diff --git a/src/backend/db/migrate.ts b/src/backend/db/migrate.ts
index 46ce54a..cd8c632 100644
--- a/src/backend/db/migrate.ts
+++ b/src/backend/db/migrate.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import initSqlJs from 'sql.js';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 import { applyRuntimeMigrations } from './schemaMigrations.js';
+import { logInfo } from '../logger.js';
 
 const DATA_DIR = path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'data');
 const DB_PATH = path.join(DATA_DIR, 'recipes.db');
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ const SCHEMA_PATH = path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'src/backend/db/schema.sql');
 async function ensureDataDir() {
   if (!fs.existsSync(DATA_DIR)) {
     fs.mkdirSync(DATA_DIR, { recursive: true });
-    console.log(`Created data directory at ${DATA_DIR}`);
+    logInfo(`Created data directory at ${DATA_DIR}`);
   }
 }
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ async function applyMigrations() {
   const data = db.export();
   fs.writeFileSync(DB_PATH, Buffer.from(data));
   db.close();
-  console.log(`Database migrated: ${DB_PATH}`);
+  logInfo(`Database migrated: ${DB_PATH}`);
 }
 
 if (import.meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`) {
diff --git a/src/backend/db/seed.ts b/src/backend/db/seed.ts
index 50eccda..baccdf2 100644
--- a/src/backend/db/seed.ts
+++ b/src/backend/db/seed.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import initSqlJs from 'sql.js';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 import { applyRuntimeMigrations } from './schemaMigrations.js';
+import { logInfo, logError } from '../logger.js';
 
 interface SeedIngredient {
   quantity?: string;
@@ -484,12 +485,12 @@ async function seedDatabase() {
   fs.writeFileSync(DB_PATH, Buffer.from(data));
   db.close();
 
-  console.log(`Seed complete. Created ${createdCount}, updated ${updatedCount}, total seed recipes ${seedRecipes.length}.`);
+  logInfo(`Seed complete. Created ${createdCount}, updated ${updatedCount}, total seed recipes ${seedRecipes.length}.`);
 }
 
 if (import.meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`) {
   seedDatabase().catch((error) => {
-    console.error('Seed failed:', error);
+    logError('Seed failed:', error);
     process.exit(1);
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/index.ts b/src/backend/index.ts
index 8f2d919..ddbea6e 100644
--- a/src/backend/index.ts
+++ b/src/backend/index.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ async function startServer() {
     // Global error handler
     app.use((err: any, req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
       logError('Unhandled error:', err);
-      console.error('Error type:', err.constructor?.name, 'Stack:', err.stack);
 
       // Zod validation errors → 400
       if (err.constructor?.name === 'ZodError' || (err.errors && Array.isArray(err.errors))) {
diff --git a/src/backend/services/CopyMeThatHtmlParser.ts b/src/backend/services/CopyMeThatHtmlParser.ts
index 651bce6..f076db6 100644
--- a/src/backend/services/CopyMeThatHtmlParser.ts
+++ b/src/backend/services/CopyMeThatHtmlParser.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { CreateRecipeInput } from '../types/recipe.js';
-import { logDebug } from '../logger.js';
+import { logDebug, logError } from '../logger.js';
 
 export interface ParsedCopyMeThatRecipe {
   title: string;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class CopyMeThatHtmlParser {
       const notes = this.extractNotes(html);
 
       if (!title || ingredients.length === 0 || instructions.length === 0) {
-        console.log(`[Parser] Rejected recipe - title: ${!!title}, ingredients: ${ingredients.length}, instructions: ${instructions.length}`);
+        logDebug(`[Parser] Rejected recipe - title: ${!!title}, ingredients: ${ingredients.length}, instructions: ${instructions.length}`);
         return null; // Invalid recipe
       }
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class CopyMeThatHtmlParser {
         notes: notes ? this.cleanText(notes) : undefined,
       };
     } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Error parsing recipe block:', error);
+      logError('Error parsing recipe block:', error);
       return null;
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/backend/services/CopyMeThatTxtParser.ts b/src/backend/services/CopyMeThatTxtParser.ts
index 3624ca3..04e5481 100644
--- a/src/backend/services/CopyMeThatTxtParser.ts
+++ b/src/backend/services/CopyMeThatTxtParser.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { CreateRecipeInput } from '../types/recipe.js';
+import { logError } from '../logger.js';
 
 export interface ParsedCopyMeThatTxtRecipe {
   title: string;
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ export class CopyMeThatTxtParser {
         notes,
       };
     } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Error parsing TXT recipe:', error);
+      logError('Error parsing TXT recipe:', error);
       return null;
     }
   }