never have i understood people who amass huge digital collections of recipes. i guess at least they won't be found under a huge collapsed pile of newspapers, cookbooks, and magazine when a neighbor notices a funny smell and a pile of unopened mail on the stoop
I don't even have that many but for me it is archival + essential search ("fennel is in season, what do I have for fennel", for example) + ease of sharing.
Recipe blogs disappear way more often than you’d think, and if that one blog had the best fucking troubleshooting article about macarons — BraveTart I’m looking at you — disappears you’re out of luck forever.