Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Kindle Fire Free App of the Day: Cooking Conversions

Today's Free App of the Day is Cooking Conversions
Originally $0.99



Yay!  A non-game.  And a timely app, getting ready for Thanksgiving.  However, after looking at the reviews, maybe not so much.   It is timely, but only because it is another turkey.  ::)  5 of 7 reviews are two stars and below.  I found the negative reviews to be quite accurate.  Reviews complain about there being too many conversions not applicable to cooking, such as from Degrees Fahrenheit to Degrees Rankine (350 F = 809.67, by the way).  I mean, my oven uses Rankine degrees, but how many other people's do?  And there's a looooong terms of service that you have to agree to.  Sheesh.

And so we have a KBAAD today: Knowledgebook.  Also a cooking conversion app.



10 reviews, no one star, 8 of 10 four stars and above.  Which, from my playing with it may be a bit high, but on the other hand, compared to Amazon's pick, is probably appropriate.  :D  My main negative is that the layout is a little awkward and that teaspoon to tablespoon conversion is only under liquid measure and not under dry measure.  However, it also has ingredient substitutions and how many, say bananas, to buy to get 1 cup mashed...that sort of thing.  So I think it's a handy app to have even if not optimal.

These apps work on the original Fire (per Amazon) and on my Fire 8.9 (tested).  To tell if an app works for your Fire HD or other Android device registered to your Amazon account, click on the above link and look on the right side of the web page.  Amazon will tell you if it will work with your registered device.

Have fun!

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