America's Test Kitchen Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience65.1% of reviews
Neutral7.6% of reviews
Negative experience27.3% of reviews

~ Based on 502 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about America's Test Kitchen

Is America's Test Kitchen Safe?

America's Test Kitchen appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for America's Test Kitchen is 98/100.

This assessment is based on 18,073 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.9/5.

Safety Analysis

98.6% of ratings point to a safe experience
0.4% of ratings suggest some concerns
1.0% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 18,073 App Store ratings for America's Test Kitchen.

Is America's Test Kitchen Legit?

America's Test Kitchen appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for America's Test Kitchen is 100/100.

Based on 100 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Rich, fresh and balanced!

This is the first time I have reviewed anything on ATK! It was wonderful! Scallops cooked the best we have ever made, but the star was the artichoke orzo! We have made it again just as a side dish and another time we have also changed out the protein for chicken. This has gone on our favorite meal list.
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Americas test kitchen rocks

Best recipes - never let me down. Not only do I learn how to cook them but why I should do it the way suggested! And the comments from fellow chiefs are sincere and helpful!

Always reliable

Worth every penny. Always something new to learn!

Life Changing

Every recipe I’ve made if incredible. Massive value out of this app. I’d recommend it to anyone

How and Why

I love learning how to make delicious food, but I really love learning the WHY of what I’m doing. thank you for all of the teaching.

Yum!

This recipe exceeded my expectations and I now have to get these doughnuts out of the house! The crumb is soft and light. Taste is delicious. Not too complicated to make.

I don’t like to deep fry, so I don’t expect I’ll make these again for a long time. But, wow! These are spectacular!

More Than Recipes, It's a Cooking Education

I've been extremely happy with the ATK app. What sets it apart for me is the breadth of recipes and the amount of detail that goes into each one. I love that the recipes don't just tell you what to do, they explain why certain techniques work and often provide alternatives for ingredients, equipment, or methods.
One of my favorite features is the user comments. Reading what other home cooks tried, what worked for them, and how they adapted recipes has been incredibly helpful. It feels like you're learning from a whole community of experienced cooks.
More than anything, this app has helped me become a better cook. I've learned new techniques, improved my confidence in the kitchen, and gained a much better understanding of how cooking actually works. It's an outstanding resource for anyone who enjoys cooking and wants to keep learning. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Response from developer

Hi, thanks for the five-star review! We appreciate hearing from members and fans like you. You are the reason we spend so much time in the test kitchen! We're happy to pass along your kind words to the team. We hope you continue cooking with us! If you ever have suggestions on how we can improve your experience in the future, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at appfeedback@americastestkitchen.com. Happy cooking!

Delicious Hot Sauce

Made exactly as written and my husband says it is quite hot (used all peppers from my garden) and he loves the heat and flavor. I put in glass hot sauce jars and will try freezing some more for winter.

Delicious

This recipe is saved and I’ll be making it again soon. Delicious, 5/5 stars. I used Demerara sugar on the top.

Light and Airy Focaccia Bread

The recipe turned out great as advertised - but caution to the novice out there (me), to go by how the dough looks not the timer, my dough was risen to the top of the baking dish well under the 2-3 hour mark so i cut the rise short and finished it according to directions and it is delicious! I will definitely be making this again. Would love to hear how to incorporate things like olives and other things into it for future.
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The best

I love how easy it is to find and plan recipes without having to fight through constant ads or 6 paragraphs about the first time the journalist has this recipe and how it brings them back to that moment every time they eat it.

The recipes are easy to find, easy to follow, and always delicious. The community usually comments with things they’ve changed when make the recipe and sometimes comment on potential pitfalls and how to avoid them - which is helpful.

The classes have been great, we’ve learned a ton from the different, virtual classes.

I’ve never really had any issue with the app that I can recall, no crashing, broken links or issues. I couldn’t recommend ATK more.
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It’s all about the apples

Easy and not too sweet. I was surprised, but all the apples fit into my 8” square cake pan.

The best app ever

Worth every penny of the subscription!

Best recipes

Delicious recipes

I Love ATK app!

I am a NYT cooking
addict - but, since I added ATK app last year I use it much more than NYT, that’s how good it is! Love the product testing and always consult it before buying any kitchen item. Thanks for sharing all your years of knowledge💗

Signed up for a free trial but charged $89

I was downloading pretty much all the recipe organizer apps to find the one that fit my needs. I signed up for this free trial and immediately a pop up notification from my bank saying I was charged for $89. I immediately cancelled the subscription under my account and submitted to Apple for a refund which they denied. I don’t use this app, nor have ever used this app and how hard is it to get a refund when it was an accident and I did see that it was for a feee trial. What happened to that? I would like a refund please.
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Excellent!

I prepared this dish a couple of nights ago and was surprised how good and satisfying it was. I also shared it with some acquaintances and they were initially enthusiastic by the wonderful aroma before experiencing the great taste.

This is the one

This is the app made by cooks. Incredible recipes from ATK, of course, but the way recipes are organized and features like “add all ingredients to my shopping list” make it so much easier to plan a dinner or just reference an ingredient. I’m ambitious as a cook and I’ve screwed up substantially less since starting planning my recipes here. I’m learning much more about why ingredients or equipment are used a certain way than I have with other platforms.
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Great app w/ NETFLIX TV shows!

Stumbled on the America’s Test Kitchen shows on NETFLIX . Loved them, and wanted to try some. Got their app, and so glad. ALL the info for a dish on the show is there, AND MORE!!! I’ve been pausing a TV show, taking a picture or video to reference later. With the app you can: search for the dish, watch a video, see ingredient list, read detailed instructions, rate it for reference, add your own comments, changes or substitutions, save it to a category you name, and probably stuff I haven’t seen yet. Did their crispy pork belly today, but cooked it on a smoker, (Big Green Egg). Turned out great! Put my notes in the app w/ the recipe and saved it to a BGE folder. Sooo much better than what I used to do. Highly recommend app and TV shows.
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Response from developer

Thank you so much for your support! We are glad to hear that ATK recipes and content can be a go-to resource for you in the kitchen! We pride ourselves on our testing process and in making our recipes as reliable as possible. Please reach out to us at appfeedback@americastestkitchen.com if there is anything you would like to see in the future.

Best cooking app out there

Both the print version, and the app are top notch. Way better than Bon appetit