diff --git a/lib/models/ingredient.dart b/lib/models/ingredient.dart
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+class Ingredient {
+  final String title;
+  List<String> possibleUnits = [];
+  List<String> preferredBrands = [];
+
+  Ingredient({
+    required this.title,
+    required this.possibleUnits,
+    required this.preferredBrands,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/lib/models/recipe.dart b/lib/models/recipe.dart
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+import 'ingredient.dart';
+import 'steps.dart';
+
+class Recipe {
+  final String title;
+  final String description;
+  final Difficulty? difficulty;
+  final List<Ingredient> ingredients = [];
+  final Steps steps = Steps();
+
+  Recipe({
+    required this.title,
+    this.description = '',
+    this.difficulty,
+  });
+}
+
+enum Difficulty { veryEasy, easy, intermediate, hard, veryHard }
diff --git a/lib/models/steps.dart b/lib/models/steps.dart
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+/// Used to display the steps required to cook the referenced recipe
+class Steps {
+  final List<CookingStep> steps = [];
+
+  void add(CookingStep step) => steps.add(step);
+}
+
+class CookingStep {
+  final String title;
+  final String description;
+
+  CookingStep({required this.title, this.description = ''});
+}