In an era where we have endless information at our fingertips, we can instantly learn anything we have an inkling to look up. And cooking is something everyone should know a little about. Fortunately, like everything else, learning how to make new delicious meals are only as far away as your phone, tablet, or PC. Including finding the best cooking apps. Just cooking for two? Learn more here.

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If you are looking to learn some new recipes easily; here are the best cooking apps for Android and iso you can download today.

Check Out These Cooking Apps

1. Allrecipes

This is one of the heaviest hitters in the recipe world. It is a huge community of culinary professionals and hobbyists with more than 30 million members. What makes Allrecipes so popular is the ability of members to post recipes to the community which are categorized by standard criteria set by the admins. The community then rates the recipes to determine which ones are the best. This is really the greatest benefit of the app. The community engagement. Functionally, it’s closer to a social media app for cooking than a cookbook. Though we aren’t complaining. Not only is the community engagement a method of determining the best ways to make a meal, but it’s also half the reason people post their recipes and suggest alterations to others.

2. Yummly

The main benefit of Yummly is that you can search for recipes by ingredients. Have some stuff hanging around in the fridge that you want to use before it turns? Well, this is the cooking app for you. Additionally, you can search by price range, nutrition, food sensitivities, dietary restrictions, and allergies. Yummly uses an aggregate of recipes from various sources (including Allrecipes) to offer a wide range of food options. 

3. Forks Over Knives

This app is geared specifically toward making the switch to a plant-based diet. There are over 400 meals from roughly 50 professional chefs and they continue to add new ones every week. This is geared towards vegans, vegetarians, and even people with chronic illnesses that need to dramatically change their eating habits.

4. Food Network in the Kitchen

It should come as no surprise that one of the most popular recipe apps is based on one of the most popular cooking channels. With over 70,000 recipes from the top celebrity chefs, the Food Network in the Kitchen app additionally offers videos and photos from the Food Network’s programs. Choose from a wide range of recipes for any meal — breakfast, lunch, or dinner. There is also an option to add your own notes and tweaks to each recipe so you can make it just how you like it. Additionally, you can create a shopping list option which allows you to organize and plan your weekly meals.

5. BBC Good Food

Much like our own American based Food Network, the BBC has its own version. BBC Good Food offers 10,000 recipes created by their team of celebrity chefs. This app combines the benefits and engagement from user-submitted recipes with professional culinary arts. The simple to follow step-by-step guides will have you cooking like your favorite pro in no time.

6. Tasty

With its easily shareable videos, Tasty is a well-known channel on Youtube and boasts a strong Facebook presence. And the app is the next step to making these great meals, worthy of social media posts. One nice feature that Tasty has is that it will keep your phone screen awake while you are using it, so no pesky rushing to wake up the screen with messy hands. You can also choose to eliminate certain recipes containing foods you would like to avoid and the app provides filters to find a variety of dietary specifics like low-carb or vegetarian recipes. It will also learn your preferences and send you recommendations for meals you might like based on your saved list. Lastly, Tasty has paired with Walmart and actually allows you to build a grocery cart through the app and shop via Walmart Grocery Pickup.

Now you can be well on your way to spicing things up in the kitchen as you explore so new recipes

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