TopTenREVIEWS Announces the TopTen Cookbook and Recipe Software to Click for Culinary Help This Holiday Season

Cookbook and Recipe Software are Key Ingredients to Planning,
Shopping and Cooking Holiday Feasts


OGDEN, Utah— Nov. 1, 2007

This holiday season put technology to work for you in the kitchen. TopTenREVIEWS.com, a trusted technology and entertainment review Web site, today announced its list of the TopTen™ Cookbook and Recipe Software to help consumers choose the best product to click for culinary help.   

Today’s cookbook and recipe programs help families prepare everything from Apple Pies to Zucchini Bread with features to select the best recipes, shop for groceries and even factor in nutrition and meals to accommodate special diets. Some programs also help estimate food bills, a useful feature in budgeting for holiday festivities. TopTenREVIEWS’ list of the TopTen Cookbook and Recipe Software includes comprehensive information and side-by-side comparisons so consumers can find the right product to meet all their culinary needs this holiday season.

The cookbook and recipe software is great for the person putting on their first Thanksgiving or for those looking to take it up a notch and create a gourmet meal. In addition to accessing new recipes, cooks can also record old family recipes to save for future generations.

"Holiday memories are made around the table with plates full of delicious food. Never forget a family favorite and easily find something new to add to your menu with cookbook and recipe software," said Leslie Meredith, reviewer, TopTenREVIEWS. "With our software reviews, we give consumers the research and comparisons they need to quickly find the product to help with their holiday planning."

TopTenREVIEWS’ independent reviewers ranked the cookbook and recipe software based on the strength of each program’s recipes, menu planners and meal managers, along with ease of use. Reviews, scores and prices for each product are available at www.toptenreviews.com/cookbook. In ranked order, the TopTen Cookbook and Recipe Software for the 2007 Holiday Season are:

1. Big Oven Deluxe — “TopTenREVIEWS’ Gold Award” This program has recipe and nutritional planning tools, plus access to more than 160,000 recipes from more than 55,000 cooks.
   
   
2. MasterCook Deluxe — “TopTenREVIEWS’ Silver Award” This program includes a one-click button that suggests substitutes for ingredients that may not be on hand.
   
   
3. Living Cookbook — “TopTenREVIEWS’ Bronze Award” With this program’s emphasis on nutrition, health-conscious cooks can create shopping lists based on nutritional value.
   
   
4. Cook’n with Betty Crocker Deluxe — This program's unique compilation of recipes from eight classic Betty Crocker cookbooks covers everything from easy-to-make meals to bake-off recipes.
   
   
5. Cook’n with Betty Crocker — This program comes with helpful video tutorials that cover all of the cooking basics. Amateur cooks will enjoy the easy to follow step-by-step recipes.
   
   
6. Cook’n— Well-suited for the family cook, this program makes it easy to adjust recipes according to the number of family members served.
   
   
7. Now You’re Cooking! — Includes a unique tool to categorize recipes based on the cook’s preferences, including “easy,” “fun,” and “tasty.”
   
   
8. AccuChef — Ideal for the on-the-go person, this program can sync with mobile phones so cooks can access recipes at the store and return to the kitchen with all their ingredients.
   
   
9. One Million Recipes — Family cooks will never have to wonder what’s for dinner, with more than 1 million recipes to choose from with this program.
   
   
10. Cookbook Wizard — This program’s spice rack feature provides suggestions for food and spice pairings, for cooks to add extra flavor to the family dinner.

In addition to reading the reviews, cooks can also visit www.toptenreviews.com/cookbook to learn the best Web sites to find free recipes and tips, including ways to score grandma-approved dinner rolls. For fun, there is also a link to TopTenREVIEWS’ TopTen Cooking movies, which highlight memorable sweet and spicy food scenes, with everything from kitchen catastrophes to fortunes made from food.

TopTenREVIEWS.com is designed for the way consumers’ shop, with in-depth, side-by-side reviews that enable easy comparison shopping from one trusted source. With millions of personal and professional reviews flooding the Web,TopTenREVIEWS.com unique, consumer-focused reviews are quickly gaining popularity among consumers as the “go-to-source” for trusted and independent reviews, with more than 3 million unique visitors each month.


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