Use-cases

iPad, wedged between toaster and old-school "printed" cookbook

iPad balanced on drying dishes

iPad supported by cactus (the most stable, arguably)

I haven't done any extensive formal user research for some time, and suspect this collection of photos I've been taking in my kitchen is scratching a latent itch. I should [not] note that this iPad is on loan from a really nice client. I'm not sure it was intended to be the recipe holder that it has become, but it's going to be a sad day when I return it. Hopefully not too oiled and floured.

God Bless America my cooking dreams have come true

Husband found this product on the Sam's Club website. It's food for a year. Sure, it's supposed to be an emergency supply, but I'm thinking what a beautiful thing! Cheap, and little menu planning required. Even comes with a wheat grinder! Customer reviews are, uh, interesting. Makes me want to watch The Road again.

Here's what you get for your $887.00:

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Total of 85 #10 (institutional size) cans, which are: 

Grains, Oats & Rice

3 Long Grain White Rice (47 servings per can)

9 Hard White Wheat (54 servings per can)

2 Quick Rolled Oats (25 servings per can)

3 Elbow Macaroni (23 servings per can)

Vegetables

6 Dehydrated Potato Dices (22 servings per can)

3 Freeze Dried Sweet Corn (15 servings per can)

3 Dehydrated Sweet Peas (13 servings per can)

2 Dehydrated Chopped Onions (653 servings per can)

1 Freeze Dried Broccoli Florets & Stems (20 servings per can)

3 Pinto Beans (47 servings per can)

3 Lentils (49 servings per can)

1 Dehydrated Diced Red & Green Bell Peppers (141 servings per can)

1 Dehydrated Cross Cut Celery (42 servings per can)

1 Dehydrated Carrot Dices (27 servings per can)

Fruits

3 Freeze Dried Apple Dices (11 servings per can)

3 Freeze Dried Whole Strawberries (22 servings per can)

1 Freeze Dried Whole Raspberries (20 servings per can)

3 Honey Coated Banana Slices (21 servings per can)

Dairy

3 100% Country Fresh Instant Milk (39 servings per can)

3 Chocolate Morning Moo’s® Low Fat Milk Alternative (61 servings per can)

3 Cheese Blend Powder (45 servings per can)

Proteins

6 Vegetarian Meat Substitute Bacon (flavored) (188 servings per can)

3 Vegetarian Meat Substitute Beef (flavored) (40 servings per can)

3 Vegetarian Meat Substitute Chicken (flavored) (45 servings per can)

3 Vegetarian Meat Substitute Taco (flavored) (33 servings per can)

6 Dried Whole Eggs (56 servings per can)



Desserts

1 Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix (52 servings per can)

1 Blueberry Muffin Mix (48 servings per can)

2 Buttermilk Pancake Mix (24 servings per can)

Misc Item

Wheat Grinder

online in the kitchen

A colleague of mine just wrote a great review about using the iPad for following recipes (focused on a review of epicurious vs. big oven).

I don't have an iPad. Yet. But I constantly cook with my laptop in the kitchen in horribly dangerous scenarios akin to using a hairdryer in the bathtub. When my husband and I were first married we talked about "dream kitchens," complete with computer screens built into the front of your fridge. We're there, and fortunately, reality is better than the dream.

What types of devices will our kids read recipes from? I love my grandmother's hand-written recipes, but they are almost as quaint as hand-written letters at this point. Maybe cooking for yourself will be widely quaint too in 50 years.