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Jamie's 20 Minute Meals
Tested version: 1.2.0
Latest version: 1.3.4
Requires Android: from 2.0
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Summary
Homecooked meals–’nuff said. Feeling down in the dumps, feel a cold brewing, want to spend a pleasant evening at home alone or treat your friends to some yummy food? There’s nothing like a homecooked meal. (And, yes, I have a great green curry recipe that will boost your immune system and is great for when you feel like you’re getting a cold.)
Aside from being able to make and eat exactly what you’re in the mood for, cooking food yourself has other advantages: first of all, it’s a cheaper alternative than eating out or getting take-away. Secondly, it’s healthier than buying ready-made, frozen dinners (the bane of my existence), and thirdly you can be the kind of shopper you want to be: a conscientious shopper (opting for cruelty-free / organic / fair-trade / regional produce), shopper on a budget or full-on gourmet shopper.
A portable recipe book is just the ticket for users who like to cook their own food and tend to grocery shop spontaneously. Jamie Oliver’s digital cook book comprises 60 recipes for easy to prepare, quick meals.
Read on and find out what we make of Jamie's 20 Minute Meals.
Features & Use
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Jamie's 20 Minute Meals is a collection of 60 recipes that can be prepared within 20 minutes (excluding, of course, the time it takes to purchase groceries).
Thorough reviewer that I am, I tried out several recipes for you guys and can honestly say that they don’t disappoint. They’re yummy and easy to make. What’s more, the app is set up very logically and following recipes is easy as pie.
Hit the ‘Recipes’ tab to check out - you guessed it - the different recipe categories, i.e. soups, pastas and curries.
I have to admit that my gastronomic instincts led me straight to the ‘banana split’ recipe. I was greeted by an absolutely delicious picture of the popular dessert. There’s also a video (more details in a little while) and brief anecdotes from Jamie Oliver’s personal life in relation to the meal.
There are two options: the entire list of ingredients can be forwarded to the grocery list, or else you can check out a step by step tutorial on how to prepare the meal.
The shopping cart offers only two options for the number of people for whom a meal is being prepared (two or four), which is a shame, but users who have a little bit of experience with preparing meals can adapt the amount of ingredients needed for their own purposes. Luckily, cooking isn’t an exact science and there’s a lot of room for improvisation.
Shopping lists can also be shared with whomever you’re shopping or preparing the meal with. There’s no integrated to-do list, which is a pity IMO.
The step by step tutorials are well made and easy to follow. Portrait format displays text only, whereas landscape format also displays images and Jamie’s comments (some of which are in the form of videos). The pics are high quality and quite tantalising.
There are also videos which serve as tutorials or sources of information in regards to ingredients, utensils and tools and tips and tricks. Videos must be downloaded separately and are stored on the SD card or external storage, which means they won’t clog up the device itself, which is a good thing.
Bottom line:
Jamie's 20 Minute Meals make a great first impression. The recipes are delicious and overall the app is easy to use.
My biggest bone of contention with this application is that it seems limited to the 60 recipes that are currently available–there doesn’t seem to be an option for purchasing more recipes. Let’s hope this will become an option in the future.
Screen & Controls
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The Jamie's 20 Minute Meals design is great. My only complaint would be that the app isn’t adapted to Android ISC and that swiping from one recipe to the next isn’t possible.
Speed & Stability
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Jamie's 20 Minute Meals performed absolutely flawlessly throughout my test runs.
Price/Performance Ratio
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Jamie's 20 Minute Meals is available for EUR 4.99 from Google Play and is free of ads.
If you compare the app to a hardcopy cook book, the price seems okay, keeping in mind that the production cost for producing a book or an app are completely different.
Overall we feel the price / performance ratio is ‘good’.
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Market Comments
Mike, Sep 29, 2012
J.O le douche.. Some nice food on here, but it needs updating. There's just not enough for the money.
Deirdre, Sep 26, 2012
Unworkable on Samsung tablet This app is supposed to be for android tabs but just doesn't work. Keep rotating wrong way and can't get into recipes. Waste of money.
Peter, Sep 26, 2012
My bromance! Jamie's food is fantastic! And here's the best guide to make it yourself! AND it works! Made two dinners for my family now: kids love it, parents love it. Thank you Jamie!
Constantin, Sep 25, 2012
Not stable on Jelly Bean This app doesn't run properly on Jelly Bean. The Developer won't fix it!!! I talked to them. And then, the app costs 5.99€ and isn't optimized for android design or tablets. And I cannot add my own recipes! Given recipes are good so, but the app doesn't get love from the dev or JO!!!!!!!!!
Nichole, Sep 24, 2012
Don' t buy it Purchased this app through Google play store and now can't launch the app because a window pops up saying I may be using an unlicensed version. Have tries all the fixes suggested but no luck. Very disappointed
Rich, Sep 24, 2012
Heaps good app aye
Richard, Sep 21, 2012
Needs more recipes Needs more recipes
Edson, Sep 20, 2012
No Tablet support. Why? It just doesnt make any sense that an app of this kind doesnt support tablets.
anthony, Sep 19, 2012
Amazing app! If only there were more like this.. To haver instant access to shopping list when in the super market is an excellent touch.
structuresguy, Sep 18, 2012
Decent app but power hog Consumes 25% of my daily battery usage even though i have not run it in days. What is it doing that it is consuming so much battery?
Emma, Sep 16, 2012
Great Love Jamie's recipes but there aren't very many, would benefit from new recipes when updating, especially after having to pay for the app
Ocacia, Sep 15, 2012
Not for tablets Started the download and then say that infamous re-stretch anti-tablet icon and said no way. How can a high graphic designed app still not accommodate the burgeoning tablet market? It means they are not serious
Mike, Sep 13, 2012
Great app...for a PHONE.... Really epic app, great recipes, love it...to the point that I bought it for my lPod Touch too! BUT this app is horrendous for tablets - it has so much potential and I think could be easily optimised for ICS 7"+ devices. Even if you don't improve the video quality because it simply isn't usable as it is. Sort it out devs and I'll give 5 stars :)
SweetPAIN, Sep 13, 2012
Good The app fits my note screen. Good app but very limited choice of recipe. Once again iOS got more love
Thomas, Sep 11, 2012
24spmtbk 402 pictures in backup picture gallery,8 second glitches of recipes in between my music downloads, like about 40, WTF? uninstalled!!!!
Jean-Marc, Sep 10, 2012
transformer everytime I pick a recipe it goes full screen with a photo of the dish sideways, then rotation get messed up. PLZ fix this otherwise its impossible to use unless I tilt my head 90 degrees it probably takes a dev no time at all to fix this
Alex, Sep 9, 2012
Galaxy note It looks OK on galaxy note now.
Naved, Sep 5, 2012
Amazing Thank you for these yummy recipes!
umi, Sep 5, 2012
great i bought this app a few months ago for 1,49€ i think.. completely worth it
wflan, Sep 4, 2012
Very tasty! I love this app. The food is great, it's well featured, etc. The learning videos are awesome. I dislike Jamie's predilection towards more expensive ingredients, like meats, fresh herbs, and creme fraiche. Perhaps the UK grocers make these more accessible, but following his recipes exactly can be a bit spendy.
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