Kitchen Tech – May 2015

San Antonian - Kitchen Tech – May 2015

Allrecipes Food Spinner App

NNever battle over what to have for dinner again. The recipe spinner from Allrecipes.com is a handy app that delivers tasty dishes right to your smartphone. Just select the ingredients you want to work with or take the spinner for a totally random spin and a delicious selection will pop right up. Not looking to take a chance on dinner? These recipes are rated and both user generated and Allrecipes.com staff generated for a great mix of professional recipes and old-fashioned mom ingenuity. The recipes are creative, delicious and tested so they’re sure to please crowds and families alike. The app still has all the recipes you know and love from Allrecipes.com in a handy pocket format. This app is available for free on both Android and Apple devices.

Mixology App

Since we’ve already taken dinner for a spin, why not your cocktails? Mixology lets users spin for random cocktail and punch recipes from shots to elegant drinks to please one or a crowd. Not sure you want to leave a cocktail to a spin? Mixology also offers recipes tailored to what you have in your liquor cabinet and suggests similar drinks to fit your taste.  The cocktail recipes featured are both user submitted and old standbys for a colorful mix of inventive drinks and cocktail classics. This app is free with ads on Android and Apple devices and 1.99 for a no-ads premium version.

Egg Minder

Eggs can be a tricky kitchen item. By the time they’ve gone bad, they’ve made that very apparent. A better way to keep up with your eggs is the Egg Minder. Egg Minder is a smart egg tray that syncs with your smartphone to keep an eye on the eggs in your fridge or countertop. Green means they’re good to go and the LED lights on the tray will indicate the oldest eggs as the ones to be used up first. Egg Minder will also remind you when you’re running low on eggs so you never approach a cake again without having enough eggs ready for the recipe.

Countertop Prep Pad

The Prep Pad aims to turn every gadget in your kitchen smart with its Countertop Prep Pad and related app. The Prep Pad is already available to sync with a few kitchen staples and more are being added to the list. The app features recipes, fitness tracking, calorie counts and updates on longer cooking applications. The Prep Pad acts as a scale and the sync platform to the app. Curious to see just how many calories are in that smoothie you just whipped up? The app can tell you and give suggestions on how to make more delicious recipes. The app and Prep Pad also learn your particular tastes and if you find a certain recipe not quite to your liking, it will learn your new preferences and not suggest similar recipes again. The app also currently supports some smartwatches and other pieces of wearable tech for calorie counting and food tracking on the go.