I think that there is a happy middle between the new system and old one - but a step in the right direction is being taken. Perhaps instead of pinning recipes, since there are so many craftables and only having pinned is not so useful, you could pin crafting tabs instead, and even make a custom crafting tab. This keeps the neat design of the old system, removes some of the clunkyness of the new one and integrates the new better way of prototyping more items.