Finding the best cooking videos can be as simple as heading to YouTube and typing in your favorite creator’s name. Whether you’re a beginner in the kitchen, a seasoned chef looking for a new meal idea or a brand wanting to collaborate with a food creator on your product, finding a list of YouTube cooking channels is a great place to start. So here are the top 20 YouTube cooking channels to warm your palate.
20 YouTube cooking channels to watch
Caitlin Shoemaker
If you’re looking for vegan cooking videos, then Caitlin is your best friend in the kitchen. Caitlin’s channel is focused mostly on vegan cooking, with a few relaxing vlogs. She has 785K subscribers and all her yummy recipes can be found on her blog, From My Bowl. Caitlin has worked with brands like Thrive Market and Caraway on her videos.
Nisha Vora
Nisha’s channel, Rainbow Plant Life, is another vegan home-cooking YouTube channel that even carnivores will love. She has over 1 million subscribers because she loves creating meals that anyone can do. While her recipes are beautiful and vibrant, they’re easy to follow and her personality is inviting.
Brenda Gantt
If you’re looking for your favorite Southern grandma to lift your spirits in the kitchen, you’ll love Brenda. Cooking with Brenda is a popular cooking YouTube channel with 172K followers. Her favorite saying in her videos is, “It’s gonna be good y’all!” and it is.
Village Cooking Channel
Saying Village Cooking Channel is popular is an understatement. This channel has over 20 million subscribers and over 5 billion views. Village Grandpa cooks traditional village food that everyone on YouTube seems to enjoy.
Food Network
We can’t make a YouTube cooking channel list and not include the Food Network. The channel has 2.3 million subscribers and is one of the best YouTube cooking channels for beginners and seasoned pros alike.
Belqui’s Twist
Belqui is an autism mom, cook and former marketing executive who now shares delicious Dominican, Latin and Latin fusion recipes with over 18K subscribers. She’s worked with brands such as Panasonic and Walmart on her cooking videos.
The Wads
Kim is the creator, cook and mom behind The Wads on YouTube with 371K followers. This seasoned mom has five kids and likes to create easy-to-make recipes for her family. Her YouTube cooking videos are simple and most of the ingredients used are probably already in your kitchen.
Cooking with Remi
Remi is a popular lifestyle YouTuber with two channels, but her main channel has a segment specifically for cooking videos called Cooking with Remi. Her videos are so popular that she’s been featured on “The Drew Barrymore Show” and news outlets.
More Seasoning
One of the best cooking YouTube channels to follow along with is More Seasoning. The host, Farnum, creates about two videos a week of popular TikTok video remakes, his recipes and other easy-to-follow kitchen teachings. His vibrant personality and rating scale will keep you returning for each video, even if it’s not always a recipe you want to make. The channel has 469K subscribers.
You Suck At Cooking
With over 3 million subscribers, the You Suck at Cooking channel not only has a fabulous name, but the videos match up. You can learn anything from how to peel potatoes to making brussels sprouts that are actually good.
Joshua Weissman
With 7.83 million subscribers, you could say that Joshua has quite a popular cooking YouTube channel. He’s got a love for bread and butter that is unmatched, plus he creates his content to inspire and get others excited about cooking.
Simnett Nutrition
If you’re looking for simple, easy-to-make vegan recipes with high protein to keep up your muscle gains, then Derek’s channel is the best for you. Simnett Nutrition has 671K subscribers who keep coming back for plant-based nutrition done right. Derek is a bodybuilder and a nutrition expert.
Not Another Cooking Show
Stephen of Not Another Cooking Show considers his cooking style Modern Grandma. People love Modern Grandma cooking, though, since the channel has over 1 million subscribers. The channel’s name is completely right … you’ll never find another show quite like it.
Ethan Chlebowski
Ethan not only wants to teach you how to cook but the how and why behind cooking. He claims that’s the only way to become great in the kitchen. He must be on to something because his channel has over 1.5 million subscribers.
Tiffy Cooks
Tiffy got started on TikTok but has since started creating longer-form content on YouTube as well. Her channel, Tiffy Cooks, has 965K subscribers, and her TikTok has almost 3 million followers. She’s shared over 300 videos of cooking meals for herself and her family.
Shweta’s Kitchen
Shweta’s Kitchen is filled with Indian recipes and amazing cake videos. Her videos are easy to follow, and she also even gives some behind-the-scenes on how to create and edit cooking videos.
Sweet Greens Vegan
Shakayla is the creator behind Sweet Greens Vegan, where she encourages more people to try out her recipes for Meatless Mondays. While she’s a vegan, her husband is not, so her videos are never pushy but inspire those looking to try out a new meatless recipe.
Babish Culinary Universe
With over 10 million subscribers, Babish Culinary Universe was a way for the creator to combine his love of food and filming. He rarely shows his face and tells you to follow along with his torso on his videos.
Almazan Kitchen
Almazan Kitchen has 3.86 million subscribers and considers the channel the “World’s #1 Outdoor & Foodporn Cooking Channel.” The channel has no talking, just cooking, so if you’re tired of listening to someone chat during their cooking videos, you’ll probably love Almazan Kitchen.
Sarah’s Vegan Kitchen
With 354K subscribers, Sarah shares how you can have a realistic and healthy plant-based lifestyle. She shares her favorite recipes, how-to videos and a look into her real meals throughout a week or day.
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