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Cooking Shows for Kids to Watch

9 Kid-Friendly Cooking Shows To Keep Your Little Chefs Entertained For Hours

Cooking shows and competitions are all over streaming services and television programing right now, which we love since whipping up new recipes is our new favourite pastime. If your kids want to hop in the kitchen with you or want to learn more about different types of cuisine, cooking shows can be a great way to introduce them to new things. Little bakers will love The Great British Baking Show, little science-lovers will enjoy Good Eats, and kids who want more Disney can indulge in Disney Be Our Chef! We've rounded up nine of the best cooking shows for kids and adults to binge together, and who knows, maybe it will help to inspire your next family meal. Click through to see all of the shows and where to watch them!

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1. The Great British Baking Show

If your kids are really into baking or seeing other people bake The Great British Baking Show is one to binge right now. The show brings together a group of contestants to bake a variety of difficult dishes exactly right, including breads, pastries, and cakes. After you get into this show your family will be cheering for the people who get the coveted "Hollywood handshake" from judge Paul Hollywood.

Watch it on Netflix.

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2. MasterChef Junior

MasterChef Junior is hosted and judged by Gordon Ramsay and a rotating panel of judges like Aaron Sanchez and Christina Tosi. The competition style show has a large group of kids working to be named the next kids master chef. Throughout the show you'll see the more kindhearted side of Ramsay as he teaches and mentors each student to be the best chef they can be as an individual and as a team in the kitchen.

Watch it on Hulu.

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3. Disney Be Our Chef

For the family that is really into Disney you might consider streaming Disney Be Our Chef. The cooking competition follows a group of families as they create dishes inspired by Disney films like Cinderella and Big Hero 6, and his hosted by Angela Kinsey of The Office. Each episode features a guest Disney chef judge, and in the end the winning dish will be featured on Disney parks menus around the world.

Watch it on Disney+.

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4. Nailed It!

Nailed It! brings amateur cooks from across the country to try their hand at baking towering cakes, fluffy doughnuts, and other confectionary treats. Much of the time the home cooks try their best, but it's not up to par with professional bakers.

Watch it on Netflix.

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5. The French Chef

In 1963 The French Chef, hosted by Julia Child first aired and it's been a classic ever since. The show brings cooking to life and doesn't have any of the fancy editing technology that most cooking shows have today. You'll see Child with all of her giggles and flubs which makes her more relatable.

Watch it on Amazon.

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