There are three different types of Cooking comments:

• All - All public comments
• Most Helpful - The most popular comments sorted by upvotes
• Private - These notes are only visible to you (Available to Cooking and All Access subscribers only)

Reading Cooking comments differs slightly between a web browser and the iOS and Android Cooking apps.

Web Browser

You can read comments at the bottom of every recipe page. To read the most popular public comments, select the Most Helpful tab. 

Cooking Apps

You can read comments by selecting Comments (below the recipe Rating) from any recipe page. To read the most popular comments, select the Most Helpful tab. 

Anyone can write a public comment as long as they have registered for a New York Times account. To write a public comment, select the text field beneath Add Comment on a web browser or Add a comment on the mobile apps to start your draft. You are required to enter a name that will appear alongside your note.

Once you’ve written your comment, select Submit on a web browser or Post Comment in the Cooking Apps.

Note: Your name and comment will both appear publicly in the Comments section if approved. 

Some tips on what makes a comment great:

• Attempt the recipe before you comment. 
• Provide constructive information for future readers about your experience making the recipe. 
• Write in standard format, not in all capital letters.

You cannot change or make edits to a public comment once it’s been submitted. Therefore, we recommend that you check for grammatical, spelling or accuracy errors in your comment before submitting.  

Comments are either approved or rejected, and are not edited by The New York Times. However, we reserve the right to edit a comment that is quoted or excerpted on NYTimes.com or on our affiliate blogs. In those cases, we may fix spelling, grammar or punctuation.

To recommend, or upvote, a comment you like or agree with, select the Is this helpful? button or the thumbs up icon underneath the comment: 

The comments with the most votes appear at the top of the Most Helpful section.

The New York Times Cooking team reviews all comment submissions. This creates a moderated space where our readers can exchange useful information about a recipe and rely on comments as a trustworthy source for feedback and tips.

Since comments are moderated, they do not appear on the site until they have been approved. Comments are typically posted faster during business hours, and less frequently in the evening and on weekends. 

It’s okay if you don’t like a certain recipe or the ingredients listed; New York Times Cooking welcomes feedback on our recipes, particularly constructive information for future readers that relates to the recipe in question. 

The following will not be permitted:  

• Name-calling, personal attacks, obscenity, vulgarity, profanity, commercial promotion, impersonations, incoherence, and SHOUTING.
• Personal attacks against our staff. 
• Excessive comments on the moderation policies of The New York Times. The New York Times will not allow comments to become inundated with discussions of our moderation policies, and the Cooking team will moderate accordingly. 

The New York Times reserves the right to display comments in a variety of ways, including within the text of articles or in advertisements. Once your comment is published, it can be found in search results on websites like Google and Yahoo. 

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Subscribers with Cooking or All Access (included with Home Delivery) subscriptions can add Private notes on recipes. These notes are accessible in the Cooking app and in a web browser. 

On web, select Private in the Cooking Notes section to write a note that’s visible only to you. On the app, select Add a Note in the Your Private Notes section below the Preparation steps.

Next time you make the recipe, you can view your Private notes in the same spot.We recommend you save your recipes to your Recipe Box so you can find your private notes faster the next time you’re ready to start cooking.