diff --git a/model/recipe/instruction.cpp b/model/recipe/instruction.cpp
index 2914bd7..e77d872 100644
--- a/model/recipe/instruction.cpp
+++ b/model/recipe/instruction.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 #include "model/recipe/instruction.h"
 
-Instruction::Instruction()
-{
-
+Instruction::Instruction(){
+    setHTML("");
+}
+
+Instruction::Instruction(string text){
+    setHTML(text);
+}
+
+string Instruction::getHTML(){
+    return this->htmlText;
+}
+
+void Instruction::setHTML(string newText){
+    this->htmlText = newText;
 }
diff --git a/model/recipe/instruction.h b/model/recipe/instruction.h
index 3698c64..1749a74 100644
--- a/model/recipe/instruction.h
+++ b/model/recipe/instruction.h
@@ -1,11 +1,27 @@
 #ifndef INSTRUCTION_H
 #define INSTRUCTION_H
 
+#include <string>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+/**
+ * @brief The Instruction class is meant to hold an HTML document in string form, which holds formatted text as the instructions for the recipe.
+ */
 
 class Instruction
 {
 public:
     Instruction();
+    Instruction(string text);
+
+    //Getters
+    string getHTML();
+
+    //Setters
+    void setHTML(string newText);
+private:
+    string htmlText;
 };
 
-#endif // INSTRUCTION_H
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif // INSTRUCTION_H