Cool YouTube cooking channels?

geoh, 10 months ago

Nat’s What I Reckon if you want a sweary Australian delivering recipes with a good amount of comedy!

asteriskeverything, 10 months ago

I came here to suggest this! He certainly made me feel like cooking isn’t as complicated as I imagine. His early videos are short and entertaining I suggest checking it out regardless carbonara sauce

INHALE_VEGETABLES, 10 months ago

He’s why I put milk in my spaghetti

fujiwood, 10 months ago

Kenji Lopez-Alt

youtube.com/

ArtooDeetwo, 10 months ago

I found myself the same many years ago and need something entertaining but look delicious. Some can be intimidating but i e replicated several of my four regular channels around this subject.

Binging with Babish youtube.com/

Matty Matheson youtube.com/

Brian Lagerstrom youtube.com/

Ethan Chlbowski youtube.com/

Honorable mention if you want to try your hand at any desserts/sweets for Claire Saffitz youtube.com/

3rihskerb, 10 months ago

Also recommend Ethan Chlebowski. His videos are informative and even sometimes give healthier options.

Nioxic, 10 months ago

Omg claire got her own channel!! Thanks for the link

whyrat, 10 months ago

Foodwishes is the OG YouTube cooking show: foodwishes.blogspot.com has over a decade of content. Recipes vary in complexity but always does a good job of breaking down the steps & explaining the what and why.

America’s Test Kitchen and Bon Appetit both have channels with a lot of content, but are geared towards getting you to subscribe to their paid content.

There’s also a ton of old TV content available. E.g. Good Eats has a number of episodes posted (or maybe just parts of episodes, but enough to learn).

Kenji Lopez Alt is also a major content creator. He has several first person view videos with commentary while he cooks. This is a good format to see the cooking skills in action and help learn / improve techniques.

Beyond these big ones, there are many good channels with focus on specific culinary styles.

5473MP4RRit, 10 months ago

Can’t believe I had to scroll this far to find chef John and Foodwishes.com.

That man taught me to cook

lvl100magikarp, 10 months ago

SAME! Also recommend Alton Brown

gnuhaut, 10 months ago

Kenji Lopez-Alt

www.youtube.com/

The GoPro format is great, you can see what he does with his hands and you see all of the cooking, with practically zero cuts in the video. All the while he explains why he’s doing the things you see.

CrawX, 10 months ago

Kenji is just on another level, can’t recommend him enough. His books are great as well.

I like his science-sy, no bullshit approach to cooking and find it very refreshing. He explains almost everything he’s doing as well as how and why he’s doing something in a particular way and has fantastic recipes and techniques.

residentmarchant, 10 months ago

I’m a huge fan of Adam Ragusea. He takes a science, history, and home-cook approach to everything which makes uniquely tasty yet simple recipes. He optimizes for the fewest dishes and simpler techniques that aren’t impossible for a home cook to do.

AtHeartEngineer, 10 months ago

Definitely my favorite cooking YouTuber. His pizza videos are great!

deepfriedchril, 10 months ago

Food Wishes is the GOAT.

YoungLiars, 10 months ago

Food wishes for pure recipes and puns, sorted food for some fun and to further learning

PopcornPrincess, 10 months ago

Don’t forget a pinch of cayenne.

buckykat, 10 months ago

Alex does mostly simple recipes, but he’s interesting because he doesn’t just try once but keeps remaking the recipe until he gets it perfect and explains the whole process and all the details.

ANTI-CHEF does very fancy recipes from a beginner’s perspective. He shows off a lot of techniques that a more professional chef might gloss over as obvious.

SecretPancake, 10 months ago

Will Alex ever find the perfect ramen?

bleppy, 10 months ago

I learned a lot from watching the original Japanese Iron Chef. You’re not learning recipes of any sort. What I learned were techniques and that it’s okay to experiment and be creative in the kitchen. For day to day meals, it works pretty well when trying to come up with meal ideas based on what’s on sale at the grocery store. If I want to try making something specific, that’s when I search for recipes.

Anissem, 10 months ago

I just so happen to have a good friend that has been working on his own cooking show for years. It’s definitely a passion project of his and I’d love it for him to get more exposure. Caveman Cooking is the name and it’s definitely worth checking out!

youtu.be/3N2Oa8BhfFw

RisingSwell, 10 months ago

You Suck At Cooking has a lot of meals in a fun format, Adam Ragusea? I think that’s how you spell it, is pretty good too, longer videos and less on the meals themselves and more learning about food in general.