The Best Accessories for Cooking With Your iPad in 2020

Written by
Jessica Harlan
Freelance food writer, trained chef, and kitchen equipment expert Jessica Harlan has written eight cookbooks on topics such as quinoa and ramen.
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Jessica Harlan
Updated 06/11/20
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Our Top Picks

Best Mounting System: Vogel's RingO Tablet Starter Pack at Amazon

"Ideal for the kitchen since you can mount it on a kitchen cabinet or the wall, bringing the iPad to eye level."

Runner-Up, Best Mounting System: CTA Kitchen Mount Stand for iPad at Amazon

"If you give your friend several of these bells, they’ll create a soft symphony of sounds with every breeze that blows."

Best Magnetic Mount: Belkin Refrigerator Mount for iPad 2 at Amazon

"Mount is affixed to the fridge or other smooth, flat vertical surface...with 3M Command strips, which leave no residue."

Best Cutting Board Stand: CTA Digital Cutting Board and iPad Stand at Amazon

"Bamboo cutting board with an integrated iPad stand in the back...a removable clear screen shield protects the iPad from splatters."

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    Best Mounting System: Vogel's RingO Tablet Starter Pack

    Vogel's RingO iPad System iPad in Kitchen
    Vogel's

    The RingO system is a ​mounting system that you can use anywhere, to attach your iPad to anything: the wall, a cabinet, the car or a stand. It's ideal for the kitchen since you can mount it on a kitchen cabinet or the wall, bringing the iPad to eye level and safely away from a messy countertop or hot stove, and on the mount it can rotate 360˚ and unclip easily. The starter pack includes one tablet holder and one wall mount.

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    Runner-Up, Best Mounting System: CTA Digital 2-in-1 Kitchen Mount Stand for iPad

    CTA 2 in 1 iPad kitchen stand
    Amazon.com

    Years ago, space-minded home cooks installed under-cabinet cookbook stands that held their cookbooks at perfect eye level, while freeing up counter space. Today, with many people looking up favorite recipes online rather than through the pages of a book, a cabinet mount for an iPad makes much more sense. This version can be used with any tablet that measures between 6 to 8.5 inches, including any current iPad and iPad Mini model, as well as Kindles, Nexus and Galaxy Tab.

    It mounts under a kitchen cabinet or to the wall, and two mounting bases are included so it can be moved around the kitchen. The aluminum holder retracts, adjusts, and rotates so that you can tilt your device to the perfect viewing angle. And when it's not mounted on the wall or cabinet, the stand has legs that extend to make a secure tabletop iPad stand.

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    Best Magnetic Mount: Belkin Magnetic Refrigerator Mount for iPad 2

    iPad 2 Refrigerator Mount
    Belkin

    No hardware or installation is required to use this refrigerator mount designed for the iPad 2. The mount is affixed to the fridge — or other smooth, flat vertical surface, like a cabinet or a wall — with 3M Command strips, which leave no residue behind when removed. The iPad's own magnets hold it in place within the mount.

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    Best Cutting Board Stand: CTA Digital Cutting Board and iPad Stand

    CTA Cutting Board iPad Stand
    Amazon.com

    This multipurpose product features a bamboo cutting board with an integrated iPad stand in the back, perfect for following a recipe or watching a technique video as you work. A removable clear screen shield protects the iPad from splatters, and there are storage slots on the side of the cutting board for up to 8 knives. All iPad models, including iPad Air and iPad Mini, are compatible with this cutting board holder. The generously sized cutting board measures around 15.5 by 13 inches.