如果您一直想要一份完整的厨房指南来帮助您，Windows 8.1的(Windows 8.1)Food & Drink应用程序可能就是其中之一。它有你需要知道的关于烹饪的一切等等。您可以在一个易于使用的应用程序(easy-to-use app)中找到几乎所有国家/地区特有的食谱和饮品、帮助您提高厨房技能的提示和技巧、葡萄酒和其他饮品的推荐。让我们发现您可以使用Windows 8.1中的Food & Drink应用程序执行的所有操作：(Food & Drink)
1. 探索世界(World)各地美食(Cuisines)的热门食谱
该应用程序包含来自高评价杂志、著名厨师、博主和家庭厨师的数十万种食谱。我们相信您会在几分钟内找到您要找的东西。
食谱与一些易于遵循的说明共享，使您的烹饪体验愉快。在应用程序窗口(app window)顶部的搜索框中(search box)输入您需要的内容，然后选择您感兴趣的食谱。
2. 使用免提模式烹饪
烹饪时最烦人的事情之一可能是您必须将凌乱的手指放在 Windows 平板电脑上才能滑过指令。幸运的是，Food & Drink应用程序通过为您提供(Food & Drink)免提模式(Hands-Free Mode)解决了这个问题。仅当您的设备具有前置摄像头时，该功能才有效。要启用它，请从配方的底部菜单中按(bottom menu)免提模式(Hands-Free Mode)。您可以从本指南中了解有关其工作原理的更多信息：什么是Windows 8.1中的免提模式(Mode)？
当您使用免提模式(Hands-Free Mode)时，烹饪说明以易于阅读的格式共享，您只需挥手即可浏览所有说明。Windows 8.1 平板电脑上不再有凌乱的手指。
3. 创建购物清单
Food & Drink应用程序有一个名为Shopping List的功能。它允许您使用烹饪所需的成分创建快速购物清单。您可以随时手动添加新成分，也可以自动添加您感兴趣的食谱中的所有成分。
此应用程序也可在Windows Phone上使用，它会在您的(Windows Phone)Windows 8.1平板电脑和智能手机之间自动同步。因此，您可以在旅途中轻松访问您的购物清单。如果您没有Windows Phone，您可以随时打印列表然后去购物。
4. 计划一周的膳食
如果您想确保为家人提供均衡的菜单，或者如果您正在节食并且想要跟踪您的饮食，膳食计划器是一个有用的工具。(Meal Planner)您可以在一周中的任何一天将任何食谱添加到膳食计划器。(Meal Planner)
5. 创建你自己的食谱集合
使用Collections ，您可以轻松地将在(Collections)Food & Drink应用程序中找到的各种东西分组，以便您以后可以更快地访问它们。您可以将食谱、葡萄酒和鸡尾酒添加到您的收藏中。
6.添加你自己的食谱
如果您想与其他人分享您祖母的秘密饼干食谱(cookie recipe)，或者您只想将其保存为数字格式以免丢失，您可以使用添加食谱(Add a recipe)功能。输入食谱的详细信息，拍下最终结果的照片，将其添加到食谱中，您就完成了。您刚刚创建的食谱将自动转到名为“我添加的食谱”("My added recipes")的特殊收藏。
7.探索著名厨师的食谱和技巧(Explore Recipes & Techniques From Famous Chefs)
Food & Drink应用程序包括一个名为Chefs的部分。它在世界美食(world cuisine)中展示了一些伟大的名字。著名厨师展示他们拥有的餐厅、招牌菜谱和厨房技术。本部分适用于那些真正对烹饪充满热情并希望获得更多现实专家指导的人。
8. 找到合适的酒
也许你听说有些餐点需要某种类型的酒。如果您很难找到合适的葡萄酒，美食(Food & Drink)美酒可以帮您。该应用程序提供超过 150 万种葡萄酒的描述，包括品酒笔记和专家评分。该应用程序还提供了一个价格范围(price range)，以便您可以先检查您是否负担得起某种葡萄酒。如果您已经尝试过一种葡萄酒，并且对葡萄酒有一两个想法，您可以通过添加品酒笔记和评分来帮助他人。
9. 发现鸡尾酒食谱
如果您是鸡尾酒爱好者(cocktail fan)，您会很高兴得知餐饮(Food & Drink)应用程序还包括鸡尾酒(Cocktails)部分。您可以学习如何准备任何类型的鸡尾酒以及应该使用哪种玻璃杯。说明清晰易懂。现在你准备好举办一些很棒的派对了。🙂
10.学习高级烹饪技巧和技巧(Learn Advanced Cooking Tips & Techniques)
Food & Drink应用程序还通过提供几乎无穷无尽的提示和技巧列表来帮助您提高或改进您的烹饪技巧，您可以尝试和掌握这些技巧和窍门。它们在厨房中是无价的，因为它们可以帮助您做出更健康、更美味和更有吸引力的饭菜。
结论
正如您从本指南中看到的那样，Food & Drink应用程序令人印象深刻。如果您对烹饪、葡萄酒或鸡尾酒充满热情，那么您绝对应该去看看它提供什么。使用一段时间后，不要犹豫与我们分享您的意见：它对您有用吗？您希望Microsoft改进什么吗？不要害羞，并使用下面的评论表。
10 Things You Can Do With The Food & Drink App In Windows 8.1
If you always wanted a complete guіde to help you in the kitchen, the Food & Drink app from Windows 8.1 could be one. It has everything you need to know about cooking and more. You'll find recipes and drinks specific to almost any country, tips and techniques to help you improve your skills in the kitchen, recommendations for wines and other drinks, all in one easy-to-use app. Let's discover all the things that you can do with the Food & Drink app from Windows 8.1:
1. Explore Popular Recipes From Cuisines Around The World
The app contains hundreds of thousands of recipes from high rated magazines, famous chefs, bloggers and home cooks. We are sure that you will find what you are looking for in just a few minutes.
