Cooking Challenges : SkillChef

Bored of cooking the same ten dishes well? Take a themed constraint — monochrome, knife work, trompe-l'œil — cook it tonight, and stamp the proof on your wall.

Every cooking app teaches you to follow recipes. SkillChef gives you a reason to cook something new.

Pick a themed constraint — a monochrome plate, a knife-work sampler, a plate that lies to the eye — cook it, and photograph the result. Your plate gets its ticket, stamped COOKED and pinned to your portfolio wall. Ink on paper, not another saved recipe you'll never make.

• Themed sections of 3–5 constraint challenges — Knife and Monochrome at launch, four more sealed behind them • One photo per plate — every cook becomes a stamped ticket on your wall • A portfolio wall of everything you actually cooked — proof, not memory • A 30-second daily constraint-spotting card to keep your eye sharp between cooks • Prep-day reminders on the day you actually cook • Your photos stay on your device — no account, nothing stored server-side

For confident home cooks who are bored of cooking the same things well. $14.99/month or $49.99/year with a 7-day free trial. Hard hat optional.