Parsnip: Level Up Your Cooking

parsnip.ai

About this app

Parsnip is THE destination for learning to cook. On Parsnip, complex cooking expertise is broken down into quick, bite-size quizzes. All you have to do is play, learn the dishes that interest you, skip what doesn’t, and you’ll cook like a chef before you know it. From your morning coffee to waiting in line at the grocery store, Parsnip helps you level up your cooking skills.
Inside, you’ll find more than 50 levels that challenge your cooking ability across 6 categories: shopping, ingredients, equipment, prepping, making, and techniques. For every level you complete, earn stars toward your Star Count. The more you play, the better you and the app can analyze your strengths and weaknesses. Complete every level and cook all the dishes!
Get in on the ground floor. We are just getting started We are always adding more dishes and levels. Let us know the dishes you want to see in app. We can’t make any promises, but dishes that get love tend to jump to the front of the line.

Ratings and reviews

This app teaches you cooking principles that you can apply to any dish. The quizzes are short and fun. The recipies are generally a bit complex (but there are still a few simpler recipes available). There aren't a lot of recipies but that isn't a problem because you can apply the skills you learn to any recipe (in theory, I haven't actually made anything yet). I wish It would give you a bit more of a push to make your first recipe once you've completed all of the quizzes for it

Stellar idea for an app. I've been cooking professionally for 6 years, and this is actually a very nice tool for keeping your knowledge sharp. It's kind of a duolingo for cooks. Definitely needs more content, and there are definitely a few head scratcher questions here or there where sometimes the answer isn't fully correct, but few and far between.

Loving this app! Very informative and fun. I'm finding that I learn new things even about aspects I thought I knew well enough. It would be awesome if there was a way to separate the dishes you learn about based on ingredient groups or diets (to filter out things I'll probably never cook if the main ingredient is something I don't eat).

What's new

It's been a while, but we have so many exciting things to show you soon!
In this first update of many, we have:
-Made it easier to jump into the conversations that form around our quiz questions and recipes. Yappers welcome.
-Added comment counts so you can easily join in or start your own party.
-Implemented new quality control systems that allow you to flag content you don't find helpful. You can be honest...
-Expanded the range of dishes new users can choose for their first dish. Variety!