# Voice Controlled Culinary Apps iCookbook iPad App Offers Hands-Free Voice Commands By Summer Luu | Published 2011-03-22 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/icookbook-ipad-app References: [thenextweb](http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/03/18/icookbook-an-elegant-voice-controlled-cookbook-for-ipad/) & [itunes.apple](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id420762854?mt=8&affId=1503186) Home chefs who use [digital cooking apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cook-more) must hate the gunk and goo that gets on their device, but the innovative iCookbook [iPad](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/secondgeneration-hoverbar-duo) App avoids such mess in its interactive culinary guide. With the brilliant idea of using [voice-controlled features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/slide-dish), your ingredients are kept within the meals you're preparing instead of all over the gadget. With a list full of easy voice commands, cooks can simply speak into the device and follow the recipes' steps without ever touching the screen with their food-covered hands. Users can also make the display bigger so that they can read the instructions from a distance. The iCookbook iPad App comes packed with over 2000 recipes for foodies who have a voice in the kitchen. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 37% | Activity: 45% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Voice-controlled Kitchen Gadgets:** There is an opportunity for businesses to explore voice-controlled kitchen gadgets that ensure easy and clean handling of devices for home chefs. - **Interactive Cooking Guides:** Businesses can explore more interactive cooking guides that make it easier for chefs, like the iCookbook App. - **Hands-free Cooking:** The trend of hands-free cooking continues to grow, creating a market opportunity for businesses to create more gadget-free cooking experiences. ### Where This Applies - **Kitchen Appliance Industry:** The Kitchen Appliance Industry can explore creating kitchen gadgets with voice-activated features to tap into the growing voice-controlled kitchen gadgets trend. - **Mobile App Industry:** The Mobile App Industry can benefit from developing more interactive and engaging cooking apps like the iCookbook app. - **Smart Home Industry:** The Smart Home Industry can explore technology that creates more hands-free cooking experiences that integrate well with the smart home ecosystem. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Voice-Activated Air Fryers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartvoice-10qt-6in1.md) - [Voice-Enabled Air Fryers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emerson-smartvoice-air-fryer.md) - [Narrated Family Recipe Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recipe-apps.md) - [Cooking Companion Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cook-well.md) - [Clutter-Free Recipe Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manna-cooking.md) - [Thermal-AI Cooking Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cue-chef-cube-01.md) - [AI-Enabled Kitchen Appliances](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thermomix-tm7.md) - [AI-Powered Recipe Appliances](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitchen-cosmo.md) - [Personalized AI Culinary Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/souschefai.md)