# Food Network Kitchen — user reviews > 53 indexed App Store user reviews of Food Network Kitchen by Discovery Digital Ventures, LLC, rated 4.90/5 from 672,600 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/food-network-kitchen/id399072152/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/food-network-kitchen/id399072152.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 596,026 · 4★ 64,926 · 3★ 8,682 · 2★ 1,192 · 1★ 1,774 ## What do users think of Food Network Kitchen? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Convenient all-in-one app - 🚀 Helpful recipe ratings and comments - 💡 Ability to save recipes from other websites - 👍 Useful meal planning and grocery list features - 🚀 Excellent video streaming quality - 👍 Variety of recipes and cooking classes - 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface **Cons** - 🐛 Inconsistent recipe instructions and missing information - 🐛 Unreliable recipe search and filtering - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and stability issues - 🐛 Confusing navigation and layout changes with updates - 🔒 Requiring account to save recipes - 🔒 Locking most features behind a paywall **Commonly reported bugs** - Recipes not matching the current TV show - Saved recipes not displaying correctly - Inability to leave negative reviews for recipes - App freezing or crashing on launch **Most requested features** - Add nutrition information for recipes - Improve recipe search and filtering options - Allow saving recipes without creating an account - Provide more control over meal planning and grocery lists - Integrate with other cooking apps and services ## Newest reviews (14 of 53) ### 4/5 — Ree Drumond, The Pioneer Woman *2021-05-09, version 7.8.0* I made yet another recipe from Ree and like the rest, turned out Fantastic! I made the Malted Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies last night and over baked the 1st batch and like she says, give them lots of room to spread. I have a commercial size pan and put four across and they all stuck together using the teaspoon size scoop. Ok, I only had to do it once to learn I don’t like them burned! So the next two batchesI put 12 to the sheet and only baked them for 8 minutes! Perfection!!! I did make the Dump Cakes once but it was way too much Butter. Of course, they still were eaten but would only use half the Butter next time. Thanks for having this site available for us! Great job Ree ### 4/5 — Recipes are Fantastic, Minor Complaints *2021-05-07, version 7.8.0* There is no doubt that the Food Network is the best recipe app that I have used this far. The serving sizes are always accurate, and there is no shortage of new and fun dishes to make. With that being said, I have a few minor complaints / suggestions. One thing that the app doesn’t do that other recipe apps do is tell you all the cookware / utensils you need before starting. It would be helpful to know all the cookware I would need before starting the whole cooking process. The other feature that I would say needs improvement is the baking instructions. Often times there are multiple steps included in one step making it very easy to forget to do or overlook some important part of the cooking process. It would be helpful if the steps were actually step by step instead of in paragraph form. These are very minor improvements that would make a world of difference when cooking. Please don’t let my small suggestions deter you from downloading this app, as I have had a very good experience and I know you will too! **Developer response:** Thank you for taking the time to leave this wonderful review! We are delighted to hear that you are such a big fan of our app, and we have gladly shared your suggestions and ideas with our team for review and future consideration. ### 3/5 — Frustrating shopping list but great for planning *2021-02-23, version 7.4.0* I like that it has a meal plan feature and you can upload the recipes into a meal plan and shopping list. The frustrating part is the shopping list. It doesn’t seem to combine the entries. For example, this week my shopping list had 2 entries for eggs. One entry was for 26 eggs and then the second was 3. I can add those together, fine. But the entries for the tortillas bothered me. There were 3. One was simply “tortillas”, another was “flour tortillas” qty 12, and the other “fajita sized flour tortillas” qty 16. Are they all the same size? How many qty for entry that didn’t list it? It wouldn’t be a problem if someone had the time to reference their meal plan and double check everything but not a quick print and go list. Otherwise, it is a great app for picking and planning recipes. Also easy to use. ### 4/5 — Awesome variety of recipes, Corrections to Recipes inconsistent *2020-12-16, version 7.2.1* I use Food Network most every day. I consider myself quite good in the kitchen, having prepared countless meals & food items with compliments from spouse, family, friends. I browse other reviewers’ comments before trying a recipe. Food Network, why do you not acknowledge &/or fix recipes with obvious mistakes consistently? Some recipes, several years old, still have errors (found by users) & other recipes fixed. Please acknowledge errors & note them when made. & include nutrition info consistently. Until Food Network does, I will NOT consider spending extra $ for premium services if The basic product is inconsistent. ### 5/5 — Food Network Rocks!! *2020-10-29, version 7.0.1* I’ve been a Food Network addict for years! I watch my favorite shows every weekend when I wake up and I’ve gotten tons of great new recipes and party ideas. We all get sick of eating the same old stuff and all of the shows featured will give you fantastic recipes often using the same ingredients you already have in your pantry. The app is a fabulous bonus! I can look up and save recipes I’ve seen on tv or search for new ones online. If you want to pay the really cheap price, you can also watch live videos of your favorite chefs/cooks show you how to prepare food. You can watch episodes of your favorite Food Network shows. This is by far one of my favorite apps! If you’re a foodie like me, you totally NEED this app!!! 😋 ### 5/5 — My FIRST & BEST place to find a tried & true GOOD recipes *2020-09-18, version 6.15.2* I love the Food Network & The Kitchen app. These are always my go to first choice to find a good recipe for things I want to cook. The Food Network has the best chef’s who I trust when I want to cook something special. Chefs Anne Burrell’s Surf & Turf with Grilled Vegetables is my family’s all time favorite. As well as Dad’s Meatloaf with Tomato Relish by Tyler Florence. One day I made Alex Guarnaschelli’s Blackened Salmon, Brown Sugared Carrots, Eggplant Parm & her Cannolis all in the same day. We were having company. Boy, if that didn’t delight my family & friends!! Scott Conan, Robert Irvine, Michael Symon & Bobby Flay are my other favorites. Anne Burrell taught me how to cut an onion properly. How about that? I guarantee you won’t be disappointed choosing The Food Network & The Kitchen. Enjoy!! ### 4/5 — Negative reviews of recipes are not accepted! *2020-09-16, version 6.15.2* When I tried the Apple Buckle recipe on this site, I was sorely disappointed, so when I registered a 1 star review and some significant criticism on the Food Network website, I got the following message:” Whoops! There’s a little trouble with our server right now. Please try again later.” I left that review up to re-enter again and again “later”, including the next day, and I kept getting exactly the same message. So, I can only deduce that the site does not really want negative reviews. Then, how representative are their “reviews” if they don’t allow negative ones? By the way, when I tried to access the same recipe again today, it was only accessible if I subscribed to their premium account. Huh? It was available yesterday, and I have printed out the recipe from earlier on. This all seems rather suspicious to me. I am uninstalling this app. **Developer response:** Hi there, we're sorry to hear you're having trouble submitting a review. Please send us an email at app-kitchen@foodnetwork.com so we can take a closer look for you. ### 5/5 — Great Idea! *2020-05-11, version 6.11.0* I absolutely love this app. I check it almost every day now. I’m always checking for upcoming classes and previous classes. I love having the option to ask the chefs questions during live recordings. I thought that was a nice touch to add. The price is totally worth it too. Only $35 for an entire year with a full year to try the app with all the perks for a year for FREE. I also, love the tips in every episode I’ve watched. From knife tips to the importance of having everything in order before you began cooking and building your dish. A French term “mise en place.” I love it 100%. Thank you, Food Network! ### 5/5 — Foodie in love, recommending to others. *2020-04-11, version 6.9.0* I cook a lot, and have to say that this app is my go-to. I love the fact that there are so many similar recipes, since I love reading through a few to understand the concept, and then adapting it to my taste. This variety also means that there is a perfect dish for everyone! Definitely helps me with my picky eaters...