feat: timer unit selector + fix ingredient list alignment (v0.56.0)

Step timer input was seconds-only, no unit — a 90-minute braise meant
typing 5400. Added a seconds/minutes/hours <select> next to the input;
StepRow gets a timerUnit field, converted to seconds at submit. Editing
an existing recipe (and the AI-regenerate flow) picks the largest unit
that divides evenly into the stored seconds so it displays naturally
instead of always falling back to raw seconds.

Ingredient list (serving-scaler.tsx): the quantity column used
min-w-[3rem] on a flex child, which is only a *minimum* — any row whose
formatted quantity text (e.g. an appended "(~2 tbsp)" conversion) exceeded
that width pushed just that row's ingredient name further right,
breaking alignment across the list. Switched the list to a CSS grid with
`display: contents` on each <li>, so the quantity column's width is
shared across every row instead of sized per-row.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All notable changes to Epicure are documented here. This file is mirrored in-app at `/changelog` (and in the admin dashboard) via `apps/web/lib/changelog.ts` — update both together.
 
+## 0.56.0 — 2026-07-20 09:10
+
+### Added
+- Step timers in the recipe editor now take a unit (seconds/minutes/hours) instead of forcing everyone to do the math into seconds. Editing an existing recipe shows the timer in whichever unit divides evenly into what's stored.
+
+### Fixed
+- Ingredient list on the recipe page didn't line up — the quantity column only had a minimum width, so a longer value pushed that row's ingredient name further right than the others. Switched to a shared grid column so every row's name starts at the same spot.
+
 ## 0.55.3 — 2026-07-19 19:00
 
 ### Fixed

apps/web/app/(app)/recipes/[id]/edit/page.tsx

@@ -49,12 +49,23 @@ export default async function EditRecipePage({ params }: Params) {
       unit: ing.unit ?? "",
       note: ing.note ?? "",
     })),
-    steps: recipe.steps.map((step) => ({
+    steps: recipe.steps.map((step) => {
-      id: step.id,
+      // Show the largest unit that divides evenly into the stored seconds,
-      instruction: step.instruction,
+      // so editing a 90-minute braise shows "90 min" rather than "5400 sec".
-      timerSeconds: step.timerSeconds ? String(step.timerSeconds) : "",
+      const seconds = step.timerSeconds ?? 0;
-      appliesTo: step.appliesTo ?? [],
+      const timer = seconds > 0 && seconds % 3600 === 0
-    })),
+        ? { value: String(seconds / 3600), unit: "hours" as const }
+        : seconds > 0 && seconds % 60 === 0
+        ? { value: String(seconds / 60), unit: "minutes" as const }
+        : { value: seconds > 0 ? String(seconds) : "", unit: "seconds" as const };
+      return {
+        id: step.id,
+        instruction: step.instruction,
+        timerSeconds: timer.value,
+        timerUnit: timer.unit,
+        appliesTo: step.appliesTo ?? [],
+      };
+    }),
     photos: recipe.photos.map((photo) => ({
       key: photo.storageKey,
       isCover: photo.isCover,

apps/web/components/recipe/recipe-form.tsx

@@ -46,13 +46,26 @@ type IngredientRow = {
   note: string;
 };
 
+type TimerUnit = "seconds" | "minutes" | "hours";
+
 type StepRow = {
   id: string;
   instruction: string;
   timerSeconds: string;
+  timerUnit: TimerUnit;
   appliesTo: string[];
 };
 
+const TIMER_UNIT_SECONDS: Record<TimerUnit, number> = { seconds: 1, minutes: 60, hours: 3600 };
+
+/** Picks the largest unit that divides evenly into the stored seconds, so
+ *  editing a 90-minute braise shows "90 min" rather than "5400 sec". */
+function secondsToTimerInput(totalSeconds: number): { value: string; unit: TimerUnit } {
+  if (totalSeconds > 0 && totalSeconds % 3600 === 0) return { value: String(totalSeconds / 3600), unit: "hours" };
+  if (totalSeconds > 0 && totalSeconds % 60 === 0) return { value: String(totalSeconds / 60), unit: "minutes" };
+  return { value: String(totalSeconds), unit: "seconds" };
+}
+
 type DishRow = {
   id: string;
   name: string;
@@ -110,7 +123,7 @@ function newIngredient(): IngredientRow {
 }
 
 function newStep(): StepRow {
-  return { id: crypto.randomUUID(), instruction: "", timerSeconds: "", appliesTo: [] };
+  return { id: crypto.randomUUID(), instruction: "", timerSeconds: "", timerUnit: "minutes", appliesTo: [] };
 }
 
 function newDish(): DishRow {
@@ -241,12 +254,16 @@ export function RecipeForm({ recipeId, defaultValues }: RecipeFormProps) {
       unit: ing.unit ?? "",
       note: ing.note ?? "",
     })));
-    setSteps(recipe.steps.map((step) => ({
+    setSteps(recipe.steps.map((step) => {
-      id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+      const timer = step.timerSeconds !== undefined ? secondsToTimerInput(step.timerSeconds) : null;
-      instruction: step.instruction,
+      return {
-      timerSeconds: step.timerSeconds !== undefined ? String(step.timerSeconds) : "",
+        id: crypto.randomUUID(),
-      appliesTo: [],
+        instruction: step.instruction,
-    })));
+        timerSeconds: timer?.value ?? "",
+        timerUnit: timer?.unit ?? "minutes",
+        appliesTo: [],
+      };
+    }));
   }
 
