These apps provide fresh recipes with step-by-step guidance (and even some video tutorials) to help you conquer the kitchen.

Whether you’re throwing an extravagant holiday dinner or simply looking for a quick midday meal, NYT Cooking has you covered. New recipes and how-to videos are updated daily, and the app features tips and suggestions from thousands of users who leave helpful (and hilarious) comments.

Think of Epicurious as your gastronomic guide, full of recipes that have been perfected by editors from trusted publications like Bon Appétit and Gourmet. The catalog of more than 50,000 meals also includes video tutorials.

In addition to thousands of recipes from Cook’s Illustrated and the venerable TV show, America’s Test Kitchen includes classes taught by respected chefs. Pick your preferred skill level and follow along as the app teaches you everything from how to chop an onion to how to cook a perfect omelette.

Spillt makes it easy to discover and share recipes from friends and your favorite creators. Follow people to learn what they’ve been making (and how it turned out). You can even create a grocery list in Spillt and send it to a delivery app like Instacart for easy ordering.

Tired of cooking videos that go by way too fast? Zest embeds short how-to clips within each recipe, so you won’t have to pause and rewind while you’re standing at the stove. The app also includes curated menus, a nutrition tracker, and recipes that are perfect for beginners and skilled chefs alike.

The Apple Design Award–winning app Kitchen Stories features recipes from top chefs, plus suggestions for dishes to make with ingredients you have on hand.

Mela elegantly organizes all your recipes—and helps you discover new ones. Search “blueberry muffin” with the app’s built-in web browser to see results from multiple cooking sites at once. (You can import a recipe with a click.) Or just snap a photo of a page from a cookbook or magazine.

Deliciously Ella features more than 2,000 plant-based recipes, so you can start your day with Pulled Jackfruit Pancakes or wind down with some Butternut Squash Dhal.