=^\ My favorite part though, has to be the recipe box they have setup. I get to save all the dishes I like the most in, something like, folders. You can name and sort them how you choose. I've used the basic, breakfast, lunch, dinner, sides, dessert, and sauces, and the like, in addition to some more specific ones for me. Great way to always come back to a recipe that just won't stick into memory. Now I've had this for years and wouldn't trade it. I honestly don't have another recipe app for food on my phone other than this and have recommended it to many. Awesome! **Developer response:** Wow Gabe! Thank you for this absolutely scrumptious review and recommendation! We are honored to receive such kind words from a long time user. We hope that you will continue to love new features as we add them to the app. Happy cooking and we wish you the best in all your culinary adventures! ### 5/5 — THANK YOU *2020-04-08, version 6.8.0* I’m so grateful for this app, especially while quarantined. Cooking is one of my favorite things to do, and it is extremely comforting during this time of crisis. My husband is a nurse practitioner in an ICU in Rochester, NY. I try to make our home as warm and comforting as possible because I know that his job is so incredibly tense and stressful, especially right now. Cooking can be such a sweet escape, and I’m thankful for all of the wonderful people involved in making this app so accessible to us. I’ve found so many fun recipes to make with the few ingredients we have at home right now, and it’s making this time a lot more enjoyable! -thankful wife. ### 5/5 — Old Habits Die Hard..... *2020-01-30, version 6.6.0* I have always been an avid cookbook collector. It’s hard for me to pass up a display arranged to sell whether at a dedicated store or on a card table at a garage sale. When stressed or needing some ME time I would sit for hours skimming through recipes I knew I would never create but drooling over photographs of food to simply die for. I admit I still fall victim to this on occasion however I have added a new chapter to my cookbook addiction, that of this Food Network app. It is all I could ever want in finding anything and everything to do with food. It’s quick when I need it to be and quite satisfying when I want to indulge in my ME time. Very enjoyable. ### 3/5 — I was a little disappointed *2020-01-24, version 6.5* I was so excited for this app , I was prepared to subscribe to get the full app with classes . Thankfully there was a free trial . When taking the classes it frustrated me that they took so many non cooking questions durning the classes . Questions that had nothing to do with what we were preparing . This may sound like sour grapes but I would summit a legit question like do the eggs have to be at room temp , and they would ask the Chef questions like .. Chef this fan would like to know if you could eat any food for life what would it be ... I know fans have their place too but atleast get some food questions in there too . I’m not going to pay to be a stalker fan of the Chef I want to really learn how to prepare good food . I just thought it would be more professional and the classes be more about food and less about celebrities and their fans . ### 5/5 — ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! *2020-01-22, version 6.5* This app is rarely closed on my iPad and/or iPhone. I have counted on it daily since its release and keep updating my saved recipes every weekend while watching my favorite shows. So much easier than having to turn on my laptop to access food network like I had to back in the day. The only fault I can find is in myself for not keeping up with my reviews of recipes which I love in the app. I would just say when you download this app and start using the recipes, as you inevitably will, just try to be mindful of giving the chefs reviews, as they work very hard on their craft. I absolutely love each and every chef on this network and really appreciate all that they add to my life on a daily basis. ### 5/5 — Cooking for my Dad *2020-01-12, version 6.4.1* My dad who is 80 came to live with me the summer of 2019 because he was no longer able to take care of himself. When it comes to his tastebuds he is simple and has never experienced different types of foods. He is very old school and a creature of habit. He loves to eat but he is a basic meat and potatoes type of guy because that’s how he was raised. Well I wanted to introduce him to a different way of eating and open up his tastebuds. I prepare different meals weekly from the Food Network App on my phone. My Dad is absolutely loving it. He literally is excited for dinner every night and asks me first thing in the morning, what are you cooking for dinner daughter. When I tell him he throws his hands up and says “oh boy I can’t wait to taste it” lol. He thinks I’m a genius in the kitchen and the best cooker in the world. He doesn’t understand technology, computers and apps so he doesn’t understand it’s the Food Network thats turned me into a Chef 😉. So thank you Food Network for all of your amazing recipes and the tips and tricks I’ve learned in cooking. You’ve truly made an old man happy 😊 ❤️ **Developer response:** Hey Joy, thanks for the feedback and review! We are glad to hear you and you're dad are enjoying the app! It's nice to hear you are able to share love through the introduction of new and exciting foods. If you need assistance, please reach out to us at http://foodnetwork-kitchen.custhelp.com/app/ask/. Thanks! