diff --git a/src/core/ChefWorker.js b/src/core/ChefWorker.js
index 7306a63e..8c61ba44 100644
--- a/src/core/ChefWorker.js
+++ b/src/core/ChefWorker.js
@@ -155,13 +155,23 @@ function silentBake(data) {
 async function getDishAs(data) {
     const value = await self.chef.getDishAs(data.dish, data.type);
 
-    self.postMessage({
-        action: "dishReturned",
-        data: {
-            value: value,
-            id: data.id
-        }
-    });
+    if (data.type === "ArrayBuffer") {
+        self.postMessage({
+            action: "dishReturned",
+            data: {
+                value: value,
+                id: data.id
+            }
+        }, [value]);
+    } else {
+        self.postMessage({
+            action: "dishReturned",
+            data: {
+                value: value,
+                id: data.id
+            }
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/web/InputWaiter.mjs b/src/web/InputWaiter.mjs
index d3342445..5b0bc1ac 100644
--- a/src/web/InputWaiter.mjs
+++ b/src/web/InputWaiter.mjs
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ class InputWaiter {
      * @param {event} e
      */
     debounceInputChange(e) {
-        this.debounce(this.inputChange.bind(this), 100, [e])();
+        this.debounce(this.inputChange.bind(this), 50, [e])();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1076,6 +1076,7 @@ class InputWaiter {
         }
 
         this.setupInputWorker();
+        this.manager.worker.setupChefWorker();
         this.addInput(true);
         this.bakeAll();
     }
diff --git a/src/web/OutputWaiter.mjs b/src/web/OutputWaiter.mjs
index 72caf5b8..016429d7 100755
--- a/src/web/OutputWaiter.mjs
+++ b/src/web/OutputWaiter.mjs
@@ -241,13 +241,15 @@ class OutputWaiter {
      * @param {number} inputNum
      */
     async set(inputNum) {
-        return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
+        return new Promise(async function(resolve, reject) {
             const output = this.outputs[inputNum];
             if (output === undefined || output === null) return;
             if (typeof inputNum !== "number") inputNum = parseInt(inputNum, 10);
 
             if (inputNum !== this.getActiveTab()) return;
 
+            this.toggleLoader(true);
+
             const outputText = document.getElementById("output-text");
             const outputHtml = document.getElementById("output-html");
             const outputFile = document.getElementById("output-file");
@@ -276,9 +278,7 @@ class OutputWaiter {
             if (output.status === "pending" || output.status === "baking") {
                 // show the loader and the status message if it's being shown
                 // otherwise don't do anything
-                this.toggleLoader(true);
                 document.querySelector("#output-loader .loading-msg").textContent = output.statusMessage;
-
             } else if (output.status === "error") {
                 // style the tab if it's being shown
                 this.toggleLoader(false);
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ class OutputWaiter {
                 outputText.value = output.error;
                 outputHtml.innerHTML = "";
             } else if (output.status === "baked" || output.status === "inactive") {
+                document.querySelector("#output-loader .loading-msg").textContent = `Loading output ${inputNum}`;
                 this.displayTabInfo(inputNum);
-                this.toggleLoader(false);
                 this.closeFile();
                 let scriptElements, lines, length;
 
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ class OutputWaiter {
 
                     lines = 0;
                     length = 0;
+                    this.toggleLoader(false);
                     return;
                 }
 
@@ -332,8 +333,6 @@ class OutputWaiter {
                                 log.error(err);
                             }
                         }
-                        length = output.data.dish.value.length;
-
                         break;
                     case "ArrayBuffer":
                         outputText.style.display = "block";
@@ -344,8 +343,8 @@ class OutputWaiter {
                         outputText.value = "";
                         outputHtml.innerHTML = "";
 
