Whether you want to take your culinary skills to the next level — or just enjoy some food-focused entertainment — you’ve got to subscribe to these YouTube creators’ channels.

The One You Can Geek Out With

Nerdy Nummies, Rosanna Pansino
Her face has been plastered on billboards everywhere for a reason — this YouTube star turns pop culture nerdiness into easy-to-recreate baked goods. Plus, she’s downright adorable to watch.

The One That Gets You Psyched for Gameday

The Grill Iron, Tastemade
Each week, show host Jax visits a new college town, inviting a renowned local chef to prepare his or her take on a tailgate staple. Each episode gives you a glimpse into the university’s gameday culture, and they all add up to one culinary showdown at the end: The most popular chefs compete in the final episode to be crowned Grill Iron Champion.  It’s like Friday Night Lights for your stomach.

 

The One That Levels Up Your Baking Game

My Cupcake Addiction, Elise
If you’ve ever seen a masterpiece sculpted out of cake and wondered how it’s done, you need to start following MCA, stat. Elise provides step-by-step tutorials to all kinds of baking wizardry, from rainbow waffles to the largest Reese’s Cup you’ve ever seen.

 

The One That Makes Your Snacks a Little Healthier

Mind Over Munch, Alyssia
Alyssia is a fitness instructor and vlogger who creates lighthearted tutorials to lighten up your favorite comfort foods. She also hosts another series, Two-Ingredient Takeover, which will blow your mind with its — wait for it — two-ingredient recipes. We can’t wait to try her mozzarella sticks!

 

The One That’s Like Going to Culinary School for Free

Food Tube, Jamie Oliver
Finally, a famous chef with a legitimately helpful — and entertaining! — YouTube channel. His step-by-step cooking tutorials make it easy to learn how to cook. His three takes on poaching an egg will make you want to have eggs benedict every weekend.

The One That Takes the Cake

How to Cake It, Yolanda Gampp
Huge props to Mehak for reminding us about Yolanda Gampp’s mind-blowing YouTube show, How to Cake It. Just scrolling the thumbnails of her episodes will make your jaw drop, as you continually ask, ‘Wait — is that actually made out of cake?!’ Yes, yes it is. And Gampp makes it look so easy.

She divulged some of her cake decorating secrets in an interview with us late last fall.

Photo: My Cupcake Addiction