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Do not subscribe - Google is free *2021-12-10, version 7.16.0* Paid for a year w/mag subscription. Never received the mag. My subscription access was hit-or-miss for awhile until it was a total miss for over 2 months. Neither Discovery nor FN support supports FNK directly. Tickets were created - to this day, there has been ZERO resolution or contact/follow up. I had to google recipes the entire time. Since Google is free and the app has proven unreliable, why pay for something that does not work as expected? I am not renewing the plan and will delete app once subscription ends. *** UPDATE: to the developer: The email address you asked me to send an email to in response to my initial review looked familiar. Turns out I emailed back in September. Would you like to guess what type of response I received?? 🙄 I’ll forward all of the correspondence to that address; maybe since “the Developer” requested the info, someone will actually do something. I doubt it; however, …. I just cannot justify paying for this again. ### 1/5 — Awful awful awful !!! *2021-07-24, version 7.12.0* I’ve had so many problems since my last review it’s even worse than before. Every time I log in i have to change my password to get in or I can’t find my saved recipes. I contact them and they send me to the help center which isnt helpful at all. I contact them and they tell me to do different things. Sometimes they work,but usually not. This app used to be my favorite go to for recipes but they keep making it worse and worse. This is my last time trying. I am deleting it This app is so unreliable. Sometimes I can bring up the season and recipe I want, sometimes not. Mostly not. Today I keep losing it totally. I tap what I want. It hesitates then the whole app goes away and I start over. After several tries I gave up. Go back to the old version!!!! Still love the show. It’s my number 1 This is the best cooking show on tv. It’s fun to watch, very helpful and the crafts are great. I love to cook and try new things but don’t always have a happy ending. this answers a lot of questions. The chefs explain things and are a good combination that seems to enjoy themselves. Keep it up. I love it!!!! **Developer response:** This is not the experience we want you to have! First, please try uninstalling and reinstalling the app. If the app is still not working correctly, please contact us via the link below so that we can troubleshoot this further for you. app-kitchen@foodnetwork.com ### 1/5 — Just use the internet *2021-06-22, version 7.10.0* Imagine being the Food Network and locking what seems like 90% of your app behind a subscription paywall. Seriously? When I can go to any recipe website for free? Edit: I wanted to address the response to this review, which I’m sure was written by a bot. I don’t know what crackhead decided that would be the automated response, but when you lock this much of the app’s functions behind the subscription, you are indeed pathetic. For those reading this review and the response, look at how they word it. You can indeed save recipes, but that’s it. Want to watch those videos? Pay. Want to make a meal plan? Pay. Want to know the NUTRITIONAL FACTS of the recipes you just freaking saved? You guessed it, pay. Keep in my mind this isn’t some small developer with like 2 employees. It’s the freaking Food Network. Either use the internet or another app that’s actually free to use. ### 1/5 — Zero Stars if I Could *2020-12-25, version 7.2.1* First I experienced confusion, anger, and finally just disappointment. We downloaded the Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad versions of this app and paid $40 for the premium pass, expecting to be able to watch full episodes of Food Network shows on our Apple TV. This was a Christmas gift for my wife. There is no tab for shows on the Apple TV app. Actually, there is a tab labeled shows, but the contents inside that tab are not full shows, they are short clips of individual recipes, some are barely over a minute long. It is possible to open the App on the iPad, find a full length show, and then hit Airplay icon in the corner to get content to the TV, but after about 9 minutes the audio and video are badly out of sync. Mouths stop and speech continues. The only way to correct this is to pause, disconnect Airplay, reconnect Airplay, and unpause. This must be done every 9-10 minutes. This happened for three different episodes of three different shows. We are using a brand new Apple TV, and 6 month old iPad Pro, and both have the most recent OS on them. Summary: the content is not organized well, the interface is wildly different across platforms, and the delivery of the content is sketchy unless you’re interested in watching the full-length shows on an iPhone or