SousChef® is a free cooking app that guides students step by step through every dish, even if they’ve never chopped an onion. For many students, moving out means cooking for themselves for the first time. No parents taking over, no dinner waiting on the table. With SousChef® on your phone, you’re not on your own.
Cooking for yourself as a student is hard because you probably didn’t grow up in the kitchen, have little time between lectures and are on a tight budget. You’re not alone: 70% of young people aged 16–27 in the Netherlands don’t cook every day, mainly for lack of time, according to research by HAK among 1,014 young people (published via LINDA, November 2025). Online recipes assume you already know what you’re doing, and cooking videos move too fast to follow while you’re still chopping. The result: pasta every night, or a sandwich instead.
No prior knowledge needed. SousChef® explains every step as if it’s your first time. What does “sauté” mean? How do you know when something is cooked? The app explains it at the moment you need it — not in a long introduction you’ll forget anyway.
Quick to make, not much washing-up. The recipes in SousChef® are made for real people with busy days. The timeline shows what time dinner will be ready — handy if you still need to study or have plans.
Free, and right there on your phone. SousChef® is free to use and works on iOS and Android. You don’t need a subscription, a meal kit or a cookbook. Just download it and start.
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SousChef® is free, with no subscription and no account needed. That’s possible because advertisers and partners that suit us sponsor recipes, ingredients or kitchen tools.
