How to use your Kindle as a Cookbook and Recipe File

I have a 13-year-old son who isn't finicky about anything he eats, well maybe except for brussel sprouts and baked fish. Other than that, he'll eat anything! I have a cabinet full of cookbooks, along with notebooks with torn out recipes from magazines, an index card holder that's about to bust, and recipe books in boxes that I haven't unpacked since moving a year ago. And guess what, I'm still collecting recipes. I think I collect them more than I cook them (ha ha).

If you're a lover of cooking, collecting recipes, and recipe books, then you know all too well how cluttered that cabinet that's over the stove or fridge can become. It's no joy to have to reach into an over head cabinet and try to get a cookbook from a large stack that could easily tumble onto your head. Ask me how I know this? It seems that no matter how you organize your cookbooks and arrange them, they get out of order. It's really a pain. My husband complains every time I ask him to get a cookbook for me. He's much taller and won't run the risk of injury like I will. I told him that he should build me a special shelf so that I can have a neat and safe place for all my cookbooks.

Well, I can happily say that my honey can remove that chore from his honey do list. Now before you get too excited in thinking that a man actually did something his wife asked and want to know if you can clone him, he didn't build the shelf. Instead, he bought me an Amazon Kindle Fire. It was a Christmas present. As I opened the box, I was happy, yet surprised. I didn't ask for a Kindle. He told me it was for my recipes. For my recipes? How am I suppose to use this for recipes?

After spending a little time with my awesome Kindle Fire, I found that I can turn all my old recipes into files that I can easily upload to my Kindle. Now, I wouldn't dare try to turn all of my cookbooks into downloadable files, but I can get all my future cookbooks downloaded right to my Kindle. Currently, I've got a total of three new cookbooks on my Kindle and have uploaded half of the recipes from my index card holder. It is a bit time consuming to convert the files, but once you strategize your recipe collection, it's not so bad.

In order to upload all of your recipes, you'll need to turn your recipes into PDFs. You can do this with free PDF software that can be found on the web or you can purchase it. Adobe is number one in PDF software creation.

The Kindle Fire is great as a cookbook and recipe file. I'm able to place the Kindle in my table top stand and prepare meals. The Kindle makes it super easy to view recipes. I don't have to worry about having a bulky cookbook that I have to prop up. I don't have to worry about stains or getting the cookbook wet if it's lying on the counter. I can sort quickly and easily through the menu file to find specific recipes. I don't have to thumb through a large book to find something in the middle or near the end.

What I love the most about using my Kindle as a recipe file is that I can add and remove recipes and cookbooks as I wish. I can have a large assortment of cookbooks that don't take up any space in the kitchen. I simply bring my small, thin device to the kitchen and get to cookin! Oh, and did I mention that your cookbooks can travel? Just imagine, you're visiting relatives for the holidays and you have all of your favorite recipes to share with them. The Kindle makes your cookbooks portable. Where ever you take your Kindle is where your recipes will be. Wow, this is awesome! Ok, gotta get back to converting more recipes to PDF. My Kindle is waiting.