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America's Test Kitchen, Cook's Country, and Cook's Illustrated recipe and equipment review site - americastestkitchen.com

· 2 days ago

Frequent home cooks buy this for tested recipes and equipment reviews. Casual cooks and budget cooks skip it and use free recipe sites.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 40+ public sources; no membership price appears in them.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Essential Membership

Not disclosed in reviewed sources

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Weekly home cooks
  • Fans of the TV shows
  • Gear shoppers wanting tested picks
  • Recipe collectors and gift buyers

Not for

  • Anyone hunting for software; this is a cooking content site
  • Casual cooks who cook a few times a year
  • Budget-first cooks; users ask for cheaper recipes
  • People who refuse to pay for recipes

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Open Bug Bounty lists two cross-site scripting reports against the site. No public security page exists.

medium

Reddit users report All-Access memberships disappearing from accounts.

medium

Membership prices live in help-center articles; compare intro and renewal rates before signup.

low

Budget cooks ask for cheaper recipes and substitutions; the content skews premium.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Equipment reviews follow an unbiased, tested process.
  • Runs three recipe brands: ATK, Cook's Country, Cook's Illustrated.
  • Twenty-five years on television builds recipe trust.
  • Publishes public editorial and business standards.
  • Sells tested cookbooks and kitchen gear from $14.95.

Cons

  • Only six Trustpilot reviews, so independent ratings stay thin.
  • Users question whether the subscription is worth it.
  • Recipe search draws complaints from users.
  • Users report paid All-Access memberships disappearing.

Sources & method

- 14 sources - Two disclosed XSS reports on Open Bug Bounty; no security page found.

official x5review x5security x2news x2
  • Cross-site scripting report 4245972, An independent researcher disclosed an XSS vulnerability against on Open Bug Bounty.
  • Cross-site scripting report 3974011, A second independent researcher disclosed an XSS vulnerability against on Open Bug Bounty.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Users question subscription value on Reddit
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Recipe search complaints in Reddit threads
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Recipes, videos, gear reviews, cookbooks, classes
  • Support quality: 3/5. Help center exists; membership access complaints
  • Security posture: 2/5. Two disclosed XSS reports; no security page
  • 1999 Founded 25th anniversary celebrated in fall 2024
  • 6 Trustpilot reviews Very small independent rating sample
  • 53 Public GitHub repos Americastestkitchen organization on GitHub
  • $14.95 Cookbook price Special issues in the ATK shop

Pricing

Essential Membership

Not disclosed

  • Help article mentions intro pricing
  • Renewal terms sit in a separate help article

Security

Two disclosed XSS reports on Open Bug Bounty; no security page found.

  • Cross-site scripting report 4245972An independent researcher disclosed an XSS vulnerability against on Open Bug Bounty.11
  • Cross-site scripting report 3974011A second independent researcher disclosed an XSS vulnerability against on Open Bug Bounty.12
Full analysis

Based on 40+ public sources; no membership price appears in them.

Frequent home cooks buy the membership for tested recipes; casual and budget cooks use free recipe sites instead.

Methodology

Based on 40+ public sources; no membership price appears in them.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. ATK Product Reviews | Kitchen Equipment Reviewsamericastestkitchen.com
    official
  2. Essential Membership Pricing and Planssupport.americastestkitchen.com
    official
  3. Membership Renewalsupport.americastestkitchen.com
    official
  4. Editorial and Business Standards Overviewamericastestkitchen.com
    official
  5. Shop All Products price pageshop.americastestkitchen.com
    official
  6. Is an ATK subscription worthwhile?reddit.com
    review
  7. Recipe search : r/AmericasTestKitchenreddit.com
    review
  8. ATK all access membership disappears.reddit.com
    review
  9. Suggestion: Low budget recipes and substitutionsreddit.com
    review
  10. Americastestkitchen Reviews | Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  11. americastestkitchen.com XSS vulnerability reportopenbugbounty.org
    security
  12. americastestkitchen.com XSS vulnerability reportopenbugbounty.org
    security
  13. America's Test Kitchen Celebrates 25 Years On Televisionmodernluxury.com
    news
  14. America's Test Kitchen Under Contract for Food52, Inc.finance.yahoo.com
    news

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