-                        length = output.data.result.length;
-                        this.setFile(output.data.result);
+                        length = output.data.result.byteLength;
+                        this.setFile(await this.getDishBuffer(output.data.dish));
                         break;
                     case "string":
                     default:
@@ -362,6 +361,14 @@ class OutputWaiter {
                         length = output.data.result.length;
                         break;
                 }
+                this.toggleLoader(false);
+
+                if (output.data.type === "html") {
+                    const dishStr = await this.getDishStr(output.data.dish);
+                    length = dishStr.length;
+                    lines = dishStr.count("\n") + 1;
+                }
+
                 this.setOutputInfo(length, lines, output.data.duration);
                 this.backgroundMagic();
             }
@@ -395,6 +402,35 @@ class OutputWaiter {
         document.getElementById("output-text").classList.remove("blur");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the dish as a string, returning the cached version if possible.
+     *
+     * @param {Dish} dish
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
+    async getDishStr(dish) {
+        return await new Promise(resolve => {
+            this.manager.worker.getDishAs(dish, "string", r => {
+                resolve(r.value);
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the dish as an ArrayBuffer, returning the cached version if possible.
+     *
+     * @param {Dish} dish
+     * @returns {ArrayBuffer}
+     */
+    async getDishBuffer(dish) {
+        return await new Promise(resolve => {
+            this.manager.worker.getDishAs(dish, "ArrayBuffer", r => {
+                resolve(r.value);
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Save bombe object then remove it from the DOM so that it does not cause performance issues.
      */
@@ -410,7 +446,7 @@ class OutputWaiter {
      * recipe is taking longer than 200ms. We add it to the DOM just before that so that
      * it is ready to fade in without stuttering.
      *
-     * @param {boolean} value - true == show loader
+     * @param {boolean} value - If true, show the loader
      */
     toggleLoader(value) {
         clearTimeout(this.appendBombeTimeout);
@@ -489,57 +525,58 @@ class OutputWaiter {
      * Spawns a new ZipWorker and sends it the outputs so that they can
      * be zipped for download
      */
-    downloadAllFiles() {
-        const inputNums = Object.keys(this.outputs);
-        for (let i = 0; i < inputNums.length; i++) {
-            const iNum = inputNums[i];
-            if (this.outputs[iNum].status !== "baked" ||
-            this.outputs[iNum].bakeId !== this.manager.worker.bakeId) {
-                if (window.confirm("Not all outputs have been baked yet. Continue downloading outputs?")) {
-                    break;
-                } else {
-                    return;
+    async downloadAllFiles() {
+        return new Promise(resolve => {
+            const inputNums = Object.keys(this.outputs);
+            for (let i = 0; i < inputNums.length; i++) {
+                const iNum = inputNums[i];
+                if (this.outputs[iNum].status !== "baked" ||
+                this.outputs[iNum].bakeId !== this.manager.worker.bakeId) {
+                    if (window.confirm("Not all outputs have been baked yet. Continue downloading outputs?")) {
+                        break;
+                    } else {
+                        return;
+                    }
                 }
             }
-        }
 
-        let fileName = window.prompt("Please enter a filename: ", "download.zip");
+            let fileName = window.prompt("Please enter a filename: ", "download.zip");
 
-        if (fileName === null || fileName === "") {
-            // Don't zip the files if there isn't a filename
-            this.app.alert("No filename was specified.", 3000);
-            return;
-        }
+            if (fileName === null || fileName === "") {
+                // Don't zip the files if there isn't a filename
+                this.app.alert("No filename was specified.", 3000);
+                return;
+            }
 
-        if (!fileName.match(/.zip$/)) {
-            fileName += ".zip";
-        }
+            if (!fileName.match(/.zip$/)) {
+                fileName += ".zip";
+            }
 
-        let fileExt = window.prompt("Please enter a file extension for the files, or leave blank to detect automatically.", "");
+            let fileExt = window.prompt("Please enter a file extension for the files, or leave blank to detect automatically.", "");
 
-        if (fileExt === null) fileExt = "";
+            if (fileExt === null) fileExt = "";
 
-        if (this.zipWorker !== null) {
-            this.terminateZipWorker();
-        }
+            if (this.zipWorker !== null) {
+                this.terminateZipWorker();
+            }
 
-        const downloadButton = document.getElementById("save-all-to-file");
+            const downloadButton = document.getElementById("save-all-to-file");
 
-        downloadButton.classList.add("spin");
-        downloadButton.title = `Zipping ${inputNums.length} files...`;
-        downloadButton.setAttribute("data-original-title", `Zipping ${inputNums.length} files...`);
+            downloadButton.classList.add("spin");
+            downloadButton.title = `Zipping ${inputNums.length} files...`;
+            downloadButton.setAttribute("data-original-title", `Zipping ${inputNums.length} files...`);
 
-        downloadButton.firstElementChild.innerHTML = "autorenew";
+            downloadButton.firstElementChild.innerHTML = "autorenew";
 
