Cooking and Food YOUTUBE VIDEO IDEAS [ULTIMATE LIST]

Cooking and Food


Are you the next Gordon Ramsay or Jamie Oliver? If you want to create a cooking channel, publish food-related videos, or you simply have a passion for food, then these ideas for YouTube videos can help you to start.
  1. Share recipes - ‘What else can I do for a cooking channel?’- you would think. Start with simple ones and show that cooking mouthwatering and tasty food can be easy.
  2. How-tos - How to cut onions? How to keep fruits and vegetables fresh? Think about the everyday challenges that people have in their kitchens and give helpful tips.
  3. Cooking with children - If you want to shoot videos, but you have children and they need your attention, then the best solution is to let your children join you. Create funny and interactive cooking videos with your children.

  1. Cooking with famous people/YouTubers - Are you lucky enough to know famous people or YouTubers? Neither am I. But, you can always reach out to them and suggest collaboration.
  2. Cooking with pets - Is your cat a professional chief? Do you want it to become one? Then, it’s time to make some videos with your cat and upload them to YouTube.
  3. Cooking competitions - They are very popular nowadays. But, you can think about very unusual competitions, like cooking with one hand, or even with eyes shut.
  4. Street food - If you know where to find tasty street food, then taste it and share your impressions. Sometimes, trying street food can be very dangerous for your health. But, it would be quite interesting to those who don’t have the opportunity to taste it.

  1. Restaurant/cafe review - Create video reviews for restaurants and cafes. Do it in an original way, add your personal approach and make it unique. 
  2. Grocery review - If you like shopping, go to the nearest grocery and shoot a video review about it. Where would you go next?
  3. Funny food videos - Think about funny videos where you can use food. Have you seen the Annoying Orange videos? If you haven’t, then check one of them below.

  1. Supermarket pranks - Pranks never get old. Think about the funniest pranks you can shoot in a supermarket. Watch some videos on YouTube for inspiration.
  2. Food art/decoration - This idea is for talented people who can create food art and decorations. If you have some ready-made food art, show them to the world. If you don’t, then show how you create them.
  3. Cuisine types - Do you like Carribean cuisine or Chinese? Create videos about different cuisine types. Spice them up with mouthwatering photos. Nobody can resist them.
  4. The cuisine of different nations - What is the most popular food from around the world? What is the most delicious dessert in the world? Make videos about the dishes of different nations.

  1. History of various products - Have you ever thought about how the milk was discovered? There are many interesting stories about various products and their discovery. Go ahead and create videos about them.
  2. History of beverages - The same goes for the beverages. How was the alcohol discovered/invented? There are many amazing stories which you can use.
  3. Barman tricks - Are you a skilled barman? Or, maybe you know one. Shoot a video of different tricks. And even fails. Why not?
  4. Original beverage recipes - Do you have some secret recipes of tasty drinks? Share them with the world. You can use this type of videos to promote your bar.
  5. Kitchen equipment and utensils - These videos can help those who have never used kitchen utensils and don’t even know the right way of using them. Your audience will appreciate.
  6. Food animations - Are you good at making animations? Create amusing food animations. Here is an example of a 3D food animation. You can use animation software or online tools.

  1. Cooking apps - Do you use cooking apps? Maybe you have one. Create app video reviews. Show how to use those apps. Tell about the best and the worst ones.
  2. Your favorite food - Create a video about your favorite food. It can be pizza, fried potatoes, or Carne al piatto.
  3. Your pet’s favorite food - So, you’ve created a video about your favorite food. Now, you need to make a video about the favorite food of your pet.
  4. Best cooking TV shows - What are the top 10 cooking TV shows? Create a listing and share it. You can also add some historical facts about the oldest cooking TV shows.
  5. Kitchen tour - Make a tour of your top-notch kitchen. What do you have there? Shoot a before/after video of your new kitchen and tell what you’ve changed there.

  1. Fridge tour - After finishing your kitchen tour, concentrate on your fridge. What food and products do you have there?
  2. Friend’s fridge tour - Do your friends have huge fridges? Make tours of their fridges and show what they have there.
  3. Product comparison - Pick the same products of different companies and compare them. Tell your audience which one is better and which one you like the most.
  4. Go grocery shopping - Go live while shopping. Show the viewers your daily grocery shopping list, how you choose the products and show some life hacks.
  5. Growing fruits and vegetables - Do you grow your own fruits and vegetables? Share your experience with the beginners. Show them how to find good seeds, how to grow vegetables and other useful tips.
  6. Food festivals, competitions, and events - Take part in different food festivals and events and share the highlights with your audience.

  1. Food challenges - Can you eat 25 burgers in 5 minutes? Make a video and challenge others to see if anyone can beat you.
  2. Experiments - Do you like doing experiments? If you know what happens when you add mentos into coke then you do like them. Think about crazy experiments and create a video. Don’t forget to warn your viewers not to repeat them at home.
  3. Collaborations with famous chiefs/ barmen - Think about different kinds of collaborations with famous chiefs or barmen. You can shoot some kind of “Holiday Specials” or other thematic videos.
  4. Famous chefs’ interviews - Maybe you could invite them to an interview? Prepare intriguing questions to keep your audience engaged.
  5. Food/cooking trivia - We all love quizzes and trivia. Write questions about cooking terms, famous recipes, dressings, and sauces.

  1. Cooking the meals from famous films/cartoons/books - Prepare ramen from Naruto, Remy's Ratatouille, Tony's Spaghetti With Meatballs From Lady and the Tramp, and many other famous dishes.
  2. Show off your wine collection - Wine lovers and connoisseurs can boast about their wine collections and tell the stories of all the wines they have collected within years.
  3. Holiday/special occasion recipes - You can dedicate one of your playlists to recipes for special occasions or holidays. Find special dishes from different parts of the world and share them.
  4. What to prepare for a picnic - Help your audience prepare food for a picnic. Create a list of all the things which will make a perfect picnic.
  5. Food waste - If you know some ways to reduce food waste, then start making videos about them and help to solve one of the world’s problems.
  6. Food containers and wraps - Make a video about plastic food wraps and their natural replacement options. Raise the awareness and help to save the planet from plastic.

  1. Kitchen appliances review - Create video reviews for kitchen appliances. Compare the prices and the quality of different brands.
  2. Video parody of famous cooking TV shows - If you like watching cooking TV shows, you can try to make their parodies.
  3. Cooking lessons - Teach the specifics of cooking different food. How long shall we cook meat? Or, what is the best temperature for cooking it?
  4. Cooking games reviews - This idea may sound weird, but in fact, there are people who create videos about cooking games. Moreover, there are people who watch those videos.
  5. Food truck videos - You’re lucky if you have a food truck because it gives you an opportunity to shoot food truck videos and share with your audience. If you don’t have it, scroll up and think about other video ideas.

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