Nothing in the fridge? Wrong.

Dead Pantry Chef

Resurrect forgotten leftovers into a proper meal. Type what you've got or photograph the shelf — get a recipe you'll actually cook tonight.

Free to use · 3 recipes a day · no card needed

What it does

A kitchen assistant for the almost-empty fridge

Leftovers in, recipe out

List whatever's lurking in the fridge and get a full recipe built around it — filtered by cuisine, allergies, spice and food type.

Snap your fridge

Too tired to type? Photograph your shelf and the chef reads the ingredients straight off the picture.

Smart pantry tracking

Scan barcodes, log expiry dates, and get nudged before food dies. Recipes prioritize whatever expires soonest.

Shopping list that syncs

Tick the ingredients you're missing straight from a recipe, then export the list as text or CSV.

Perfect cook times

Beef, steak cuts, chicken, turkey, lamb, fish and eggs — dial in weight and doneness for exact timings.

Waste less, spend less

Pantry-first mode cooks what you already own before it asks you to buy anything new.

How it works

Three steps from scraps to supper

  1. 01

    Empty the fridge into the app

    Type ingredients as chips or upload a photo. Half a lemon and tired spinach counts.

  2. 02

    Set your rules

    Cuisine, allergies, spice level, food type and recipe style — plus macros if you're premium.

  3. 03

    Cook it, step by step

    Short, plain-language steps, a picture of the finished dish, and a hands-free walkthrough player.

In the app

The bits people pay for

A look at premium: macro breakdowns, a pantry that warns you, and step-by-step cook mode.

Dead Pantry Chef app screen: Macros, done for you

Macros, done for you

Every recipe comes with calories, protein, carbs, fat — and exactly what it does for your body.

Dead Pantry Chef app screen: Nothing dies in the fridge

Nothing dies in the fridge

Barcode scanning and expiry alerts, with a rescue recipe already conjured for whatever's about to turn.

Dead Pantry Chef app screen: Hands-free cooking mode

Hands-free cooking mode

One step at a time with built-in timers, so you never touch a greasy screen mid-sear.

Premium

For people who cook on purpose

  • Macro & nutrition targets with body-benefit breakdowns
  • Step-by-step video walkthrough mode
  • Diary export for calorie & macro tracking
  • Weekly meal planner with one-tap grocery sync
  • Batch & family scaling with plating tips
  • Waste and savings dashboard
  • Shared household pantry

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Get early access to new features

Be the first to try meal planning, batch & family scaling, waste tracking, and shared household pantries.

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Your fridge isn't empty. It's just unimaginative.

Give the chef three sad ingredients and see what comes back.

Start cooking