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I REALLY like my BigOven recipe software. I actually use and love it, and I am happy to endorse it to other cooks. This is my review of this great software that I recommend for anyone who likes to stay organized.

There are way more features than I talk about here – scroll down below my review to see information direct from the company about all the different things it can do. These are the functions I use most and that really make a difference for me, so it’s what I’m going to talk about in my review.

Recipe Organizer

BigOven lets you create “Recipe Boxes” to organize your recipes, as well as assign tags. So when you need to find something, it’s very easy. You can search by ingredient, title or tag, or you can just browse through the Recipe Boxes. Although it comes with some starter boxes, it is super simple to create your own.

If you later decide you want to change things around, it’s quick and easy. You can move or copy recipes between boxes, rename boxes or create new ones. Super easy. I’ve rearranged mine several times and it was a cinch. I’ve tried several recipe organizer software programs in the past and this one makes this function the easiest, by far.

Recipe Nutrition Analysis

I love the recipe nutritional analysis function! You’d be surprised how much little changes can change a recipe! The software comes loaded with data on tons of ingredients from the USDA Nutrition Database, plus you can add your own ingredients as needed. So it’s simple to see the breakdown of your recipe, including calories, fat, sodium, fiber, etc. Great for dieting or just healthy eating.

It works both ways too – sometimes, you’re amazed at how a small change in the recipe can really lower calories or fat. And sometimes, you’ll be shocked to see that a major change you thought would really lower calories or fat, barely does at all! It really helps you make decisions about where and how to change your recipes for best nutritional results AND the best taste!

Summary

Bottom line? I love this software. I previously used MasterCook, but I find BigOven much more user friendly and intuitive to use. And, it has an active and accessible author if any problems crop up. I’ve emailed him questions or problems before and been answered almost immediately. He really cares about this software and is dedicated to making it better all the time.

Feel free to contact me or post comments below if you have any questions about how this software has worked for me. I am happy to discuss it with y’all!

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Award-Winning Recipe Software for Windows

“What’s for Dinner Tonight?”

If you’ve ever dreaded this question, you need BigOven for Windows.

BigOven makes it a breeze to quickly enter your favorite rotation of recipes, and it will help you discover many more delicious recipes you’ll want to try.

Use BigOven’s easy Find button to find the recipes you want. Then drag the ones you want from the list on the left to one of the task areas on the right (e.g., shopping list, meal planning).

For instance, to add a recipe’s ingredients to your grocery list, simply grab the recipe card and drop it onto the shopping list. That’s it!

You can easily get to your favorite recipes, your “Try Soon” recipes, or any recipe you want from this screen, and results are shown on the left. You can search across individual or multiple recipe box files. Recipes can be resized (multiplied) up or down quickly, or converted from English (US) to Metric and vice-versa. Much more!

Grocery List Generator

Want to generate a quick shopping list from your favorite recipes? Simply click on the Shopping icon, then drag and drop recipes from the result list onto your shopping list. BigOven will create a convenient printed grocery list, sorted by department. You can easily uncheck the items you already have on-hand before the list is generated, or at any time.

When you’re ready to go grocery shopping, simply print it out, or publish it to your Palm or Windows Mobile device. Your grocery list is ordered by aisle… so no more back-tracking through the store! Our own tests have shown that this feature alone can save more than 15 minutes off the typical grocery run, which adds up!

You can also generate grocery lists by selecting a date range in the meal planner.

BigOven’s Meal Planner Saves You Time

Drag and drop recipes from the search results right onto the meal calendar. Add notes to any day. When you’re done, you can generate a shopping list from any date range, and print out your meal plan.
 
 
 
 
 
Get Full Nutrition Facts for Any Recipe… Eat Better!

BigOven Deluxe Edition ships with the full USDA nutrition database. BigOven can calculate calories, carbohydrates, fat grams, protein and much more for any recipe.

Make some adjustments in your recipes, and find out how you can eat better! Thousands of cooks around the world are using BigOven to gain insight into the nutritional value of the foods they eat.

Your Recipes… Your Shopping List… To Go! (OPTIONAL)

Have a PDA? Great! BigOven for Windows lets you easily publish your favorite recipes and grocery list to your Palm or Windows Mobile PDA. You can also look up your online recipe favorites or “Try Soons” from the grocery store — just visit www.bigoven.com/m from your Blackberry, iPhone or web-enabled cellphone!
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