Now in beta -- Advanced Search Options
One of the most popular feature requests has been to improve searching to explicitly include or exclude ingredients. We're pleased to announce that a beta version of this is now live, on www.bigoven.com.
Simply issue any search on BigOven.com the way you normally would, and click the '[more options]' link that you'll see on the search results page. That lets you further customize your search, adding ingredient keywords for explicit inclusion or exclusion.
Want to only see salads with feta cheese and tomatoes? Easy.
Or, do you have an aversion to cauliflower? Allergic to peanuts? No problem.
Just enter the keyword text you'd like to explicitly include or eliminate, and click "Search BigOven!". Those terms will be used to further refine your search.
NOTE: Currently, BigOven does text searches based on what you enter into those textboxes. This means that if you're allergic to wheat, you should probably enter things like "wheat" in one box and "flour" in another box and maybe even "breadcrumbs" in another box, and then carefully examine the recipe itself to see if it meets your criteria. Additionally, pay close attention to the singular and plural forms of the word(s) you're looking to include or exclude -- at this writing, excluding the team "anchovies" from your search might still return a recipe if it's got 1 and only "anchovy" (because the word "anchovy" is not the same as "anchovies"). Make sense?
We agree it's not perfect, but it's a pretty handy tool that can helpyou zero in on the recipes that are just right for you.
Happy cooking!
