The Best YouTube Channels for Lovers of Cooking

There are thousands of cooking channels and millions of videos on YouTube today. However, they are not all exciting and great, as the creators and hosts would want you to believe. But there are a few channels that really help people out there, especially beginners who want to learn how to do a primary task, such as chop onions correctly, how to bake, and how to fire up an oven, to mention a few.

 

Some of them have helped me when it comes to expanding my culinary knowledge and skills. The following are YouTube channels that I follow closely when I’m searching for a recipe or a step by step guidance on how to prepare, cook, and even present certain meals.

 

Maangchi

Her real name is Emily Kim, but I call her the queen of Korean cuisines. I have been following her for ages with her perfect recipes for Korean meals. She is absolutely glamorous, starting from her make-up and headpieces, not to mention her onscreen presence. What I love most is her uncompromised approach to her traditional Korean meals. I always learn something new from all of her videos, and her step-by-step recipes are easy to follow, even for beginners who know nothing about Korean cuisines.

 

Binging with Babish

I would recommend this channel hosted by Andrew Rea to any beginner interested in cooking. Rea offers a complete guide to simple dishes that can be cooked from scratch, such as carbonara, chili, and latkes. Rea ensures to give a vivid explanation of each ingredient he uses, and this is very helpful to a few of us who want to learn how we can improvise some of these dishes in the future and not only how to follow recipes blindly. I would recommend his channel for anyone looking for cooking tutorials and a learning experience.

 

Chef Ali Mandary

This show is hosted by a very bubbly and respected chef from Kenya who shows how exotic and delicious Kenyan meals are. He does it all from baking to grilling and frying. Chef Ali boasts diverse culinary expertise using the locally available ingredients in his home country. He offers step by step instructions on making these meals and with the precise amount of spices and ingredients. I have never grown tired of trying out any of his recipes because he ensures that his followers get every detail of the dishes he creates.

Tabitha Brown

I follow her for her amazing plant-based recipes, her positive vibes, and a great sense of humor.  She is the only person I have seen make vegan food look unique and scrumptious. Her tutorials are straightforward to follow. An example is my new favorite carrot bacon that I tried and was so amazed and impressed by the results. Apart from food for the stomach, she also serves some fantastic food for the soul and mind with her great life advice and encouragement.

 

Almazan Kitchen

I would recommend this to any nature lovers who love to go for walks in the wild and do some camping. Alex Almazan will show you how to make the best burgers and hotdogs while out in the middle of the forest. He mostly uses old school equipment, the biggest chef’s knife I have ever seen in my life, and cooks on roaring frames to deliver these fantastic foods. I recently watched a video of him cooking an aged steak on a cute tiny portable skillet, and the meat looked so juicy and delicious! I have seen him also fry some delicious-looking churros in the yard and also roasted a chicken over an open river using a homemade watermill that he made of branches and shells.

 

Steve the Bartender

After all the eating, I also need a drink to ponder over all the feasting. This is when I head to the Australian bartender Steve Roennfeldt’s channel. I discover several ideas for making the best cocktails, ranging from classic martinis to other drinks that I have never even heard of, with hilarious names such as pink panther’s milk and the missionary’s downfall. I have learned a lot about drinks starting from which ones to offer with what food and how to mix and serve them.

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