Get Ready for Thanksgiving With These Cooking for Beginners Apps

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Thanksgiving is almost upon us and that means it’s time to roll up our sleeves and take out our kitchen tools! It’s that time of the year when friends and family get together to celebrate a year of blessings in their lives. Even though 2020 has been challenging for everyone, you might still want to celebrate Thanksgiving for the small wins and the silver linings. If you’re not an experienced cook, you can get ready for Thanksgiving with these cooking apps for beginners.

Cooking Apps for Beginners

Tasty

It’s almost impossible to not have seen a Tasty video on social media. Their cooking videos are almost everywhere these days. They give out cooking instructions that are easy to follow even for beginners. Tasty now also has an app with the same name so that fans do not have to go back to social media and scroll through hundreds of videos to find that specific recipe. This app gives users step-by-step instructions that even beginners can follow easily.

Your phone won’t sleep, too, while you’re on the app. So you don’t have to keep touching the screen to keep it on and just continue with the cooking without any worries. The app allows you to get the latest Tasty videos so you’re always up-to-date. It’s also great for people with specific food preferences, as the app allows you to filter what you search for. You can go for no meat if you’re a vegetarian. You can even shop for ingredients through the app. It’s an incredible tool for beginners and advanced cooks alike.

Food Network Kitchen

Do you like watching cooking channels? If you do, you’ve probably heard of the Food Network. It’s a cooking channel that features a lot of TV chefs of different cuisines. The network now has its own app called the Food Network Kitchen that people can use wherever they go. The app features over 70,000 recipes and covers numerous cuisines. You can find a recipe for breakfast to dinner. If you’re a visual learner, this app also features helpful photos and videos that will guide you in your cooking.

Aside from recipes, this app also gives users tips and tricks on how to learn and cook the recipes much faster. If you want to tweak the recipe, you can also take notes within the app itself. So you can just go back to that recipe and review your notes when you wish to try the recipe again. In addition, you can also create a shopping list in the app so you don’t have to make a separate one for when you go grocery shopping.

Allrecipes Dinner Spinner

Another useful app for cooking for beginners is the Allrecipes Dinner Spinner. The recipes in this app are uploaded by a community composed of over 50 million people. You’ll never run out of recipes to cook at this rate! Each recipe may be accompanied by photos to make it much easier for people to follow. You can also rate and review each recipe so that new users can get other insights and ideas on how to improve it depending on their preference. This app gives cooking a more social feel, as it serves as a collaboration among users.

One of the best features of this app is it allows users to see which ingredients are on sale based on their location. That way, you’ll know what recipes are cheapest to make on a certain day. You can also get recommendations from the app in case you run out of ideas of what you want to cook for that day. You can create shopping lists within the app as well to make it easier for you to keep track of your ingredients.

BigOven

If you’re looking for something basic and simple, try checking out the BigOven app. It features over 350,000 recipes to choose from depending on your mood. This app will help you get organized in your kitchen, perfect for beginners. You can also upload your own recipe and take snapshots to help others. It’s a very helpful cooking tool for anyone just trying out cooking for the first time.

Are your ingredients limited? Not sure what to cook with these ingredients? Just type in at least three ingredients in the app and it’ll provide you with recipe options using these ingredients. Now you’re sure that your remaining ingredients in the fridge won’t go to waste. If your friends or family are also using the app, you can check out what recipe they’re trying to make. This adds to socializing with them even while you’re cooking.

Epicurious

One of the best cooking apps in the market today is Epicurious. Since its launch, it has been a popular cooking app for both beginners and advanced users. It features more than 35,000 recipes that have been tried and tested by a lot of people. Its recipes are also rated by members so you’ll know if each one is indeed a good recipe to try. Among its unique features is its voice-activated commands that allow users for hands-free cooking.

The app also features a smart kitchen timer, so you don’t need a separate tool while cooking. This timer is designed for different dishes such as salmon and chicken. Now, you don’t have to worry about over- or undercooking your dishes before you serve them to your loved ones during Thanksgiving. It makes up for a perfect meal to celebrate this holiday.

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Kokou Adzo

Kokou Adzo is a stalwart in the tech journalism community, has been chronicling the ever-evolving world of Apple products and innovations for over a decade. As a Senior Author at Apple Gazette, Kokou combines a deep passion for technology with an innate ability to translate complex tech jargon into relatable insights for everyday users.

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