Whether you are looking to learn how to cook, want to brush up on your skills, or simply learn some new techniques, then check out our list of the best iPad apps for cooking.
The best iPad apps for cooking
14 Jan 2015, by Cherry Mae Torrevillas
This is Jamie Oliver's official app where you can subscribe to receive not only recipes but also other cooking tools including the ability to create shopping lists, and more.
- Learn how to cook many of the chef's best recipes
- Extremely well-designed
- Includes a number
of videos and recipes that are updated monthly
- Walks you through
the entire cooking process with Retina photography
- Free of charge to download
This free app comes with a vast collection of over 400 recipes to help you put out creative dishes on the dinner table.
- Variety of recipes suitable for vegetarians as well as those who eat meat
- Covers many types of cuisines
- Clipboard capabilities
- Share recipes through email and Facebook
- Over 2000 recipes can be bought via in-app purchases
This app will bring you the Cooking with Paula Deen magazine along with a whole bunch of extras for all the fans who can't get enough of those deep-fried twinkies!
- Magazines can be bought for $4.99 for two simultaneous issues
- 6-month and 1-year subscription rates are heavily discounted at $10.99 and $19.99 respectively
- Auto-renewing subscriptions
- Fast and reliable downloads
- Intuitive, interactive interface
This app was created by the author of the bestselling cookbook How To Cook Everything, Mark Bittman. Search for recipes and follow the step-by-step instructions with ease.
- Contains 2000 recipes and 400 how-to illustrations
- Email grocery lists with ease
- Quantities and temperatures can be converted from imperial to metric systems
- Email up to 10 recipes a month
- Timers are placed throughout the app
How to Cook Everything app review: from the best-selling cookbook
Epicurious has been a highly popular cooking resource for years for home cooks around the world.
- Cook Mode contains Voice-activated command input for hands-free cooking
- Over 30,000 tried and tested recipes
- Variety of categories ranging from Gluten-Free to Hearty Sandwiches
- Read the ratings, comments, and suggestions by other users who've tried the recipes
- Thousands of professionally-taken images
If you're a beginner looking to acquire the essential skills required to make mouth-watering food, this app, part of Mark Bittman's creations, is the one to get.
- Simple, easy-to-follow recipes with accompanying photos
- Audio commentary from Mark Bittman at your disposal
- Self-guided video classes exclusive to the iPad
- Basics section helps you with topics perfect for beginners
- Make your own recipes and share them via social media
This free app will help you find plenty of recipes along with meal planning and grocery shopping tools to facilitate your culinary experience.
- Updated regularly with seasonal recipes
- Recipes from food bloggers and professional chefs around the world
- Lunchbox Love edition features 40 back-to-school recipes
- Recipes can be accessed on the go
- Featured on the App Store homepage, What's Hot, New and Noteworthy, and Editor's Favorites
This app will help you create your own cookbook and share it with the world as you discover new recipes, methods, and more.
- Customize the front graphic to make the cookbook your own
- Add your family recipes, experimental successes, and more
- Allows purchase of books and searching for other recipes through the Library
- Share your recipes via Facebook, Twitter, email, or iMessage
- Featured on USA Today, Beautiful Pixels, and AppAdvice
Get the Fine Cooking Magazine in digital form through this app, so you can access it anytime, anywhere from the comfort of your iPad.
- Get access to tried and tested recipes to create awesome meals
- Learn the hows and whys of cooking
- Purchase other publications individually including CookFresh, Fine Cooking, and more
- Auto-renewing subscriptions
- Purchase single copies
This app will enable you to watch the Cooking Channel from the comfort of your iPad. What's more is that it's completely free of charge!
- Watch the latest episodes for free
- Watch clips of your shows without logging in
- Create a playlist of your favorite shows and chefs
- Pick up where you left off watching a video
- Access the Cooking Channel TV Schedule
