Cooking Video Reviews

What to look for

Beginning cooking videos

Confused about how to filet something? Or need to know exactly how much a pinch is? Cooking 101 is a beginning cooking video that offers simple, step-by-step instruction on how to prepare the meal. Terms are explained, and the cooking video chef understands to go slow and to be thorough.

A fantastic family option is to get the kids involved in cooking, too. My First Cooking Video carefully takes you and your children step-by-step through easy recipes, explaining everything along the way. But for a more fun, upbeat video focusing more on health, try the Kids Get Cooking series. Each video in this cooking series is centered on one topic and is full of health information, recipes, histories and great cooking characters to match.

Cooking lessons video

Julia Child truly is the queen of cooking lessons, from the complex to the easy recipes. Child's award-winning cooking shows started with lessons on French cuisine in 1962, but evolved into Julia Child's Kitchen Wisdom, which aired more than 38 years later. Her techniques are sometimes complicated, but the kitchen queen makes them easy to follow. Child's cooking lessons videos are a must-have for any cooking video library.

Fun with food

TV personality and Chef Justin Wilson makes perks up cooking with a quick smile and saucy smarts. Wilson's known for his spicy, Cajun recipes and striking humor to match. Looking for the perfect Cajun spices on your pulled pork? Maybe you want to nail down the best gumbo recipe on the block; then check out one of Wilson's many cooking videos, sure to perk up your kitchen, and your meals.

Cooking videos go international

International cuisine may be more difficult to find in at a video store or website, but downloadable versions of videos abound over the Internet. Indonesian and Malaysian Cooking 1.01 is an eBook/video that can be used on your home computer. It's full of unique recipes and with the step-by-step cooking instructions you'll need.

Filipino cuisine is making strides in the cooking world. The gentle blend of Chinese and Western flavors, Filipino cuisine stand out against traditional dishes. But a good Filipino cooking video is hard to find, so searchers may have to settle with cooking digital video clips on Filipino websites devoted to the culture.

Cooking blends with digital

Cooking video clips are at your fingertips. A simple video on cooking terms, such as how to dice or whip, can be found on the Food Network website. Fine Cooking magazine's Carolyn Weil has fantastic, easy-to-follow clips dotting the internet.

Or download a video log onto your video iPod. These free cooking video logs are becoming more and more popular, with everyday people filming and posting their own video cooking logs on websites. Mefeedia.com is a popular site, full of web logs and downloadable cooking videos.

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