I was contacted to review the Cook'N Recipe Organizer Version 10. At first I was a little nervous, this being my first time and all...but man, once I sat down, installed the program, watched the tutorial video...all I could think was...where has this program been all of my recipe collecting life?!! And why did I JUST reorganize my recipe binder?!! I can see this program totally replacing my trusty green binder. Seriously, I like it that much. When I first installed the program, the advice was to watch the tutorial. So glad that I did! My husband even sat and watched most of it with me. And he thought that it all sounded simple enough to use. The tutorial is so straight forward. All of the major features are pointed out and shown to you step-by-step. A few minutes of your time and you have a good handle on the program.
And then it was time to give the program a try. Fortunately I had in the queue some new recipes to add to that recipe binder. One was for Banana Oatmeal Muffins. So, I followed the steps that I learned in the tutorial, created my own cookbook, a new chapter and a new recipe. It's SO easy, the data entry. Really, it is. The software anticipates what you are going to type (and unlike so many smartphone autocorrects, the program gets it right!). And entering the recipes into your cookbook is great practice for anyone who might need to brush up on their data entry skills.
I also love that I will be able to make my shopping list from my recipes in just one click. I totally love that...haven't used the feature yet, but as my database grows from capturing new recipes to try, I will most certainly be doing so. The list feature will save me time...something we never seem to have enough of! :-) Now, I just wonder when there will be a way to transfer the list from my pc to my iPhone...maybe when the iPhone app comes out...THAT would be awesome. One less piece of paper as the shopping list would be on my iPhone. I know the website says that the ability to sync is coming soon...I'm sure hoping!I mentioned "capturing". I must admit, I am having a bit of trouble with the "Capture" feature. It's a totally COOL feature, especially for a recipe addict like me - when you find a great recipe on the web, rather than printing it you can just select "Capture" and Cook'n will convert it over to their (your) database for you to save in your cookbook. I tried this with some random recipes as well as with some off my blog, and it was hit or miss. None of the recipes on my blog transferred over, but most others that I tried did transfer over. Now, this could be the formatting from my blog, or just bad luck on my part! Anyone who knows me, knows that I'll be trying to figure it out...testing and re-testing until I have an answer I am happy with. Capture is a very cool feature that I will be sure to use to continue to fuel my recipe addiction!
All in all, I am really liking this program. I am excited to continue to use it and to learn the ins and outs and keep capturing recipes for my collection! Oh, did I mention that a bonus cookbook is included with the software? Um, hello! More recipe fun!
Entries will be collected starting May 16, 2012 until May 31, 2012. Draw will be made on or about June 1, 2012 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to the email. If the winner does not respond in 48 hours, a second winner will be drawn. This process will continue until a winner has been confirmed.
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Thanks again Cook'n for the opportunity to check out your software program - and good luck everyone in the draw!
