Note that this is not a game. America's Test Kitchen is a multimedia cookbook that offers more help and advice than your typical recipe compendium. Three hundred North American dishes are on offer, sorted into categories like "appetizers," "salads," and "fish." You can search by ingredients or certain requirements like difficulty or calories. The software will also pay attention to your Nintendo DS' calendar and recommend suitable recipes when holidays like Easter and Cinco de Mayo are approaching.
America's Test Kitchen is designed to be a cooking tool the whole family can use. Each member of the household can create a profile and recipe steps can be divided among several people. The software notes each person's age and won't assign the potato chopping to a five-year old.
Once you've selected a recipe you have two options for navigation: touch screen or voice command. Both options work well so it's really just a matter of personal preference. A chef's voice will speak each step to you and the speed of his reading can be adjusted in the Settings menu. While preparing a recipe you'll encounter helpful tips and tutorial videos that will go into more detail for a particular step. There are a lot of nice little bells and whistles like that, making this one of the best cookbooks around.