Zap.Cooking: The Recipe Site That Actually Gives You the Recipe
We've all been there. You search for a simple recipe and end up scrolling through someone's entire life story, dodging pop-up ads, and fighting cookie consent banners—just to find out how long to bake the chicken.
I recently talked to Seth, the creator of Zap.Cooking, a refreshingly simple recipe-sharing platform. His approach? Cut the clutter. Just share the food.
Why Another Recipe Site?
Seth got tired of the noise. Social media had become exhausting—divisive, performative, and draining. He wanted to build something that brought people together instead of pushing them apart.
"It was just like this free feeling of coming over to this place where you could just talk about anything."
So he built a space for foodies to share recipes without the typical blog bloat.
No Ads. No Life Stories. Just Recipes.
The appeal of Zap.Cooking is its simplicity. No scrolling through a 2,000-word essay about someone's grandmother before you get to the ingredient list. No autoplay videos. No sponsored content interrupting your flow.
"Let's make something that's simple, that is easy for people to use, that you don't have to go through the whole Christmas tale of how it came to be."
It's peer-to-peer recipe sharing. Real people sharing real food with each other. One of the community favorites? "Bevo's Wooster and Chips"—proof that great recipes don't have to be complicated.
A Social Network for Food
Think of it as a community kitchen. People share what they're cooking, discover new ideas, and connect over their love of food—without algorithms deciding what you see.
If you're looking for a calmer corner of the internet where food is the focus, Zap.Cooking is worth a visit.
Heather Larson