Today we shipped a small but noticeable upgrade to GrindNDine that makes creating, viewing and sharing recipes more delightful.
Here’s what you’ll notice right away:
Smarter units everywhere
- Set your preferred unit system in your profile (Metric or Imperial) and new recipes will follow that preference automatically.
- When you add ingredients the app now offers a cleaner, more focused unit selector so you can enter quantities faster.
- Behind the scenes we made units consistent across profiles and recipes — that means fewer surprises and nicer, more readable ingredient lists.
Why you’ll like it:
- Less fiddling when creating a recipe — choose your favorite unit system once and the app helps you from there.
- Ingredients look neat and consistent when you share recipes with friends.
Sharper images and an easy crop tool
- Uploading images is nicer: photos are now processed to look sharper and avoid the blocky artifacts you might have seen before.
- Thumbnails still stay neat and square for lists and avatars, while the main recipe image keeps its natural look.
- New crop modal: when you upload a photo you can position the most important part of your picture — defaults are sensible (profile photos are square, recipe banners are landscape).
Why you’ll like it:
- Recipe pages look better on large screens — banners are taller and better framed so your photos shine.
- On mobile everything stays compact and readable.
- You control the composition: crop once and the app keeps the areas that matter for both thumbnails and banners.
What's next
- Unit conversions between Metric and Imperial are coming soon — making it easy to switch between cups, grams and ounces.
- We’re also exploring even smaller, faster image formats to make pages load quicker while keeping image quality high.
If you try these features, please tell us what you think — the in-app feedback form is the fastest way to reach us.
— Andreas