Put yourself in the kitchen and reveal your inner chef with these apps to learn how to cook.
Not everyone improvises cordon bleu. While cooking is synonymous with pleasure for some, others regularly lack inspiration when it comes to preparing dinner. So Telecharger.com has put together a list of the best recipe apps to help you master the basics of cooking, perfect your technique, and unleash your creativity on your plate.
Kitchen
Unbeatable, Marmiton is a benchmark in the field. Listing tens of thousands of recipes, the application uses various formats to guide its users in the preparation of their dishes: detailed written instructions, illustrations of the steps in photos, achievements in video.
The exhaustiveness of the filters offered by Marmiton promises targeted results. We seek inspiration by types of dishes, diets, difficulty, time spent in the kitchen. As the app is based on a community of committed gourmets, it is possible to limit the suggestions according to the scores assigned to the recipes.
Marmiton offers many possibilities for customization. By creating a user profile, everyone can save ideas as favorites. A free space accommodates the transcriptions of recipes taken from an old notebook. We appreciate being able to fill in the contents of our fridge and cupboards from which the app gives advice on relevant starters, main courses or desserts. A good way to avoid wasting products whose expiration date is approaching.
The +:
+ Clarity of explanations
+ Efficient filters
+ Ability to save favorite recipes
+ Ability to search for a recipe based on specific ingredients
The – :
– Sometimes intrusive advertisements
Download Marmiton for Android (Free)
Download Marmiton for iPhone (Free)
750 grams
750 grams claims some 80,000 recipes. Its structure is reminiscent of that of Marmiton since it contains daily suggestions and cooking sheets with detailed instructions. All preparations are noted by the community and illustrated with a photo. Explanatory videos sometimes accompany the most complex recipes.
750 grams is concerned with the operating comfort of cooks and incorporates a “go to the kitchen” mode. Once activated, the option switches the recipe to landscape format, juxtaposing the list of ingredients and preparation instructions on either side of the screen. The on-board timer makes it easy to monitor standing or cooking times. The creation of a user profile allows the saving of the best ideas as favorites.
In the event of a severe failure of inspiration, we can count on the editorial part of 750 grams. Many articles highlight seasonal recipes or highlight a particular food. Enter your taste preferences and dietary constraints to benefit from relevant personalized suggestions.
To go further, 750 grams offers a premium Grands Chefs offer. Each month, subscribers discover a dozen recipes developed by big names in contemporary gastronomy.
The +:
+ Clearly detailed recipe steps
+ “Go to the kitchen” mode and on-board timer
+ Rich editorial content
+ Possible customization of suggestions
The – :
– Sometimes intrusive advertisements
Download 750 grams for Android (Free)
Download 750 grams for iPhone (Free)
Youmiam
More original, Youmiam presents itself as a social network halfway between Pinterest and Instagram on which knife enthusiasts and pros follow each other. You publish your own recipes and consult those of others, reserving the right to save the best in your favorites.
On Youmiam’s home page, there is a classic news feed highlighting photos of culinary achievements recently posted by the profiles being followed. Select a publication to access the details of the recipe that makes you salivate. Satisfied with the result? Distribute “Yums” and save the file in favorites.
Besides its purely social aspect, Youmiam presents some interesting functions such as shopping lists. Sorted by recipe or merged in anticipation of an upcoming full, these lists allow you to know the exact quantity of ingredients necessary for the execution of dishes according to the number of portions desired. The integrated search engine directs suggestions according to individual wishes and requirements. Like Marmiton, filling in the contents of your fridge allows you to access personalized ideas and avoid waste.
Youmiam is committed to the comfort of production with its “kitchen” mode. The recipe steps are clearly explained there, with voice control support making it easy to switch between them when your hands are busy.
The +:
+ Ability to voice control the passage to the next step in a recipe
+ Automatic calculation of quantities according to the number of guests
+ Smart search and suggestion engine
+ Automatic creation of shopping lists from saved recipes
The – :
– Light recommendations for the most specific diets
Download Youmiam for Android (Free)
Download Youmiam for iPhone (Free)
Kitchen Stories
From a functional point of view, Kitchen Stories is not much different from Youmiam. You save your favorite recipes in a virtual notebook before organizing them by themes, events, types of dishes, etc. The application however moves away from the social dimension put forward by its competitor since the ideas are exclusively submitted by a team of regular contributors.
The real added value of Kitchen Stories lies in its didactic aspect. There are many tips and tricks to make all your dishes a success. It also reviews the basics of cooking as a manual job. How to lift fish fillets, how to secure your cutting board, how to properly beat butter and sugar: all these questions are answered in a dedicated category.
Kitchen Stories is keen to facilitate the preparation of the referenced dishes. The recipes are written in stages, illustrated and put on video to offer cooks the keys to successful preparation. The measurement converter gives the equivalents of weight, volume and spoons for the basic products of flour, honey, butter, oil and sugar. The portions are manually configurable to obtain the exact list of necessary ingredients.
The +:
+ Quality of the recipes offered
+ Valuable tips and technical advice
+ Recipes explained with a lot of pedagogy
+ Intelligent measurement converter
The – :
– Little renewal concerning French content
Download Kitchen Stories for Android (Free)
Download Kitchen Stories for iPhone (Free)
Vegg’up
Although there are recipes based on meat and fish, Vegg’up mainly focuses on a vegetarian and vegan diet. Objective: to prove that it is possible to eat in a balanced way and to last until dinner without snacking without using animal proteins.
It is essential to create your profile on Vegg’up. The app relies on the preferences and diets of its users to provide personalized suggestions on the home page. The additional categories allow you to refine the results by types of dishes and culinary themes. The search engine provides direct access to recipes containing certain specified foods.
Vegg’up is able to take inspiration from what is already in your kitchen with the “in my fridge” function. More generally, the app limits waste with on-board shopping lists adjusted to the estimated number of guests.
Because eating well is essential, Vegg’up dedicates one of its categories to nutritional tips and advice. We review the basics of a quality diet, that is to say balanced.
The +:
+ Varied vegetarian and vegan recipes
+ Personalized suggestions taking into account preferences and intolerances
+ Automatic creation of shopping lists for the desired number of guests
+ Nutritional advice to review the basics of a balanced diet
The – :
– Creation of a mandatory unjustified account
Download Vegg’up for Android (Free)
Download Vegg’up for iPhone (Free)