Reviews of the Top 10 Online Recipe Websites of 2017

Welcome to our reviews of the Best Online Recipe Websites of 2017 (also known as Cooking Websites). Check out our top 10 list below and follow our links to read our full in-depth review of each online recipe website, alongside which you'll find costs and features lists, user reviews and videos to help you make the right choice.

Editor's Top 10 Buying Guide

All Recipes

AllRecipes.com not only boast a fantastically categorized and extensive archive of literally All Recipes, they also provide users with some pretty neat tools to get their tasty ideas off their web page and onto your plate! Becoming a member is very easy; just input your Email and choose a username and password and away you go! Although users are required to input a US postcode, international users can easily...

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Epicurious

Unlike many other online recipe sites we reviewed that are marketed towards cooks, Epicurious is “for people who love to eat”. In this way, Epicurious is far more than just a recipe website; it is, rather, an online space and community for everything food. From restaurants and wine guides to blogs and podcasts, this site is for those who love to cook, eat, talk and think food. Best of...

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Food Network

Anyone familiar with the Food Network from T.V. will feel instantly at home on their fantastic website which is made to feel like an online version of this popular channel. The website offers all the recipes from all the shows as well as many more from their archives and featured in blogs; if you saw a great recipe on The Food Network, or just want to browse what they...

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Food.com

Food.com is a sister site of The Food Network but with a distinctly different, as well as complimentary, focus. Formerly known as RecipeZaar, this site has revamped and rebranded itself as a website dedicated to all things edible. Food.com is clearly orientated towards recipes, and lots of them. All these are made easily accessible by Food.com’s excellent search engine whilst the quantity available means you’ll almost always have a...

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Chow

Unlike many websites in this category that take some digging around in order to work them out, it is immediately obvious that Chow is one of the best designed in this category. Instead of links, tabs and pop-ups flying all over the place, Chow’s homepage simply consists of featured stories and recipes and three tabs; recipes, top stories and video. For those simply browsing, Chow’s homepage is a great...

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Delia Online

If we had to describe Delia Online in one word it would be “practical”. However, upon further investigation we began to like it more and more until we were bursting with praise for this well-designed, high quality recipe website. Beginning with the recipes, although not nearly the most extensive online recipe archive out there, there are easily enough to satisfy most users. If you have something very specific in...

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MyRecipes

Although other websites in this category may boast larger archives of recipes in terms of pure numbers, the largest archive of professionally tested recipes online can be found at MyRecipes.com. Food experts from a range of popular magazines provide MyRecipes.com with a constant feed of tried and tested recipes deemed worthy of publication. These magazines include; Cooking Light, Southern Living, Sunset, Coastal Living, and Real Simple, as well as...

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Food and Wine

If you’ve heard of the Food & Wine magazine, you may already have an idea of what you can expect from their website. More than just a source of recipes and cooking tips, Food & Wine delivers the complete culinary package of beverage reviews and pairings, an entertainment section, travel guides and restaurant reviews and listings. As part of a group including MyRecipes and Cooking Light, Food & Wine...

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Jamie Oliver Recipes

Restaurants, recipes, books, kitchen utensils, campaigns; Jamie Oliver is all these things, but more importantly, Jamie Oliver is a brand. His look, personality and attitude are injected into everything he does, instantly setting his recipe site apart from others in this category. As well as a healthy collection of recipes, Jamieoliver.com has sections on his restaurants, campaigns, product range and T.V shows. As soon as you visit the website...

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Cooking Light

Cooking Light is one of the world’s most trusted food and lifestyle brands. Originally a magazine, the brand has now moved to the web to continue in its mission to help people “eat smart and live a healthier lifestyle”. This is done by translating cutting edge nutritional research into recipes that you can use in your own home. For this purpose, Cooking Light is full of tools to help...

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A-Z of Online Recipe Websites

Discontinued Online Recipe Websites

iChef

Latest User Reviews

Older site was much better.
User Review of Food.com by Smrgirl on 31 July 2016

Old site was much more user friendly. I really liked the section for new reviews. A lot of my recipes came from there because recipes were ones that I would never have thought to look up. New site does not... (Read the full review)

Double Billed For Pro...can't get answers
User Review of Allrecipes by Tk1964 on 23 June 2016

We have no problem with the site or the recipes etc. Our problem is we have been double billed for Pro level and cannot get any help from the phone numbers. Can only leave messages stating the problem and asking... (Read the full review)

Please return to the old format, the new one is awful.
User Review of Allrecipes by Sandy on 23 March 2016

I like that this website shows recipes from everyday cooks, except Chef John. I like to read the reviews and suggestions, like the videos and pictures of what the dish should look like but I liked the website in the... (Read the full review)

Editorial Review/Rating is out of date
User Review of Allrecipes by Momster on 29 January 2016

I have been using AllRecipes for about five years. Before the recent format change to a "Pinterest" style website, it was the best tool out there for serious cooks. It allowed you to search for recipes, save them as "favorites,"... (Read the full review)

Hate the new format.
User Review of Allrecipes by Suzie on 06 December 2015

Allrecipes used to be great and easy to use. The value was in being able to sort by ratings, ingredients, etc. and easily see how others rated or tweeked recipes. Now it's terrible and useless. I've stopped using it altogether.

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