5 Free Thanksgiving Mobile Apps
November 7, 2011 
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Have you started thinking about Thanksgiving yet? If you’re the one in charge of planning the meal and gathering your family, you probably have. No matter how many times you’ve hosted Thanksgiving, it can still be a stressful experience. We’ve gathered five mobile apps that can make your holiday planning a little easier. All five are completely free and appropriate for all audiences.
Epicurious
One of the best recipe apps around. You’ll have access to Epicurious.com’s database of over 100,000 recipes, including recipes for holiday favorites like turkey, stuffing, and more. You can save favorite recipes for quick access when it’s time to start cooking and create shopping lists so you don’t forget anything at the store.
ShopSavvy Barcode Scanner
Thanksgiving dinner is the biggest meal most of us prepare all year, and grocery costs can add up. The ShopSavvy Barcode Scanner lets you use your phone’s camera to read product barcodes. This lets you compare prices to see if you can get a better deal at another nearby store or online.
FlightView Free Flight Tracker
When you combine busy airports with unpredictable November weather, some flight delays are inevitable. If you’re picking up relatives from the airport, or even getting ready for a flight of your own, you can use FlightView Free Flight Tracker to track flights, view weather maps, and get real-time alerts about flight delays.
Chow Thanksgiving Dinner Coach
If you’ve never prepared a Thanksgiving dinner on your own, you’ll find Chow Thanksgiving Dinner Coach especially useful. It guides you through the process of preparing nine of the most common Thanksgiving recipes. In addition to providing shopping lists and recipes, this app also includes a meal preparation timeline, so you’ll know exactly when it’s time to start defrosting your turkey.
Unlike the other apps listed here, Chow Thanksgiving Dinner Coach is available only for iPhone. If you don’t have an iPhone, you can access a web version of these recipes and timeline here.
Download: iPhone
Butterball Mobile
Not technically an app, but still one of the most useful Thankgsgiving prep tools you can access from your phone. The mobile version of Butterball.com includes cooking tips and recipes, as well as calculators that let you figure out what size turkey you need and how long you should defrost and cook it. Plus, every page includes a link to Butterball’s toll-free “Turkey Talk-Line,” which you can call for free advice on cooking your turkey.
Available for all smart phones. To access, open your browser and navigate to m.butterball.com.
Of course, this is only a short list of the apps that are out there. You can always find more at the iPhone App Store and the Android Market. What about you? What tools are you using to get ready for Thanksgiving?
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