Fair cop, this currently only has three episodes, but Sohla El-Waylly is the food internet’s darling for a reason. She’s so charming, knowledgeable, and watching her (see also her series on Babish) makes you feel like you can tackle any food you could possibly want to try.

While you’re there, have a click around the Food 52 Channel, including Erin McDowell, if you are a baker. Her pastry advice is extremely helpful.

Everything from basics, to food stunts, to a new series with Sohla. Babish (his real name is Andrew Rea) started out cooking a burger from Parks and Rec, and has cooked the food from some of your favourite series. If, for some reason, you need to lie very still on a couch in a dark room with an energy drink nearby, and stare at something for an inordinately long time, this would work.

The unique YouTube combination of home-made production with professional grade information shines with Steph and Chris, a Chinese/American couple who live in Shenzen, and provide very authentic Chinese cooking, but with enough western lens to accommodate the challenges in sourcing ingredients outside China. Well researched, thorough and presented without drama.

A Kiwi living in Brooklyn, Erin Clarkson shows you how to make some Kiwi classics like custard squares and pav, alongside North american staples like cinnamon rolls, all on her Instagram account.

If you hate Jar Sauce and love foul-mouthed aussie bogans, then Nat’s particular charms will appeal. Comedian, metal musician, chef and mental health ambassador may sound like a messy resume, but cooking is for everyone, and Nat may just be the inspiration your local Youth need to cook themselves a proper feed.

I know, it’s the New York Times, but featuring chefs like Samin Nosrat, Alison Roman (seriously, the shallot pasta) and Melissa Clark, there are great basics, aspirational dishes, and a some peeks into the kind of kitchens anyone under 45 can only dream of.

Lavishly shot against a picture perfect rural japanese backdrop, Jun collects rice from the paddy with one of his many cats, and then shows flawless knife skills and care in the kitchen. Several cats supervise every step, and if your pampered moggy needs a perfectly made Bento Box birthday, Jun will guide you.

Again, it only has three videos, but Claire Saffitz was the beating heart of the Bon Appetit Cinematic Universe, and if you want to learn to bake, follow her around the internet. Honestly, the only reason I can make pastry is because I pored over Claire’s videos.

Need some old school Kiwi classics? Some camp bickering? The internet, as usual, has got you, in the form of surviving episodes of Hudson and Halls. (NZ on Screen also has the documentaryabout their lives and tragic deaths.) To be honest, I am not sure you’d actually want to eat the food, but it’s entertaining to watch, at least.

Late on the lockdown sourdough train? Joshua Weissman knows his way around his dough, but adds in his own recreations of fast food classics, basics for all budgets, supported by solid, culinary school demonstration. Lucious b-roll photography makes you feel like you’ve been on instagram too.

Chef John Mitzewich is one of the most prolific YouTube chefs. His sing-song voice-over takes some getting used to, but with a back catalogue of several thousand recipe videos, plus his experience as a culinary instructor, you can binge watch yourself into some serious expertise.

Need some pop music with your recipe? Singer/songwriter Ana Tish sets her instructions to chart toppers. Here’s pad Thai to Billie Eilish’s Bad Guy. (“That’s paaad Thai.”) Hey, at least your kids will think you’re cool.