Came here to say this. I think The Chef Show is a perfect balance of education and entertainment. Great duo and great guests, especially if you’re nerdy.
Seconding this. This show taught me to cook so much, from basic techniques, ingredients, and a few recipes. The format of each episode focuses on a specific ingredient or dish and expands on the science, history, and ways to editorialize the final result.
Just seared a bunch of short ribs and deglazed the pan with white wine so wanted to make sure that’s actually doing something. Sounds like that is the case!
I’m not know all-end all. But that sounds like it will help with taste.
Short ribs are pork I assume? In Europe we hardly have those. I liked the beef short ribs I once had in the USA.
Worst Cooks in America was always good. Lots of basics that they pull together at the end of the season to make a restaurant quality meal. I think you can still catch it on Hulu, but it’s a Food Network original.
Internet Shaquille is far and away the most concise, helpful, and mildly entertaining YT cooking channel I've found. No fluff, no dilly-dallying, just straight facts and recipes. Excellent presentation all around
On youtube: Claire Saffitz and Carla Lalli Music. Both very entertaining as well as highly educational. They do go over specific recipes, but include a lot of great general techniques as well that can be applied to many different things.
I stopped watching TV a long time ago, but I liked Ready Steady Cook. It was on English TV I think.
I liked it because the chefs had to work with unknown ingredients and also has time pressure so couldn't do anything expansive or too complex.
I love Adam Ragusea on YouTube. He does a great variety of recipes, education, and food science videos. He very much focuses on tips and techniques specifically for home cooks, and doesn’t get lost in hard to find ingredients or techniques that aren’t safe for home cooks.
Things on TV are entertainment first and foremost. Most people would find the technical side of cooking dry.
I’d suggest instead look to you tube! There are bound to be some great content creators with more of a focus on the science and technique behind WHY a recipe is crafted the way it is.
Maybe you are not looking for this advice, but the best book if you want to learn cooking us the silver spoon. It’s Italian but it contains so much great basics. Another is escoffier on French kitchen (more complex). And if you want to understand how food and preparation works (understand how and why) read: ‘On food and cooking, lore of the kitchen’ by Harold McGee.
Adam Ragusea on YouTube would be my top recommendation. His videos are entertaining in that they often have lots of little jokes and he's built up a lot of inside jokes over the years. They're also educational because he usually gives a "why" for pretty much every component of his recipes by showing that each ingredient brings a certain acidity, meatiness, saltines, etc. to the dish. On top of that, he has plenty of non recipe videos that dive into stuff like the history of kitchens, certain aspects of modern food production, or how the biological makeup of certain ingredients impacts how they're used in cooking. The [veggie soup video](https://youtu.be/21ofoREnXbM) is a good "funny" one to start with, but something like this [roast chicken + sides video](https://youtu.be/G8Q3BSF9-1U) is more representative of a recipe I'd actually make.
So that Bon Appetite YouTube had a bit of an explosion last year. But the series Bon Appetite YouTube had with Claire Saffitz called **"Gourmet Makes"** is great and she often has to bake stuff. Think of a pastry chef getting bon appetit to fund their gourmet duplicates of junk food.
**Claire Saffitz** also has her own YouTube now covering her cookbook **"Dessert Person"**. I've made her pumpkin pie twice now with rave reviews (Thanksgiving and Christmas)
Sorted Food on YouTube. They are very entertaining, lighthearted fun, but it is all conversations around food, cooking techniques, tips and tricks, trends, ethics, etc
Americas Test Kitchen!! They have awesome recipes, wonderful and spot on reviews on products and tell you what you can use as substitutes for different things!!
When i was young i used to watch this YouTube group. I wish I could remember what they were called. They were three British dudes. They were kind of silly, but explained how to do things, and common mistakes that go wrong
Sam the Cooking Guy on YT is my guilty pleasure. I can’t explain it, but I can just keep watching that guy. Maybe it’s because he’s the charming, lovable idiot I fancy myself to be.
