Find out which recipes readers really cook
Ask readers whether they cooked the dish, whether it worked and what was missing from the recipe. Each question below comes with when to ask it and what the answer tells you.
What recipe feedback survey questions tell you
Recipe feedback survey questions ask readers whether they cooked the dish, whether it worked the first time, what was missing and how much time they have on a weeknight. Page views show who looked at a recipe. These answers show who cooked it and where it went wrong.
Place the survey at the end of the recipe page, where readers come back after cooking, and share the link in your food newsletter a few days after a recipe runs. Two or three questions suit a recipe; keep the cooking habit questions for a reader survey.
Each written answer gets a theme and a sentiment, so recipes that failed for several readers are easy to find. Give each response an owner in the inbox, and pass the failures to your recipe tester.
- Questions
- 12
- Best asked
- After the reader has cooked the dish
- Industry
- Media
- Where to find them
- From library in the Usertick survey editor, on every plan
The 12 recipes and lifestyle questions, with when to ask each
Grouped by what they tell you. Use them as they are or change the wording.
After cooking the recipe
Ask these at the end of the method, for readers who come back after cooking.
- 03Stars
How would you rate this recipe?
A five star rating for the recipe. Results shows the average and the share who gave four or more; place it at the end of the method for readers who cooked.
- 04Yes / No
Did the recipe work the first time?
A plain yes or no on success. Select No in Results to read what went wrong, and pass it to the recipe tester.
- 08Multiple choice
How were the ingredients to find?
How easy the ingredients were to find, in three answers. Results shows a donut with each share; many hard to find answers suggest a swap note on that recipe.
- 12File upload
Share a photo of the dish you made
A photo of the finished dish, attached to the answer. Results shows a gallery of the files, with picture location data removed on upload. File upload is on every plan, 1 per survey on Free.
Who cooks and how
The habits behind the ratings, worth asking in a reader survey before you plan the next season of recipes.
- 01Yes / No
Have you cooked one of our recipes?
Splits readers who cook from those who browse. Select No in Results to see what those readers look for, which may be ideas more than instructions.
- 11Number
How many of our recipes have you cooked?
How many of your recipes the reader has cooked, typed as a number. Results shows the median and the middle half, a measure of how often recipes reach the stove.
- 07Ruler
How many minutes do you have to cook on a weeknight?
Minutes the reader has to cook on a weeknight, on a ruler up to ninety. Results shows the median and the middle half, a guide for your quick weeknight recipes.
- 09Big scale
How confident are you in the kitchen?
How confident the reader feels in the kitchen, from one to ten. Results shows the average and a column per step; select the low steps to see what beginners ask for.
What to publish next
Use these when you change the recipe template or plan the lifestyle sections.
- 02Multiple choice
What do you look for in a recipe?
The one thing a reader wants most in a recipe. Results shows a donut with each share; lead your recipe pages with the answer at the top.
- 05Multiple choice
What is missing from our recipes?
Readers pick everything missing, from step photos to cost per portion. Results shows a bar per option, a short list for your recipe template.
- 06Text
Which dish should we write a recipe for?
An open question for dishes to write up. Each answer gets a theme, so seasonal requests are easy to spot when you plan the next month.
- 10Multiple choice
Which lifestyle sections do you read?
Readers pick every lifestyle section they read, from food to relationships. Results shows a bar per section, a guide to where to spend your lifestyle budget.
Tips for asking about recipes and lifestyle
Small choices that get honest, useful answers.
- 01
Ask at the end of the method
Place the survey inside the page after the last step, where a reader who cooked comes back to leave a rating.
- 02
Ask in the newsletter later
Share the link in your food newsletter with a tag per recipe, so readers who cooked over the weekend can answer.
- 03
Ask before you change the template
Run the question on what is missing before you add videos or cost per portion to every recipe.
- 04
Invite photos of the dish
Add the photo question last (1 per survey on Free), and ask permission before you publish a reader's photo.
Add these questions to a survey
From the library to the first answers.
- 1
Open the library
In the Usertick survey editor, choose From library, filter by industry and topic, and add several questions at once.
- 2
Or paste your own list
Paste questions reads up to 10 questions from any text on Free, 100 on Starter and 200 on Pro and above, keeps your wording and picks an answer type for each.
- 3
Choose where it runs
Show the survey on your website, send it by email, share its link and QR code, or switch it to a conversation.
- 4
Read the answers
Results counts every score and choice, and Usertick reads each written answer and files it by topic, on every plan.
Templates and more questions about recipes and lifestyle
Full surveys that ask about the same things, and neighboring topics in the library.
Templates
Browse all templatesFrequently asked questions
After the reader has cooked it. Place the survey at the end of the recipe page, and share the link in your newsletter a few days after publishing.
Two or three on each recipe: the rating, whether it worked the first time and what was missing. Save the cooking habit questions for a reader survey.
Yes, on every plan. Add the photo question (1 per survey on Free), and each picture arrives with the answer, with its location data removed.
Yes. Target the survey to one recipe's page, or give each recipe's link its own tag, which is kept with each answer for workflows, Google Sheets and the API.
Yes. The question library comes with every plan, the free plan included, and the free plan covers 150 responses a month across your surveys.
Yes. Once a question is in your survey, reword it, change its options or its answer type, and add logic to skip it for some answers.
Yes. The library is translated into Usertick's built-in languages, and in any other language it shows in English for you to translate.
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