Using Tastebuddy¶

The following sections will show you how to get the most out of Tastebuddy. From conducting a one-off sensory evaluation to running comparative tasting sessions, we'll walk you through the steps to get you up and running on the platform in no time.

Prerequisites¶

The following pages assume that the organisation's administrators (see User roles) have already invited users, created tasting sheets, assigned tasting sessions to users, and added one or more products.

Please refer to the administrator documentation if any of the above mentionned steps have not been fulfilled.

They also assume that you already have an account on the platform. If you are new to Tastebuddy and would like to join our trial programme, please contact us. If your organisation is already using Tastebuddy and you need an account, please ask your administrators to send you an invitation directly from the platform.

Getting started¶

Go to https://tastebuddy.io/accounts/login/ and use your registered email address and password to log in to your homepage.

The landing page provides quick access to your profile, as well as the tasting protocols created within your organisation.¹

To update your login and personal information, click on View my profile;
If you have been assigned tasting sessions, they will appear in the NEXT TASTING SESSIONS card just below your profile banner. From the scheduled date, click on Access to start the comparative sensory evaluation of a flight of samples (note that it is not possible to conduct a comparative tasting without previously creating the protocol. See Creating a Tasting Session for more information);
All the existing tasting grids created within your organisation can be accessed directly from the corresponding card for one-off or punctual tasting

Once you have added products to the database (either from the corresponding product page or directly from a punctual tasting, you can edit their information by clicking on the corresponding product type in the left sidebar or in the top right menu .

After you have submitted sensory evaluation data, you can view the corresponding dashboards from the Dashboard menu in the left sidebar or in the top right menu . Note that in the case of tasting sessions, you won't be able to view results until all the assigned tasters have completed the session, or after the session has expired.

All the protocols, your profile as well as the results dashboards can also be accessed directly from the left sidebar and the top right menu ↩