iPad. Disappointed. **Developer response:** Hi there, so sorry to hear you're experiencing issues when playing shows. We would love to look into this for you, could you reach out to us at app-kitchen@foodnetwork.com and let us know more details so we can investigate? ### 1/5 — Needs improvement!! *2020-05-03, version 6.10.0* The organization of videos, recipes, and chefs needs to be improved! Search results logic uses every single word, instead of the string of words, resulting in hundreds to thousands of results. What’s worse, there’s no sorting or way to filter the search results. Way too many terrible recipes. Some “chefs” are really scraping the bottom of the barrel just to put something on there. The reminders for live videos is horrible. They either don’t work, only work within 24 hours of the broadcast, or an email is sent over 24 hours beforehand. What good does the email do?! If the email was sent, there’s no reminder when it starts! Once it’s been scheduled, there is no way to undo it. No way to see all the upcoming videos I scheduled or finished viewing in my own personal list. Should work much better for a paid app!!! Developers responded and only addressed one item. Again, what good does receiving an email reminder 24 hours before the class starts without a reminder when it actually starts?! What about seeing our own personal list of classes we’ve scheduled, missed, and viewed? **Developer response:** Hey there, thank you for reaching out and providing your feedback. With over 80,000 recipes to search from, results can be broad. We recommend using the filter function (to the left of the search glass) to filter by many various criteria. When you set a reminder for a live class, you are sent an email 24 hours before the class begins. If we can assist further, please let us know at app-kitchen@foodnetwork.com. Thanks! ### 1/5 — Recent Updates in app format = negative user experience *2019-12-29, version 6.4* Recent Updates in app format = negative user experience. One example: You used to be able to not only “see what’s on TV now”, but also, what was recently played, and those recipes as well without being driven to a locked/paid page. I don’t want to rewatch the show, I just want to be able to see and save some of the recipes from the episode. New format forces me to try and find the recipe in general search, but if I don’t know the exact name of the recipe, it’s an exhaustive search which usually results in me abandoning the search and moving on. I don’t always have the luxury of watching the show live as I expect is true for most— Eventually this experience will lead to loss of readership/followers/users. I understand trying to monetize premium new features (taking a how to class, for example) but making previous feature/ functions now paid, or super inconvenient to access will ultimately drive people away, even your long term users. ### 1/5 — 6.0.0 update is the worst *2019-10-27, version 6.0.1* I’ve read all the recent reviews available since the 6.0.0 update. They are not favorable. The majority have one star ratings. My rating is one star as of the 6.0.0 update and I would have given no star if that option had been available. I would list all of my issues with the new update but the reviews that I have read have them all. I am now using the Food Network website again for show information, cooking tips, recipes, etc., things I would have used the app for before 6.0.0. I started using this app when the Food Network first made it available on their website. I gave it a five star rating. I have continued to use it after all of the updates, format changes, and glitches, since. However, as of the 6.0.0 update, the smart thing to do is restore this app to it’s pre-6.0.0 format update. If your developer response to this is “thank you for your feedback. If there is anything we can help you with please let us know...”, my answer is “offer your current version as a new altogether separate app”, with it’s new features, the cooking classes, etc. I’m sure there are some users that will use it and like it. cc: The Food Network, Corporate **Developer response:** Hi there. We wanted to reach back out to you and let you know that there is a newer version of the app that has made things more user friendly. You can find many of the features from the old app on the main Explore page now, such as your Saved Recipes and Recipes on TV Now. We have also changed the way you can search by chef and show on the RECIPES page. Please email us at app-kitchen@foodnetwork.com if you have any questions at all. ### 1/5 — The App Doesn’t Launch! *2019-07-04, version 5.11.9* Even after following these steps from your website the app will not launch! App Won’t Launch - Try a hard restart on your device. On the iPhone or iPad, hold down the top Lock Button and the Home button until you see the Apple logo. This will take a few seconds. In the meantime, ignore