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Cooking video ideas for YouTube
30 cooking video ideas for a food channel, each with a format and an opening line to say to camera.
1.Cook rice that comes out right every time
How-toOpening line: Rice should not be a gamble, and I will show you the one thing that makes it work.
2.Mistakes that make home-cooked chicken dry
MistakesOpening line: Dry chicken usually comes down to one of these mistakes, and each is easy to fix.
3.You can wash mushrooms with water
MythOpening line: Cooks say never to let a mushroom touch water, so I tested whether that rule holds up.
4.A cast iron pan against a nonstick pan
ComparisonOpening line: I cooked the same dish in both pans, and one clearly did a better job.
5.Cook dinner with only what is in my pantry
ChallengeOpening line: I am cooking tonight with nothing but what is already in my pantry, and no shopping.
6.How I plan a week of dinners
Behind the scenesOpening line: This is the simple routine I use to plan dinners so I do not stand in front of the fridge.
7.Kitchen tools I would buy again
ListOpening line: These are the tools I would buy again tomorrow, and the ones I would not.
8.The dish I burned in front of guests
StoryOpening line: I once burned the main course in front of guests, and this is how I saved the evening.
9.Sharpen a kitchen knife at home
How-toOpening line: A sharp knife makes cooking faster and safer, and you can sharpen yours with a simple method.
10.Seasoning mistakes that make food taste flat
MistakesOpening line: If your food tastes flat, you are probably making one of these seasoning mistakes.
11.Searing does not seal in juices
MythOpening line: You have heard that searing locks in juices, so let me show you what it really does.
12.Fresh herbs against dried herbs
ComparisonOpening line: I used fresh and dried herbs in the same dish, and I want to show you when each is worth it.
13.Make a restaurant dish at home
ChallengeOpening line: I am going to recreate a dish from my favourite restaurant using only what I can taste and guess.
14.What my kitchen looks like when I film
Behind the scenesOpening line: Here is what my kitchen really looks like when I am filming a recipe.
15.Cheap ingredients that make a meal feel complete
ListOpening line: These cheap ingredients lift a simple meal, and I keep all of them at home.
16.The recipe I learned from my grandmother
StoryOpening line: My grandmother never wrote a recipe down, so I will tell you how I learned this one.
17.Meal prep for a busy week in one hour
How-toOpening line: If you have one hour on Sunday, this is how I prepare food for the week.
18.Why your homemade bread does not rise
MistakesOpening line: If your bread stays flat, the cause is usually one of three things.
19.Pasta water does not need to taste like the sea
MythOpening line: You have heard how much salt to use for pasta water, and I want to test that advice.
20.Boiling, steaming and roasting the same vegetable
ComparisonOpening line: I cooked one vegetable three ways, and the difference in taste was bigger than I expected.
21.Cook a full meal in twenty minutes
ChallengeOpening line: I am going to cook a complete meal in twenty minutes, and the timer starts now.
22.How I film a recipe without a crew
Behind the scenesOpening line: I film every recipe alone, and this is how I set up the camera over the counter.
23.Mistakes I made as a beginner cook
ListOpening line: Here are the mistakes from my first year of cooking, and what I do now.
24.The first meal I cooked for someone I love
StoryOpening line: I cooked for someone special once, and almost everything went wrong.
25.Turn leftovers into a new dinner
How-toOpening line: Leftovers do not have to taste like leftovers, and here is how I change them.
26.Baking mistakes that ruin a cake
MistakesOpening line: These baking mistakes ruin a cake before it ever goes in the oven.
27.Homemade sauce against a jar
ComparisonOpening line: I made a sauce from scratch and tried a jarred one, and I will tell you the honest difference.
28.Eat from one cuisine for a whole week
ChallengeOpening line: For one week I am cooking only dishes from one country, and I have never cooked them before.
29.Skills every home cook should learn first
ListOpening line: If you are learning to cook, start with these skills and everything else gets easier.
30.The restaurant meal that made me start cooking
StoryOpening line: One meal at a small restaurant changed how I think about food.
Cooking video ideas questions
What can I make a cooking video about besides recipes?+
Techniques, tools, mistakes, comparisons and the story behind a dish. A viewer who learns why a step works comes back for the next video.
How do I start a cooking video?+
Show or name the finished dish in the first sentence, then say what is hard about it. A small kitchen admission works well. See confession hooks.
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