Hate Recipe Paywalls!

[Anonymous]

I hate sites like NYT and Bon Appetite who require you to pay to access recipes. All the recipes are already on the internet somewhere. Someone already made the recipe and posted it on their site. I can get it for free. And I hate their Facebook page. If you are posting on social media, everyone should be able access the recipe. You are advertising. Rant over!!!

[Anonymous]

I hate that you have to scroll through the author’s fond memories of cooking with nonna and 12784 ads to get to an actual recipe!

[Anonymous]

Totally agree with both of you.

[Anonymous]

Cheapskate.

[Anonymous]

Here is my problem. I read the NYTs online pretty much from the day they published. They put in the pay wall over time and I eventually broke and paid. The log in wouldn't work and I basically couldn't access it anyhow. The recipes are regrettable but *shrug* I tried paying for a subscription only to receive a denial of service, so nothing I can do. I ended up cancelling.

[Anonymous]

Like you said OP, they’re all the same recipes you get on the free sites. Just go to the free site. I pay for the subscriptions because I want to support the newspaper, etc.

[Anonymous]

I’m annoyed because I actually have Gourmet and Bon Appetit in my basement. So I just need the month and year and I’ll go get the paper version.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cheapskate.

It’s not being cheap. If you are advertising on social media, let people click on the recipe!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cheapskate.

It’s not being cheap. If you are advertising on social media, let people click on the recipe!!

But they are advertising SO you will pay. Thats the reason they are advertising. That's like saying If you are advertising your new novel on Facebook, let people read it for free! The reason you advertise is to get people to buy.

I hate recipe paywalls, too, but I understand that publications of all sorts need revenue to exist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate that you have to scroll through the author’s fond memories of cooking with nonna and 12784 ads to get to an actual recipe!

And then there is a whole section just describing the ingredients. Like what more can you say about bacon!

[Anonymous]

I pay for both. It's worth it to me. If I'm making dinner every night, I need the inspiration sometimes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cheapskate.

It’s not being cheap. If you are advertising on social media, let people click on the recipe!!

They’re running a business, not a charity. You are free to find the recipes elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cheapskate.

It’s not being cheap. If you are advertising on social media, let people click on the recipe!!

But they are advertising SO you will pay. Thats the reason they are advertising. That's like saying If you are advertising your new novel on Facebook, let people read it for free! The reason you advertise is to get people to buy.

I hate recipe paywalls, too, but I understand that publications of all sorts need revenue to exist.

They are basically looking for suckers who will pay. Most savvy internet cooks know how to get the recipe for free.

Taste of Home, Smitten Kitchen, All Recipes is all free. No need to pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cheapskate.

It’s not being cheap. If you are advertising on social media, let people click on the recipe!!

But they are advertising SO you will pay. Thats the reason they are advertising. That's like saying If you are advertising your new novel on Facebook, let people read it for free! The reason you advertise is to get people to buy.

I hate recipe paywalls, too, but I understand that publications of all sorts need revenue to exist.

They are basically looking for suckers who will pay. Most savvy internet cooks know how to get the recipe for free.

Taste of Home, Smitten Kitchen, All Recipes is all free. No need to pay.

So don’t pay. Weird rant.

[Anonymous]

Those are physical companies that have overhead and actual staff. I get NYT recipes because I pay for The NY Times. I like having some actual independent journalism out there. If you say the recipes are everywhere, why are you concerned that you can’t get into one or two sites? Do you value the testing, research, or reliability of those sites? Then pay. I don’t pay for a lot of things to see them the first time, but if I use them for a while, I pay because you truly don’t get something for nothing.

Or go to YouTube. That’s where I go first now to see what the dish is all about.