Cooking/BBQ/Food/Drink YouTube Channels
Sun Oct 17, 2021 7:12 pm
There are a million different YouTube channels out there dedicated to various kinds of cookings. Some are worth the time to watch . . . and many are not.
Let's share the good ones!
I'll start off with a few of my favorites:
allthingsbbq: https://www.youtube.com/user/allthingsbbq
The first time I saw Chef Tom I thought, "what's this hillbilly know about cooking, and why do they call him 'chef'??". Yeah. I was very wrong. This guy makes some good stuff, and it's not all traditional BBQ.
America's Test Kitchen: https://www.youtube.com/user/americastestkitchen
Not all their stuff interests me, but some of it is absolutely invaluable, including some of the gear reviews.
Chud's BBQ: https://www.youtube.com/user/pistolwhipthewitness
Bradley is fun, funny, and cooks some damned good-looking meat. And he builds smokers and grills! And tortilla presses!
Chef Jean-Pierre: https://www.youtube.com/user/ChefJeanPierre
This guy is a classic chef with 50+ years of experience, and he knows how to make some nice-looking food, and how to make it look very achievable for the home cook. He also has some great shortcuts and tips to make cooking easier. Yeah, it's kinda like putting your Grandpa in front of the camera, but he's got the knowledge to back it up!
Guga Foods: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfE5Cz ... oaYTHJbuZw
Sous Vide Everything: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpFuax ... lFR3gWhrMw
Both of these channels are Guga's, a Brazilian-American who's good with a grill and also the master of sous vide. His videos are fun and educational.
Meat Church BBQ: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPjkda ... 63aZfQ2bAQ
Matt Pittman is all about the BBQ life and tailgating, and you kinda just want to go hang with him for the weekend.
Mad Scientist BBQ: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCselvH ... EqZrFa-7nA
Like the name implies, Jeremy is very meticulous about his methods. If you want to know whether a specific method is good or bad, watch one of his videos and he'll have you convinced.
The Bearded Butchers: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0r6S4 ... nw7zey7Myg
These brothers do some BBQ, yes, but the main attraction is the education that they provide on meat-cutting. Watch as they break down a carcass and explain how they do it, and what the various cuts of meat are, and you'll be a better cook as a result.
Sam the Cooking Guy: https://www.youtube.com/user/thesamlivecast
My first cooking channel addiction. He has an outdoor kitchen, and makes fun food that you want to try on your own.
I have a few others I subscribe to as well, but so far these are my favorites.
Whatcha got?
Let's share the good ones!
I'll start off with a few of my favorites:
allthingsbbq: https://www.youtube.com/user/allthingsbbq
The first time I saw Chef Tom I thought, "what's this hillbilly know about cooking, and why do they call him 'chef'??". Yeah. I was very wrong. This guy makes some good stuff, and it's not all traditional BBQ.
America's Test Kitchen: https://www.youtube.com/user/americastestkitchen
Not all their stuff interests me, but some of it is absolutely invaluable, including some of the gear reviews.
Chud's BBQ: https://www.youtube.com/user/pistolwhipthewitness
Bradley is fun, funny, and cooks some damned good-looking meat. And he builds smokers and grills! And tortilla presses!
Chef Jean-Pierre: https://www.youtube.com/user/ChefJeanPierre
This guy is a classic chef with 50+ years of experience, and he knows how to make some nice-looking food, and how to make it look very achievable for the home cook. He also has some great shortcuts and tips to make cooking easier. Yeah, it's kinda like putting your Grandpa in front of the camera, but he's got the knowledge to back it up!
Guga Foods: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfE5Cz ... oaYTHJbuZw
Sous Vide Everything: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpFuax ... lFR3gWhrMw
Both of these channels are Guga's, a Brazilian-American who's good with a grill and also the master of sous vide. His videos are fun and educational.
Meat Church BBQ: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPjkda ... 63aZfQ2bAQ
Matt Pittman is all about the BBQ life and tailgating, and you kinda just want to go hang with him for the weekend.
Mad Scientist BBQ: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCselvH ... EqZrFa-7nA
Like the name implies, Jeremy is very meticulous about his methods. If you want to know whether a specific method is good or bad, watch one of his videos and he'll have you convinced.
The Bearded Butchers: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0r6S4 ... nw7zey7Myg
These brothers do some BBQ, yes, but the main attraction is the education that they provide on meat-cutting. Watch as they break down a carcass and explain how they do it, and what the various cuts of meat are, and you'll be a better cook as a result.
Sam the Cooking Guy: https://www.youtube.com/user/thesamlivecast
My first cooking channel addiction. He has an outdoor kitchen, and makes fun food that you want to try on your own.
I have a few others I subscribe to as well, but so far these are my favorites.
Whatcha got?
Re: Cooking/BBQ/Food/Drink YouTube Channels
Sun Oct 17, 2021 7:27 pm
Malcom Reed. 
