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Cooking & food Videos Recommended on Hacker News (41)
Cooking & food is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 41 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2009 and 2026 — 79 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
Cooking: recipes, bread baking, no-knead bread, kitchen techniques, food science, coffee, fermentation, restaurants, chefs, knives, cuisine, food history.
Why HN keeps sending people here — on Is olive oil safe at high heat? Does it taste bad?: “Adam Ragusea did a great video on the topic, with cited sources. I highly recommend watching it” — an HN commenter, 2021.
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5 mo on HNIs olive oil safe at high heat? Does it taste bad?
Adam Ragusea
4 HN recommender · 2021–2024
5 mo on HNDrip Coffee Makers — super simple, super cheap
Technology Connections
7 HN recommender · 2022–2024
5 mo on HNWhy don't Americans use electric kettles?
Technology Connections
5 HN recommender · 2022–2025
3 mo on HNLearn Jacques Pépin's famous omelet techniques
American Masters PBS
3 HN recommender · 2019–2023
4 mo on HNEquipment Review: Best Carbon-Steel Skillets (Can This One Pan Do It All?) & Our Testing Winner
America's Test Kitchen
4 HN recommender · 2015–2023
3 mo on HNWhy Hershey bars taste like vomit (and I love them)
Adam Ragusea
3 HN recommender · 2021–2023
3 mo on HNPepin Debone Chicken.flv
newnew2005love
2 HN recommender · 2016–2023
3 mo on HNThe Perfect Sourdough Pizza (Bread Porn)
LifebyMikeG
4 HN recommender · 2019–2021
3 mo on HNNeutron movie of coffee making
Anders Kaestner
3 HN recommender · 2021–2024
3 mo on HNThe Ultimate AeroPress Technique (Episode #3)
James Hoffmann
4 HN recommender · 2021–2025
3 mo on HNThe Ultimate French Press Technique
James Hoffmann
3 HN recommender · 2023–2024
3 mo on HNThe Antique Microwave Oven that's Better than Yours
Technology Connections
7 HN recommender · 2020–2025
3 mo on HNWhy I Cook With Induction
Jon Kung
3 HN recommender · 2022–2023
2 mo on HNMaking Mushroom Ketchup - 18th Century Cooking
Townsends
2 HN recommender · 2018–2022
2 mo on HNHow to Properly Heat a Pan
Rouxbe
2 HN recommender · 2014–2024
2 mo on HNJacques Pepin omelette omelet
Сидоров Дмитрий
2 HN recommender · 2016–2022
2 mo on HNDecaf Explained
James Hoffmann
3 HN recommender · 2024–2025
2 mo on HNThe Ultimate V60 Technique
James Hoffmann
2 HN recommender · 2021–2022
2 mo on HNProblems with gas stovetops | weak, dirty and dangerous
Adam Ragusea
2 HN recommender · 2021–2023
2 mo on HNMake Great Coffee with a Moka Pot
ChefSteps
3 HN recommender · 2020–2023
1 mo on HNHow Sikh Chefs Feed 100,000 People At The Gurudwara Bangla Sahib Temple In New Delhi, India
Insider Food
1 HN recommend · 2024–2025
1 mo on HNNo Knead Bread | Bread Recipe | The New York Times
The New York Times
1 HN recommend · 2014–2024
1 mo on HNSalmon Sushi Is Not Real
My Name Is Andong
1 HN recommend · 2021–2023
1 mo on HNI finally made GARUM | Ancient Rome's favorite condiment
Tasting History with Max Miller
1 HN recommend · 2020–2021
1 mo on HN15 Mistakes Most Beginner Sourdough Bakers Make
LifebyMikeG
1 HN recommend · 2020–2025
1 mo on HNEnd of Days Bolognese
Nat’s What I Reckon
1 HN recommend · 2020–2023
1 mo on HNHow to Make a $1500 Sandwich in Only 6 Months
How To Make Everything
1 HN recommend · 2016–2021
1 mo on HNI Did Caffeine Analysis: Some Unexpected Results!
James Hoffmann
1 HN recommend · 2023–2024
1 mo on HNMaking an international standard cup of tea
Tom Scott
1 HN recommend · 2018–2023
1 mo on HNSynthesizing Chicken Noodle Soup From Pure Chemicals
The Thought Emporium
1 HN recommend · 2023–2024
1 mo on HNWORLD'S BEST AIR FRIES (Weird Trick, But It Works!)
Chris Young
1 HN recommend · 2025–2025
0 mo on HNNagoya Robot Ramen
朴哲鉉
0 HN recommender · 2009–2017
0 mo on HNHow It's Made - Canola Oil
Panos Egglezos
0 HN recommender · 2021–2023
0 mo on HNAutomatic Hamburger Machine - 50 Years Ahead of Its Time!
Automated Foodservice
0 HN recommender · 2015–2024
0 mo on HNPerfectly Replicating Coca Cola (It Took Me A Year)
LabCoatz
0 HN recommender · 2026–2026
0 mo on HNSean Brock And Anthony Bourdain Eat At The Waffle House
Zero Point Zero Production, Inc.
0 HN recommender · 2018–2024