Availability of outside tools do not forgive game design. They are nice for planning, but what about times when you don't have access to the internet?
The game has a message storage option that is displayed in the bottom left shortcut toolbar, called the Codex.
It would make sense for all recipes, including alternate ones, to be listed here in a single location. Even better if it lists what machines produce make the recipe, and the machine's intake/output rates at 100% clockspeed.