Worked example · simulated scenario

Trying an Extra Ingredient Without Saving It

Finding a little extra milk can change lunch options before there is time to update every kitchen record. A temporary search amount lets the cook check that possibility without silently creating a new saved carton.

The stock records contain no milk, but a cook has found 100 mL and wants to preview recipe matches.

Try the amount in one search

1. Open What Can I Cook? and enter Milk as the additional ingredient.
2. Enter 100 and choose mL, then check recipes.
3. Open inventory and inspect the batch list.

The search changes, the pantry does not

The matching calculation includes 100 mL milk for this search. No new milk batch is saved in inventory.

The amount contributes only to the current match calculation. Save a proper inventory batch separately if it should remain available to the other tools and later visits.

Add a real batch with its package dates if you want future tools to use the milk.