the "slide to power off" prompt – just keep holding those buttons down until you see the Apple logo. Once the device has restarted, try launching the app again (make certain you are connected to WiFi or 3G) to see if you still receive the error message. If the restart doesn't work, try to reinstall the app. Make certain that you are connected to WiFi, LTE, or 3G as the app will not work otherwise. Touch and hold any application icon on the Home screen until the icons start to wiggle. Tap the "x" in the corner of the application you want to remove. You may be prompted to rate the application. Tap Delete to remove the application and all of its data from your device. Press the Home button to cancel or stop deleting apps. Open the App Store on your device and locate the application to reinstall. Tap the price and then "Buy." If prompted, enter your iTunes Store account information. If you previously bought the application, you are prompted to download it again for free. Tap “OK” and the app will download and install the application. After the application is installed, your issue should be resolved. **Developer response:** Hi there. We wanted to follow up with your and your review and let you know that we have a new version of the app that is available. We would welcome you to give it a try and let us know if you continue to experience problems with the app. You can reach out to us at app-kitchen@foodnetwork.com if you have any issues or questions. ### 2/5 — From enjoy to disappointed *2023-03-10* I’ve been using the Food Network app for a long time and I was really excited and enjoyed it first. But there are some limitations to the design of the app as well as one of those designs stopped working for me, which has been very, very frustrating. First when you’re trying to meal plan it’s not like after you cook it it goes away. You manually have to go in and take it out of your menu and the dates don’t go in the right order so you have to scroll through everything you’ve cooked or delete it to get to the next day I don’t understand that. And then at some point within the last months or a year if I put things on my menu planner, the app is screwing up and date or just take it off of that date. It won’t let me change the date. If I didn’t cook it that day it says please choose a future date when I used to just be able to. On, and it would go back into getting ready to be so I have no idea what caused that change It’s too much work and annoying and fun enjoyable. I love to cook, but due to this, I don’t search are use Food Network network recipe also if I go online or I’m trying to find that chef on the actual network TV show you find the recipe on the app I have to go to the web and look up the recipe and then copy and that is just way too much work! It’s supposed to make this easier not more complicated Sorry, disappointed you to contact Food Network. I’ve tried that to fix the but nobody is around to help out with issues Bummed **Developer response:** So sorry to hear you're in a jam, this is definitely not the experience we want you to have. Could you contact us at app-kitchen@foodnetwork.com and reference ticket 3946468 so that we can cook up a solution for you? We'll be standing by to assist! ### 2/5 — Disappointed *2020-01-04, version 6.4.1* I’m surprised no one has mentioned that we will have to pay for the app now? I’m so disappointed because this is my very favorite app! I have more than a hundred recipes saved from over the years and recently started categorizing them. I love to watch the shows and look up the recipe while watching. Also I just received an Echo so the app is now linked to that which is super handy! Unfortunately I’m not going to pay the monthly fee for it. To me it’s not worth it just for the live classes. I’ve watched some but most often it doesn’t work with my schedule or the ones that do aren’t ones I’m interested in. Also has anyone noticed now not as many of the famous chefs are offering classes? It’s probably a great service don’t get me wrong, just not worth it to me. Currently moving all my recipes to Pinterest as that will be a lot easier to access for me. 😕 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — This is an Essential App for me *2024-01-14* I use this app for recipe hunting, ingredient checking, carb monitoring, grocery shopping and as a “hold-all” for recipes from other websites. All of my recipes are aggregated here. I once walked into my favorite food store to do my weekly shopping, only to find their WiFi was down. When I asked the manager about it, I was subtly blown off and she even suggested I should use a paper grocery list. Everybody there knows me, and knows that I spend quite a bit once a week, so I was surprised at the Manager’s attitude. I smiled and said I was pretty sure the other big grocery store in town had working WiFi and left. Long story short, something happened because