Cook Out Loud: Recipe Reader
A voice-controlled cooking assistant and recipe reader for importing instructions and advancing hands-free.
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Hands-free recipe reader apps
Follow recipes using spoken instructions or voice controls. Look for voice or screen-free step controls and test whether the reader can repeat an ingredient amount while you are in the middle of cooking.
Crouton: Recipe Manager
Save recipes from websites, books, and notes, plan meals, build grocery lists, and cook step by step with timers and hands-free controls.
WeeknightBite: Meal Planner
A weeknight meal planner with tested recipes, dietary filters, a combined grocery list, and hands-free cooking steps.
Brasa: Recipe Keeper & Saver
Brasa saves recipes from websites, social posts, photos, and videos, then connects them to hands-free cooking and weekly meal planning.
PocketCook: Recipes & Meals
PocketCook saves recipe links and videos, extracts ingredients and steps, and keeps creator attribution with the recipe. It can coordinate several recipes into a meal, organize each step with ingredients and timers, and build shopping lists around preferred products. Plus adds meal timing and hands-free voice control; current pricing is not specified.
Try a reader during a low-pressure recipe to see how well it works with wet hands and kitchen noise.
How to choose
- Check whether you can pause, repeat, and move back a step while another timer is running.
Frequently asked questions
Can it read my saved recipes aloud?
Check whether speech is available for imported recipes or only for recipes in the app's own catalog.