So I moved out recently and discovered I pretty much only know how to prepare scrambled eggs and smoothies.
I’ve been trying to find cool cooking resources online, but most feel like are just either clickbait or advertising me a lot of garbage (that vibe reminds me of toxic fitness channels).
Any good resources you guys may know? It doesn’t necessarily have to be YouTube channels, extra points if it has beginner level recipes, easily findable ingredients or it’s funny to follow. Thanks! :)
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 https://youtube.com/@babishculinaryuniverse
Matty Matheson https://youtube.com/@mattymatheson
Brian Lagerstrom https://youtube.com/@BrianLagerstrom
Ethan Chlbowski https://youtube.com/@EthanChlebowski
Honorable mention if you want to try your hand at any desserts/sweets for Claire Saffitz https://youtube.com/@CSaffitz
Also recommend Ethan Chlebowski. His videos are informative and even sometimes give healthier options.
Omg claire got her own channel!! Thanks for the link
I’m a sucker for Sauce Stache.
Amazing videos about vegan alternatives to meat; he tries everything and it’s so delicious looking and he’s got a great personality. He also goes deep with a variety of mushrooms which opened my eyes a bit. I’ve been wanting to get my hands on a lobster mushroom ever since I saw this one.
Also the chicken of the woods one is great.
And another random coming video I watched that changed my cooking was this one about knife skills for cutting food.
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I think the channel “You Suck at Cooking” is a great channel. It’s funny, has a nice wide variety, and he usually tries to keep the recipies practical enough that people can do them at home.
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A mans Wang Jangler is special and it has to be his own to wang jangle
I love YSaC but I wouldn’t recommend him for beginners trying to learn. There is just so much basic cooking knowledge that’s second nature to cooks with experience but completely foreign to beginners and he doesn’t really do a good job at conveying that information
Nats what I reckon
Dylan Hollis
You’ll learn some weird history, some things to do and LOTS of things NOT to do.
And you will laugh your goddamn ass off.
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Kenji Lopez-Alt
https://www.youtube.com/@JKenjiLopezAlt/videos
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.
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.
I don’t know if it’s on YouTube but Amazon has one called Oh cook with James May from top gear. It’s pretty entertaining.
Emmymade is awesome.
Brian Langerstrom has a wide variety of recipes and I feel like he tests them enough only to put out the best:
https://youtube.com/@BrianLagerstrom
Also love Smoking and Grilling with AB. He says himself he’s trying to “demystify” cooking. Delicious recipes that build on flavors, I’ve made a few and they come just as he tells you:
https://youtube.com/@SmokinandGrillinwithAB
Lastly, but not my least favorite, Ethan Chlebowski. When he gets real technical about the best ingredients it’s very informative:
Cooking with a dog, Nats what I reckon are both fun to watch and easy to follow
Kenji Lopez-Alt
Food Wishes is the GOAT.
this is a good video of you want to learn and hone good kitchen skills especially knife handling. Jacques Pepin really has some good videos.
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Neat, good bot.
Check out “you suck at cooking” (thats the name of the channel), while its recipes are very good and uses cheap easy to get ingredients and real, the procedures are ironic and made like a parody of cooking videos, its very entertaining but not as usefull if you whant to use the video as a step by step guide althought you can still use them as one, provided that you get the joke, but if you are willing to have some patience then you are not gonna be disapointed.
Middle Eats and Nadia Gilbert are both great.
