Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Handy CookBook puts your recipes at your fingertips. It is a feature-rich application with a simple and elegant interface.
Your recipes stay with you on your IPhone, iPad or iPod. Take them with you everywhere. Email a recipe to a friend. Password protect them if you wish.
Add recipes directly on your iPhone/iPad, or use Handy CookBook’s special web page for faster entry. You can see, edit, and enter recipes right on your laptop screen, then send them to your iPhone or iPod Touch. It’s easy!
Already have a recipe collection? One recipe or hundreds in a file. Handy CookBook lets you download .mz2, .mxp (MasterCook), .mx2 (MasterCook 14) , .mmf (Meal Master) and .fdx (Living CookBook) files quickly to your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
With a simple touch you can send the ingredients of a recipe to Handy CookBook’s grocery list. Customize the list, use it to shop, email to yourself or someone else’s phone, or print it.
Beef stew recipe for 6, but you are inviting 8? Handy CookBook will recalculate ingredient amounts for you.
Search by title, part of a title, or by ingredient. Handy CookBook is fast!
Organize your recipes any way you wish. Use Handy CookBook’s beautiful icons or your own photos. Take a photo of what you’re eating with your iPhone and ask the chef for the recipe! Everything will be in Handy CookBook for you to see later. No internet connection needed.
Requirements for PC connection:
- Local WiFi Network between PC and iPhone
- PC with Web Browser Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer 7-8 (with some limitation on the length of text inserted)
Other features:
- AirPrint support
- Nutrition facts fields
- Multiple Themes to view the recipes
- Multiple steps and pictures in the preparation section
- Collect the recipes in books and export them in .pdf files
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Handy CookBook FAQ
Is Handy CookBook free?
Handy CookBook is not free (it costs 300.00), however it doesn't contain in-app purchases or subscriptions.
Is Handy CookBook legit?
🤔 The Handy CookBook app's quality is mixed. Some users are satisfied, while others report issues. Consider reading individual reviews for more context.
I have used Handy Cookbook successfully for years Today as I am starting my prep
for Thanksgiving , it has balked at every
turn I can pull up a recipe but can’t do
anything such as edit, print, copy, send to
email or anything I am frantic as all of our
family recipes are here and no where else
HELP
Over a year and I still use it every week
I was looking for a blank slate that I could mold to my own style. I file recipes oddly - by genre, ingredient, holidat and daypart (crazy but it works). and I have my own shorthand for ingredients and measurements. so, any app that forced me into a box was no good.
and, I wanted easy backups and flex ability to share/output.
I tried a bunch and they all failed.
this is simply one of the best apps I have - it does exactly what it promises, extends my recipes easily back to other formats, ties the PC in if that's how I want to load/edut a recipe. easy to backup, edit and update.
I took 4 thick paper files of recipes - pulled the very best (my go-to list) and loaded them. I also load new, untried recipes on the fly and delete them when they stink - update them with my alterations.
I liberally add notes to everything. now, we add photos.
this has made me a better home cook and everything is accessible when I travel.
freaking amazing.
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I love the cookbook, but just tried to add a recipe and when I tap to add ingredient, nothing happens. I am unable to add any ingredients. I don’t see how to get any support on this question. I was able to add steps. Please help!
Good tool but lacks sharing
I use this app constantly on 2 different iPads. I have family recipes on both but the app doesn’t allow sharing. Recipes reside on each individual device instead of in the cloud where you’d be able to log on and see them on any device. This why I rated it at 3 stars, other than that it would be 5 stars.
What happened?
I LOVED this app until I purchased my new iPad. Now I too have a problem with my fractions. What gives?!! Extremely annoying but I have over 1,000 recipes in this app. Until this happened, I would have given this a 5 plus rating. Please help us out Carlo with a bug fix.
Something happened
I do looove this app. But, lately it won’t let me add recipes on my iPhone or iPad. I’ve tried emailing Carlos; but, I don’t think he’s received them because I’ve had no response. What I have on my app works beautifully, but, I need to add more recipes. I hope he will find a way to show me how to fix it!
Like the app, but the latest version has a bug.
The latest version doesn’t work properly on the iPhone 8.When I enter a recipe, the fractional amounts are not placed into the recipe properly. It requires going into edit each of the entries to get it correct. This is the case whether I type in the entries or use voice dictation.
When you go into edit the entry, there is some weird syntax that shows up. The fractional quantities for teaspoons, cup, etc. are not there.
Love the app -- so happy for the update!
I have 224 recipes in this app. Love the layout, how easy it is to add & categorize recipes... In addition to using it at home, I use it at the grocery store to remind me of ingredients I might not have or for something I just feel like making. When the warnings about the app not working with iOS 11 kept coming up, I frantically looked for an alternative & didn't install 11. Everything else seems to want to give you their recipes, while I want to keep mine. Thank you for updating (although I still haven't moved to 11)! Please keep this useful app available!
Great App
I have loved using this App for years. Thank you for the great app! It is wonderful being able to carry my recipes with me wherever I go!
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Great update! Have added all family recipes to new cookbook. I use this app almost daily.
***** This app will no longer work with the next iOS update. I hope it is updated. I would hate to lose all my recipes. Please let us know your plans . Cheers!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!