-        log.debug("Creating ZipWorker");
-        this.zipWorker = new ZipWorker();
-        this.zipWorker.postMessage({
-            outputs: this.outputs,
-            filename: fileName,
-            fileExtension: fileExt
+            log.debug("Creating ZipWorker");
+            this.zipWorker = new ZipWorker();
+            this.zipWorker.postMessage({
+                outputs: this.outputs,
+                filename: fileName,
+                fileExtension: fileExt
+            });
+            this.zipWorker.addEventListener("message", this.handleZipWorkerMessage.bind(this));
         });
-        this.zipWorker.addEventListener("message", this.handleZipWorkerMessage.bind(this));
-
     }
 
     /**
@@ -993,10 +1030,12 @@ class OutputWaiter {
     /**
      * Triggers the BackgroundWorker to attempt Magic on the current output.
      */
-    backgroundMagic() {
+    async backgroundMagic() {
         this.hideMagicButton();
         if (!this.app.options.autoMagic || !this.getActive(true)) return;
-        const sample = this.getActive(true).slice(0, 1000) || "";
+        const dish = this.outputs[this.getActiveTab()].data.dish;
+        const buffer = await this.getDishBuffer(dish);
+        const sample = buffer.slice(0, 1000) || "";
 
         if (sample.length || sample.byteLength) {
             this.manager.background.magic(sample);
@@ -1063,7 +1102,9 @@ class OutputWaiter {
     /**
      * Handler for file slice display events.
      */
-    displayFileSlice() {
+    async displayFileSlice() {
+        document.querySelector("#output-loader .loading-msg").textContent = "Loading file slice...";
+        this.toggleLoader(true);
         const outputText = document.getElementById("output-text"),
             outputHtml = document.getElementById("output-html"),
             outputFile = document.getElementById("output-file"),
@@ -1074,11 +1115,13 @@ class OutputWaiter {
             sliceToEl = document.getElementById("output-file-slice-to"),
             sliceFrom = parseInt(sliceFromEl.value, 10),
             sliceTo = parseInt(sliceToEl.value, 10),
-            str = Utils.arrayBufferToStr(this.getActive(false).slice(sliceFrom, sliceTo));
+            dish = this.outputs[this.getActiveTab()].data.dish,
+            dishBuffer = await this.getDishBuffer(dish),
+            str = Utils.arrayBufferToStr(dishBuffer.slice(sliceFrom, sliceTo));
 
         outputText.classList.remove("blur");
         showFileOverlay.style.display = "block";
-        outputText.value = Utils.printable(str);
+        outputText.value = str;
 
 
         outputText.style.display = "block";
@@ -1087,6 +1130,7 @@ class OutputWaiter {
         outputHighlighter.display = "block";
         inputHighlighter.display = "block";
 
+        this.toggleLoader(false);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/web/WorkerWaiter.mjs b/src/web/WorkerWaiter.mjs
index 21ccae87..622769c8 100644
--- a/src/web/WorkerWaiter.mjs
+++ b/src/web/WorkerWaiter.mjs
@@ -24,24 +24,54 @@ class WorkerWaiter {
 
         this.loaded = false;
         this.chefWorkers = [];
+        this.dishWorker = null;
         this.maxWorkers = navigator.hardwareConcurrency || 4;
         this.inputs = [];
         this.inputNums = [];
         this.totalOutputs = 0;
         this.loadingOutputs = 0;
         this.bakeId = 0;
+        this.callbacks = {};
+        this.callbackID = 0;
     }
 
     /**
      * Terminates any existing ChefWorkers and sets up a new worker
      */
     setupChefWorker() {
-        for (let i = 0; i < this.chefWorkers.length; i++) {
-            const worker = this.chefWorkers.pop();
-            worker.terminate();
+        for (let i = this.chefWorkers.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            this.removeChefWorker(this.chefWorkers[i]);
         }
 
         this.addChefWorker();
+        this.setupDishWorker();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets up a separate ChefWorker for performing dish operations.
+     * Using a separate worker so that we can run dish operations without
+     * affecting a bake which may be in progress.
+     */
+    setupDishWorker() {
+        if (this.dishWorker !== null) {
+            this.dishWorker.terminate();
+        }
+        log.debug("Adding new ChefWorker (DishWorker)");
+
+        this.dishWorker = new ChefWorker();
+        this.dishWorker.addEventListener("message", this.handleChefMessage.bind(this));
+
+        let docURL = document.location.href.split(/[#?]/)[0];
+        const index = docURL.lastIndexOf("/");
+        if (index > 0) {
+            docURL = docURL.substring(0, index);
+        }
+
+        this.dishWorker.postMessage({"action": "docURL", "data": docURL});
+        this.dishWorker.postMessage({
+            action: "setLogLevel",
+            data: log.getLevel()
+        });
     }
 
