The Super Bowl is approaching, and while Pats fans and Eagles fans argue, and the rest of America makes Deflategate and battery-throwing jokes, Super Bowl party prep is in full swing with chicken wings and bean dip in abundance.
If you’re hosting the meal for this week’s big game and want to cook it yourself, there are a string of useful apps that’ll ensure you put out a perfect spread.
5) Nose To Tail
The Super Bowl, for many, means meat. But most of us still think pork butt comes from the pig’s rear end. Nose To Tail is an app that shows you all the many, many different cuts of meat and what they’re best for when you cook.
So whether you’re firing up the grill or slow-roasting some choice cuts in the oven, you’ll know what to get.
4) Yummly
If you’re stuck for interesting Super Bowl food, Yummly is one of the better recipe aggregators out there. Pulling from an enormous number of sources, Yummly will let you shake up your menu, so you’re not serving the same old dips and casseroles.
3) Pepperplate
Coordinating a big meal can be a massive undertaking, so it’s best to automate your shopping where you can. Pepperplate gives you the tools to pull together your recipes, determine your shopping list, and make sure you’ve got everything.
2) Thyme
When cooking for a party, timing is everything, and keeping track of what’s on the stove and when it needs to come off can be easy to forget. Thyme lets you map out your stove and set a custom timer for each one, so figuring out just what needs more time and what needs to come off is simple to track.
1) BigOven
We rank BigOven, a recipe app, number one for a very, very useful feature. If a recipe falls apart, or you can’t cook something in time, it has a feature that lets you throw in a few ingredients and pulls out a new recipe for you to use. So if your guac sliders aren’t working, you can at least get another snack on the table.
Any apps you use to cook for big game parties? Let us know in the comments!