooses Close voting and reviews the proposed winning recipe and date, including who has not voted. Confirming that dialog closes voting and confirms the winning plan. If voting has closed but confirmation is still pending, use Confirm Savor. Participants receive the plan through their available notification channels.
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Can the host change or cancel a confirmed Savor?
Yes. Use Change plan on the confirmed Savor to change its date or selected recipe and explain why. Participants are notified of the update; replacement recipe cards may arrive late. The host can also cancel a Savor. Always check the current Savor page for the latest plan.
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What if I cannot make one Savor?
Choose I can’t make this Savor on that Savor's page. You stay in the group for future cooking nights. If your plans change while participation is still open, choose I can make it after all. Friends who join the group after voting starts can ask the host to add them to that Savor.
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Do we need a new group for every cooking night?
No. Return to the existing group and choose Plan a Savor again. Any joined member with active membership can host the next one, so you can take turns while keeping your people, group notes, and cooking history together.
Recipes and cooking
Recipes and cooking
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Where can I browse recipes and Recipe Recs?
Open Recipes for the Savor recipe library or Recs for recommendations, including recipes from other creators and books. Recipe Recs can be filtered by recipe type or video. Use View recipe or View book to visit the original source. You can browse publicly; sign in to read full published Savor recipes and save your favorites.
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How do I save a recipe to My Recipes?
On a Savor recipe, choose Save or Add to My Recipes. On Recipe Recs, use Save to My Recipes when that recommendation has a saveable recipe. If you are signed out, choose Save recipe and sign in to finish saving it. Open My Recipes to find your saved collection; a Saved link on a recommendation opens your copy.
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Can I save recipes without a paid membership?
Yes. A free account can save up to 5 recipes. Active members can save unlimited recipes and use Text Savor. Some Recipe Recs are links to books or outside websites and do not have a saveable Savor recipe.
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Can I add recipes from links or photos?
Yes. Members can text Savor a recipe link or photo and ask it to import the recipe into My Recipes. Open the saved copy on the website to review the ingredients and instructions and make your own edits. Accounts with access to the website's Import Recipe tool can also import links, photos, or pasted text there.
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Can I change the serving size or print a recipe?
Use the recipe's scaling control to adjust ingredient amounts for your kitchen. Gram weights appear where the recipe provides them. Open Print for a printable recipe at the selected scale. Check the cookware and cooking steps before starting, since changing quantities can also affect the equipment or time you need.
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What does a Savor recipe include?
Savor recipes include a categorized grocery list, cookware guidance, and step-by-step cooking instructions. Many recipes also include a cooking overview video when one is available.
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Do I need special cooking equipment?
Most Savor recipes work with a basic kitchen setup. Every recipe lists its cookware, so you can check what you need before choosing it. When a specialized tool is helpful, the recipe calls it out.
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How do grocery lists work?
Each recipe organizes its ingredients into a grocery list so every cook can shop from the same plan and check off what they need at the store.
Recipe cards and mail club
Recipe cards and mail club
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What does Savor send in the mail?
Membership includes a monthly mail club with a pre-release recipe card before the recipe goes live on Savor. For a confirmed virtual Savor, participants also receive a card for the chosen recipe. You shop for the ingredients using the recipe's grocery list.
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Do I need to plan a Savor to receive the monthly mail club?
No. The monthly mail club is a membership benefit, so you can enjoy it even in months when your group does not cook together. Keep an active membership and a current mail club address on your account.
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How do I add or change my mailing address?
Open Membership and use Add address or Change address in your membership details. Select the address where you want to receive the monthly recipe card. Gift recipients sign in with the email that received the gift and add their own mailing address.
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How far ahead should we confirm for recipe cards to arrive?
Aim to confirm at least seven days before your cooking date. Savor shows a vote-by date and flags plans with less time for mailing. This is planning guidance, not a guaranteed delivery date. If a card is delayed or the plan changes, open the current recipe online or print it and contact hello@savor.cooking for mail help.
Membership
Membership
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How much does Savor membership cost?
Membership is $5 per month or $50 per year. Eligible new monthly subscribers get their first month free; the annual plan is billed yearly. You can cancel a subscription anytime, and access continues through the end of the current billing period.
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What is included with membership?
Membership includes unlimited groups and saved recipes, Text Savor access, and the monthly mail club. The mail club sends a pre-release recipe card to your door before it goes live on Savor.
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Can I give Savor membership as a gift?
Yes. Choose Gift on the membership page, select the number of months, enter the recipient's email, and choose a start date. You can include a personal note. Savor emails the gift on that date, and the recipient signs in with that email to use it and add their mailing address. Gifts are prepaid for the selected term.
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What payment methods do you accept?
Savor accepts major credit and debit cards through its secure checkout. Apple Pay or Google Pay may also appear when they are available on your device and browser.
Text Savor
Text Savor
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What can I text Savor about?
Members can text Savor for recipe ideas, substitutions, measurement conversions, and cooking questions. You can ask it to find or save recipes, import a recipe from a link or photo, make a grocery list, check group plans, or help plan and vote on a Savor. Your group role determines which planning changes you can make.
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How do I start or resume Savor messages?
Sign in with an active membership, open Message from the Savor menu, and choose Text Savor. Send the message from your messaging app and follow any account-connection instructions Savor sends back. You can then return to that conversation for cooking help. If proactive reminders are paused, you can still send Savor a message directly.
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How do I save a recipe by text and find it on the website?
After Savor finds a recipe, ask it to save that recipe to My Recipes. You can also send a recipe link or photo and ask it to import it. Open My Recipes on the website using the same account connected to your messages to find the saved recipe and make your own edits.
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Can I create groups and plan Savors by text?
Yes. Tell Savor which group you mean, or ask it to create one. Members can get invitation links, plan a Savor, and submit their own votes. The host controls the plan. For actions such as closing voting, confirming a plan, changing a confirmed plan, or canceling, Savor sends a preview and a six-digit code. Reply with that code to apply the change.
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How do I manage Savor reminders?
Open Preferences and use Notifications to manage email and text updates. Text updates need a connected messaging number. Keep at least one notification channel enabled so you can receive voting invitations and plan changes. Your reminder settings are separate from asking Savor for help in a direct message.
Support
Support
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Who do I contact if I need help?
Email hello@savor.cooking with your question and any details that will help us understand what happened. The Savor team will get back to you as soon as possible.