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Re: Cooking/BBQ/Food/Drink YouTube Channels
Sun Oct 17, 2021 8:55 pm
Re: Cooking/BBQ/Food/Drink YouTube Channels
Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:07 pm
Ethan Chlebowski is pretty new to the Cooking Youtube scene, but he has a nutritional focus on making tasty "foodie" driven dishes that are calorically balanced leading you to make "diet" dishes that you might keep and not hate yourself for eating. He even does comparisons between full fat full carb version's vs. his healthier ones and sees if he can 80/20 them into getting most of the way there while on a diet.
Re: Cooking/BBQ/Food/Drink YouTube Channels
Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:10 pm
How does Meat Eater not win this entire thread? Jesus Fuck ladies, make sure and refi that condo you all got and invest in a fancy espresso machine!
Re: Cooking/BBQ/Food/Drink YouTube Channels
Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:30 pm
KeystoneCowboy wrote:How does Meat Eater not win this entire thread? Jesus Fuck ladies, make sure and refi that condo you all got and invest in a fancy espresso machine!
Did you want some Pho and Kale with that?
Meat....hell yeah.
Re: Cooking/BBQ/Food/Drink YouTube Channels
Mon Oct 18, 2021 8:10 pm
bubblewhip wrote:Ethan Chlebowski...
Yup, I like him too, I'm subscribed.
KeystoneCowboy wrote:How does Meat Eater not win this entire thread? Jesus Fuck ladies, make sure and refi that condo you all got and invest in a fancy espresso machine!
Who? Jesus, man. Not even a link. I will search.
Re: Cooking/BBQ/Food/Drink YouTube Channels
Mon Oct 18, 2021 8:14 pm
MadPick wrote:bubblewhip wrote:Ethan Chlebowski...
Yup, I like him too, I'm subscribed.KeystoneCowboy wrote:How does Meat Eater not win this entire thread? Jesus Fuck ladies, make sure and refi that condo you all got and invest in a fancy espresso machine!
Who? Jesus, man. Not even a link. I will search.
Steven Rinella. Just the biggest name in hunting. Does a lot of cool cooking too.
Re: Cooking/BBQ/Food/Drink YouTube Channels
Mon Oct 18, 2021 8:25 pm
KeystoneCowboy wrote:MadPick wrote:bubblewhip wrote:Ethan Chlebowski...
Yup, I like him too, I'm subscribed.KeystoneCowboy wrote:How does Meat Eater not win this entire thread? Jesus Fuck ladies, make sure and refi that condo you all got and invest in a fancy espresso machine!
Who? Jesus, man. Not even a link. I will search.
Steven Rinella. Just the biggest name in hunting. Does a lot of cool cooking too.
Aww!!! Look at the bromance!!! You need one of those celebrity couple mashup names. How about MadCow?
Re: Cooking/BBQ/Food/Drink YouTube Channels
Mon Oct 18, 2021 8:26 pm
Re: Cooking/BBQ/Food/Drink YouTube Channels
Wed Oct 20, 2021 1:30 pm
I found this thread. Here's what's in my YouTube subscriptions.
New Seattle local (and, no news about opening a restaurant) J. Kenji Lopez-Alt. You'll have heard of him from Serious Eats.
Joshua Weissman. Some good recipes. Good technique. Still a kid at heart, so if you can't cope with some juvenile humour then skip this guy. My toddler loves his okonomiyaki, though.
Wang Gang. Chef Wang. Turn on the subtitles. Someone name-dropped him during the fried-rice craze of last month. He's a working restaurant chef in China, and I've used his techniques already, and every time my wife has approved.
Chinese Cooking Demystified. Sounds like the Lock Picking Lawyer. Dude and his Chinese wife live in China and show you how to cook mildly-adventurous stuff at home. More accessible than Wang Gang.
Chef John from Foooooooood Wishes dot caaaaahm. If you've seen the channel you'll have heard it in his voice. Easily accessible, and some tasty stuff. Very honest cooking. We love his new year belly and beans, but we change up how the belly gets cooked - sous-vide or smoked, usually.
Way of Ramen. Recipes for lots of types of ramen, for all ingredients.
Harry Soo. BBQ Champion.
Cook Avec Dan - a French Canadian. Mostly for this parody of Joshua Weissman.
Kichikichi Omurice. This dude makes the best Omurice in the world, apparently. Whenever anyone goes to Japan, they go to his place.
Mad Scientist BBQ. Smoked rendered fat in and around meat. Turn your temp up near the end. But really good results. Good test technique.
Alvin Zhou. He's one of the Buzzfeed/Tasty producers, and one of About To Eat (who I'll also recommend). All his cooking is "do something, wait a long time, next step". As soon as I can have flour and sugar again, I'm going to make his 100 hour brownies.
EDIT: I just found Inga Lam, who's one of the other personalities on About To Eat,
My Name is Andong. His name is Andong. He's Russian, living in Germany, and has lived in China. Pretty good home-versions of well known food from around the world. Good presentation.
Carla Lalli-Music - Used to be on Bon Appetit.
Claire Saffitz, another former Bon Appetit person.
Foodgeek - up your sourdough game.
Cupcake Jemma - A British woman who has a cake shop.
La Pate de Dom - High-end French patisserie.
