A shopping list collects the recipe quantities you selected. It can add compatible amounts, but it should not decide that similar names are interchangeable ingredients.
Choose what belongs in the list
Open the recipes you want to include and check their target servings. Build the shopping list from the reviewed amounts. A recipe scaled for nine should contribute its nine-serving amounts, not its original six-serving amounts.
Check that unresolved rows and preparation notes remain visible. They may need a buying decision even when they cannot be included in a numeric total.
Review the grouped rows
Rows combine when they have the same ingredient identity, state, and preparation text, with compatible units. Mass units are normalized to grams, and defined volume units to millilitres. Two matching butter rows of 135 g and 45 g give 180 g.
Mass and volume remain separate shopping totals; the list does not use density to merge them automatically. Source measures also stay tied to their selected reference. Changing a row’s displayed result unit does not change its original quantity or shopping-group basis.
Check manual names and package counts
Unmatched manual ingredients stay separate. If two rows represent the same directory ingredient, choose that ingredient and the matching state in each recipe row before rebuilding the list. A spelling similarity alone does not confirm identity.
Package counts need review because sizes can differ. Keep the package details in the original text or notes. To obtain a numeric shopping total, enter the reviewed amount in a supported mass or volume unit rather than inventing a package-to-weight conversion.
Use check marks deliberately
Check off an item when you have accounted for it. A check mark does not alter the recipe amount or convert an estimate into a measured value.
Before exporting or printing, choose whether the output includes checked items and inspect the preview. Keep preparation notes that explain what to buy, such as chopped, unsweetened, or a particular ingredient state.
Separate buying amounts from recipe amounts
You may buy a larger package than the calculated total. Treat that as a shopping decision rather than changing the recipe’s exact amount. Keep the calculated quantity available so a larger purchase does not accidentally become a larger ingredient addition.