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Is allrecipes.com legit or a scam?
allrecipes.com was registered Jul 11, 1998 (28 years old), per public registration records. AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns allrecipes.com?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for allrecipes.com. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
When was allrecipes.com registered?
allrecipes.com's registration dates to Jul 11, 1998 (28 years old), per public registration records. MarkMonitor Inc. is the registrar on record today.
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AllRecipes.com Collection of hundreds of breakfast, lunch & dinner recipes.
AllRecipes.com is a recipe website offering over 33,000 recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, all rated and reviewed by home cooks. The site serves home cooks and meal planners seeking tested recipes and cooking guidance.
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allrecipes.com
aboutus.com/allrecipes.comScores refreshed Oct 25, 2026Not an official or audited rating
SignalMeasured
Authority
Link-graph prominence, 0–99
89
Safety
No known risk flags
Known risk signals, not a check pass rate
90
Registered
Jul 11, 199828 years old · RDAP fetched Oct 25, 2026
Registrar
MarkMonitor Inc.
Measurements, not a verdict about the site. Authority scores draw on Open PageRank link-graph data.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 28 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 2 registrar changes since May 6, 2011 · 3 ownership changes since 2007 · last checked Oct 29, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredJul 11, 1998allrecipes.com was registered on Jul 11, 1998.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 19, 2006 – Apr 4, 2014An AboutUs wiki page described allrecipes.com from Jun 19, 2006 to Apr 4, 2014 (19 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006
Registrar
Network Solutions, LLCMay 6, 2011 – May 28, 2012Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for allrecipes.com, from May 6, 2011 to May 28, 2012.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)TUCOWS, INC.TUCOWS, INC.
Ownership
Ownership recordsJul 4, 2007 – Jun 25, 2026Registration records for allrecipes.com are held from Jul 4, 2007 to Jun 25, 2026 (640 records). 3 changes of registrant name or organization are marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
Nameservers: allrecipes.com, popco.comJul 4, 2007 – Aug 25, 2011Registration records listed allrecipes.com, popco.com nameservers (dns1.allrecipes.com, dns1.popco.com, dns2.allrecipes.com) for allrecipes.com from Jul 4, 2007 to Aug 25, 2011.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
AmazonAmazonAug 24, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026Amazon issued 30 certificates for allrecipes.com from Aug 24, 2025, the latest valid until May 12, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
200020102020Jan ’26Oct ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (27)
Jul 11, 1998Registration: allrecipes.com was registered on Jul 11, 1998.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Jun 19, 2006 – Apr 4, 2014AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described allrecipes.com from Jun 19, 2006 to Apr 4, 2014 (19 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Leading recipe site with over 33,000 recipes, all rated, reviewed and cooked by homecooks worldwide.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Jul 4, 2007 – Jun 25, 2026Ownership: Registration records for allrecipes.com are held from Jul 4, 2007 to Jun 25, 2026 (640 records). 3 changes of registrant name or organization are marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jul 4, 2007 – Aug 25, 2011Zone file: Registration records listed allrecipes.com, popco.com nameservers (dns1.allrecipes.com, dns1.popco.com, dns2.allrecipes.com) for allrecipes.com from Jul 4, 2007 to Aug 25, 2011.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 1, 2009
“Leading recipe site with over 33,000 recipes, all rated, reviewed and cooked by homecooks worldwide.”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Said about itself in 2009Jul 1, 2009“All Recipes - complete resource for recipes, cooking tips and food”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2009
Current AboutUs recordJun 17, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Oct 25, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Aug 8, 2012 – Aug 1, 2018
Registrar TUCOWS, INC. (IANA 69) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for allrecipes.com, from Aug 8, 2012 to Aug 1, 2018.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
MarkMonitor, Inc.MarkMonitor, Inc.Aug 28, 2018 – Oct 29, 2026 (latest)Registrar MarkMonitor, Inc. (IANA 292) in the registration data recorded, first on Aug 28, 2018 and most recently on Oct 29, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Ownership change
Sep 19, 2012
The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Sep 19, 2012. Who it changed to is in the full report.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Ownership changeJun 21, 2016The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Jun 21, 2016. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Ownership changeAug 3, 2022The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Aug 3, 2022. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
