Epicurious review
A paid recipe archive with dietary filters, cooking tutorials, and shopping lists.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Epicurious gives home cooks a searchable archive of recipes from Epicurious and Bon Appétit, alongside cooking videos and technique tutorials. Its library includes 50,000 recipes, with search by season, cuisine, and cooking method, plus filters for dietary preferences and cooking attributes. The service suits people who want to keep recipes organized and use them to guide shopping; it is less suited to cooks looking for a free recipe app or an Android app.
The subscription is paid-only, with monthly and annual plans, and both include unlimited recipe access. A 7-day free trial is available. The published plan details do not distinguish the two subscriptions by features, so the choice is between billing periods rather than different recipe capabilities. The listed starting price is 4.99, though the currency is not specified here; subscription prices may vary by region. Epicurious is therefore worth considering for cooks who expect to use the archive regularly, while occasional recipe seekers may prefer a free option.
Beyond searching, personalized recommendations, saved and organized recipes, and generated shopping lists connect discovery with meal planning. Cooking videos and technique tutorials add practical instruction, rather than limiting the product to a recipe database. Epicurious is available on the web and iOS, but the app itself is currently limited to iOS. Choose it for access to the archive and its cooking resources across web and iPhone; choose another service if Android app access or a free plan is essential.
Epicurious pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Search across 50,000 recipes from Epicurious and Bon Appétit archives
- Filter by dietary preference, cuisine, season, and cooking method
- Save recipes, create shopping lists, and watch technique tutorials
- Where it doesn't
- Requires a subscription after the 7-day free trial
- No free plan is offered
- Available on web and iOS, with the app limited to iOS
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