On 2/26/2012 12:46 AM, Alan Holbrook wrote:

> Another practical concern is availability of the recipe in the kitchen
> while you're cooking. Do you print out a copy in the family room (or
> wherever the computer is) and carry it into the kitchen, thus incurring
> the wrath of the tree-huggers but making you very popular with ink
> suppliers?
>
> A few years ago, my kids bought me a Demy recipe reader
> (http://mydemy.com), which has its own set of issues but is small and
> portable and sits nicely on the kitchen counter. Last Christmas, I
> treated myself to an iPad and early on added a recipe file app, of which
> there are dozens, so I could put the iPad on its stand in the kitchen.
>
> The iPad apps are usually searchable by ingredient, keyword, or category,
> which yes, begs the sausage vs. gravy argument, so you put it under both
> and problem solved. And the one I use supports adding jpegs.

The iPad is awfully handy for looking up recipes in the kitchen. I just
do a search when I need to reference an oven temperatures or general
proportions. My first generation iPad has a nasty habit of sliding off
stuff so I have to be careful about placement. They must be coating the
backs with teflon. :-)