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Note: Don't watch Chef Reactions if you don't want to hear swearing and scatalogical words, but it's pretty funny if you don't mind.

This is a guilty pleasure. I try to make up for it by reading Jane Austin or War and Peace, to cleanse my mind.

No. I have no interest in that. I do recall being a regular watcher of the old (ancient) Alton Brown series. "Good Eats' It was so funny and creative. Im aging myself. I do see some interesting cooking on FB, but I usually cannot print out the recipe. Most of the time you have to sign into something, and Im too cautious to do that with social media. And I want a printed recipe to follow. Im lame at phone usage. Aging myself...again.

Yes, since I got rid of cable, I needed my cooking shows. On YouTube there are many " home cooks" who are fun to watch. For example, "Catherine's Plates" hosted by a sweet southern lady giving easy recipes with good instructions.

(I never cooked much, so fun for me). Be forewarned - she's not afraid to use canned soup occasionally!

Yes I catch a few on Youtube. Often now if you look for a new recipe it comes with a video. I don't tend to watch those. One has to really be matched with the 'chef' peronality wise. Too many are slow and gushy and I don't have the time for that.

Every once in awhile Ina pops up in my feed and Ill watch her. A silly one is Dead Greg’s Recipes. Some guys Uncle Greg died and left behing a bunch of recipes. The guy and his friend try the recipes which are usually not great but sometimes very good.

Every time I go to the nail salon, theyhave cooking shows on the many tvs. Usually a competition of some sort. Sound is off with closed captions. I dont watch.

On tiktok theres a guy who rates Costco food, sometimes with his son. They are funny and honest.

some of yours sound entertaining, Sushi. Ill give them a try.

Oh yeah, Jennifer Garner and her mom do a pretend cooking show. It annoys me because Jennifer acts like her mom is so cute in her sometimes old fashioned ways when in fact Mom knows more than Jen.

Sometimes but very rarely.

@dedtired same with the salon I go to. Im grateful that it's muted. I see it as a reminder why I dislike that stuff.

Wasn’t there something similar with a chef critiquing Julia Child shows, or Jacques and Julia? It all sounds like Mystery Theater 3000, doesn’t it.

I watched a few Keto recipe makers on YouTube when I first started that meal plan, but I don't follow any of those creators regularly.

I've come across Chef Reactions, and his commentary is funny, albeit predictable at times. Chef Arya Hamedani offers good advice and techniques for beginners (my DS has learned a lot from him), but his language is quite salty.

I used to have cooking shows from Food Network etc playing all day long in the background. I miss those shows, but I rarely have the tv on anymore.

I watch Inspired Taste, Joshua Weissman and occasionally Allison Roman on Youtube. I own most of Ina Garten’s videos and several seasons of Cook’s Country (the videos from America’s Test Kitchen).

I greatly dislike the majority of “home chefs” on Youtube (those I have seen) and especially dislike that All Recipes woman who feeds her family casseroles with grotesque amounts of butter and oil.

adding… I’m not on FB but I imagine the number of amateurs would be greater and the quality of cooking worse.

I watch Little Man ( and his dad) and Kevin Ashton. Little Man is an asian boy and dad that cook things with an asian lean, So fun to watch the little boy and how much he likes a variety of food.

Chef Reactions pops up in my feed - I generally don't watch the train wreck ones but do watch the serious cooks he showcases.

My favorite is Notorious Foodie - I could watch him all day - oh, and he cooks, too ;-)

No. I don't want to see or hear a lot of waffle or watch a video. Just give me a picture, a name, a list of ingredients and a method. In fact I don't watch much on YouTube at all.

I should note that I never look for a real recipe on any of these clips. The serious ones, it's easy enough to search for a similar recipe. I like the ones that show how easy things can be. Kevin Ashton, for example, makes it look easy, when the actual written recipe can look like a slog. Maybe I get inspiration, as in, "hmmm, that would be good for dinner."

The Chef Reactions clips are just for the laughs.

KswlKeel, your comment reminded me of Pioneer Woman who doesnt know how to cook without huge amounts of butter, cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, and sugar. I am truly stunned by the slop she produces.

I made a post about this show before this thread appered, but it seems like a better place for mine, so am moving it here.

Donna Hay: Coastal Celebrations

Has anyone watched this show? I watched the first episode last night on Hulu, but it's probably from Food Network. It is wonderful, shot in Australia - beautiful cinematography, gorgeous settings and food prep, along with extraordinary tablescapes and food styling. It seems right up the alley of many here. The host is lovely and very easy to watch, Ina Garten came to mind. Now I just need to source bunches of small pink bananas for the summer party table!

Haven't watched the ones mentioned. The cooking channels I watch/subscribe to on YT aren't hostedby professional chefs, but they're fun - Tasting History With Max Miller, How To Cook That, and English Heritage's The Victorian Way.

There's also a young mom named Karissa Stevens who whips up incredible meals from scratch - she's funny too, in a deadpan way.

As for FB, there's a guy who does what are ostensibly cooking demonstrations while delivering commentary on social/political issues. he's pretty skilled - I can't recall his name, but his catchphrase is 'remember to be kind, and wash your behind' 😁

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1229465375941932

Does anyone remember Semi-Homemade with Sandra something? It was so painful. She reminded me of my cousin who never was required or taught to cook or clean, trying to learn to cook some things prior to her upcoming marriage. One of her creations was 'Girl Scout Stew, which comprised of browned ground beef stirred into a can of Campbell's Vegetable soup, ala Sandra.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/953513363935213

@sushipup2 that woman has got to be just clickbait!!

