Shared Household Mode
LiveCreate a household, invite members, assign meal prep or shopping tasks, view a recent activity feed, and coordinate grocery ordering with role-aware permissions across pantry and grocery surfaces.
2026 feature wave
What's new in ChefsPantry
All six feature-wave epics have shipped. Here's everything that's live and ready for you to use today.
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Budget flexibility plus optimization priorities in onboarding and preferences
Clearer onboarding: plan-size guidance explains how weeks and meals per week combine, with a live total-meals summary and per-person budget breakdown
Waste prevention dashboard metrics with weekly and monthly trend views
Use It Up suggestions based on near-expiry pantry items
Expanded meal generation context with budget and optimization controls
Household meal and shopping assignments with role-aware status updates
Recipe Import review with confidence warnings and beginner-friendly instruction simplification
Multi-source pantry intelligence: photo scan with purchase-primed AI, receipt scanning, and one-tap grocery order sync
Improved preferences and settings with helper text on budget sliders, household scaling, and regeneration actions
Tonight's Dinner: AI-powered suggestions using pantry items with coverage percentages and rescued-ingredient highlights
Recipe photo import: upload a picture of any recipe and get AI-transcribed ingredients and instructions
Meal detail pages with prep/cook times, estimated cost, calories, difficulty, and one-tap cook mode launch
Lower-cost meal substitution suggestions that respect dietary style, allergies, and dislikes
Use It Up recipe generator: AI meals built around expiring pantry items
Kroger account linking via OAuth with direct cart integration from Settings
Grocery order tracking with status timeline, ZIP routing, and item verification breakdown
Household meal and grocery coordination with role-based access
Cook mode voice commands, serving-size scaling (1–24), embedded timers, and swipe navigation
Theme selection (light, dark, system), Reduce Transparency toggle, and configurable email reminder times
Daily expiry alerts via email and optional push notifications with quiet hours and frequency caps
Passkey sign-in nudge for faster, passwordless authentication
Retailer selection during onboarding — choose your preferred stores instead of hardcoded defaults
Budget flexibility picker during onboarding (strict, balanced, flexible)
Onboarding welcome tour explaining how the AI learns and improves over time
Allergies and disliked foods editable any time from Preferences
Push notification toggle in Preferences
Expiry alert threshold slider (1–14 days) in Preferences
Weekly digest email day picker in Preferences
Use It Up button in Pantry: select items and generate AI recipes on the spot
Order cancellation from order detail page
Household activity feed showing who did what and when
GDPR data export request from Settings
Voice command hints in Cook Mode explaining available commands
Fine-tune nudge banner on dashboard encouraging users to explore Preferences
Shipped in this feature wave
Waste Rescue Engine 2.0
LiveDaily expiry alerts with configurable thresholds (1–14 days), rescue scoring, “Use It Up” button in Pantry for selecting items and generating AI recipes, push notification toggle, and measurable waste-avoided and savings metrics on the dashboard.
Budget-Aware Meal Planning
LiveSet weekly budget targets with strict, balanced, or flexible spending modes. Tune optimization weights for cost, speed, health, and waste. Regenerate plans with budget guardrails, per-person cost breakdowns, and lower-cost substitution suggestions.
Recipe Import + Recipe Box
LiveImport recipes from URLs or photos, review low-confidence ingredients, optionally simplify instructions, save to your Recipe Box, and schedule directly into meal plans.
Cook Mode Completion
LiveStep-by-step guidance with voice commands, embedded timers, serving-size scaling, swipe navigation, session resume, pantry deduction on completion, and post-cook feedback collection.
Smarter Grocery Execution
LiveKroger account linking, order tracking with status timelines, ZIP-based routing, substitution suggestions, and basket strategy recommendations for pickup and delivery.
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Product and engineering documentation is updated in-repo for each epic, including API expectations, rollout gates, and known constraints.