> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.trysouschef.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Pin recipes you’re cooking now in Souschef

> Keep up to 5 recipes in a floating now-cooking tray so you can jump between a main dish and sides without losing your place.

export const SUBSCRIPTION_ENABLED = false;

{SUBSCRIPTION_ENABLED ? (
<a href="/billing/free-plan" className="help-availability-badge">
  <Badge icon="circle-check" color="green" shape="pill">
    Included in Free plan
  </Badge>
</a>
) : (
<span className="help-availability-badge">
  <Badge icon="circle-check" color="green" shape="pill">
    Free
  </Badge>
</span>
)}

This feature is included in the free version of Souschef.

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</div>

Pinning is a short-term workspace for what you’re cooking right now — a main dish plus sides — not another bookmark list. Keep up to **5** recipes in a floating tray so you can jump between them without losing your place.

## Pin a recipe

You can pin a saved recipe from your library, a collection, or the recipe itself. Tap **Pin**. A filled pin means the recipe is pinned.

<Info>
  📸 Screenshot needed: recipe or collection with the Pin control highlighted
  (filled pin = pinned).
</Info>

<Warning>
  You can pin up to 5 recipes. Trying a sixth shows **You can pin up to 5
  recipes.**
</Warning>

## Open the workspace

A pill with stacked thumbnails appears over **Bookmarks** and recipe screens. Tap it to open the workspace.

<Info>
  📸 Screenshot needed: Bookmarks or recipe screen with the stacked-thumbnail
  pin pill.
</Info>

The pill hides on other tabs — for example the shopping list and planner — so it doesn’t sit on every screen.

## Cook from pinned recipes

In the workspace you can:

* Open a full recipe
* Switch recipes with the thumbnails at the bottom
* Start **Step by Step** [Cooking Mode](/using/cooking-mode) — your screen stays awake while you cook
* Add ingredients from **all** pinned recipes to a [shopping list](/using/shopping-list)

<Info>
  📸 Screenshot needed: pinned workspace with a full recipe and bottom
  thumbnails for switching.
</Info>

Close the workspace when you’re done. Pins stay until you unpin them, you hit the 5-recipe cap, or you sign out.

<Note>
  Pins live on this device only and are not synced. They clear when you sign
  out. If a recipe disappears, it drops off the tray.
</Note>

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## Still need help?

If you have questions or run into anything unexpected, our team is happy to help. [Contact support](/troubleshooting/contact-support)

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**Related articles**

* [How to use Cooking Mode](/using/cooking-mode)
* [Shopping List](/using/shopping-list)
* [Organize & Search](/using/organize-and-search)
* [Shared collections](/using/shared-collections)