3 ownership changes, 2007–2026
Nameservers: allrecipes.comAug 31, 2011 – Oct 17, 2013Registration records listed allrecipes.com nameservers (dns1.allrecipes.com, dns2.allrecipes.com, dns4.allrecipes.com) for allrecipes.com from Aug 31, 2011 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to allrecipes.comAug 31, 2011allrecipes.com's nameservers moved from allrecipes.com, popco.com to allrecipes.com between Aug 25, 2011 and Aug 31, 2011. Last seen at allrecipes.com, popco.com: Aug 25, 2011 (registration record). First seen at allrecipes.com: Aug 31, 2011 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: allrecipes.comOct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018allrecipes.com (dns1.allrecipes.com, dns2.allrecipes.com, dns5.allrecipes.com) were the nameservers listed for allrecipes.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: allrecipes.comApr 4, 2018 – Aug 1, 2018Registration records listed allrecipes.com nameservers (dns1.allrecipes.com, dns2.allrecipes.com, dns4.allrecipes.com) for allrecipes.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Aug 1, 2018. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Aug 28, 2018 – Oct 20, 2022Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1247.awsdns-27.org, ns-1979.awsdns-55.co.uk, ns-4.awsdns-00.com…) for allrecipes.com from Aug 28, 2018 to Oct 20, 2022.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to Amazon Route 53Aug 28, 2018allrecipes.com's nameservers moved from allrecipes.com to Amazon Route 53 between Aug 1, 2018 and Aug 28, 2018. Last seen at allrecipes.com: Aug 1, 2018 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Aug 28, 2018 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: NS1Nov 1, 2022 – Aug 16, 2025Registration records listed NS1 nameservers (dns1.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.net…) for allrecipes.com from Nov 1, 2022 to Aug 16, 2025.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to NS1Nov 1, 2022allrecipes.com's nameservers moved from Amazon Route 53 to NS1 between Oct 20, 2022 and Nov 1, 2022. Last seen at Amazon Route 53: Oct 20, 2022 (registration record). First seen at NS1: Nov 1, 2022 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: foundationdns.com, foundationdns.net, foundationdns.orgAug 26, 2025 – Jun 25, 2026Registration records listed foundationdns.com, foundationdns.net, foundationdns.org nameservers (blue.foundationdns.com, blue.foundationdns.net, blue.foundationdns.org) for allrecipes.com from Aug 26, 2025 to Jun 25, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to foundationdns.com, foundationdns.net, foundationdns.orgAug 26, 2025allrecipes.com's nameservers moved from NS1 to foundationdns.com, foundationdns.net, foundationdns.org between Aug 16, 2025 and Aug 26, 2025. Last seen at NS1: Aug 16, 2025 (registration record). First seen at foundationdns.com, foundationdns.net, foundationdns.org: Aug 26, 2025 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Seen in the .com zone fileJul 28, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Jul 28, 2026; latest sighting Oct 29, 2026. Nameservers on Oct 29, 2026: blue.foundationdns.com, blue.foundationdns.net, blue.foundationdns.org.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Oct 29, 2026
Let's Encrypt
Mar 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026 (latest)
Let's Encrypt issued 47 certificates for allrecipes.com from Mar 31, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 18, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 29, 2026.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 29, 2026
Google Trust ServicesApr 3, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026Google Trust Services issued 8 certificates for allrecipes.com from Apr 3, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 11, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
AboutUs record: “All Recipes - complete resource for recipes, cooking tips and food”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2009
May 6, 2011 – May 28, 2012Registrar: Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for allrecipes.com, from May 6, 2011 to May 28, 2012.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Aug 31, 2011 – Oct 17, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed allrecipes.com nameservers (dns1.allrecipes.com, dns2.allrecipes.com, dns4.allrecipes.com) for allrecipes.com from Aug 31, 2011 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Aug 31, 2011Zone file: allrecipes.com's nameservers moved from allrecipes.com, popco.com to allrecipes.com between Aug 25, 2011 and Aug 31, 2011. Last seen at allrecipes.com, popco.com: Aug 25, 2011 (registration record). First seen at allrecipes.com: Aug 31, 2011 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Aug 8, 2012 – Aug 1, 2018Registrar: Registrar TUCOWS, INC. (IANA 69) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for allrecipes.com, from Aug 8, 2012 to Aug 1, 2018.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Sep 19, 2012Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Sep 19, 2012. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018Zone file: allrecipes.com (dns1.allrecipes.com, dns2.allrecipes.com, dns5.allrecipes.com) were the nameservers listed for allrecipes.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Jun 21, 2016Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Jun 21, 2016. