Everyone who opens the fridge at 7 p.m. with a sigh, ends up ordering in and throws food away every week. Cooking with what you have takes a creativity you no longer have in the evening.
Jow (jow.fr), the French app that plays chef for you. You tell it what you have left, it suggests suitable recipes, generates the list of missing ingredients and can even fill your online grocery cart.
Trigger: You enter what's left in the fridge and your preferences — suggests recipes, calculates the missing ingredients and prepares the cart, and you get a week of menus with its grocery list.
€0 (the app is free). Completely free app.
Yes. Completely free app.
Level: Easy. Setup takes 4 steps; the first: Download Jow (free) and enter your tastes and dietary preferences.
Check expiration dates before cooking: the app can't smell sour milk. Adjust quantities to your household: automatic portions don't suit every appetite.
Moving means weeks of paperwork for the contracts
€0 for you (Papernest is paid by the providers).
I'm paying too much for electricity without realizing it
€0 (free service, paid by the providers).
All my plants end up dying
€0 in the basic version (watering reminders); Premium around $8/month or $36/year for unlimited identification and diagnostics.
Planning the family vacation turns into a headache
Free to plan; premium plan around $49/year for advanced features.
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