Does anyone own mastercook?

b_lou_who · 02-22-2013, 10:38 AM

I know I used to see that software mentioned on the main boards frequently over the years, and was having no success finding it because I thought it was masterchef like the tv show.

I have a gajillion printed out recipes, handwritten sticky notes, etc.. wondering about the use of it to compile my up and down day recipes and consolidate all my personal rat's nest of paper into printable cookbookery.
If you have it or have used it would love feedback before acquiring.

creepy footnote: I discovered the software is cook not chef because the interweb scanned me googling for masterchef, and writing a post about software for recipes/cookbooks. It offered me mastercook's facebook page on my facebook a few minutes later. Feeling like I have a stalker.

KeirasMom · 02-22-2013, 10:56 AM

No help with the mastercook thing, but I SO get what you're saying about the stalker thing! It's creepy!

vanilla_latte · 02-22-2013, 11:14 AM

I own it. I did put quite a few scattered recipes into it to get everything into one place. You can add your own cookbook, too, which is kind of cool. I added my own low carb cookbook.

Would I buy it again? No. I'm just not a cook! It comes pre-loaded with tons of ingredients, but adding your own, for me, is tricky. Their system is odd to me.

I'm sure others will chime in and love theirs.

b_lou_who · 02-22-2013, 11:33 AM

^^ Thank you Vanilla
I seem to recall people not liking some aspects (like inaccurate food counts maybe..but that was a long time ago) and loving everything consolidated.
They have sure gone through a lot of different owners over the years.

ravenrose · 02-22-2013, 11:39 AM

highly recommend evernote for this application. however, it doesn't print a nice book.

vanilla_latte · 02-22-2013, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by b_lou_who

^^ Thank you Vanilla
I seem to recall people not liking some aspects (like inaccurate food counts maybe..but that was a long time ago) and loving everything consolidated.
They have sure gone through a lot of different owners over the years.

I forget which version I have - 9, I think. Yeah, I would take a known calorie/carb count and then had to figure out how to enter the "offending" ingredient right so that I could get a matching figure. The newer versions might have made that part easier.

It is a very nice program and has lots of useful features if you're an avid cook.

Me --->

sorenkkg · 02-22-2013, 09:00 PM

I've had it for years, currently on version 11 i think. I like it. I add custom ingredients all the time, and edit any that dont look right to me (rare but some).
I just input manually, havent scanned or imported. I use an android app for importing from the web to my tablet, sometimes, but most of my creations are in mc.
Its like 20$, and was worth it to me.

Dottie · 02-23-2013, 04:39 AM

Does it work with windows 7 and 8?
I used it forever then when windows xp came out, they didn't have a version that worked with it, so I never looked at the newer ones.
I loved it before!

sorenkkg · 02-23-2013, 07:57 AM

Mine works fine with windows 7, which I have on my work laptop

vanilla_latte · 02-25-2013, 12:24 PM

Mine works with 7, although I sometimes get some kind of "macro" error when I try to use the help thing.

Dottie · 02-25-2013, 12:29 PM

I ordered the version 11. I think version 5.x(something) was the last one I had lol.

sorenkkg · 02-25-2013, 01:50 PM

Cool! The main change is I think some of their old formats don't work with the new one (or I haven't figured it out...). But I do use mine to figure out the nutrition values in my own concoctions, mostly, and it works great for me just for that.

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02-22-2013, 10:56 AM	#2
KeirasMom Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 7,308 Gallery: KeirasMom Stats: 277.6/155-159/165, 5'9", 40 y.o., Hypothyroid WOE: In Place of a Roadmap Start Date: Maintenance 1/23/13	No help with the mastercook thing, but I SO get what you're saying about the stalker thing! It's creepy!

02-22-2013, 11:14 AM	#3
vanilla_latte Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In my happy place! Posts: 1,567 Gallery: vanilla_latte Stats: Weigh/Too/Much! WOE: JUDDD Start Date: Oh, ya know..every morning!	I own it. I did put quite a few scattered recipes into it to get everything into one place. You can add your own cookbook, too, which is kind of cool. I added my own low carb cookbook. Would I buy it again? No. I'm just not a cook! It comes pre-loaded with tons of ingredients, but adding your own, for me, is tricky. Their system is odd to me. I'm sure others will chime in and love theirs.

02-22-2013, 11:33 AM	#4
b_lou_who Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: heaviest 200.4 Posts: 1,827 Gallery: b_lou_who Stats: 2013 177.3/169.3/159 5'7" 43 WOE: whole organic low-sugars intermittent fasting Start Date: 1997	^^ Thank you Vanilla I seem to recall people not liking some aspects (like inaccurate food counts maybe..but that was a long time ago) and loving everything consolidated. They have sure gone through a lot of different owners over the years.

02-22-2013, 11:39 AM	#5
ravenrose . Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 9,060 Gallery: ravenrose Stats: lost 130 lb so far, and miles to go before I sleep WOE: low carb controlled calorie Start Date: June, 2009	highly recommend evernote for this application. however, it doesn't print a nice book.

02-22-2013, 09:00 PM	#7
sorenkkg Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 3,584 Gallery: sorenkkg Stats: 2013: 253.4/236.8/160 WOE: JUDDD 2174/435 Start Date: LC Jan 2003 restart Jan 2012- JUDDD start 04/2012	I've had it for years, currently on version 11 i think. I like it. I add custom ingredients all the time, and edit any that dont look right to me (rare but some). I just input manually, havent scanned or imported. I use an android app for importing from the web to my tablet, sometimes, but most of my creations are in mc. Its like 20$, and was worth it to me.

02-23-2013, 04:39 AM	#8
Dottie Administrator Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: S.E. Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 68,517 Gallery: Dottie WOE: JUDDD calorie cycling plan	Does it work with windows 7 and 8? I used it forever then when windows xp came out, they didn't have a version that worked with it, so I never looked at the newer ones. I loved it before!

02-23-2013, 07:57 AM	#9
sorenkkg Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 3,584 Gallery: sorenkkg Stats: 2013: 253.4/236.8/160 WOE: JUDDD 2174/435 Start Date: LC Jan 2003 restart Jan 2012- JUDDD start 04/2012	Mine works fine with windows 7, which I have on my work laptop

02-25-2013, 12:24 PM	#10
vanilla_latte Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In my happy place! Posts: 1,567 Gallery: vanilla_latte Stats: Weigh/Too/Much! WOE: JUDDD Start Date: Oh, ya know..every morning!	Mine works with 7, although I sometimes get some kind of "macro" error when I try to use the help thing.

02-25-2013, 12:29 PM	#11
Dottie Administrator Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: S.E. Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 68,517 Gallery: Dottie WOE: JUDDD calorie cycling plan	I ordered the version 11. I think version 5.x(something) was the last one I had lol.

02-25-2013, 01:50 PM	#12
sorenkkg Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 3,584 Gallery: sorenkkg Stats: 2013: 253.4/236.8/160 WOE: JUDDD 2174/435 Start Date: LC Jan 2003 restart Jan 2012- JUDDD start 04/2012	Cool! The main change is I think some of their old formats don't work with the new one (or I haven't figured it out...). But I do use mine to figure out the nutrition values in my own concoctions, mostly, and it works great for me just for that.