Recipes are shared with some easy-to-follow instructions which makes your cooking experience enjoyable. Type what you need in the search box at the top of the app window and choose the recipes that interest you.
2. Cook Using The Hands-Free Mode
Probably one of the most annoying thing when cooking is that you have to put your messy fingers on your Windows tablet to slide through instructions. Fortunately, the Food & Drink app solved this problem by offering you a Hands-Free Mode. The feature will work only if your device has a front camera. To enable it, press Hands-Free Mode from a recipe's bottom menu. You can learn more about how it works from this guide: What is Hands-Free Mode in Windows 8.1?.
When you use the Hands-Free Mode, cooking instructions are shared in an easy-to-read format that allows you to navigate through all the instructions by simply waving your hand. No more messy fingers on your Windows 8.1 tablet.
3. Create Shopping Lists
The Food & Drink app has a feature called Shopping List. It allows you to create quick shopping lists with the ingredients that you need for cooking. You can add new ingredients at any time manually or it can automatically add all the ingredients from the recipes that interest you.
This app is available also on Windows Phone and it is automatically synced between your Windows 8.1 tablet and your smartphone. Therefore, you have easy access to your shopping list when on the go. If you don't have a Windows Phone, you can always print the list then go shopping.
4. Plan Your Meals For The Week
The Meal Planner is a useful tool if you want to make sure that you offer your family a balanced menu or if you are on a diet and you want to keep track of what you eat. You can add any recipe to the Meal Planner, for any day of the week.
5. Create Your Own Collections Of Recipes
Using Collections, you can easily group all kinds of things that are found in the Food & Drink app, so that you can access them faster later on. You can add recipes, wines and cocktails to your collections.
6. Add Your Own Recipes
If you want to share with others your grandma's secret cookie recipe or you just want to keep it in a digital format so that you won't lose it, you have access to the Add a recipe feature. Type your recipe's details, take a picture of the final result, add it to the recipe and you are done. The recipe you have just created will automatically go to a special collection named "My added recipes".
7. Explore Recipes & Techniques From Famous Chefs
The Food & Drink app includes a section named Chefs. It presents some great names in world cuisine. Famous chefs present the restaurants they own, signature recipes and kitchen techniques. This section is for those who are really passionate about cooking and want more guidance from real-life experts.
8. Find The Right Wine
Maybe you have heard that some meals require a certain type of wine. If it is hard for you to find the right wine, Food & Drink comes to your rescue. The app provides descriptions for more than 1.5 million wines, with tasting notes and expert scores. The app also offers a price range so that you can check first if you afford a certain wine. If you already have tried a wine and you have an idea or two about wines, you can help others by adding tasting notes and a score.
9. Discover Cocktail Recipes
If you are a cocktail fan, you will be happy to learn that the Food & Drink app includes also a Cocktails section. You can learn how to prepare any type of cocktail and what kind of glass you should be using for it. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. Now you are ready to throw some great parties. 🙂
10. Learn Advanced Cooking Tips & Techniques
The Food & Drink app also helps you improve or refine your cooking skills by providing an almost endless list of tips and tricks that you can experiment with and master. They can be invaluable in the kitchen, as they can help you make healthier, tastier and more appealing meals.
Conclusion
As you can see from this guide, the Food & Drink app is quite impressive. If you are passionate about cooking, wines or cocktails, you should definitely check it out and see what it has to offer. After using it for a while, don't hesitate to share with us your opinion: Is it useful to you? Is there anything you would like Microsoft to improve? Don't be shy and use the comments form below.
