Tuesday, April 3, 2012

New Cookery Apps for The iPhone

Mobiles provide a rich store of cookery apps and recipes from around the world. It doesn’t matter whether you are a super chef or a novice, easy do-it-yourself techniques have made life convenient for the food savvy, the busy professional. The following selection of cookery apps is extracted from various favorable reviews for the iPhone:
Dessert delights: iChocolate by Mark David
No cuisine is complete without a dessert to satiate the sweet tooth. And very few people resist chocolates, which makes it a safe bet to include it when you have gusts over for dinner. The app comprises recipes of various kinds of desserts that include cakes and ice cream.  Besides that, it also provides a history and other relevant facts about chocolate, along with tips, index and measurement and cooking guide.
Quick and healthy fixes: Trufflehead by ADITK, LLC
The fact that these organic recipes have been the innovation of a mother is enough to assure they are healthy recipes. The app comprises 270 easy or moderately easy recipes and includes nutritional information about each item. Nearly half the recipes are ready within half an hour. The ingredients are reasonably priced and details of their components are provided through hyperlinks. There is an option to simply provide 3 ingredients you wish to cook with, and the app will furnish a recipe containing them or add the ones you require to purchase into a shopping list. The app also provides video viewing and photo sharing to aid instruction that make the experience enjoyable rather than a chore.
A Kitchen aide: KitchenPad™ Timer by Prativo Group Inc.
A total of 9 timers, 4 for the overn and 5 for the stove-top for you to cook multiple dishes and without having to constantly reset one at . All you require is to enter the food item information on the screen under ‘What’s on the stove.’ The app tells you the time settings and the extent of heat or temperature required for cooking.
A cooking game: Cooking Queen by Wachirawoot Tacommie
The simply designed 3 D multiplayer game is available in two versions:  ‘Cooking Game Free’ and ‘Cooking Queen’ that is purchased.  Although the app just contains 10 recipes, more are in the pipeline.  The game starts with the Queen giving instruction of the recipe. For instance, to prepare a California roll, the screen displays the instruction ‘Peel the avocado’ or ‘Cut the cucumber into strips’ or match shadow icons provided against the food items. All the while the screen will inform the player to touch or rotate the phone to maneuver the objects. When the recipe is complete, the player can view his/her score.
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