the next week when I came in, I was greeted by the same manager, who told me to find her anytime the WiFi was down and she would see to it personally. That’s how much I depend on my Food Network app. ### 5/5 — Triple Screen Time *2023-08-19* Love this app! So I’m happy to offer feedback. Having trouble with the original option to view recipes on TV now. Often, on weekends it doesn’t allow you to refresh the screen when a new show comes on. You get stuck with gray vibrating graphics—for an hour or all day. So thanks for launching the new view recipes on TV now option. Less vibrating, gray graphic, but there’s still not gone completely. However, the new photo link is rather confusing. Links and clicks don’t take you exactly where you’re expecting to go. It can be hard to find the recipe that is actually on TV now and you can get caught in a circle out there in the show’s schedule section— and never find the actual recipe that has just been aired. Other than that, this is a convenient all-in-one app! With all my saved recipes, organized on boards, it’s my go to every time I cook. The ratings/comments on each recipe are extremely helpful!! Great—and sometimes essential—insights that help each recipe turn out perfectly. Great move when you enabled us to save recipes from other websites! That’s what makes this app my recipe home base. Watching Chef Tila’s first episode now. Need to turn the TV off and get going, but I’d put anything aside for Jet! **Developer response:** Hi, Thanks for taking a moment to leave us a review. We would love to hear more about your experience and to see how we can help, so please reach out to us at https://kitchenhelp.foodnetwork.com/hc/en-us/requests/new so we can assist further. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Recipe ratings are moderated very well *2023-01-21, version 7.23.1* Why are the reviews of recipes not moderated at a higher level? I have seen nasty comments about different chefs being allowed to be posted that have nothing to do with rating a recipe. Case in point moderators need to check out a rude comment left on the recipe” stuffed French onion soup burger”. Also I have seen many users posting that star ratings on a recipe should not be allowed without the accompaniment of a comment stating the reason for the rating. Please take consideration of these concerns as they will only increase the quality of what users expect on a fine app such as this one. Don’t let trash talk about chefs be allowed to be posted as a critique on the quality of a recipe. Please MODERATE comments like stated when a user goes to leave a rating. As of right now it appears someone is not doing a very good job at upholding the quality of of your site. **Developer response:** Hey there, thank you for providing your feedback regarding the moderation of comments under our recipes. It is feedback like yours that provides the most direct and accurate information upon which we can make future decisions and further understand how our app is being received. Please know your sentiment will be shared with our team for review. Thank you again! ### 5/5 — Rate *2022-10-13, version 7.22.1* I love this app. I love finding new recipes and learning new things but I feel it’s very subjective. Don’t get me wrong, I love trying out chicken, pork, and beef recipes; sometimes lamb. I just feel with all the credible chefs, they should have a lot more creative recipes. They’re very pretentious. I feel they should branch out and start cooking things like venison. My husband actually goes out and hunts deer, gets it processed then I make dinner with the processed meat. I don’t see barely any recipes with that. I just feel it’s a little “been there, done that” with these recipes. Try branching off. These chefs need a challenge for gods sake. They make so much money, and they haven’t even been trying. Try branching off a little. Make it challenging. Just recreating recipes. I used to pay for this app and now I can see why they quit paying people to use it. No creativity. Just the same stuff. **Developer response:** Thanks for sharing your creative protein suggestions with us, Megan. We love a good challenge for our Food Network chefs, and your feedback to incorporate venison, as well as other unique meats like bison, elk, and more will be shared with our culinary team for future consideration. Happy Cooking! ### 5/5 — App has been disappointing lately *2022-09-12, version 7.22.1* This is truly my favorite food app but something has been happening lately where the recipes on TV now are not the recipes that are on TV now. At one point I could click on the chef, at the top of that page, and see the current shows recipes but today I can’t even do that. Please fix! Thx! UPDATE! The staff reached out to me about my issues with the app. Now why can’t all app owners do this?!? My issue was immediately fixed and the app is working wonderfully