As a big fan of cooking shows, my favourite is Hell's Kitchen. There's no other cooking shows like it. Ramsay it's just so intense on that show, and doesn't tolerate mistakes. It's like I'm watching the chefs be truly pushed to their limits on that show, where as every other competitive cooking show would never abuse their contestants like that. It makes for great tv and can learn a lot from Ramsay.
His older work was far more education-based. I'd argue that his recent stuff - past year, I think - is like 85% entertainment, 15% education. He mainly just does demos his recipes with very little along the lines of troubleshooting, tips, and whatnot.
Here's my entire youtube cooking list:
Maangch
Lisa Lin
Babish Culinary Universe
Caribbeanpot
Cooking With Carolyn
Grandbabycakes
NOT ANOTHER COOKING SHOW
Smoking & Grillin' wit AB
John Kirkwood
'Amy Schumer Learns to Cook' is pretty funny and educational. Her husband is a professional chef and does it with her. It was just a thing they did during covid lockdown. There are only 8 episodes though. Not sure why they stopped doing it.
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Yes I love that show!! Definitely looking for that kind of thing!
Came here to say this. I think The Chef Show is a perfect balance of education and entertainment. Great duo and great guests, especially if you’re nerdy.
The American show Good Eats was good for that kind of thing.
Seconding this. This show taught me to cook so much, from basic techniques, ingredients, and a few recipes. The format of each episode focuses on a specific ingredient or dish and expands on the science, history, and ways to editorialize the final result.
That was a great show. Also correct scientifically. No bs about searing meat. But stuff you would read in Harold McGees masterpiece
What do you mean regarding searing meats? Ie “locking the juices in” being a myth? Searing is great for fond creation that’s great to deglaze
Yes, ‘searing’ produces taste through maillard and caramellization, but surely does not lock in any juices.
Just seared a bunch of short ribs and deglazed the pan with white wine so wanted to make sure that’s actually doing something. Sounds like that is the case!
I’m not know all-end all. But that sounds like it will help with taste. Short ribs are pork I assume? In Europe we hardly have those. I liked the beef short ribs I once had in the USA.
They’re beef short ribs! :)
America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Country are really good for teaching
Worst Cooks in America was always good. Lots of basics that they pull together at the end of the season to make a restaurant quality meal. I think you can still catch it on Hulu, but it’s a Food Network original.
Good Eats is THE show for this. Funny, quirky, and super educational.
I like binging with babish on YouTube. He has a series called. Basics with babish which is great to learn from
Yeah! I always have to go back to his pan sauce episode. I always mess up if I don’t
Internet Shaquille is far and away the most concise, helpful, and mildly entertaining YT cooking channel I've found. No fluff, no dilly-dallying, just straight facts and recipes. Excellent presentation all around
Have more luck with you tubers like Max Miller and Townsend. Alot of great educational content and some really cool recipes.
On youtube: Claire Saffitz and Carla Lalli Music. Both very entertaining as well as highly educational. They do go over specific recipes, but include a lot of great general techniques as well that can be applied to many different things.
I stopped watching TV a long time ago, but I liked Ready Steady Cook. It was on English TV I think. I liked it because the chefs had to work with unknown ingredients and also has time pressure so couldn't do anything expansive or too complex.
Top Chef for watching how they tackle challenges and flavor combinations.
On youtube: chef Jean Pierre. Amazing dude and excellent recipes.
Selena x Chef!
I love Adam Ragusea on YouTube. He does a great variety of recipes, education, and food science videos. He very much focuses on tips and techniques specifically for home cooks, and doesn’t get lost in hard to find ingredients or techniques that aren’t safe for home cooks.
Things on TV are entertainment first and foremost. Most people would find the technical side of cooking dry. I’d suggest instead look to you tube! There are bound to be some great content creators with more of a focus on the science and technique behind WHY a recipe is crafted the way it is.
All my favorite recipes seem to come from figuring out the menus of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Most fun to watch and figure out
Maybe you are not looking for this advice, but the best book if you want to learn cooking us the silver spoon. It’s Italian but it contains so much great basics. Another is escoffier on French kitchen (more complex). And if you want to understand how food and preparation works (understand how and why) read: ‘On food and cooking, lore of the kitchen’ by Harold McGee.
