SideChef: Recipes & Meal Plans

Stacey Mason

1 year ago

I've had this app for yrs. After an update months ago I lost all my saved recipes. Thousands gone. Ever since then when I try to add more it saves the recipe but when I go to look at my saved items nothing actually gets saved. Before this issue I absolutely loved the app. Hopefully this can be fixed. I want to love this app again.

Lakhesis Game

1 year ago

I got this app due to another one "stopping" and recommending this one. My problem is that they don't function the same at all. This is probably best when you know what you're cooking and don't deviate. As a person who wants more inspiration and less "create a shopping list", this didn't work for me. Maybe I need to spend more time with it, or try to work out how it could work for me. Either way it wasn't intuitive, nor did it fulfill the purpose I downloaded it for.

James Lamb

1 year ago

I love this app! It took awhile to get used to but once I changed my mind set it's very good. I usually shop a couple of times a week, and other apps have forced me into saving all the ingredients into the grocery list once you make your weekly plan. You can still do that, but this app will let you just put the days you will be shopping for into the list. The format of the recipes I think needs some work but that may just be me

A Google user

5 years ago

Just accessing the app for the first time now. Seems to be useful and functional. So far, I really like the ability to create easy-to-reference grocery lists. Can't wait to get shopping and cooking! Will update rating with use. A few suggestions: - I'd love to see more slow cooker recipes. - When removing an item from the shopping list, I wish there was an "Undo" feature. - I wish I could add web links to recipes I find elsewhere to my meal plan. - Any plans to work with Instacart?

Colleen Corsi

4 years ago

Best app for meal planning, finding new recipes or finding your old favorites. Lots of options to filter recipes for different diets or eating styles. As well as recipes that contain your allergens. You enter your favorites and it makes suggestions based off all your preferences. It also sets goals about whether you want to learn to cook, learn to cook on a budget, or eat healthy.

A Google user

4 years ago

5-star features, like the meal planning calendar and the step-by-step recipes, make this a super helpful & useful cooking app!...but it's slowness is frustrating. It takes longer than it should for each new screen to load and the transitions in general are way too long. In a vacuum it's doable, but when actually using the app it just feels really sluggish. Also, I can't figure out how to remove meals from a plan? It's features keep it at 3*, in hopes that the issues will be ironed out soon.

Elizabeth Sizemore

1 year ago

Convenient to pull things together and send your grocery list over. I like that you can create different favorites folders. However, Mealimes ability to suggest plans with consideration to food waste is definitely a step up, but you will find a wider variety of recipes here. The recipe import is extremely annoying b/c I have to manually input instructions or it just links backs to a website that you have to fight blog posts and adds to view. The entire multipage print out ads are absurd.

Haivyn Boring

1 year ago

Love this app it makes cooking and shopping so much easier. Hours spent at the store have turned to 10 minutes for pickups. I don't have to search for recipes then write it all down and check off a list. Just pick the recipes I want then order them. Awesome I was so surprised thus app is free!! I've recommended it to plenty of family and friends truly a time and money saver.

A Google user

4 years ago

This isn't a meal planner. For some reason you have to sign up. After that you are given the option of what you would like from the app, meal planning, eating on a budget, etc. Then you can tell them food allergies and aversions. So I checked nuts (allergy) and mushroom (just don't like them) One of the first suggested recipes is something with mushrooms and pistachios. This is just another recipe app, which can be found anywhere on the internet.

A Google user

5 years ago

I have tried multiple cooking app. I have enjoyed many of them. This app however is my favorite. It does a lot of things other apps also do, only better. The meal planning, shopping list, recepe books and ways of finding fun recipes are all wonderful and better than any other cooking app. Even the format to reading the recipe is different, easier, and over all better than any other app I have tried. I have so much I want to say about this app but am out of room so just try it for yourself!

A Google user

5 years ago

Your app is okay but for me it is missing some key features. It would be nice to have a pantry where I could add the items that I already have into a list as well as I details like expiration dates to keep my produce fresh. Possibly suggest receipes with the ingredients I have. Also I noticed that unless the ingredients is worded correctly or on your list you cannot save it which I don't like as sometimes I use ingredients that are not available on your app.

A Google user

5 years ago

Super great source of recipes. has step by step mode to walk you though which is handy. I hate how with my samsung note, there is no intuitive way to back a screen. I have to close program to get to recipes again. I get stuck in cookbook, get stuck in meal plan. its really frustrating. could be a wonderful app but I may end up deleting it.

AngelaW w

1 year ago

I have just started using this app and I must say, I really like it. I love the ease of converting to Walmart for ingredient purchases. Which blends perfectly with Walmart's home delivery service. I love the simple but very well-put-together details of the app. The only ask is that you guys add general grocery lists based on type i.e. Paleo, keto, etc, and connect those lists to Walmart for kitchen basic staples needed. Thank you

A Google user

5 years ago

I do like the assessment phase of your app. where you choose a specific diet, and your food prefrences. Develop that further to include other diets. But when entering a recipe of your own creation, it does not allow a range of food choices. such as, "1 cup chopped ham, crumbled bacon or breakfast sausage". it only allows the selection of one ingredient. And there is no place to save the instructions for the recipe, which leaves the recipe incomplete. Only for a very basic list of ingredients.

Linda Arredondo

3 years ago

Truly one of the best recipe apps I have used and during stay-at-home, I have tried a lot and none come close to sidechef. So many great recipes that can be curated by levels of difficulty, ingredients, cuisine, dish type, diet, etc. I've only used the free version and it's impressive. My only minor suggestion is if you could customize your grocery store. Currently it only offers Walmart, which is not my preferred store. Shout-out to HEB!

Blaise Ritter

6 months ago

I've been using sidechef for years now and while running into the occasional issue it was never unusable. However the past few weeks the recipes no longer save into the grocery list which causes a lot of back and forth through individual recipes to figure out what I need. I've tried to delete and reinstall the app with no success. I'm hoping this can get fixed soon!

Kate Alaine

1 month ago

So helpful! Has revolutionized my approach to cooking/groceries and empowered me to grow! One thing that I would love to see is the ability to add your own notes to saved recipes. "Husband thought it needed more seasoning", "Add extra beans", "Great leftovers!" etc. Would be very helpful when you make a recipe again. Absolutely terrific app 👍🏼