How the meal picker works
Pick one or more cuisines — or leave it on All — and press the button. The picker cycles through the matching dishes and lands on one at random, with a one-line description so you know what you're getting into. Not feeling it? Press again; the picker never repeats the same dish twice in a row. When a dish sticks, "Find a recipe" opens a search for it in a new tab.
Why deciding dinner is so hard
By evening you've already made hundreds of small decisions, and "what should we eat?" arrives exactly when your decision budget is empty. The result is the same five meals on rotation — not because you don't like other food, but because recalling options is work. A random picker does the recalling for you, and its best trick is the veto test: if the result makes you think "ugh, no", you've just learned what you actually want.
Breaking out of the rotation rut
- One new dish a week. Let the picker choose it — the rest of the week stays comfortable.
- Cuisine nights. Lock the filter to one cuisine and let chance pick within it — "Thai Thursday" writes itself.
- Cook once, eat twice. Many dishes here (curries, stews, braises) taste better the next day.
- Keep a hit list. When a random pick lands well, note it — you're building next month's rotation.
Frequently asked questions
Is the pick truly random?
Yes — every dish in your chosen filter has an equal chance, and the cycling animation is just for suspense. The only rule is no immediate repeats.
Can you add dietary filters?
Vegetarian and quick-meal filters are on our list. If you'd use them — or want a cuisine we're missing — tell us via the contact page.
Is anything tracked?
No. Picks happen entirely on your device — nothing is stored or transmitted.