Cook Mode
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Starting Cook Mode
Open a recipe and tap Start Cooking. You can also press and hold a recipe card and choose Start Cooking.
On a Mac, select a recipe and press ⌘K or choose Recipe > Start Cooking. Cook Mode opens in its own small window that stays in front of your other windows, so you can keep it beside a browser or another recipe.
On iPhone and iPad, Cook Mode fills the screen and keeps it awake for as long as it's open.
Moving through the steps
Cook Mode shows one step at a time in large type, with "Step 3 of 8" at the top.
- iPhone and iPad: swipe left and right, or tap Back and Next.
- Mac: click Back and Next, or use the
←and→keys.
The buttons in the top corner give you:
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| List | Shows the full ingredient list |
| Sparkles | Ask a question about the current step |
| Microphone | Turns voice control on or off |
| Close | Leaves Cook Mode |
Timers
When a step mentions a time, like "bake for 25 minutes", it appears as a timer button under the step. Tap it to start the countdown and tap it again to stop. You can run several timers at once.
On iPhone, running timers also appear on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you can check them without unlocking your phone.
Voice control
Tap the microphone to cook without touching the screen. The first time, Sprig asks for permission to use the microphone and speech recognition. While Sprig is listening, the button turns orange and a bar shows what it heard.
Things you can say:
| Say | What happens |
|---|---|
| "Next", "next step", "continue", "done" | Moves to the next step |
| "Back", "previous", "go back" | Moves to the previous step |
| "Repeat", "read it", "say that again" | Reads the current step aloud |
| "Start timer" | Starts the first timer on this step |
| "Stop timer" | Stops all running timers |
| "Ingredients", "what do I need" | Reads the ingredient list aloud |
| "How much garlic" | Tells you the amount of an ingredient |
| "Can I use oil instead of butter" | Asks the cooking coach (see below) |
| "Stop listening" | Turns voice control off |
You can start a command with "hey chef" if you like, as in "hey chef, next step".
To have each step read aloud as you move to it, turn on Read steps aloud (the speech bubble button in the voice bar).
If you've declined microphone or speech access, Sprig will say so. You can turn both back on in your device's Settings.
Asking questions
Tap the sparkles button, or start a spoken question with "can I", "should I", "what if", "why" or "ask", to get help with the step you're on: substitutions, technique or timing. The answer appears in a card under the step, and is read aloud if voice control is on.
Questions about quantities, like "how much flour", are answered straight from the ingredient list. Other questions use Apple Intelligence on your device, so they need a device where Apple Intelligence is available and turned on.
When you finish
When you close Cook Mode, Sprig asks How did it go? so you can rate the dish and jot down a note for next time. Tap Skip if you'd rather not. See Cooking Journal.