diff --git a/client/src/main/java/client/scenes/recipe/IngredientListCtrl.java b/client/src/main/java/client/scenes/recipe/IngredientListCtrl.java
index cffdd05..c8bfa7b 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/client/scenes/recipe/IngredientListCtrl.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/client/scenes/recipe/IngredientListCtrl.java
@@ -5,86 +5,109 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
 import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
+import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
 import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
 import javafx.scene.control.Button;
 import javafx.scene.control.ListView;
+import javafx.scene.control.ListView.EditEvent;
 
 public class IngredientListCtrl implements Initializable {
-    private Recipe recipe;
-    private ObservableList<String> ingredients;
+  private ObservableList<String> ingredients;
+  private Function<List<String>, Void> updateCallback;
 
-    @FXML
-    ListView<String> ingredientListView;
+  @FXML ListView<String> ingredientListView;
 
-    @FXML
-    Button addIngredientButton;
-    @FXML
-    Button deleteIngredientButton;
+  @FXML Button addIngredientButton;
+  @FXML Button deleteIngredientButton;
 
-    public void setRecipe(Recipe recipe) {
-        this.recipe = recipe;
-        this.fetchFromRecipe();
+  /**
+   * Set the recipe and refetch data from it.
+   *
+   * @param recipe The recipe to fetch data from.
+   */
+  public void refetchFromRecipe(Recipe recipe) {
+    if (recipe == null) {
+      this.ingredients = FXCollections.observableArrayList(new ArrayList<>());
+    } else {
+      List<String> ingredientList = recipe.getIngredients();
+      this.ingredients = FXCollections.observableArrayList(ingredientList);
     }
 
-    private void fetchFromRecipe() {
-        if (recipe == null) {
-            this.ingredients = FXCollections.observableArrayList(new ArrayList<>());
-        } else {
-            List<String> ingredientList = recipe.getIngredients();
-            this.ingredients = FXCollections.observableArrayList(ingredientList);
-        }
+    this.ingredientListView.setItems(this.ingredients);
+    this.refresh();
+  }
 
-        this.ingredientListView.setItems(this.ingredients);
-        this.refresh();
+  /**
+   * Set a callback that's called when the ingredient list changes.
+   *
+   * @param callback The function to call upon each update.
+   */
+  public void setUpdateCallback(Function<List<String>, Void> callback) {
+    this.updateCallback = callback;
+  }
+
+  private void refresh() { ingredientListView.refresh(); }
+
+  /**
+   * Handle ingredient addition. Automatically calls update callback.
+   */
+  private void handleIngredientAdd(ActionEvent event) {
+    this.ingredients.add("Ingredient " + (this.ingredients.size() + 1));
+    this.refresh();
+    this.updateCallback.apply(this.ingredients);
+
+    var select = this.ingredientListView.getSelectionModel();
+    select.select(this.ingredients.size() - 1);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Handle ingredient edits. Automatically calls update callback.
+   */
+  private void handleIngredientEdit(EditEvent<String> event) {
+    int index = event.getIndex();
+    String newValue = event.getNewValue();
+
+    this.ingredients.set(index, newValue);
+    this.refresh();
+    this.updateCallback.apply(this.ingredients);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Handle ingredient deletion. Automatically calls update callback.
+   */
+  private void handleIngredientDelete(ActionEvent event) {
+    var select = this.ingredientListView.getSelectionModel();
+    int selectedIndex = select.getSelectedIndex();
+    // No index is selected, don't do anything
+    if (selectedIndex < 0) {
+      return;
     }
 
-    private void updateRecipeIngredients() {
-        if (this.recipe != null) {
-            List<String> updatedIngredients = new ArrayList<>(this.ingredients);
-            this.recipe.setIngredients(updatedIngredients);
-        }
-    }
+    this.ingredients.remove(selectedIndex);
+    this.refresh();
+    this.updateCallback.apply(this.ingredients);
+  }
 
-    private void refresh() {
-        ingredientListView.refresh();
-    }
+  @FXML
+  public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
+    // TODO: set up communication with the server
+    // this would probably be best done with the callback (so this class doesn't
+    // interact with the server at all)
 
-    @FXML
-    public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
-        this.ingredientListView.setEditable(true);
-        this.ingredientListView.setCellFactory(
-                list -> {
-                    return new IngredientListCell();
-                });
+    this.ingredientListView.setEditable(true);
+    this.ingredientListView.setCellFactory(
+        list -> { return new IngredientListCell(); });
 
-        this.ingredientListView.setOnEditCommit(event -> {
-            int index = event.getIndex();
-            String newValue = event.getNewValue();
-            this.ingredients.set(index, newValue);
-            this.updateRecipeIngredients();
-        });
+    this.ingredientListView.setOnEditCommit(
+        event -> handleIngredientEdit(event));
+    this.addIngredientButton.setOnAction(event -> handleIngredientAdd(event));
+    this.deleteIngredientButton.setOnAction(
+        event -> handleIngredientDelete(event));
 
-        // TODO: actually communicate with the server :)
-        this.addIngredientButton.setOnAction(event -> {
-            this.ingredients.add("Ingredient " + (this.ingredients.size() + 1));
-            this.updateRecipeIngredients();
-
-            this.ingredientListView.getSelectionModel().select(
-                    this.ingredients.size() - 1);
-        });
-
-        this.deleteIngredientButton.setOnAction(event -> {
-            int selectedIndex = this.ingredientListView.getSelectionModel().getSelectedIndex();
-            if (selectedIndex >= 0) {
-                this.ingredients.remove(selectedIndex);
-            }
-
-            this.updateRecipeIngredients();
-        });
-
-        this.refresh();
-    }
+    this.refresh();
+  }
 }