MasterCook Cooking Light 6.0
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Open up the box and start drooling--the pictures on the cover of MasterCook Cooking Light 6.0 don't look like any "lite" food we've tasted recently. After we had a glance at Barbecued Flank Steak with Chutney-Bourbon Glaze and the Maple, Fig, and Marsala Pie, we couldn't wait to install the software and start exploring recipes from almost a decade of Cooking Light archives. After installing Cooking Light 6.0, we were directed… Product details and pricing info |
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13 Customer Reviews Posted
- Excellent Resource for Serious Recipe Collectors
- I've always been a fan of Cooking Light's recipes but the greatest feature of this software is that it allows you to organize, store and manage all of your recipes! The software allows you to create your own cookbooks, import recipes from the internet and even scan in photos. I will admit, though, that the instruction manual was not clear on how to use the import wizard but once you figure it out it's a breeze! If you have text conversion software for your scanner you can scan all of those recipes you've pulled from magazines and import them into the program. It has put an end to the clutter and gives me easy access to recipes. I highly recommend it.
- 2002-06-06, 8 of 9 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Great for Weight Watchers
- This program makes it so easy for me to store my favorite recipes, and then calculate Weight Watcher points. There are also many wonderful recipes already there to choose from!!
- 2002-02-10, 14 of 15 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- A gazillion recipes plus nutritional analysis -- EXCELLENT
- This is a wonderful edition to any home computing library. This CD rom contains the recipes from years of Cooking Light's yearly recipe books. You may never have to buy another cookbook again! It contains all kinds of foods from complicated gourmet foods to simple delights. There is also full nutritional analysis on all their recipes at the click of one key! Then you can print out favorite recipes and the nutritional analysis as well! Super
Here in my opinion is the best feature of all -- not only can you input and save your own recipes very easily in an area called "my cookbook," but the click of one little button analyses your recipes! You get the lowdown on how much calories, fat, and fiber (especially useful for people on Weight Watchers), but also on every other nutrient in your recipes.
So not only is this a great library of recipes with their nutritional analysis, but it is also a great program to input your own recipes and get the analysis on them. This is a wonderful program -- I'm so glad I own it.
- 2002-01-12, 10 of 11 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Still supported, still a good product
- I've used MasterCook for several versions, so when I saw the previous review saying it was discontinued, I went to go check it out. Sierra has stopped producing new versions of almost all of their home software, but continue to support it. They also maintain an online forum that is actively moderated and contains lots of helpful support, including how to get MasterCook up and running on XP, though I haven't tried this yet since I don't have XP. Also, Sierra is in the process of trying to find a buyer for MasterCook and other titles, and since they have been the standard for many years, it's not unlikely they will succeed, and MasterCook will continue to be developed.
As for switching to another product, I can't speak to the quality of Cook'n or other products out there as I haven't used them yet. I have used the Cook'n demo on the company's website, and it seemed to be friendly enough. Unfortunately, I have a lot of recipes in MasterCook format, and Cook'n doesn't currently have import and export filters, so I won't be in any hurry to move.
Aside from the great price and the solid MasterCook software, the other great thing about this edition is the Cooking Light recipes. One thing I've found is that when I've bought various versions of cooking software in the past, I only use the included recipes if I know enough about the source to trust it. The recipes in the base version of MasterCook (or in other software) may actually be just fine, but I don't really know enough about their cooking philosophy to trust them. By contrast, I know what Cooking Light recipes are like and I like them, so I'm comfortable trying a recipe of theirs for the first time.
- 2001-12-19, 15 of 15 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Disappointing
- I was disappointed to learn that this product does not work on Windows XP. As I looked into the matter, I discovered that Sierra is discontinuing the MasterCook line. I have been using it since version 3. It seems like they were so interested in making the interface 'pretty' that they forgot to make it usable. Navigating is a real hassle. It's not surprising that they decided to discontinue the line. It's still very disappointing though.
I started using Cook'n and so far, I am extremely pleased. I received an e-mail message from the President himself shortly after registering. I was somewhat skeptical about it but I replied and discovered that the software was developed by a guy who loves what he does. He's been doing it for nine years. I feel much more confident putting my recipes in Cook'n...knowing that at least the product will be supported for years to come.
- 2001-11-09, 20 of 29 people found this review helpful, Rated:
