ChefSteps

Subscribers 1.4M

Videos 800

Views 190.6M

Channels Like ChefSteps

ChefSteps covers food, cooking, and culinary techniques with a focus on modernist and science-based cooking, offering hundreds of guides, tips, and classes alongside thousands of recipes. The channel emphasizes tutorials and instructional content (e.g., how to make specific dishes, techniques like puff pastry and sous vide) with frequent new videos, and it promotes a Studio Pass for access to more content. Uploads appear regular given 800 videos published and recent titles averaging around 100k views per video.

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84% relevance

Subscribers 10.5M

Videos 799

Views 2.4B

Appearances 14

SERP 100%

Similarity 74%

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High overlap in home cooking techniques and recipe tutorials (search 100%, content 74%), indicating a shared audience seeking approachable, technique-focused cooking guidance and chef-level recipes.

#2

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79% relevance

Subscribers 6.2M

Videos 1.8K

Views 1.8B

Appearances 12

SERP 71%

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Strong alignment on home cooking techniques and sauce basics (search 71%, content 85%), suggesting both target home cooks with practical recipe development and foundational kitchen skills.

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#3

Preppy Kitchen view on YouTube ▶

77% relevance

Subscribers 6.0M

Videos 1.4K

Views 872.1M

Appearances 10

SERP 76%

Similarity 78%

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75% relevance

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Videos 917

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Appearances 12

SERP 65%

Similarity 83%

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75% relevance

Subscribers 21.9M

Videos 2K

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Appearances 14

SERP 73%

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74% relevance

Subscribers 6.1M

Videos 1.4K

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Appearances 10

SERP 61%

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Overlap in home cooking techniques and chef recipes (search 61%, content 82%), reflecting a target audience interested in professional-style home cooking and showpiece dishes like tarte tatin.

Content Landscape

Top competitors identified are Joshua Weissman (84% match) and Epicurious (79% match). Both overlap with ChefSteps on home cooking techniques and recipe tutorials, with Joshua Weissman also aligning on Asian cuisine cooking while Epicurious covers cookie baking tips and sauce basics. Preppy Kitchen (77% match) similarly competes on baking techniques and tarte tatin, and Gordon Ramsay (75% match) overlaps on home cooking techniques and recipe tutorials. ChefSteps has 1.4M subscribers, while these competitors range from about 2.1M to 21.9M, with Gordon Ramsay being the largest among them. Shared queries include home cooking techniques, recipe tutorials, and various baking or pastry topics.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to ChefSteps?

Joshua Weissman — 84% match, 10.5M subscribers; Epicurious — 79% match, 6.2M subscribers; Preppy Kitchen — 77% match, 6M subscribers. All three are food/cooking channels with a focus on recipes, technique, and cookery education.

What type of content does ChefSteps make?

ChefSteps creates cooking-focused content with recipe demonstrations and technique videos, such as How to Make Ultra-Flaky Scallion Pancakes and The Foolproof Formula for the Best Chocolate Chip Cookie. They average about 107K views per video and typically post multiple uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to ChefSteps?

We analyze ChefSteps's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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