   function addTag(raw: string) {
@@ -355,7 +372,7 @@ export function RecipeForm({ recipeId, defaultValues }: RecipeFormProps) {
       .filter((s) => s.instruction.trim())
       .map((s, i) => ({
         instruction: s.instruction.trim(),
-        timerSeconds: s.timerSeconds ? parseInt(s.timerSeconds) : undefined,
+        timerSeconds: s.timerSeconds ? parseInt(s.timerSeconds) * TIMER_UNIT_SECONDS[s.timerUnit] : undefined,
         order: i,
         appliesTo: isBatchCook ? s.appliesTo.filter((n) => dishNames.has(n)) : [],
       }));
@@ -880,8 +897,18 @@ export function RecipeForm({ recipeId, defaultValues }: RecipeFormProps) {
                     placeholder={t("timerSeconds")}
                     type="number"
                     min={0}
-                    className="w-28 shrink-0"
+                    className="w-20 shrink-0"
                   />
+                  <select
+                    value={step.timerUnit}
+                    onChange={(e) => updateStep(i, { timerUnit: e.target.value as TimerUnit })}
+                    aria-label={t("timerUnitAriaLabel")}
+                    className="h-8 shrink-0 rounded-lg border border-input bg-transparent px-2 text-sm outline-none focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-3 focus-visible:ring-ring/50"
+                  >
+                    <option value="seconds">{t("timerUnit.seconds")}</option>
+                    <option value="minutes">{t("timerUnit.minutes")}</option>
+                    <option value="hours">{t("timerUnit.hours")}</option>
+                  </select>
                   <button
                     type="button"
                     onClick={() => removeStep(i)}

apps/web/components/recipe/serving-scaler.tsx

@@ -129,14 +129,19 @@ export function ServingScaler({
         </div>
       )}
 
-      <ul className="space-y-2">
+      {/* grid + `contents` on each <li>, not flex — a flex child's quantity
+          column only has a *minimum* width, so it drifts row-to-row once any
+          value's text (e.g. an appended "(~2 tbsp)" conversion) exceeds that
+          minimum. A shared grid track sizes to the widest cell across every
+          row, so the name column lines up regardless of quantity length. */}
+      <ul className="grid grid-cols-[auto_1fr] gap-x-2 gap-y-2 text-sm">
         {ingredients
           .sort((a, b) => a.order - b.order)
           .map((ing) => {
             const aiIng = aiScaledIngredients?.find((s) => s.rawName === ing.rawName);
             return (
-              <li key={ing.id} className="flex gap-2 text-sm group">
+              <li key={ing.id} className="contents group">
-                <span className="font-medium tabular-nums min-w-[3rem] text-right">
+                <span className="font-medium tabular-nums text-right whitespace-nowrap">
                   {aiIng
                     ? formatIngredientQuantity(aiIng.quantity, aiIng.unit, unitPref)
                     : formatIngredientQuantity(ing.quantity, ing.unit, unitPref, {

apps/web/lib/changelog.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Mirrors CHANGELOG.md at the repo root — update both together.
-export const APP_VERSION = "0.55.3";
+export const APP_VERSION = "0.56.0";
 
 export type ChangelogEntry = {
   version: string;
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ export type ChangelogEntry = {
 };
 
 export const CHANGELOG: ChangelogEntry[] = [
+  {
+    version: "0.56.0",
+    date: "2026-07-20 09:10",
+    added: [
+      "Step timers in the recipe editor now take a unit (seconds/minutes/hours) instead of forcing everyone to do the math into seconds — a 90-minute braise is just \"90 min\" now. Editing an existing recipe shows the timer in whichever unit divides evenly into what's stored.",
+    ],
+    fixed: [
+      "Ingredient list on the recipe page didn't line up — the quantity column only had a minimum width, so any longer value (e.g. an appended conversion like \"(~2 tbsp)\") pushed that row's ingredient name further right than the others. Switched to a shared grid column so every row's name starts at the same spot.",
+    ],
+  },
   {
     version: "0.55.3",
     date: "2026-07-19 19:00",

apps/web/messages/en.json

@@ -907,7 +907,13 @@
     "expand": "Expand",
     "steps": "Steps",
     "stepPlaceholder": "Step {n}…",
-    "timerSeconds": "Timer (s)",
+    "timerSeconds": "Timer",
+    "timerUnitAriaLabel": "Timer unit",
+    "timerUnit": {
+      "seconds": "sec",
+      "minutes": "min",
+      "hours": "hr"
+    },
     "addStep": "Add step",
     "saving": "Saving…",
     "saveChanges": "Save changes",

apps/web/messages/fr.json

@@ -898,7 +898,13 @@
     "expand": "Développer",
     "steps": "Étapes",
     "stepPlaceholder": "Étape {n}…",
-    "timerSeconds": "Minuteur (s)",
+    "timerSeconds": "Minuteur",
+    "timerUnitAriaLabel": "Unité du minuteur",
+    "timerUnit": {
+      "seconds": "sec",
+      "minutes": "min",
+      "hours": "h"
+    },
     "addStep": "Ajouter une étape",
     "saving": "Enregistrement…",
     "saveChanges": "Enregistrer les modifications",

apps/web/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@epicure/web",
-  "version": "0.55.3",
+  "version": "0.56.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "next dev",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "epicure",
-  "version": "0.55.3",
+  "version": "0.56.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "pnpm --filter web dev",