AllrecipesReviews of allrecipes.com

I saw a ginger jam recipe on this site that I wanted to use for canning. Apparently the person created it, “from an orange marmalade recipe they liked and it turned out great”. So I sent it off to be checked. Turns out the recipe is an exact copy of Deliah Smith’s, from the Great British Table, right down to the amount of jars to prep. Stealing recipes as your own is poor form. I won’t be using this site for recipes again.

Somehow—I have no idea how—allrecipes has started spamming the special email address I have that automatically turns an email into a new note in the Evernote app. Every day I get several new Evernotes that I never asked for! I want my account DELETED (not "deactivated"). This is abusive.

I downloaded 1 recipe. They immediately bombarded me with 4 emails a day. I tried unsubscribing 6 times, then reported them as phishing. I still get the emails, but they go to my spam folder. They don't deserve 1 star. This company is trash.

I’ve been trying to have my account deleted since June of 2025, after a few years of use their website has gone downhill. To (supposedly) have your account deleted, you must fill out a form on their third party website — I have since done it twice. After continuing to get spam from them I decided to see if my account was still active, and surprisingly it was. So I decided to reach out to customer service for assistance, which has so far been a bust. The first time Ava (who seems to be the only person in the department since she’s the only person I’ve ever had the “pleasure” of speaking with) sent me a link to the same form I had already filled out, so I filled it out again hoping that maybe I had just messed something up. After another month or so I checked again, and my account was still active. Reaching out a second time I explained the situation in more detail, as well as sending my reference number so they could easily find what they’d need (mind you I used their generic contact information). Ava (here she is again) assured me that the process was underway and that she’d reach out as soon as it was completed. After several months I reached out again after checking that my account was still active, and Ava (no really the same freaking individual) sent me the form again, so I sent back my TWO separate confirmation numbers and asked to speak with a manager. That was early December and it’s now January of 2026, and she hasn’t gotten back to me. So whatever you do, don’t make an account with any site associated with the following: Allrecipes, BHG, Brides, Byrdie, Daily Paws, EatingWell, Entertainment Weekly, Food & Wine, Health, Investopedia, Lifewire, Liquor, Martha Stewart, Parents, People, Real Simple, Serious Eats, Simply Recipes, Southern Living, The Spruce, The Spruce Eats, The Spruce Pets, Thoughtco, Travel + Leisure, Verywell Fit, Verywell Health and Verywell Mind Because of this, I’m now creating a spectacle on Allrecipes — so if you’re reading this and bump into a profile describing the above, please report it so they’ll hopefully remove it.

This would be a 0 if it were a rating option. I looked at AllReceipes for 1 specific receipe that had popped up on a search. I did not subscribe but have been bombarded with emails weekly or more often for 2 months. I have unsubscribed more times that I can count blocked them, reported as spam, and reported as phishing. Yet the emails keep coming. I am looking into reporting them to the Federal Trade Commission. Advice never click on a ALLReceipes for any reason,

Proportions of tapioca for tapioca pudding were wrong ! Needs at least double (1.5 cups). NOT GOOD !

Randomly signed me up for their "newsletter" which is entirely spam. I have made multiple attempts to unsubscribe but I magically am re-added to their mailing list every time. Entirely useless website with terrible business practices with their newsletter, probably to artificially increase their numbers.

I have LOVED this app for years. I was happy to accept ads in proportion to the services. I appreciate that someone has to pay someone for something!! Moving past the last few months of total chaos, today, May 30, 2025. I tried to log in to my account to reconnect with my Collection. I find myself going around in circles. A link to move me forward takes me back to where I was!! Today, I wave goodbye to all the recipes I have saved and loved, and the New management. I appreciate that writing this note is therapy for me. The chances of management reading this is slim to none. Whatever $$ was paid for this program has been squandered by both new buyer and the sellers' ROI.. Short-term thinking. They will rue the day!!!