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Cooking with kids

Recipe sites, apps, classes and kits for cooking with children.

  • 11 researched
  • 4 to know about

Peabody's own: the Kitchen, recipes with Crumb. It is ours, so it is not in the list below and we do not rate it.

Researched by Peabody

Facts from each maker's own pages (terms, pricing, privacy), with our one-line take. A to Z; we rank nothing until we have tried it.

  • Desk researchFreeNo ads

    Fight BAC!

    Partnership for Food Safety Education (nonprofit) · ages K-12, plus parents of babies

    A solid free pick for teachers and parents teaching kids to cook safely; kids wanting a game will find only a little here.

  • Desk researchThrough schools

    Jamie Oliver's 10 Skills (Ministry of Food)

    Jamie Oliver Enterprises Limited · ages about 3-14 (UK primary and secondary; US schools and community groups)

    A good free starting point for schools and clubs teaching basic cooking; families cooking at home will get more from free recipe sites, since this is built for classrooms.

  • Desk researchPaidNo ads

    Kids Cook Real Food

    Kitchen Stewardship LLC (Raising Healthy Families, Katie Kimball) · ages about 2-12 (Teens Cook Real Food for 13-21 is on a waitlist)

    Suits parents who want a structured plan to teach several kids real kitchen skills at home; skip it if you want a kid to learn alone from an app.

  • Desk researchPaid

    Kids Eat in Color

    Kids Eat in Color, LLC · ages for parents of kids 0-18; BetterBites targets ages 1-5

    Worth a look for parents worried about a young picky eater who want daily coaching; a child with weight loss or severe food refusal needs a doctor first.

  • Desk researchPaid

    Outschool cooking classes

    Outschool, Inc. · ages about 9-18 for the cooking listings we saw (Outschool overall covers 3-18)

    Good for tweens and teens who want a live, social cooking class from home; younger kids need a parent beside them, and families uneasy about recorded video should skip it.

  • Desk researchPaidNo ads

    Paprika Recipe Manager

    Hindsight Labs LLC · ages adults (a parent's planning tool)

    A solid, ad-free planner for the parent who runs the family kitchen; not a kids' product, so children should use it only alongside a parent.

  • Desk researchPaidNo ads

    Raddish Kids

    Raddish Kids Inc · ages about 4-14+

    A good fit for families who want a guided, screen-free cooking project each month and will shop for ingredients; skip it if a recurring box is hard on the budget.

  • Desk researchFree, with paid extras

    Super Healthy Kids

    Prepear, Inc. d.b.a. Super Healthy Kids · ages for parents of kids roughly 1-12

    Handy free recipe source for parents feeding young kids; if you dislike ad-heavy sites or want a kids' cooking course, look elsewhere.

  • Desk researchPaidNo ads

    Sur La Table cooking classes (online and kids)

    Sur La Table (owned by Marquee Brands) · ages most classes 14+ with a paying adult; kids' and teen in-store series for younger cooks

    Good for a parent and older child cooking a real meal together with live help; families wanting a class built for young kids should look at in-store series or other providers.

  • Desk researchFree, with paid extras

    Tasty

    BuzzFeed · ages general audience; terms say 16+

    Fine for a parent and teen cooking together; younger kids should not have their own account, given the 16+ terms, ads and open community.

  • Desk researchFreeNo ads

    The Kids Cook Monday

    GRACE Communications Foundation (The Monday Campaigns) · ages about 2-12 (with an adult)

    A useful free checklist for parents wondering which kitchen jobs to hand a child; not a cooking course or app for kids.

Know before you buy

Shut down, exposed children's data, or said unsafe things in tests.

  • WarningFree, with paid extras

    America's Test Kitchen Kids

    America's Test Kitchen (owned by Marquee Brands) · ages about 3-17 (preschool boxes were 3-5, Young Chefs' Club 6-12, plus teen cookbooks)

    Worth it today for the kids' cookbooks; families looking for the monthly Young Chefs' Club box should look elsewhere, since it no longer shows up on ATK's own shop.

  • WarningFree

    Food Network Kitchen

    Food Network (Warner Bros. Discovery) · ages was a general-audience app

    Skip the app; it no longer exists. The free website can still help a parent and older child cook from a video class.

  • WarningFreeNo ads

    Mealime

    Mealime (owned by Albertsons Companies) · ages was a general-audience app for adults

    Skip it; it has closed. Families who used it can try Meals Hub if they shop at an Albertsons-owned store, or pick another planner.

  • WarningFreeNo ads

    Yummly

    Whirlpool Corporation · ages was a general-audience app for adults

    Skip it; it no longer exists. Families who relied on it need a different recipe app.