Rouxbe

It’s a recipe video service, they give out the first 30 days of access free. Overall I give it very high marks, here’s how it breaks down pro/con style:

Things I like about it:

• Clean open feeling interface
• Recipes are clear, close-up, with good audio
• Video is broken into steps
• Steps can have “drill downs” for more info (e.g. “how to select a mango”)
• You can view the text for any step, or go to full print-view.
• Music is separate track that can be turned down or muted
• No “talking heads”
• Each recipe has a preview when you’re browsing
• Commenting available or each, which has the potential to be very helpful

Could be better:

• The name is weird and annoying (roxbe, rewbie, rowexbe?)
• It’s nice not having obnoxious personalities involved, but seems maybe a little dry
• One should be able to embed a teaser for any recipe into my *whatever* blog
• “Profile” is kinda useless
• Are people pronouncing stuff wrong, or is it me?
• Limited sorting features for recipe browsing