Who CookAids Is For
CookAids is for home cooks who are already in the middle of a recipe and need a number: a cup weight, a new serving count, an oven mark, or a roast time. It is a toolkit, not a class and not a restaurant account.
Home cooks in the middle of a recipe
The tools assume you have a recipe open and a question in the way. How many grams is this cup of flour? What if six people are coming instead of four? What is 180°C on a Fahrenheit dial? How long for this chicken breast?
You can answer those on the tools page without signing up. The cooking-time example CookAids publishes for chicken breast — 375°F (190°C), about 20–30 minutes, 165°F (74°C) inside — is the kind of check the site is for. It is a starting clock, not a guarantee.
Bakers converting cups, grams, and oven marks
Bakers hit unit mismatches more often than weeknight cooks: US cups against gram recipes, butter sticks against tablespoons, fresh yeast against instant, and a round pan against a square one. CookAids splits those jobs into their own calculators — measurement, butter, yeast, and pan size — so you are not guessing which chart applies.
The measurement list includes all-purpose, bread, cake, and whole-wheat flour as separate cup weights (120 g, 127 g, 100 g, and 130 g). That matters when a single “1 cup flour = 120 g” line would be the wrong flour.
Who should look elsewhere
CookAids is a poor fit if you want a weekly meal plan, a grocery delivery service, or a chef standing in for food safety. It will not tell you that a dish is done. The site says clocks estimate and a thermometer decides.
If you want budget meal planning rather than unit math, CookAids points readers to its sister site The Penny-Wise Palate. If you want a paper copy of the charts, the $7.99 packs in the shop are the paid option. The calculators themselves stay free.
Common questions
Who is CookAids for?
Home cooks and bakers who need free unit conversions, recipe scaling, oven marks, or cooking-time estimates while they cook. It is not a culinary course or a meal kit.
Is CookAids only for professional chefs?
No. The tools are written for home cooks. You do not need an account, and the calculators are free.
What if I want paper charts instead of a browser tool?
The shop sells three PDF packs — conversions, scaling tables, and a mid-cook timer guide — for $7.99 each, or all three together for $7.99.