Joy of Cooking App Reviews

Ive owned several editions of the Joy hardcover books over the years; and have been using the app for close to a year now. The app is everything Ive come to expect from the hardcover books, and more. The first thing youll notice is a beautiful layout and navigation. As with the hardcover books, recipes are grouped, with a section introducing new techniques, or basic information. In the app, all the recipes link back to this information, so theres no more flipping back and forth. The app also adds a menu planner, simply add recipes to your menu as youre browsing, then you can easily flip between recipes on your menu while youre cooking. Recipes include timers and steps so that you can keep track of where you are when preparing multiple recipes at a time. Each recipe also includes ingredients you can add to a shopping cart, which is then organised by grocery store aisle. This feature is much more useful with the recently added support for iPhones. Finally, each recipe includes a section for notes. I use it to record any tweaks I would make to a recipe. A few things I would love to see in future updates include: - A log of when Ive used a recipe, how it turned out, and what guests were present. I could use the recipe notes for this, but finding all the recipes I used on a particular day would be impossible. - Being able to add my own recipes. While there are thousands of recipes includes in the cookbook, occasionally I like to use a recipe that isnt in there, and being able to use the apps ingredients list for shopping, and menu planner and timers for cooking would be fantastic. Overall, the recipes alone make this app a fantastic value; the menu planner, timers, and shopping list make this app an invaluable tool in the kitchen.

I followed your instructions on pork ribs and did exactly what you said and they burnt to a crisp not happy!!

For the last several years I have been scouring the App Store for an app that has multi-cultural recipes, techniques, links to related recipes, information of cooking basics, in a user-friendly layout, and multiple ways to filter searches. Well, this app has it all! I know the recipe book is loved by many people (Ive replaced one that was literally falling apart for a family member) and now it is available on the iPad for us techies. Thank you SO very much! I ask only that you continue to keep it updated so it continues to work (as beautifully as it does now) after future OS updates.

Cant say enough about this app. Extremely well thought out, informative, and just plain fun to use. Its not only a cookbook but its also reads like an Encyclopedia, with lots of information, but not just about the recipe but the ingredients and their history. Thank you for creating wonderful app!

I got this app recently because my mom always used the Joy of Cooking cookbook when I was a kid and the food in it is now a comfort food. The recipes are great, but I dont use a scale for my baking, I use cups and ml. I tried using the converter on the app and it doesnt work so I end up having to use the Internet for a conversion calculator, then writing my findings in the notes.....its actually a big pain. Sadly, it just ends up being easier to look up the recipes on the Internet then pin them on Pinterest . Im giving it a 3 because the recipes are beautiful and I like the rest of the app, but the conversion just isnt worth it.

It is the famous cookbook, digitalised. And not some subscription/in-app expansion junk, its there from the start (and I think its probably cheaper too!) The design is great, the UI is simple, and things like timers and conversions are really helpful (no more Google what is "1g to Tablespoons”). And it is even better on an iPad. 世界の一番有名の料理の本が全部入ってる。綺麗で色々のツールも入ってるかた使いやすい。 Used on iPhone5, iPhone6, iPad Mini (1st Gen)

There are many recipes and they are recipes that you will want to make, not just to show how the application works or to look nice. The in-app purchases are minor and are grouped so that you can get those recipes that you want.

Finally have my hands on the knowledge that this book has given cooks for years

Very well organized and easy to use.

I would like to be able to add items to the shopping list. Because I also need random other stuff when I go shopping.

I am LOVING this digital version of the original! I have the original book that my mother bought when it was first published way before I was born 40+ years ago. Its nice to be able to give that old book a rest! This digital version makes finding everything easy including recipes of course but also substitutions and the "about" ingredients part. I learned more cooking experience in my life from this book than ANY other book or app Ive purchased over the years. Plus, these are the recipes that grandma used to make! I dont know if anyone has had problems with the app, but I havent havent experienced any problems whatsoever. Thanks for bringing this ol relic back to life!!!!

The Joy is now usable and searchable on my iPad. Time to discover it all over again!

Really great app! Im diggin the interface. And the recipes? Exactly what youve come to expect from the classic Joy of Cooking: perfect!

Great photos, easy navigation and great features. I dont usually pay for apps, but this was well worth the money!

Its hard to improve on a classic but this app sure does it, and more. I cherish my Joy of Cooking book for all of the memories it brings back of cooking with my mother. This app makes all of those recipes relevant again. Its simple and easy to use and the photos are great. Im inspired to make the delicious "brownies cockaigne" again and look forward to discovering some untried recipes!

Dont think of this app as just a cookbook--it is so much more! The navigation is quick, easy, and flawless. The app has many features you might expect: create menus (even on your own calendar), build grocery lists, conversions, substitutions, ability to add notes to recipes, bookmarks (handy for jumping between multiple recipes while cooking), and favorites. However, there are some features that set this app among the best apps: •Timers-you can instantly set timers when you come to them in the recipe & you can have multiple timers activated. •Block sleep mode so the device stays on while you are cooking. •Read mode will actually read each step of the recipe to you. •Command recognition allows you to speak and navigate through the steps of the recipe. This saves you from having to touch the screen if you hands get messy while preparing the recipe. •Each step is highlighted so you can keep track of where you are. You can highlight it with a simple tap or a voice command. •If you are familiar with the book form, you will recall the numerous references to other parts of the book. This are all linked, making it effortless to jump to the reference, read it, and get back to your recipe. There are plenty of other well thought out features you can read about in the "How to use this app" section of the app. If you loved the book, you will love the app even more.

Ill start by saying that my Joy, that is the one I grew up with, is the two volume paperback printing from the 70s that was based on the 1963 edition of the book which my mother purchased from my grade school book club. This electronic edition is expertly executed allowing quick navigation, bookmarking, contains links between recipes, and allows you to put in your own notes about each recipe all while remaining true to the original vision of Joy. All of the best recipes are there, updated as needed, along with some new ones. Special sections are included for Joy Classic recipes culled from all Joy editions and for some of the authors family favorites. This is either an excellent edition all by itself or a great companion to the previous what I consider still relevant editions of Joy - those published in 2006, 1975, and 1963. My thanks to the publisher and to the family for keeping this book alive more than 80 years since it was first compiled.

Joy of Cooking has been my go-to cookbook for years. They have done a nice job with this app. The navigation is really easy and all my old favorites are there. I love the voice control so you dont have to touch the screen and the help made it really easy to learn everything. Two little suggestions would be: please allow conversions to dry weight for flour and sugar. Also I would appreciate a tab showing the recipe description from the original cookbook.

A simple yet informative cook book that is well though out and executed. Best money I have spent in the app store in a long time.

The Joy of cooking is a long time tradition in our family. I was so anxious to get the app I got it as soon as it came out. However, I found that my iPad was too old to display it. What a disappointment! However I was finally able to get a new iPad and I tried out the app. I think theyve done a wonderful job. Its got so many features, I cant wait to try and as many as possible. My one disappointment, was that there didnt seem to be a way to slow down the verbal instructions. At my age, I forget the list of ingredients quickly. I had to replay it many times in order to get all of them and be able to measure them before I forgot what they were. Perhaps there might be a way to have an option where you could slow down the rate they read each section of the instructions. Other than that, everything seems great and I hope its a big success. Im sure a lot of people will be giving this as a gift during the holiday season.