I don't click on her, but on Chef Reactions. There are many more of a similar nature. Like I said, like rubbernecking a car wreck.

That was hilarious. There was so much left over ice-cream in the UK in WW2. And of course everyone had a barbecue. And then she has the nerve to call it bread pudding.

I watch Chef Reactions (did you see the one where he went to Cheesecake Factory for the first time?) on Instagram. I usually do not have the attention span to watch an entire episode to the end, unless it is a real chef. I can only watch a few minutes of the people who dump massive quantities of disparate canned goods into a disposable turkey roaster.

Notorious Foodie is fantastic!! I think it is the site where DSIL got his recipe for roasted potatoes.

I'm sorry, but I can't abide little Carter. He keeps popping up, and I keep muting him. I find some good recipes but when they say, "This one is definitely going on the weekly rotation!" Do they realize we know there are only seven days in each week? The math doesn't work.

I'm sticking mostly to NYT recipes, with comments, of course.

I tend to watch cooking videos in fits and starts. Many of the ones I like are not just straight cooking shows. In no particular order:

Tasting History with Max Miller- I love the historical background of his recipes. I’ve got his first cookbook which I enjoy

Chef James Makinson -a professional chef who comments on a lot of other cooking videos and explains why the recipe works or doesn’t. He also does good recipe videos and explains techniques, ingredients etc really well

B Dylan Hollis- tries recipes found in ”community/church/etc” cookbooks (you know, the kind where members of the group submit a bunch of their favourite recipes) and then tries the result and passes judgement. He’s very camp and cute but I understand that some might find him irritating 🙂

Uncle Roger (mrnigelng)- this guy is actually a comedian and Uncle Roger is a character he has developed as a stereotypical older Malaysian man commenting on various YouTube chefs cooking Asian recipes. I find him very funny, and from time to time he does a video of himself cooking an Asian recipe as Asians make it. Warning- some of his comments can be R18+

Vincenzo’s Plate- Vincenzo is an Italian born Australian demonstrating how to make a huge range of Italian dishes, including many which are not seen in Italian restaurants as they’re more ”home cooking”. He explains well and some of his recipes are now in our regular repertoire

Townsends- a channel which focuses on 18th century American cooking. Really interesting for the history and techniques

I’m not really into the big name chef channels but may watch the odd one here and there. There are also random home cooking channels from Europe, Eastern Europe and the middle east that I watch from time to time. There’s a really relaxing one from the Balkans iirc which is done by a married couple who live on a farm and grow their own food and cook it using traditional techniques- all hand work, open fires, no electricity. I would love to eat at that couple’s table, everything looks really yummy 😁

Colleen's mention of Townsends reminded of a channel I haven't watched in awhile, but I did enjoy: Early American. No dialogue at all, just a woman (and occasionally a man too) re-enactor in a cozy little cabin, cooking meals at an open hearth.

Jacques Pepin shows up on my Facebook feed. The segments are short and although it usually isn't something I want to eat, I find him charming and like to see a show filmed in what looks like a 1970s suburban kitchen with non-fancy tools.

On Youtube, I like The Anti-Chef. He's a young guy who makes recipes from old cookbooks, often foods that are new to him. He's fun to watch and I like his Canadian accent.

No, never have watched you tube chefs, but I love history, and carolb's posting of Early American, a recreation of historic cooking, is very interesting to me - in fact I've just watched the one she posted and had to stop myself from rabbit holing, at least for now. and intend to revisit other videos in that series. when I have time. Thanks, carol!

@Indigo Rose, have a look at Townsends as well. They do the whole historical recreation thing- costumes, tools and techniques. Very worth doing a rabbit hole from time to time.

If you 👍like it Indigo, YT will give you more. I get historic re-creators suggested in my feeds - costume as well as cookery. I follow/subscribe some of them so I can see more of their stuff, and 👍like things I want to see more of.

Yes I've fallen in love with Francesco Mattana whose book has just been released: Eat Like a Sardinian: Live to 100. He is easy on the eye and makes his recipes most approachable and they all sound delish.

There are a couple of plant based ones (plant based on a budget) (hilltop recipes) that look interesting. There's another chef but I can't recall his name now. I find them interesting and inspirational.

ETA: Bob Morano

I also find Steph de Sousa (Australia) fun to watch as well as Mrs. Brown (Newfoundland).

I also cringed at that cavalier attitude about flapping around that fire. The change from wool or linsey wool to cotton dresses after the turn of the 19th C was responsible for a lot of kitchen deaths.

Well, she's been doing this for years now, and I don't think she's caught fire yet, so I guess she must know what she's doing. I know crinolines were the cause of many horrible deaths.

Just remembered another I've watched a few times now - Kitchen In the Shire - I think they're in B.C.. It's a delightfully nerdy lady named Renee making yummy heirloom recipes

She has been lucky.

I looked up other videos and it is an interesting show. I would have never thought of using the lid of a dutch oven with coals on it to brown a meringue.

Colleenoz, yup, marked that down as well in my new to-watch book. I had to start a journal, actually an old composition book, as in the past I've written ideas on scraps of paper and always lost/misplaced them. I'm trying to reform.....