Next generation cooking – taking the iPad into the kitchen

For my birthday this year, my husband and daughter surprised me with an iPad, and the e-book feature continues to bring me complete joy. While I knew I would love to curl up in bed with it each night, I never anticipated using it in the kitchen.

But my colleague, Tracey Hope-Ross, wrote a blog post recently about five recipes you can’t live without, raving about Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything cookbook, and the author’s simple, straightforward style of cooking really appealed to me. Since I’ve already become used to the instant gratification of downloading books to my iPad, I thought why not download a cookbook?

Cooking with an iPad

While I’m still getting used to the new format, I really like the flexibility the iPad offers. First of all, Tracey says the book is a tome. Since we’re running out of cookbook space in our kitchen, an electronic cookbook is a great solution. I also like the flexibility of flipping through the cookbook to find a recipe and if I want other options, I can turn to my Epicurious app I’ve also loaded on to the iPad. In addition, I’m starting to take advantage of the features that make e-cookbooks appealing such as the search and bookmark functions.

Best of all – the iPad’s portability can’t be beat. I’ve found a number of recipes for recent dinners in How to Cook Everything, so when I needed to hit the supermarket, I just took the iPad with me instead of scribbling a last-minute grocery list. How high-tech is that?

Stephanie Kaufman

Feeling for much of her life that she couldn't sit still long enough to thread a needle and that all in all, she'd rather be reading, Stephanie Kaufman discovered crafting in her late 40s and now loves knitting, sewing, and household decorative arts.