Recipes on Your Cellphone
If you noticed last week when I sent out my newsletter, the very first entry was about recipes on your cell phone. I am not sure I am really excited about having another item in my kitchen that needs to be cleaned and wiped after each meal I make.
This week in the New York Times Dining section there was an article celebrating the cellphone for recipes. Top Kitchen Toy? The Cell Phone by Julia Moskin stating that this invention has transformed kitchens all across America. She explains the cooks and chefs alike are using it for the shopping lists. I use the back of an envelope (recycle and reuse) where I write my list down and I have a great sense of accomplishment with each item I cross off. My list is out of order and I do know people that create their list based on the aisles of the grocery store. Each time I reach the check out I review the list one more time to see if I left anything out. Many times I am forced to go back into the store for an item that I missed.
Maybe I a too tactile or I need the feeling of satisfaction but I do not think I can do that on my cell phone. If you know how to do that, please let me know.
I have used my cell phone to call my mother about a recipe knowing I was leaving something out. I have called my sister from Trader Joe's or Whole Foods to ask about an item that she had recommended. I have never used my cell to look up a recipe or check the ingredients of recipe.
Moskin mentions that one piece of software is BigOven.com that holds over 167,000 recipes. Grocery IQ and Jott are list making software. Kraft's Foods launched ifood assistant to be used with iphones. She continues to sate that many people are using allrecipes.com too and they can star the recipes as I they were on amazon with a five star ranking. Many media outlets too are making software for mobile users. The Food Network, Epicurus and even the New York Times. Now I will honest with you in a year or two I might convert and use my phone for shopping and cooking but I think I need to find the one thing it can help me do that I am not doing all ready. Convince me and maybe I will convert.
This week in the New York Times Dining section there was an article celebrating the cellphone for recipes. Top Kitchen Toy? The Cell Phone by Julia Moskin stating that this invention has transformed kitchens all across America. She explains the cooks and chefs alike are using it for the shopping lists. I use the back of an envelope (recycle and reuse) where I write my list down and I have a great sense of accomplishment with each item I cross off. My list is out of order and I do know people that create their list based on the aisles of the grocery store. Each time I reach the check out I review the list one more time to see if I left anything out. Many times I am forced to go back into the store for an item that I missed.
Maybe I a too tactile or I need the feeling of satisfaction but I do not think I can do that on my cell phone. If you know how to do that, please let me know.
I have used my cell phone to call my mother about a recipe knowing I was leaving something out. I have called my sister from Trader Joe's or Whole Foods to ask about an item that she had recommended. I have never used my cell to look up a recipe or check the ingredients of recipe.
Moskin mentions that one piece of software is BigOven.com that holds over 167,000 recipes. Grocery IQ and Jott are list making software. Kraft's Foods launched ifood assistant to be used with iphones. She continues to sate that many people are using allrecipes.com too and they can star the recipes as I they were on amazon with a five star ranking. Many media outlets too are making software for mobile users. The Food Network, Epicurus and even the New York Times. Now I will honest with you in a year or two I might convert and use my phone for shopping and cooking but I think I need to find the one thing it can help me do that I am not doing all ready. Convince me and maybe I will convert.
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