Jamie's 20 Minute Meals

by Zolmo

Product Details

• ASIN: B004TTZHBK
• Original Release Date: March 25, 2011
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 25, 2011
Rated: All Ages This app may include dynamic content. What's this?

All Ages

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for all users and contains no objectionable content or advertisements.




Guidance Suggested

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for most users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, infrequent or mild references to violence, profanity, or crude themes, or other content not suitable for all ages.







Mature

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for mature users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, mild sexual and suggestive themes, nudity within medical, informational, or artistic contexts, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for mature audiences.







Adult

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for adults. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, sexual and suggestive themes, nudity, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for adult audiences.



This application contains content that is downloading real-time, based on inputs from the user or developer. The maturity rating associated with this application pertains only to the static elements of the application and does not cover any dynamic information (e.g. websites, friend postings, tweets). Dynamic content is defined as any content that may change within the application. Content can include animations, video or audio.
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (472 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,166 Paid in Appstore for Android (See Top 100 Paid in Appstore for Android)
  • #42 in Appstore for Android > Cooking

Product Features

• Access 65 of Jamie Oliver's quick and delicious recipes
• Watch videos guiding you through trickier techniques
• Beautiful step-by-step photography- you'll never put a foot wrong
• Learn what ingredients and equipment Jamie recommends you keep handy
• Add ingredients to a shopping list, sort by recipe or aisle
• Download additional media (80 MB, optional download)

Technical Details

• Size: 18.8MB
• Version: 1.3
• Developed By: Zolmo
• Application Permissions: (Help me understand what permissions mean)
  • READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Open network sockets
  • Write to external storage
  • Access information about networks
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
• Minimum Operating System: Android 2.0
• Approximate Download Time: Less than 3 minutes

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

80 of 86 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A Nice App with some technical issues July 28, 2011

By R. Wilson

Amazon Verified Purchase

**This is mainly the original review that has been voted most helpful critical with the addition of the actual review and better rating and updated information.** The original is listed below, after the update.**

**Update** It seems that people have figured out a work around to get this app working correctly on most phones and testing it on my Thunderbolt apparently it works. Although my Transformer still "Force Closes" when tying to view videos and accessing some recipes. So, that aside, here's a proper quick review.

The proper rating for this app should be 5 stars, obviously if not for the technical issues it would be a 5 star as I think this has some real life value to it. Not only do you get seemingly great recipes but you also recieve lessons on what kind of equipment to use, how to use it, methods to improve your cooking, and more efficient ways of doing things.

But any app that requires a work around to work properly is a ratings fiasco waiting to happen. This is much better than a 3 star but for the time and energy that appears to have gone into this, they should have tested a little better.

But overall, I like the app, first impressions usually are everything, however, in this case, if you are one of the many that had/has this issue and rated this 1-star, try the workaround, once it's working, you can properly review it and maybe learn something. I know I did.

As far as the expense, well, for an app it seems expensive, especially for having 61 recipes or so(when the iCookbook is $5 for 2000 recipes), but the other things included in it, I'd say it's not horribly overpriced. A lot of production went into this as well, so I won't knock it too much. If you are looking not only for a few quick recipes but tips on how to improve your cooking experience all around you wont be disappointed.

That's my opinion, glad my previous review could help you guys and that others posted workarounds and such. Hopefully my update adds to the conversation.
**END UPDATE**

**Original review begins now**

I see a one star s----storm coming so I decided to write this temporary review as a warning, apparently someone, Amazon or the dev, screwed up the DRM/licensing module or something on this app so that most phones are Force Closing after a few seconds, some showing a licensing error others just force closing.

I've tried to test on 5 devices (Thunderbolt, Transformer, Galaxy S, Droid 2, Droid X) (We Heart Android!) and had the same results on all of them. Usually I don't write negative reviews because of stuff like this but this time a lot of people are going to flatten this otherwise decent looking app to the ground (most will never change their initial rating as promised). Which could really discourage this developer from developing for Android or submitting future apps for FAOTD. I don't want to see that, you don't want to see that.

I will properly write this review when it can be tested but for all you FAOD users, I figured Id warn you.
So download the app, if it doesn't work, they will fix it. But please report the problem.

If enough people report this issue rather than rate one star and leave it, Amazon may pull it and bring it back once it's fixed before Jamie Oliver starts getting a bunch of mad, crazy, Amazon Android Free App of The Day user hate mail and/or visits to his home or show. Talk about drama.

TL;DR: This app Force Closes on a lot of phones, but there is a workaround that fixes it, not for the Transformer, but most phones. It's a great app that while expensive covers much more than just recipes and for amateur cooks will likely improve your cooking. I would buy it and be happy with it, if anything because I can cook, but theres always room for improvement and I like these apps, even though I'm a guy.

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars So much better on Kindle Fire than Android Phone November 15, 2011

By Charles M. Paugh

Amazon Verified Purchase

I'd originally used this app on my smartphone, but I found the text and videos too small to be useful; so, I uninstalled it. Now, I'm using the app on my Kindle Fire, and I love it! Step-by-step text as well as video / picture instructions on how to prepare each dish including chopping / cooking methods for each ingredient. Thanks, Jamie!

29 of 33 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for Kindle Fire June 2, 2012

By Richard Ramirez Webster

Amazon Verified Purchase

What a shame!! I am a big fan of Jamie Oliver and a big fan of my Kindle Fire, seems that this is not a good combination. The app does not properly work with Kindle Fire, there is no way to see the pictures of the step by step function. R