I don't actually remember what is extra, other than the recipe scaling. I paid for the premium version on 2022-12-14. Yes, I had to look that up. I think maybe the side by side two columns, one for ingredients and one for instructions is for the paid version. I really like that, especially when I'm using my tablet, which I use in landscape mode. I almost always use the tablet when I am actually using a recipe.good to know. Like you I use CMT multiple times during the day - the full version is certainly not expensive - was just wondering if the extras were being used.
Here's the list of stuff you get with the premium version.
Premium
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I use some of those options enough that I completely forgot that they were only in the premium version. Ask me about any of them and if I use them, what I think of them, etc.