Jun's Kitchen - Jun lives in Japan, with his American wife and several cats, who love to know every ingredient he's using to cook, but don't try to steal it.
Bon Appetit. It's.. Bon Appetit.
The Babish Culinary Universe - okay, Binging with Babish, since it didn't take off as a big crossover thing. Alvin Zhou's done a couple of things on here that are fun, too. He's got better, but his knife technique still annoys the shit out of me. He uses these tunes in the background.
Enjoy.
New Seattle local (and, no news about opening a restaurant) J. Kenji Lopez-Alt. You'll have heard of him from Serious Eats.
Joshua Weissman. Some good recipes. Good technique. Still a kid at heart, so if you can't cope with some juvenile humour then skip this guy. My toddler loves his okonomiyaki, though.
Wang Gang. Chef Wang. Turn on the subtitles. Someone name-dropped him during the fried-rice craze of last month. He's a working restaurant chef in China, and I've used his techniques already, and every time my wife has approved.
Chinese Cooking Demystified. Sounds like the Lock Picking Lawyer. Dude and his Chinese wife live in China and show you how to cook mildly-adventurous stuff at home. More accessible than Wang Gang.
Chef John from Foooooooood Wishes dot caaaaahm. If you've seen the channel you'll have heard it in his voice. Easily accessible, and some tasty stuff. Very honest cooking. We love his new year belly and beans, but we change up how the belly gets cooked - sous-vide or smoked, usually.
Way of Ramen. Recipes for lots of types of ramen, for all ingredients.
Harry Soo. BBQ Champion.
Cook Avec Dan - a French Canadian. Mostly for this parody of Joshua Weissman.
Kichikichi Omurice. This dude makes the best Omurice in the world, apparently. Whenever anyone goes to Japan, they go to his place.
Mad Scientist BBQ. Smoked rendered fat in and around meat. Turn your temp up near the end. But really good results. Good test technique.
Alvin Zhou. He's one of the Buzzfeed/Tasty producers, and one of About To Eat (who I'll also recommend). All his cooking is "do something, wait a long time, next step". As soon as I can have flour and sugar again, I'm going to make his 100 hour brownies.
EDIT: I just found Inga Lam, who's one of the other personalities on About To Eat,
My Name is Andong. His name is Andong. He's Russian, living in Germany, and has lived in China. Pretty good home-versions of well known food from around the world. Good presentation.
Carla Lalli-Music - Used to be on Bon Appetit.
Claire Saffitz, another former Bon Appetit person.
Foodgeek - up your sourdough game.
Cupcake Jemma - A British woman who has a cake shop.
La Pate de Dom - High-end French patisserie.
Jun's Kitchen - Jun lives in Japan, with his American wife and several cats, who love to know every ingredient he's using to cook, but don't try to steal it.
Bon Appetit. It's.. Bon Appetit.
The Babish Culinary Universe - okay, Binging with Babish, since it didn't take off as a big crossover thing. Alvin Zhou's done a couple of things on here that are fun, too. He's got better, but his knife technique still annoys the shit out of me. He uses these tunes in the background.
Enjoy.
Re: Cooking/BBQ/Food/Drink YouTube Channels
Wed Oct 20, 2021 2:00 pm
KeystoneCowboy wrote:How does Meat Eater not win this entire thread? Jesus Fuck ladies, make sure and refi that condo you all got and invest in a fancy espresso machine!
was thinking the same thing. love his netflix series waguns is my cooking channel. wish more of you guys would post to give me idea's. alot of it I just experiment and play off that
Re: Cooking/BBQ/Food/Drink YouTube Channels
Wed Oct 20, 2021 2:50 pm
Most of my favorites have been mentioned already: AllthingsBBQ, Sam the Cooking Guy, Guga, HowtoBBQRight
Only one I have to add is Hey Grill Hey
Not super high level stuff, but makes solid stuff you aren't afraid to try doing yourself
https://youtube.com/c/Heygrillhey
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Only one I have to add is Hey Grill Hey
Not super high level stuff, but makes solid stuff you aren't afraid to try doing yourself
https://youtube.com/c/Heygrillhey
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Re: Cooking/BBQ/Food/Drink YouTube Channels
Wed Oct 20, 2021 5:26 pm
cmica wrote:waguns is my cooking channel. wish more of you guys would post to give me idea's. alot of it I just experiment and play off that
Smart man. You can get sucked into YouTube and spend half your life there.
WanderingWalrus wrote:I found this thread. Here's what's in my YouTube subscriptions....
See what I mean?
Thanks for that list, WW. I have a few of those too, but I'm never heard of most of them . . . will check them out.
todd1803 wrote:Only one I have to add is Hey Grill Hey
Not super high level stuff, but makes solid stuff you aren't afraid to try doing yourself
https://youtube.com/c/Heygrillhey
Yes! Totally agree on all counts. She's fun to watch!
Re: Cooking/BBQ/Food/Drink YouTube Channels
Wed Oct 20, 2021 5:27 pm
WanderingWalrus wrote:I found this thread. Here's what's in my YouTube subscriptions.
Enjoy.
Great write-up!