Custom Recipes

Custom Recipes By Dr. Jessica Fusch 

Dr Jessica Fusch - Official ChefPaw CVFT

Our Certified Veterinary Food Technician

We're excited to introduce Dr. Jessica Fusch, our ChefPaw CVFT. A graduate of the University of Florida with certifications in acupuncture and food therapy, Dr. Fusch brings a wealth of experience in pet nutrition and holistic animal care. Her lifelong passion for animal wellbeing shines through her YouTube channel, Farmer's Market Fido, where she shares valuable insights on feeding pets whole, fresh foods. At ChefPaw, Dr. Fusch will be offering personalized nutritional consultations, especially for pets with food allergies. Her expertise is a significant addition to our commitment to enhancing pet health. *Please note that recipes needed for specific medical conditions may require a consult with a CVFT that also is a board-certified Veterinary Nutritionist (BCVN).

  1. Log in or sign up for our web-based app to order custom formulated recipes for your paw-members.
  2. Create a pet profile if you don't have one already.
  3. Once your pet profile is set up, navigate to: Recipes > Veterinarian Customized Recipes.
  4. Click on "Order Custom Recipe For Healthy Pets" and proceed to fill out the form.

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Join our CVFT Nutritionist Program:

If you are a licensed DVM-CVFT and are interested in joining our nutritionist partnership program, please contact mterrill@chefpaw.com Chefpaw does not charge any fees to CVFT's, rates and terms for consultations are entirely up to the CVFT. Chefpaw offers free access to the Chefpaw app for our nutritionist partners. Custom recipe formulations can be done using the nutritional calculator feature of the ChefPaw App or you are free to use your own preferred nutritional software (but we think you’ll be impressed with how robust the ChefPaw software is :)

General Guidelines for Creating Custom ChefPaw Recipes

  • The ChefPaw machine does not pressure cook, but it lets very little water escape during cooking. Since the ChefPaw has a large heating surface area and keeps the ingredients continually in motion, the recommended cooking time and temp are lowered to just 100 Celsius [212 Fahrenheit] for 40 mins.
  • Auto program #1 on the ChefPaw machine will cook at 100C for 40mins while slowly mixing in alternating directions.
  • We recommend using a 3:1 weight ratio of water to ingredients such as rice.
  • We recommend using a 2:1 weight ratio of water to ingredients like macaroni  or quinoa.
  • We recommend using less than a 1:1 weight ratio of water to ingredients like potato.
  • To determine the nutrients of a recipe on a dry matter basis, go to the recipe in the Chefpaw app and select "Recipe Actions" then select "Nutrients per Batch". The upper left portion of the data will show you the total batch size and the total water content from all the ingredients of the recipe, the difference between the 2 equals the total dry matter of the recipe.
  • The capacity of the ChefPaw Machine is 3.0 Liters by volume or 2898 grams by weight to allow for expansion during cooking.
  • We recommend that customers use the built-in gram scale to accurately add ingredients, therefore we urge recipes to be made in grams also.
  • Custom recipes can be relayed directly to the customer and if needed the ChefPaw admin is available to help customers add those recipes to their personal ChefPaw App accounts.
  • Customers have the option to keep their custom recipes private or share them with the ChefPaw community.