What a cooking assistant app does — and what it doesn’t
A cooking assistant app helps with the how, at the moment you are cooking; most recipe websites, recipe apps and meal kits help with the what: what to cook and what you need. Once the cooking starts, you are on your own. You scroll through a recipe page, try to keep track of where you are, set your own timers and hope you haven’t missed anything. That isn’t guidance — it’s a digital cookbook.
What SousChef® does differently from other cooking apps
SousChef® guides you through the cooking itself, which is where most recipe sources stop. Our comparison of the best cooking apps goes through them app by app; in short:
Recipe websites and recipe apps: recipes and inspiration. They are good at inspiration and at helping you discover new dishes. They show you what you could make, but most don’t actively guide you while you cook. The order, the timing and keeping track of the steps are up to you.
Meal kits such as HelloFresh: ingredients delivered. HelloFresh brings the ingredients to your door, with a recipe card in the box. Handy — but here too, the guidance while you cook is a simple list of steps on that card. Timers, order and technique are yours to keep an eye on.
SousChef®: guidance while you cook. SousChef® really comes into its own once you start cooking. The app splits each recipe into small steps and shows you one at a time: the steps are read aloud as soon as they appear on screen, short looping videos show the technique, and a timer starts when you tick off the step that needs it. The timeline shows what comes next and what time dinner will be ready.
The difference in practice. With a recipe app, you know what to make. With SousChef®, you know exactly what to do right now. That sounds like a small difference, but at the stove it is what counts.
“In 2024 you really just expect this kind of convenience.” — Leon, SousChef® user (translated from Dutch)
Read also: SousChef® for beginners or trying new recipes.
