Friedbeef’s Tech

Recipes always seem pretty easy when you read it.  When you actually get down to cooking it however, that’s another story altogether.  That’s one of the reasons why I feel video recipe sites are so useful.  With video, you get to see all the details, intricacies of preparation, and because you can track the recipe as it takes its course -  you can compare it with your own work.

Without further ado, here are 3 of my favorite video cooking sites:

Get the best step-by-step walkthrough for any recipe

Rouxbe manages to thread the balance between professional and novice very well.  It provides high quality video recipes, but at the same time provides a ton of help to rookie chefs (like me).  For example, does the video require you to dice onions but you’re not really sure how?  At the sidebar, there will be little drill-down videos which are related to the recipe at hand… so you’ll be able to swing off to a video about the best ways to dice onions , then continue on with the original recipe video. 

Learn from pros and other members in the community

iFoods.tv wants to provide the best of both worlds.  Like Rouxbe, it has professional videos done by top chefs, but this time - it introduces a social network element into the picture.  Community members are encouraged to upload their own videos as well to add to the mix. 

Find the best food videos from major social video networks

FoodTube brings together existing videos from sites like YouTube and Google video for your easy viewing.  Due to the popularity of these sites you can be sure to get a good quantity of recipes to try.  The drawback however is that unlike the 1st two sites, there is little quality control as the videos here are 100% user generated.

Bonus tip: Have leftovers and want to make something good out of it?  Try Leftover Chef, a site that will help you match your leftovers with interesting recipes.

What other good food sites do you know?  Tell us in the comments!

[tags] food, video [/tags]