Android apps can’t dice your veggies or stuff the turkey, but they can do a lot of other things to help ensure that your Thanksgiving feast goes as smoothly hassle-free as possible. From planning the menu managing recipes to learning kitchen skills, synchronizing cooking times, getting décor ideas, these apps are sure to make you thankful for your phone this week. That translates perfectly into the app, which has a themed Thanksgiving section primed to set you off in all sorts of directions. oking for classics? No problem. Need something a bit more refined or even untraditional? Sure thing. Hoping to emulate a holiday meal like one you’d find from Bobby Flay or Giada De urentiis? Seriously, it’s all there. Food Network: In the Kitchen (Free) Sure, you can browse through the various recipes, as the app offers more than 100 dish options. But you can also hit the Menu tab choose which kind of meal you want. Classic, Modern, Southern? How about the super-fancy meal featured in last year’s Bon Appetít issue? It’s all here, including a special cocktail for each menu option. Thanksgiving by Bon Appetít (Free) Cookpad is a community of amateur chefs foodies who share their home creations— you won’t find the polished, photo-shoot-perfect renditions of meals here. Instead, users post actual snapshots of how their meals turned out so you get a real sense of what’s possible… or probable, at least. st search for a term you’ll get tons of diverse, mouth-watering options. Cookpad (Free) prika lets you download clip web recipes or manually enter your own, then save sort them as needed so everything is easily accessible when it’s time to hit the kitchen. Better yet, prika’s cloud sync service puts your recipe library on every device, so you can study the lineup on your or Mac at work, for example, or your Android tablet or id in bed. prika Recipe Manager ($5) Included tools help you figure out how large of a turkey you’ll need based on how many people are attending ( other variables), plus it offers ingredient substitutes if you need a swap or find yourself in a bind. And the quick video tutorials show exactly how to choose, thaw, roast, finally carve your bird. If it’s your first time hosting or you just need a refresher, don’t miss those. Butterball Cookbook us (Free) Hello Vino has a section dedicated to food pairings, even has a holiday-centric theme that’ll suggest the right type of wine based on the type of turkey dish you’re preparing. The app will offer a few ideas, but if you find something at the store you’re curious, simply scan the U with your phone camera: Hello Vino will quickly tell you all about it. Hello Vino (Free) As you add items to the shopping list—either manually or by scanning a U code—the app automatically disperses them into categories (produce, bakery, etc), plus you can check them off the list as you make your way through the store. And the separate ntry listing is hy, as well, since you can list frequently-used items give yourself a reminder when running low. Out of Milk Shopping st (Free) It’ll cost you a little more in fees, we can’t promise what drivers’ availability will be like on Thanksgiving day, but the convenience is tremendous. Better yet, save the entire grocery trip: make your list on the app Instacart’s driver will grab your entire order from the store bring it right to your door. Now that’s something to be thankful for. Instacart: Grocery Delivery (Free) nterest is essentially the Internet’s idea board, its contents are wide varied—but they’re especially voluminous with regards to holidays. So load up the free app, search around a bit, surely you’ll find compelling ideas for setting the table sprucing up your space. Oh, play a little music: surely Spotify, ay Music, or Apple Music can help with that. nterest (Free) Better yet, while Kitchen Stories can help you roast a turkey, it’s also focused on upgrading your general kitchen proficiency. You’ll find easy-to-underst video tutorials on knife skills, basic preparation abilities, the fine art of baking, all of which will help you become more capable comfortable with cooking in the long run. Kitchen Stories (Free) It’s minimal simplistic, but when you need an at-a-glance way of knowing exactly how much longer everything will take to complete, it can be a crucial part of your cooking routine. You’ll get an alert as each component finishes cooking, setting timers couldn’t be easier: simply swipe around the circle like you’re winding a dial. Easy as pie. Or turkey. Or stuffing… Thyme – Kitchen er (Free) Kids will enjoy pulling the digital tabs, tapping bowls of food, shaking the device to interact with the story. And adults who grew up with the tale may have fun thinking back to their own childhood holidays—back before we all had screens to stare into, right? Really, though, it’s a charming little app, a good note to end your great gathering on. A Charlie Thanksgiving ($6)
