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The best cooking apps (just in time for Thanksgiving)

Posted by Jennifer Allen on November 26th, 2015

It’s that time of year again, where you’ll be gathering around the dinner table with your family and a huge feast in front of you.

Unfortunately, your iPhone won’t cook the meal for you, but it can offer you some great apps for getting to grips with cooking and timings. Here’s the best of the bunch.

Five essential cookery apps to tantalize those tastebuds

Posted by Jennifer Allen on October 25th, 2015

We all need to cook at some point, right? I mean you can live off takeaway and microwave meals for a while, but it’s really not as satisfying as home cooked food.

It gets expensive fast, too, so how about you use that money to download some great cookery apps instead? Seriously, it’s fun to cook. We’ve rounded up five apps that will make it all the sweeter.

KptnCook Review

+ Universal & Apple Watch App - Designed for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch
By Jennifer Allen on June 16th, 2015
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: TASTY OFFERINGS
KptnCook is a recipe app that gives you three new recipes each day.
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Toca Kitchen 2 Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Jennifer Allen on April 7th, 2015
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: MESSY FUN
Toca Kitchen 2 is a fun way for kids to have a messy time in the kitchen, without the actual mess.
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Yum-Yum Recipes Review

+ Universal & Apple Watch App - Designed for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch
By Jennifer Allen on February 11th, 2015
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: TASTY AND VARIED
Yum-Yum Recipes offers plenty of tasty recipes for free, and even more for a price.
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Handpick Review

iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad
By Jennifer Allen on January 30th, 2015
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: TANTALIZING SUGGESTIONS
Handpick will make you hungry, as well as inspire you to cook something new.
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Kitchen Wizard Review

iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad
By Jennifer Allen on December 10th, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: USING UP LEFTOVERS
Kitchen Wizard offers recipe ideas based on the content of your fridge and cupboards, without any airs or graces.
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Five Apps to Make Your Thanksgiving Planning a Breeze

Posted by Jennifer Allen on November 24th, 2014

Thanksgiving is nearly upon us! You know what that means? Eating too much turkey, watching the Big Game, and spending time with family (whether you like it or not). Oh, and that scary Black Friday thing, but we won’t talk about that here. For those of you in need of some inspiration for what to cook and how to make the traditional dinner extra special, we’ve taken a look at some of the best Thanksgiving themed cookery and grocery shopping apps out there. They’re sure to make things a bit more exciting than usual!


Butterball Cookbook Plus



No Thanksgiving is right without the almighty presence of Butterball. The latest app benefits from being free while also offering plenty of useful Thanksgiving recipes. While there’s obviously quite a bias towards turkey-based products, there’s still space for salad and dessert recipes, as well as how to use up leftover turkey in the most delightful of ways.

Besides the many recipes there are also conversion charts, substitution lists, a cooking calculator to tell you how long defrosting and cooking will take, plus plenty of organizational features. Not bad at all for the grand price of nothing!

Thanksgiving Menu Maker



Scheduling and timing is often the tricky part of any major family meal. Thanksgiving Menu Maker solves that problem. Besides offering over 75 different recipe ideas, it’ll allow you to tick off what you want to cook, then creates a shopping list for all those items before organizing exactly what you need to do at which time of day, so you don’t have to stress about figuring out all the timings. It’s practically foolproof in its implementation, taking out one of the most stressful parts of a big family dinner.

Paprika Recipe Manager



Paprika Recipe Manager is a useful app, regardless of the season. It makes it simple for you to download recipes from hundreds of different websites, thereby storing them safely within your app with everything there for viewing. You can use it to easily cross off ingredients, start multiple timers, pin important recipes, scale serving sizes, and easily co-ordinate a grocery list. It’s powerful stuff, ensuring that all your favorite websites have their own recipe app in many ways. You can even create menu plans with it, proving ideal when juggling Thanksgiving ideas.

Thanksgiving: A Bon Appetit Manual



A rather classy app, Thanksgiving: A Bon Appetit Manual is ideal for those after similarly classy turkey-based recipes. It offers 101 recipes in all, divided between traditional and modern interpretations. Plus, there are various tips, how-to guides, and videos on getting things just right. The tips are particularly handy when dealing with more complicated procedures, with videos easily guiding you every step of the way. There’s a scheduling feature for added convenience too, as well as options for saving recipes for considering later on.

Grocery iQ



Organizing the grocery shopping list is much simpler when you use an app. While Grocery iQ isn’t perfect, it is very useful. You can create a list from an extensive product database using text, a barcode, or even a voice search. It’s then easy to share with other devices, being particularly ideal when splitting the shopping with other members of the family. It goes one step further by allowing you to find related coupons, saving you money in the process. You can add your loyalty card too. Shopping during the holiday season might be stressful but this app should make it a bit smoother.

Chopping Block Review

iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad
By Jennifer Allen on September 16th, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: TASTY COLLABORATION
Work together with friends to create the perfect recipe tweaks with Chopping Block
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Forks Over Knives Review

iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad
By Jennifer Allen on August 21st, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: TASTY AND HEALTHY
Want some tasty new recipe ideas but want to keep it healthy? Forks Over Knives is the ideal app for you.
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Audio Chef Co. Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Jennifer Allen on July 15th, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: HANDS-FREE RECIPES
Offering some tasty recipes with instructions that can be both read and listened to, Audio Chef Co. is convenient.
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Garden Plate Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Jennifer Allen on January 16th, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: TASTY RECIPE IDEAS
Eating healthily doesn't have to be dull. Garden Plate demonstrates this with some delicious recipes.
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Henri Le Worm Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Jennifer Allen on December 3rd, 2013
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: CUTE AND EDUCATIONAL
Charming, educational, and cute, Henri Le Worm is an ideal way to teach kids about the importance of eating well.
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Gluten-Free Recipes By iCookbook Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Jennifer Allen on November 4th, 2013
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: VARIED BUT UGLY
It's far from attractive to look at, but this app offers plenty of great recipes for those pursuing a gluten-free diet.
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The Whole Pantry Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Jennifer Allen on August 19th, 2013
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: WHOLESOME LIVING
The Whole Pantry might not be the most comprehensive of cookery apps but it works well as part recipe app, part lifestyle guide.
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