Affiliate Disclosure

Last updated: July 31, 2026

We'd rather you hear how we make money from us than work it out yourself.

Three ways:

Commissions. Some links here earn us a percentage when you buy through them. The price you pay is the same either way.
Sponsored pages. Advertisers pay for placement on certain pages. Those pages are labeled at the top, before you read anything.
Advertising in our email. Some of the messages we send carry advertising. Some are advertisements in full. Either way, the message says so.

One thing we don't do: sell our recipes. No advertiser pays to appear in a recipe, to have their ingredient named, or to be recommended in our cooking notes. Editorial and advertising are separate, and we keep them that way.

1. The short version

Some links on this site earn us a commission when you buy through them, at no extra cost to you. Some pages are paid placements from advertisers, and those pages are labeled. Our recipes are not for sale.

That is the whole thing. The rest of this page explains how it works.

2. Where you'll see disclosure

We don't rely on this page alone. You should be told about a paid relationship before you act on it, on the page where it appears:

In a recipe or article that contains affiliate links — a plain-language line appears with the links, not only in the footer.
On a sponsored page — a label at the very top, before any advertiser content, so you know what you're looking at before you read it.
On any card or module that links to a sponsored page — a visible "Sponsored" badge on the card itself.
In our email — affiliate links are disclosed in the message near the links, and sponsored blocks are labeled as sponsored.

If you ever find monetized content on this site that isn't clearly labeled, that's a mistake on our part. Email yeschef@e.chefnfood.com and we'll fix it.

3. What an affiliate link is

When you click certain links to a retailer and then buy something, that retailer pays us a small percentage. The price you pay is the same either way. The commission comes out of the retailer's margin, not your wallet.

These programs work by attributing your purchase back to us, usually through a cookie or similar tracking set by the retailer. That tracking is theirs, not ours — see our Privacy Policy for what that means. We receive commission reports, not your shopping history.

4. Sponsored pages are different, and we label them differently

Affiliate means we earn a commission on a sale. We chose the product; the retailer didn't pay for the mention.

Sponsored means an advertiser paid for the placement, and in some cases provided the content itself.

These are not the same relationship and we don't blur them. Sponsored pages live in their own section of the site, are labeled at the top, and are visually distinct from our recipes. We never put a "Sponsored" label on ordinary affiliate content — that would overstate the relationship — and we never let a paid advertiser page carry only a generic affiliate line.

5. What money does not buy

Recipes are not sponsored. No advertiser pays to appear in a recipe, to be named as an ingredient, or to be recommended in our cooking notes.
Commissions don't change what we recommend. We suggest an ingredient or a tool because it's the right one for the dish. Whether a link happens to earn a commission isn't part of that decision.
We don't sell our subscriber list. Advertisements in our email are sent by us, to our own readers. Your email address doesn't go to the advertiser. See the Privacy Policy.
Carrying an ad isn't an endorsement. We don't test or verify what advertisers claim. That's their statement, not ours — see the Disclaimer.
A link is not a warranty. We don't manufacture, sell, ship, or support anything we link to. Questions, returns, and problems go to the seller.

6. Prices and availability

Prices, offers, and stock change constantly and without notice. Anything we mention was accurate when we wrote it and may not be now. The price on the retailer's own page at the moment you buy is the only one that counts.

7. Editorial standards

Recipes on ChefnFood are developed and tested by our editorial team. Where we recommend an ingredient or a piece of equipment, it's because it works for the dish. If we ever receive a product free of charge for testing, we'll say so on that page.

8. Questions

Ask us anything about how we make money. We'd rather answer than have you wonder.

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