diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 4f87ea1..84928f5 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -11,5 +11,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     Database db("test.db");
 
+    vector<RecipeIngredient> ri;
+    ri.push_back(RecipeIngredient("flour", "grains", 3.0f, UnitOfMeasure("cup", "cups", "c")));
+
+
+
+    Recipe rec("Example", ri, Instruction("Hello world"), QImage(), vector<RecipeTag>(), QDate::currentDate(), QTime(0, 30), QTime(0, 25), 10.0f);
+
     return a.exec();
 }
diff --git a/model/recipe/ingredients/unitofmeasure.cpp b/model/recipe/ingredients/unitofmeasure.cpp
index 16d82ef..77b395e 100644
--- a/model/recipe/ingredients/unitofmeasure.cpp
+++ b/model/recipe/ingredients/unitofmeasure.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ UnitOfMeasure::UnitOfMeasure(string name, string plural, string abbreviation){
     this->abbreviation = abbreviation;
 }
 
+UnitOfMeasure::UnitOfMeasure() : UnitOfMeasure::UnitOfMeasure("", "", ""){
+    //Default constructor initializes all fields to empty strings.
+}
+
 string UnitOfMeasure::getName(){
     return this->name;
 }
diff --git a/model/recipe/ingredients/unitofmeasure.h b/model/recipe/ingredients/unitofmeasure.h
index 62c633d..f835cec 100644
--- a/model/recipe/ingredients/unitofmeasure.h
+++ b/model/recipe/ingredients/unitofmeasure.h
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ using namespace std;
 class UnitOfMeasure
 {
 public:
+    //Full constructor.
     UnitOfMeasure(string name, string plural, string abbreviation);
+    //Constructor with default values.
+    UnitOfMeasure();
 
     //Getters
     string getName();
diff --git a/model/recipe/recipe.cpp b/model/recipe/recipe.cpp
index 2492254..4f642f4 100644
--- a/model/recipe/recipe.cpp
+++ b/model/recipe/recipe.cpp
@@ -1,18 +1,5 @@
 #include "model/recipe/recipe.h"
 
-Recipe::Recipe(){
-    //Set default values when none are specified.
-    this->Recipe("Unnamed Recipe",
-                 vector<RecipeIngredient>(),
-                 Instruction(),
-                 QImage(),
-                 vector<RecipeTag>(),
-                 QDate.currentDate(),
-                 QTime(1, 0),
-                 QTime(0, 30),
-                 10.0f);
-}
-
 Recipe::Recipe(string name, vector<RecipeIngredient> ingredients, Instruction instruction, QImage image, vector<RecipeTag> tags, QDate createdDate, QTime prepTime, QTime cookTime, float servings){
     setName(name);
     setIngredients(ingredients);
@@ -25,6 +12,10 @@ Recipe::Recipe(string name, vector<RecipeIngredient> ingredients, Instruction in
     setServings(servings);
 }
 
+Recipe::Recipe() : Recipe::Recipe("Unnamed Recipe", vector<RecipeIngredient>(), Instruction(), QImage(), vector<RecipeTag>(), QDate::currentDate(), QTime(1, 0), QTime(0, 30), 10.0f){
+    //Set default values when none are specified.
+}
+
 string Recipe::getName(){
     return this->name;
 }
@@ -70,7 +61,7 @@ void Recipe::setIngredients(vector<RecipeIngredient> ingredients){
 }
 
 void Recipe::setTags(vector<RecipeTag> tags){
-    this->tags = tags
+    this->tags = tags;
 }
 
 void Recipe::addIngredient(RecipeIngredient newIngredient){
diff --git a/model/recipe/recipe.h b/model/recipe/recipe.h
index df24614..84d5fad 100644
--- a/model/recipe/recipe.h
+++ b/model/recipe/recipe.h
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ using namespace std;
 class Recipe
 {
 public:
-    Recipe();
     //Full constructor
     Recipe(string name, vector<RecipeIngredient> ingredients, Instruction instruction, QImage image, vector<RecipeTag> tags, QDate createdDate, QTime prepTime, QTime cookTime, float servings);
+    //Constructor with default values.
+    Recipe();
 
     //Getters
     string getName();
diff --git a/model/recipe/tags/recipetag.cpp b/model/recipe/tags/recipetag.cpp
index c33c6a7..22cd27d 100644
--- a/model/recipe/tags/recipetag.cpp
+++ b/model/recipe/tags/recipetag.cpp
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 #include "recipetag.h"
 
-RecipeTag::RecipeTag(){
-    this->RecipeTag("");
+RecipeTag::RecipeTag() : RecipeTag(""){
+    //Default constructor sets value to empty string.
 }
 
 RecipeTag::RecipeTag(string val){
     this->value = val;
 }
 
-RecipeTag::getValue(){
+string RecipeTag::getValue(){
     return this->value;
 }
 
-RecipeTag::setValue(string newValue){
+void RecipeTag::setValue(string newValue){
     this->value = newValue;
 }