Thing #6

I love finding new recipes and learning how to cook certain foods, so I chose a site called Imcooked (http://www.imcooked.com/index.php) to explore. This site contains all video clips of recipes being prepared as well as instructional videos. It does contain several professional chefs but there are clips from everyday people as well. Today there was a clip on the proper way to eat shellfish!! Just in case you didn't already know how. One of the features of this site that I liked was the way it sorts the recipes. There is a channel tab that lists the different groups of recipes. This makes it easy to find what you may be looking for. I easily found a recipe for sangria in just a few seconds. In addition to viewing videos, you can also create your own account. This allows you to create and post your own cooking videos. One feature that I really liked was the ability to flag recipes. When you pull up your account the recipes you have flagged are on a short list for your future reference. Another useful aspect of this site would be the step by step directions for creating and posting a video. After reviewing them quickly, I felt like this was something even I could do! The only dislike I have for the site is the recipes do not appear in text form. I like having the directions in writing also. I think you could use this site as a way of teaching about measurements. It could also be used in a home economics class if any of these still exist today.