Decido: What to Cook Tonight

It is six in the evening, the fridge is open and your head is empty. Almost everyone knows the question "what should I cook?", and Decido takes it on. Press Start and a few seconds later you get two dish ideas.

The bot runs in Russian right inside a Telegram chat, with no extra apps. The whole point is to stop scrolling recipes for half an hour and choose between two options.

Two ideas instead of a hundred

When the choice is huge, deciding gets harder. Decido offers just two dishes, which saves energy. If neither fits, you can ask for more.

• Quick start. Two simple dinner ideas after pressing Start.
• More options. A new pair of dishes on request.
• Favorites. The /favorites command keeps the dishes you liked.

This way you do not have to recall what you already cooked and what turned out well. 🍳

What is in your fridge

The developer says the bot can suggest dishes from ingredients you already have. That helps when you do not feel like going to the store and leftovers sit unused.

List what you found in the fridge and get an idea of how to turn it into dinner. Less wasted food and fewer extra expenses.

The shopping list

If a chosen dish needs something you lack, the bot can, according to the developer, build a shopping list. You do not have to copy ingredients by hand or keep a recipe open in the store.

Tips for the shop:

1. Check the list against what you already have at home.
2. Buy for two or three dinners at once when dishes share ingredients.
3. Set aside spices you have not used for ages and check their expiry date.

Commands and plans

The commands are few. /about explains what Decido is, and /favorites opens saved dishes. /terms shows conditions and plans, and /paysupport helps with payment questions.

That tells you the service has paid conditions. Prices are not listed in the description, so open /terms and see what is free and what is not before you pay.

Getting the most from the bot

A simple weekday rule: keep a base at home of grains, pasta, eggs, frozen vegetables and canned goods. With that set, almost any idea from the bot turns into dinner in half an hour.

Once a week, look through your favorites and repeat the dishes that worked. Familiar favorites are easier to cook than inventing something new every time. 🍝

Dinner ideas work best as a starting point. A recipe can be adjusted to your family's taste: drop the spicy parts, swap the meat for what you have, change the side dish.

If you have an allergy or a diet, always check a dish's ingredients yourself. The bot suggests ideas but does not replace a doctor or dietitian. 🥗

Who is it for: people tired of deciding the same thing every day. Families, students and anyone who cooks at home and values time. You can try an idea in a minute and save a good one to favorites.