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I always am emailing myself shopping lists and recipes that look good and then I look them up on my blackberry when shopping so I don't forget anything. I'm constantly losing my shopping lists and stuff but I sleep with my phone (yes, it is a sickness), so its a fantastic alternative for me.

I use my phone more and more when shopping and cooking. Because it's always with me, it's more convenient to keep my list on it (though it's less convenient to hold in my hand as I shop than a little piece of paper). And I use an iPhone app that has you shake the phone to knock checked items to the bottom of the list, so there's some entertainment involved.

And I have started looking up last-minute measurements, conversions, and recipes right in the kitchen.

I use my iPhone all the time - from keeping shopping lists to reading recipes off the Internet as I cook (my printer has been out of ink for months).

A few weeks ago I downloaded a recipe app "BigOven." I haven't used it yet but it looks pretty nice.

I used my phone for a shopping list and to do lists. I used to just create a list on the phone, but now I'm using http:www.cozi.com and it texts lists to your phone for you. It's been very helpful not having a paper list that always gets misplaced.

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I'm typing one handed due to an injury.

I keep my shopping list on my phone. It's easy to update, especially since I think of things to add to the list in the most random places, at the most random times. I'm wary about having my phone near foods (esp. liquids), so I don't use it for recipes unless I'm away from home and need a recipe unexpectedly.

I keep my list on my phone. I've also looked up recipes in the store from time to time to see what I might need.

I don't use it in the kitchen, but I should think about it. It would cut down on paper from printed recipes.

For years I've used a recipe database called PDACookbook Plus that synchs with a handheld--first my Palm, then my smartphone. That way I can always look up recipes/ingredients and create menus and shopping lists on the fly.

I would love to have an iphone for this reason. it would be great to be able to look up recipes for seasonal ingredients with which I'm unfamiliar so I can shop for everything that's needed to go with it!

I have an old ipaq, and I use the task list for my grocery shopping. I just check them off, and I view only the "active" tasks. When I need those "completed" items again, I just go to the completed list and uncheck them. It's something I have with me anyway - my employer cut appointment keepers from the budget this year, and, being an auditor, it's something I need.

i have grocery iq on my iphone for shopping lists. it is fantastic! i also have a food network app that has a bunch of their recipes on it, but i have never used it.
the first night in our new house i looked up a recipe on epicurious.com on my iphone because all of my cookbooks were in boxes and we didn't have internet service yet. it's very handy.

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The grocery list app I use on the iPhone is Foodle. I tried Grocery IQ and Groceries, but I found that organizing things into categories was cumbersome instead of helpful.

I always cook beets this way; I first saw in in Fine Cooking magazine a year or so ago. They get so nice and crispy on the outside, though some people argue that nutrients are lost this way. I say, you're already eating beets, which means you are probably eating other healthy foods, so why worry about it?