Step up your cooking game at home with these apps and channels
We’ve suggested things you can do to fill up these long and seemingly endless days of home quarantine, from binge-watching Korean series to listening to motivational podcasts. But nothing could possibly be more comforting—for body, mind and soul—in these trying times than making a meal right in your own kitchen. So here are the best cooking apps and YouTube channels to help you step up your cooking game while in quarantine. Whether you’re a carnivore, vegan or on a special diet, we’ve got you covered.
This visually pleasing cooking app has over 11,000 recipes that cater to every taste and dietary preference. Whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, on a paleo diet or have any allergies and intolerances, Sidechef has got something for you. A shopping list and a search-by-ingredients feature makes this app particularly convenient.
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Famed British chef Jamie Oliver provides 15 new seasonal recipes every week in this engaging app. You’ll find videos, recipes and how-to guides for every cooking option, from quick meals you can whip up in 10 minutes to dishes you can make for fancy occasions.
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Anyone pursuing a plant-based lifestyle will want to check out this app. Forks Over Knives offers over 400 plant-based recipes, with new recipes added every week. The app provides step-by-step cooking instructions, suggests a list of items you need to pick up from the store, and doles out tips on the vegan lifestyle.
Download the app here.
Yummly offers over two million recipes from various top food sites and blogs like Allrecipes, Epicurious and Food52. Apart from recommending recipes that cater to your preferences, Yummly also provides video tutorials and handy tips that make cooking an easy, breezy task.
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Targeted particularly to individuals who want to build muscle mass or lose some fat, Fit Men Cook has over 500 step-by-step videos focusing on healthy meals and weekly meal preps. The app also includes nutritional information and a feature that allows you to track your calorie and macronutrient intake.
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Tasty makes instructional videos on how to cook comfort fare like mac and cheese, and risotto. If you haven’t seen their videos on Youtube, then you’ve probably seen them on Facebook since these aspirational, beautifully shot videos tend to go viral.
Hosted by Italian-American chef Laura Vitale, Laura in the Kitchen teaches home cooks how to create traditional dishes like Thanksgiving turkey and apple butter pumpkin pie. Each video contains walkthrough tips and tricks that make her recipes even easier to follow.
Bon Appétit is a visual feast of humor-laden videos that cooks of every level, from beginners to certified home cooks, can relate to. There are easy recipes that anyone can recreate at home, a series called "Back-to-Back Chef" where they invite celebrities to
cook, and "Gourmet Makes" where a pastry chef attempts to make gourmet treats out of everyone’s favorite candies.
This popular YouTube channel teaches you how to make traditional Korean dishes like tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) and geongol (Korean-style hotpot). The instructional videos are in Korean with English subtitles.
Hosted by vegan, author and professional chef Gaz Oakley, Avantgardevegan has over 100 exciting recipes on how to make basic meat-free dishes as well as creative vegan versions of what are traditionally meaty meals. His Christmas recipes and high-protein dishes are particularly interesting.
Everyday Food is produced by Martha Stewart's company so you know you’re in for a treat. The channels offers tons of information and techniques that can help you perfect just about anything you’d like to make in your kitchen: everyday food, desserts, sides, healthy dishes, baked breads and more.
Chef Pailin “Pai” Chongchitnant shares recipes as well as tips and tricks for making delicious, authentic Thai dishes and dessert. The chef also shares a few Thai words and educational bits on Thai culture. Visit www.hot-thai-kitchen.com if you want the written recipes.
Learn how to make fluffy soufflé omelet, fried milk, Dalgona coffee and all these social media-hyped fare from a guy in a bear mask. As if this wasn’t weird enough, his cat makes a cameo on the show from time to time.
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