5 apps for cooks (and not so much for cooks)

Are you passionate about cooking and discovering new recipes? Or, on the other hand, isn't cooking your thing and you can't get past a fried egg ? Are you bored of always making the same old, familiar dishes and want to learn how to prepare new, more elaborate recipes ?

Whatever your case, today we bring you a succulent list of apps that will accompany you in the kitchen and with which you can learn to prepare all kinds of dishes. Download them, put your culinary skills to the test, and surprise your guests with the most delicious recipes. Nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it! Shall we go?

• What's Cooking Today?: A fantastic app that brings together more than 3,200 offline recipes for all types of cooks: beginner, intermediate, and chef. Most of the recipes are easy to make , as they come with photos and videos that explain their preparation step by step . To make things even easier, the app offers three types of searches : by title, by ingredients (it tells you what to cook based on the ingredients you have in the fridge), and by recipe groups (desserts, meats, vegetables, fish, kebabs, etc.). This is the ideal app for those days when you have guests at home and you don't know what to prepare.

• Villy Cookbook : Another essential cooking app that shouldn't be missing from your smartphone, as it brings together thousands of recipes categorized and organized for easy search. Its more than 100,000 registered users upload their own recipes to the platform, increasing the number and variety of recipes daily. This app also functions as a kind of social network, allowing you to follow other users, comment on and share recipes , etc.

• Canal Cocina : You can now have all the recipes from the popular TV channel in the palm of your hand, thanks to this app. You can search for dishes by chef or Canal Cocina program, but the app also lets you upload your own recipes from your smartphone or tablet, and view, comment on, and rate other users' recipes .

• Nestlé Cocina : This app will win you over from the very first moment, both with its content and its attractive and well-designed interface. In it, you'll discover more than 2,000 video recipes and tips to learn how to prepare simple, complete, and delicious dishes. Plus, each week you'll receive a balanced menu , including breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and supper. You won't have to worry about what to prepare for lunch; you can choose from rice dishes, meat dishes, fish dishes, salads, desserts, soups, and much more. Don't know how to make an omelet? This app is perfect for you!

• Food Planner : This app allows you to keep track of daily meals and menus . You can easily plan your meals using your own recipes or importing new ones for free from a list of sites in different languages. Recipes can be organized with tags, allowing you to quickly find the meals you need at any given time.

What did you think of our selection of cooking apps? Are you up for trying new recipes? :)