Panna for iPad app review

Panna

Price: Free

Panna by How 2 Media, Inc. is a unique cooking magazine that uses videos for the recipes.

Use your iPad to view the videos in this tasty-looking publication. When you download the app you'll get one free recipe inside each issue. You don't even have to buy the full issue to get the free one. When you purchase a one-year subscription you'll get the current issue and the next five bi-monthly issues.

This magazine takes your typical cooking publication and gives it a fun and fresh update. You'll have access to incredible-looking, high-definition video as you watch a number of master chefs execute recipes. Besides the recipes you'll also learn about kitchen equipment so you can perfect your skills.

Each recipe will give you step-by-step instructions and take place either in the kitchen or at the grill in the backyard. You'll watch them cut up the ingredients and prepare them, sauté them, and put the ingredients all together. While this is taking place the chefs also give valuable tips and advice.

The recipes are broken down into a number of categories which include classics, cooking for company, weeknight supper, Chef's favorite, and fresh ingredient. Each issue features 2.5 hours of video content with 12-13 seasonal recipes found in each issue.

Panna was updated on Feb. 27, 2013 and currently has 65 customer ratings with an average rating of three out of five stars.

This app felt like you had your own personal chef in the kitchen with you taking you through the steps and making you a better more confident cook.

For: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation), and iPad with iOS 5.1 or later