Beware of the timers! – Joy of Cooking Review

Overall, I really like this app. It's easy to use, and I love being able to look things up and bookmark them no matter where I am. Yes, it's basic as a cookbook, as Joy has always been - but that's why I love it and keep using it. It's a reference for me. There are even built-in timers, which is lovely: just tap on the little clocks embedded at appropriate spots in the recipes or instructions, make sure it shows the timing you want when there is a range given, and tap to start. Theoretically at least, you could be running a couple at one time, which would be great when doing more than one thing at a time, although I haven't tested this. *****Those timers are why I've removed a star, though, because they *stop running* if you do anything else with your phone!***** For real! I just about died when I saw that. It was only by sheer dumb luck that I was able to salvage my ahi this evening because of this, and didn't burn down my kitchen. It's overcooked and definitely not rare as I was aiming for, but is at least still reasonably edible, so at least I don't have to go out. This is really unacceptable and so disappointing, though. This is not a cheap app as iPhone apps go, and with how much we use our phones for these days, it is utterly unreasonable to have to *not* do anything else with them while cooking so the timers will work.
Review by Wendyannh on Joy of Cooking.