     /**
@@ -173,10 +203,11 @@ class WorkerWaiter {
                 this.manager.output.updateOutputError(r.data.error, inputNum, r.data.progress);
                 this.app.progress = r.data.progress;
                 this.workerFinished(currentWorker);
-                // do more here
                 break;
             case "dishReturned":
                 this.callbacks[r.data.id](r.data);
+                this.dishWorker.terminate();
+                this.dishWorker = null;
                 break;
             case "silentBakeComplete":
                 break;
@@ -447,47 +478,49 @@ class WorkerWaiter {
      * @param {boolean} inputData.step
      */
     bakeAllInputs(inputData) {
-        if (this.app.baking) return;
-        const inputNums = inputData.nums;
-        const step = inputData.step;
+        return new Promise(resolve => {
+            if (this.app.baking) return;
+            const inputNums = inputData.nums;
+            const step = inputData.step;
 
-        // Use cancelBake to clear out the inputs
-        this.cancelBake(true, false);
+            // Use cancelBake to clear out the inputs
+            this.cancelBake(true, false);
 
-        this.inputNums = inputNums;
-        this.totalOutputs = inputNums.length;
+            this.inputNums = inputNums;
+            this.totalOutputs = inputNums.length;
 
-        let inactiveWorkers = 0;
-        for (let i = 0; i < this.chefWorkers.length; i++) {
-            if (!this.chefWorkers[i].active) {
-                inactiveWorkers++;
-            }
-        }
-
-        let numWorkers = (inputNums.length > this.maxWorkers) ? this.maxWorkers : inputNums.length;
-        numWorkers -= inactiveWorkers;
-
-        for (let i = 0; i < numWorkers; i++) {
-            this.addChefWorker();
-        }
-
-        this.app.bake(step);
-
-        for (let i = 0; i < numWorkers + inactiveWorkers; i++) {
-            this.manager.input.inputWorker.postMessage({
-                action: "bakeNext",
-                data: {
-                    inputNum: this.inputNums.splice(0, 1)[0],
-                    bakeId: this.bakeId
+            let inactiveWorkers = 0;
+            for (let i = 0; i < this.chefWorkers.length; i++) {
+                if (!this.chefWorkers[i].active) {
+                    inactiveWorkers++;
                 }
-            });
-            this.loadingOutputs++;
-        }
+            }
 
-        for (let i = 0; i < this.inputNums.length; i++) {
-            this.manager.output.updateOutputMessage(`Input ${inputNums[i]} has not been baked yet.`, inputNums[i], false);
-            this.manager.output.updateOutputStatus("pending", inputNums[i]);
-        }
+            let numWorkers = (inputNums.length > this.maxWorkers) ? this.maxWorkers : inputNums.length;
+            numWorkers -= inactiveWorkers;
+
+            for (let i = 0; i < numWorkers; i++) {
+                this.addChefWorker();
+            }
+
+            this.app.bake(step);
+
+            for (let i = 0; i < numWorkers + inactiveWorkers; i++) {
+                this.manager.input.inputWorker.postMessage({
+                    action: "bakeNext",
+                    data: {
+                        inputNum: this.inputNums.splice(0, 1)[0],
+                        bakeId: this.bakeId
+                    }
+                });
+                this.loadingOutputs++;
+            }
+
+            for (let i = 0; i < this.inputNums.length; i++) {
+                this.manager.output.updateOutputMessage(`Input ${inputNums[i]} has not been baked yet.`, inputNums[i], false);
+                this.manager.output.updateOutputStatus("pending", inputNums[i]);
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     /**
@@ -520,11 +553,12 @@ class WorkerWaiter {
      */
     getDishAs(dish, type, callback) {
         const id = this.callbackID++;
-        const workerId = this.addChefWorker();
-        if (workerId === -1) return;
 
         this.callbacks[id] = callback;
-        this.chefWorkers[workerId].worker.postMessage({
+
+        if (this.dishWorker === null) this.setupDishWorker();
+
+        this.dishWorker.postMessage({
             action: "getDishAs",
             data: {
                 dish: dish,