once again! Thank you FN staff for responding so fast and caring about the problem(s) I had encountered. Truly grateful! ### 5/5 — Love this app! *2022-08-13, version 7.21.0* I can’t tell you how often I use this app — have fresh produce I want to use? Use the app to find new recipes. Looking for a recipe similar to how my grandma used to make chicken divan… check the app. The app also lets you save recipes (in categories) and has a meal planning feature. There are also teaching videos and full episodes of some Food Network shows. I like it also when I watch a show live and I can go to the app and find the recipe and save it. My only recommendation would be to somehow change the search function so that recipes I save that I return to again and again appear at or near the top of the search results. All in all I love the app and have recommended it to others. Once you start using it and dig in, it will become your favorite recipe app. **Developer response:** Wow, thanks for the awesome five star review! We are delighted to hear how much you love Food Network Kitchen. If you haven't already, check out our 'My Boards' feature to organize all of your saved recipes. You can even add your your go to recipes to its own board dedicated to dishes you make all the time. Happy Cooking! ### 5/5 — Frustrated *2022-02-12, version 7.18.1* One of the things I liked most about this app is that it would show me the recipes on screen right then. It would change essentially with the shows. Unfortunately it doesn’t always do that. Right now my app is stuck with the show that was on at 7 o’clock this morning. It’s now noon and a whole different chef is on the screen and I cannot find them in your list of chefs much less the recipe they’re cooking. That is why I gave you the rating I did. I do go to your app quite often to find recipes and ways to create food dishes I would never consider. I enjoy your TV shows but again I am frustrated with this app when I cannot find the recipe that’s on the screen. Nickie ### 5/5 — Restaurant Quality at home. *2021-01-14, version 7.2.1* The amt of time to prep and cook was an easy flow of time and bragging rights at home or at a party. I added capers to give it an additional pop. You can’t go wrong with more garlic. Make sure you start off with 10 mins, you’ll need more time depending on the size of the shrimp. DO NOT overcook. That’s the other key to this wonderful recipe. It goes well over Angel Hair pasta or a bed of rice. Oh yeah, I used lime instead of lemons. (One lime equals two lemons) I’m telling you, stick with these instructions. You can flair out later to call it ur own. Enjoy, this is an easy meal to make but easier to eat. Since I wrote this, I’ve made it again. On the side I added mushrooms. My college bound kids love it. This dish has endless possibilities. Enjoy and don’t hesitate to get in touch with me. ### 5/5 — Brilliant! *2021-01-03, version 7.2.1* Loving the FN Kitchen app. The classes, live and archived, are numerous and varied. I’ve enjoyed the live classes, and Q&A interaction is easy. Content is excellent and the chefs are obviously invested in communicating effectively, imparting great info and tips, and making us more confident in our own kitchens. I am glad that all the recipes I had already saved on the Food Network web migrated seamlessly to the app. I am stoked that I can add my own recipes. I am particularly enjoying the meal plan application; it helps me with shopping and preparation, even if I’m only cooking for myself. I also place “to try” recipes into the meal planning page so those recipes are prominent in the potential lineup, even if I haven’t assigned them to a specific date. Streaming quality is exceptionally good. App is a terrific value. Well done! **Developer response:** Hey there, thanks for baking up this stellar 5-star rating! We are so egg-cited to hear you are loving the Food Network experience from live cooking classes to the recipe meal planner. All the best on your future culinary adventures. Happy cooking! ### 5/5 — Gets better and better with each update! *2020-11-19, version 7.1.0* I love this app and it keeps getting better with every update. I love the courses, especially the ones that focus on a skill, like cake baking/decorating. I enjoy the step-by-step classes when making something I am totally unfamiliar with. It is so helpful to be able to save and categorize recipes. The meal planner and the grocery list is helpful for planning my week. It is laid out nicely and very user friendly. The one thing I’d like to see changed is to move my recently viewed recipes up to an option at the top of the Explore page. I have an older iPad and this slows things down a little. Other than that, it runs really well on my older device. I look forward to trying out the new recipe import!! Thank you Food Network Kitchen!! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*