Cooking shows are popular these days and one of my absolute favorites is Top Chef. I also love Top Chef Masters. I never miss an episode of either. Even though I have nowhere near the culinary skills of the contestants, I like to imagine what it would be like to compete on either show.
This post is sponsored by Top Chef University To Go App.
They always come up with the most creative recipes! I’ve been spending more time on my recipes lately and have been trying to really learn how to cook. That’s why I was excited to be given the chance to work with the new Top Chef University To Go App on this sponsored post to share with you why this app is so wonderful for those who want to learn to cook like a Top Chef contestant.
This free app is available for the iPhone and it’s full of cook and learn videos from the top 11 chef’testants at Top Chef University. You will recognize many faces from Top Chef including:
- Carla
- Spike
- Stephanie
- Cj
- Marcel
- Dale
- Blais
- …and more.
I was so excited to see these chef’testants in these videos teaching over 200 lessons organized into 20 course. If you love Top Chef than I’m sure you’ll love this app too. It’s packed full of information and cooking tips with over 60 hours of videos and is a fun way to learn new culinary skills.
I was happy to see that there are plenty of videos that teach Basics & Techniques. I’ve always wanted to learn more about how to properly use my pots and pans, how to best set up my pantry and fridge, how to properly utilize spices and specialty vegetables, and to learn what exactly Mise en Place in and how it can help me become a better cook.
In fact here’s a video from the app that you can check out to get a good feel for it. It’s Carla teaching Basic Knife Skills:
The categories in the app are numerous and inclue:
- Basics & Techniques
- Stocks & Soups
- Sauces & Salads
- Cooking Technique I: Saute, Boil, & Steam
- Cooking Technique II: Grill & Roast
- Cooking Technique III: Braise, Fry, and Confit
- All About Vegetables
- Eggs & Dairy
- Poultry
- Pork
- Beef, Lamb, and Offal
- Fish
- Seafood
- Breads & Grains
- Just Desserts
- ….and many more
As you can see there are lessons for every aspect of cooking and even some recipe creation videos as well. There’s a nice selection of videos teaching how to sauté as well as other ways to cook meat.
There’s even a great selection of advanced lessons including Global Cuisine, entertaining tips, and even some molecular gastronomy lessons.
While all of the videos in the app are informative, insightful, and very helpful, my favorite are the desserts.
Those are just a few of them. Don’t they sound and look amazing?
I love how much info is in the Top Chef University To Go App and that I can pull it up on my iPhone while I’m in the kitchen and practice right along with it. This is going to be lots of fun to continue to use and I can’t wait to see how much my cooking improves!
I watch this show all the time! I didn’t know there was an App for the show
I haven’t watched Top Chef, however, this app looks very cool! A great way to have help and recipes right at my fingertips :)
I love Cooking shows and Top Chef is really good. I did not know about this awesome Top Chef APP! It is amazing with all the great cooking tips and recipes. I need inspiration to help me cook. And this app is the one to give it to me.
This looks like a cool app! I think I’m going to get it and try to get more creative with my cooking!
Looks like a cool app! Thank you for the review!!
Looks a cool app! Thank you for the review
Very cool app! This would totally help me out in the kitchen.
WOW! I really could use the Basics and techniques. It would be good to know the basic foods you should have in the fridge and pantry too.
Want this app but will it be available for Android?
I have seen a few of their shows and liked them. I want to get this app….price is right and it looks like it is full of great information!
I haven’t watched Top Chef, however, this app looks very cool! A great way to have help and recipes right at my fingertips :)
Looks like a cool app! Thank you for the review
I recently watched the top chef childrens special and really enjoyed it. I am just starting to bake, not cook yet, but bake and can use all the help I can get
This really looks like a great app, I love Top Chef and have watched every season and I gotta say Marcel and Spike are my favorites. Just watched them on Iron Chef America!
This looks like a cool app! I think I’m going to get it and try to get more creative with my cooking!
I am telling ya there is an app for anything. I like Top Chef and wish I could be a bit more creative but their skills are beyond me!
Wow! This app is incredible. I’m going to get it for sure. It will be so helpful for me since I’m a klutz when it comes to cooking.