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Apr 4, 2018 – Aug 1, 2018Zone file: Registration records listed allrecipes.com nameservers (dns1.allrecipes.com, dns2.allrecipes.com, dns4.allrecipes.com) for allrecipes.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Aug 1, 2018. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Aug 28, 2018 – Oct 29, 2026Registrar: Registrar MarkMonitor, Inc. (IANA 292) in the registration data recorded, first on Aug 28, 2018 and most recently on Oct 29, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Aug 28, 2018 – Oct 20, 2022Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1247.awsdns-27.org, ns-1979.awsdns-55.co.uk, ns-4.awsdns-00.com…) for allrecipes.com from Aug 28, 2018 to Oct 20, 2022.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Aug 28, 2018Zone file: allrecipes.com's nameservers moved from allrecipes.com to Amazon Route 53 between Aug 1, 2018 and Aug 28, 2018. Last seen at allrecipes.com: Aug 1, 2018 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Aug 28, 2018 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Aug 3, 2022Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Aug 3, 2022. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Nov 1, 2022 – Aug 16, 2025Zone file: Registration records listed NS1 nameservers (dns1.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.net…) for allrecipes.com from Nov 1, 2022 to Aug 16, 2025.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nov 1, 2022Zone file: allrecipes.com's nameservers moved from Amazon Route 53 to NS1 between Oct 20, 2022 and Nov 1, 2022. Last seen at Amazon Route 53: Oct 20, 2022 (registration record). First seen at NS1: Nov 1, 2022 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Aug 24, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 30 certificates for allrecipes.com from Aug 24, 2025, the latest valid until May 12, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Aug 26, 2025 – Jun 25, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed foundationdns.com, foundationdns.net, foundationdns.org nameservers (blue.foundationdns.com, blue.foundationdns.net, blue.foundationdns.org) for allrecipes.com from Aug 26, 2025 to Jun 25, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Aug 26, 2025Zone file: allrecipes.com's nameservers moved from NS1 to foundationdns.com, foundationdns.net, foundationdns.org between Aug 16, 2025 and Aug 26, 2025. Last seen at NS1: Aug 16, 2025 (registration record). First seen at foundationdns.com, foundationdns.net, foundationdns.org: Aug 26, 2025 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Mar 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 47 certificates for allrecipes.com from Mar 31, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 18, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 29, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 29, 2026
Apr 3, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 8 certificates for allrecipes.com from Apr 3, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 11, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 17, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Oct 25, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Jul 28, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Jul 28, 2026; latest sighting Oct 29, 2026. Nameservers on Oct 29, 2026: blue.foundationdns.com, blue.foundationdns.net, blue.foundationdns.org.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Oct 29, 2026
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (failed)
Make sure the site responds over HTTPS with a valid certificate.
Page metadata (failed)
Add a <title> tag to the homepage.
Security headers (passed)
AboutUs has not vetted this site. Everything below is what we could measure automatically. Anything you do on the site — paying, sharing personal details, downloading — is between you and the site, not AboutUs.
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Jul 11, 1998 — 28 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: MarkMonitor Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 21, 2026).
Authority 89/100— ahead of 89% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
89 is a percentile: higher than 89% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #3,370)+10
Verified continuity: 28.3 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+5
Calibration adjustment (published map)+19
Model score: 45/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 89/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 5 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 5 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
What allrecipes.com said about itself, 2006–2009
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (2 versions). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
Leading recipe site with over 33,000 recipes, all rated, reviewed and cooked by homecooks worldwide.
2009
All Recipes - complete resource for recipes, cooking tips and foodrewritten
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2014 record.
1998
Domain registered (Jul 11, 1998).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 19, 2006); profile edited 19 times through 2014.
2014
Self-description at the time:
“AllRecipes.com Collection of hundreds of breakfast, lunch & dinner recipes.”