Recipe management
Recipe management software, in the same app as your checklists
MaintainIQ includes recipe management software for restaurants. Recipes sit in the same app as your prep lists, line checks and food safety checks, so the cook who preps the food and the manager who checks it use one app.
- Recipes in the same app as your checklists
- Prep lists and line checks to match
- Unlimited users per location
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Recipes
Recipes next to your checklists
The binder in the kitchen is always missing a page. Recipe management is part of MaintainIQ, so recipes sit in the same app your team already uses for checklists and work orders. The recipe cards, spec sheets and plating guides you already have as files can also go in the document library, in folders shared with every location or kept to one.
- Recipes in the same app as your checklists
- Spec sheets and plating guides as files in the document library
- Folders shared with every location, or limited to one
On the line
Pair the recipe with a prep list and a line check
A recipe only helps if the food matches it. Run your prep list as a daily checklist, and add spec questions to the line check before service, such as portion sizes or garnish. A failed item becomes a follow-up task, so the fix does not wait for your next visit.
- Prep lists by shift, with due times
- Line check items as Yes/No, a number or a text note
- Photos as proof, like the plate as it goes out
- Follow-up tasks when something fails
Straight answer
What MaintainIQ recipe management does not do
MaintainIQ does not cost out recipes, scale batch sizes, calculate nutrition, flag allergens, track inventory or connect recipes to your POS. If you need those, use a dedicated costing or back-office tool next to MaintainIQ. Its job is to keep recipes next to the checklists that check the food.
Free templates
Free kitchen checklists
Restaurant BOH (Back Of House) Tasks Checklist
Free restaurant BOH (back of house) tasks checklist for prep, restocking, cleaning, food safety checks and the end-of-shift walk-through in your kitchen.
Free Deli & Prepared Foods Safety Checklist PDF
Free deli and prepared foods safety checklist PDF covering 4-hour slicer cleaning, 7-day date marking, holding temperatures and inspection records.
Restaurant Mid-Shift Checklist
A free restaurant mid-shift checklist for the lull between rushes. Restock, sanitize, check food temperatures and walk the floor before the next wave.
What is recipe management software?
Recipe management software keeps a restaurant's recipes in one place instead of in binders and old printouts. Some tools also cost out and scale recipes. MaintainIQ focuses on keeping recipes in the same app as the prep lists and line checks that confirm the food matches.
Does MaintainIQ have recipe management?
Yes. Recipe management is part of the MaintainIQ app, next to checklists, temperature logs, audits and maintenance. You can also keep spec sheets and plating guides as files in the document library.
Can MaintainIQ cost or scale recipes?
No. MaintainIQ does not cost out recipes, scale batch sizes or calculate nutrition or allergens. For that, use a dedicated costing or back-office tool that connects to your purchasing and sales data, and use MaintainIQ for recipes, checklists, food safety and maintenance.
How do I keep recipes the same at every location?
Keep your recipes and spec sheets in one place, share the folder with every location, then check the food against them. In MaintainIQ that means recipe management and the document library, plus a line check or an internal audit with spec questions for the food.
Where does my team find recipes?
Recipes are part of the MaintainIQ app, the same app your team already uses for checklists and work orders. Schedule a demo and we will show you how recipes work in your kitchen.
Can I keep the recipe cards I already have?
Yes. Recipe cards, spec sheets and plating guides you already have as files can go in the MaintainIQ document library. Put them in folders shared with every location, or limit a folder to one location when a recipe is only made there.
Ready when you are
See recipe management in MaintainIQ
In a 15-minute demo we will show you recipes, prep lists and line checks, and how they would work for your kitchens.
- iPhone, iPad, Android and web
- English and Spanish
- Unlimited users per location
Prefer to talk? Call (888) 534-0261. US-based support.