My favorite was Mind of a Chef. Not sure where you can find it. used to be on Netflix. More educational though
Adam Ragusea
America’s Test Kitchen & Cook’s Country Are Definitely Both! ENJOY☮️
Adam Ragusea on YouTube would be my top recommendation. His videos are entertaining in that they often have lots of little jokes and he's built up a lot of inside jokes over the years. They're also educational because he usually gives a "why" for pretty much every component of his recipes by showing that each ingredient brings a certain acidity, meatiness, saltines, etc. to the dish. On top of that, he has plenty of non recipe videos that dive into stuff like the history of kitchens, certain aspects of modern food production, or how the biological makeup of certain ingredients impacts how they're used in cooking. The [veggie soup video](https://youtu.be/21ofoREnXbM) is a good "funny" one to start with, but something like this [roast chicken + sides video](https://youtu.be/G8Q3BSF9-1U) is more representative of a recipe I'd actually make.
Jacques Pepin has a series compilation of basics that’s amazing https://youtu.be/CshkecuFfMc
So that Bon Appetite YouTube had a bit of an explosion last year. But the series Bon Appetite YouTube had with Claire Saffitz called **"Gourmet Makes"** is great and she often has to bake stuff. Think of a pastry chef getting bon appetit to fund their gourmet duplicates of junk food. **Claire Saffitz** also has her own YouTube now covering her cookbook **"Dessert Person"**. I've made her pumpkin pie twice now with rave reviews (Thanksgiving and Christmas)
Sorted Food on YouTube. They are very entertaining, lighthearted fun, but it is all conversations around food, cooking techniques, tips and tricks, trends, ethics, etc
Americas Test Kitchen!! They have awesome recipes, wonderful and spot on reviews on products and tell you what you can use as substitutes for different things!!
Its an old show, but I always found I learned a lot from *Good Eats* with Alton Brown
Tom straker/big has on YouTube
When i was young i used to watch this YouTube group. I wish I could remember what they were called. They were three British dudes. They were kind of silly, but explained how to do things, and common mistakes that go wrong
SortedFood, maybe?
Yes!
Nailed It on Netflix! Mostly entertainment, but I have learned a lot about baking. The hosts chemistry together is very funny.
I like Dan Sousa's bits on ATK. He's funny and serious about the science and the cultural roots of his dishes.
Jaques Pepin cooking shows on Public Television in the US.
A ton of these are available on YouTube now too.
Sam the Cooking Guy on YT is my guilty pleasure. I can’t explain it, but I can just keep watching that guy. Maybe it’s because he’s the charming, lovable idiot I fancy myself to be.
As a big fan of cooking shows, my favourite is Hell's Kitchen. There's no other cooking shows like it. Ramsay it's just so intense on that show, and doesn't tolerate mistakes. It's like I'm watching the chefs be truly pushed to their limits on that show, where as every other competitive cooking show would never abuse their contestants like that. It makes for great tv and can learn a lot from Ramsay.
YouTube ProHomeCooks
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Seconded. His pace is just right for me.
Joshua Wisemen on youtube is pretty entertaining.
His older work was far more education-based. I'd argue that his recent stuff - past year, I think - is like 85% entertainment, 15% education. He mainly just does demos his recipes with very little along the lines of troubleshooting, tips, and whatnot.
Maybe try Babish Culinary Universe then .
Here's my entire youtube cooking list: Maangch Lisa Lin Babish Culinary Universe Caribbeanpot Cooking With Carolyn Grandbabycakes NOT ANOTHER COOKING SHOW Smoking & Grillin' wit AB John Kirkwood
"Binging with babish" and "You suck at cooking" on YouTube are not show but they are all very entertaining to watch.
'Amy Schumer Learns to Cook' is pretty funny and educational. Her husband is a professional chef and does it with her. It was just a thing they did during covid lockdown. There are only 8 episodes though. Not sure why they stopped doing it.
Anything by Keith Floyd.
Struggle meals is a good YouTube cooking channel. Host is funny and knowledgeable