diff --git a/src/main/java/mi/hdm/controllers/HeaderController.java b/src/main/java/mi/hdm/controllers/HeaderController.java
index e302f683b6a6d07a4c5c1dfda4326e827e1b79f3..cb6c76bb896df29af8a22213cf702138f08e268e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mi/hdm/controllers/HeaderController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mi/hdm/controllers/HeaderController.java
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ public class HeaderController extends BaseController {
     public void searchByQuery() {
         String query = searchBox.getText();
         log.debug("User submitted search box");
-        RecipeSearch recipeSearch = new RecipeSearch(recipeManager.getRecipes());
-        lastSearchResults = recipeSearch.searchByQuery(query);
+        //RecipeSearch recipeSearch = new RecipeSearch(recipeManager.getRecipes()); //not needed when methods are static
+        lastSearchResults = RecipeSearch.searchByQuery(recipeManager.getRecipes(), query);
         System.out.println("Results: ");
         lastSearchResults.forEach(result -> System.out.println("   " + result.getName()));
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/mi/hdm/controllers/MainPageController.java b/src/main/java/mi/hdm/controllers/MainPageController.java
index 14a25a6b15f73c11305b8866548f33974893c2d0..4cdba9b21b14f44ff0ccd0b6be8e9d0dc17da0ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mi/hdm/controllers/MainPageController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mi/hdm/controllers/MainPageController.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class MainPageController extends BaseController {
                         .filter(CheckBox::isSelected)
                         .map(CategoryCheckBox::getAssociatedCategory)
                         .toList();
-        RecipeSearch recipeSearch = new RecipeSearch(recipeManager.getRecipes());
-        return recipeSearch.searchByCategory(currentlySelectedCategories);
+        //RecipeSearch recipeSearch = new RecipeSearch(recipeManager.getRecipes()); //not needed when methods are static
+        return RecipeSearch.searchByCategory(recipeManager.getRecipes(), currentlySelectedCategories);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/mi/hdm/recipes/RecipeSearch.java b/src/main/java/mi/hdm/recipes/RecipeSearch.java
index 443898456ad5065c6ee14678fb7df2e777583079..7a770088e676c7828cd42f3066f6338797dd7197 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mi/hdm/recipes/RecipeSearch.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mi/hdm/recipes/RecipeSearch.java
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class RecipeSearch {
-    //TODO: lets make these methods static, no need to instantiate a new object every time
-    private final List<Recipe> recipesToSearch;
+    //private final List<Recipe> recipesToSearch; //not needed when methods are static
     private static final Logger log = LogManager.getLogger(RecipeSearch.class);
 
-    public RecipeSearch (List<Recipe> recipesToSearch) {
-        this.recipesToSearch = recipesToSearch;
-    }
+    //public RecipeSearch (List<Recipe> recipesToSearch) { this.recipesToSearch = recipesToSearch; }  //not needed when methods are static
 
     /**
      * A method to search a list of recipes for keywords.
@@ -22,7 +19,7 @@ public class RecipeSearch {
      * @param query a String with keywords to search for
      * @return a list of Recipes which contain one or several of the keywords in its name or its ingredients
      */
-    public List<Recipe> searchByQuery(String query) {
+    public static List<Recipe> searchByQuery(List<Recipe> recipesToSearch, String query) {
         if (query == null) return recipesToSearch;
         query = query.replaceAll("[.,!+?;-]", " ").trim();
         if (query.isBlank()) return recipesToSearch;
@@ -52,7 +49,7 @@ public class RecipeSearch {
      * @param categoriesToSearch a list of categories to which the recipes shall belong
      * @return a list of recipes which belong to all categories of categoriesToSearch
      */
-    public List<Recipe> searchByCategory(List<Category> categoriesToSearch) {
+    public static List<Recipe> searchByCategory(List<Recipe> recipesToSearch, List<Category> categoriesToSearch) {
         if (categoriesToSearch == null || categoriesToSearch.isEmpty()) return recipesToSearch;
 
         List<Recipe> result = new ArrayList<>(recipesToSearch); //create List containing all the recipes to search
diff --git a/src/test/java/mi/hdm/recipes/RecipeSearchTest.java b/src/test/java/mi/hdm/recipes/RecipeSearchTest.java
index f29d421ab1091160c37bbf790b1d94e3c5b7dc81..1c5e296ad4eeec9d2243cb411fac62ce248f0a00 100644
--- a/src/test/java/mi/hdm/recipes/RecipeSearchTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/mi/hdm/recipes/RecipeSearchTest.java
@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@ class RecipeSearchTest {
     private final static Category c2 = ValidObjectsPool.getValidCategoryTwo();
 
     private List<Recipe> recipes;
-    private RecipeSearch underTest;
+    //private RecipeSearch underTest; //not needed when methods are static
 
     @BeforeEach
     public void setup() {
         recipes = List.of(r1, r2);
-        underTest = new RecipeSearch(recipes);
+        //underTest = new RecipeSearch(recipes); //not needed when methods are static
     }
 
     @ParameterizedTest
     @NullAndEmptySource
     @ValueSource(strings = {"   \n", ".", "!", "..."})
     public void testSearchByEmptyQuery(String input) {
-        assertEquals(recipes, underTest.searchByQuery(input));
+        assertEquals(recipes, RecipeSearch.searchByQuery(recipes, input));
     }
 
     @ParameterizedTest
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class RecipeSearchTest {
         List<Recipe> expected = List.of(r1);
 
         //when
-        List<Recipe> result = underTest.searchByQuery(query);
+        List<Recipe> result = RecipeSearch.searchByQuery(recipes, query);
 
         //expected
         assertEquals(expected, result);
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class RecipeSearchTest {
         String query = "Apple ";
 
         //when
-        List<Recipe> result = underTest.searchByQuery(query);
+        List<Recipe> result = RecipeSearch.searchByQuery(recipes, query);
 
         //expected
         assertEquals(expected, result);
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ class RecipeSearchTest {
     @ParameterizedTest
     @NullAndEmptySource
     public void testSearchByEmptyCategories(List<Category> input) {
-        assertEquals(recipes, underTest.searchByCategory(input));
+        assertEquals(recipes, RecipeSearch.searchByCategory(recipes, input));
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testSearchByCategories() {
-        assertEquals(List.of(r1, r2), underTest.searchByCategory(List.of(c1)));
-        assertEquals(List.of(r2), underTest.searchByCategory(List.of(c1, c2)));
-        assertEquals(List.of(r2), underTest.searchByCategory(List.of(c2)));
+        assertEquals(List.of(r1, r2), RecipeSearch.searchByCategory(recipes, List.of(c1)));
+        assertEquals(List.of(r2), RecipeSearch.searchByCategory(recipes, List.of(c1, c2)));
+        assertEquals(List.of(r2), RecipeSearch.searchByCategory(recipes, List.of(c2)));
     }
 }