I had an idea...

I have been thinking about filming a YouTube video. I am not that original and imaginative and all that, or photogenic or funny or anything special, so I really don't think it will get many views. If any. But I would like to have done that. And maybe someone sees it and finds it entertaining or something.

So, I was thinking about what to film. My idea was to try to cook something someone else cooked.
So, I went to YouTube to see most popular cooking videos... and... uh. A lot of kids. A lot of "cooking" - not food.
Uh. :-(
Not so good an idea, then.

But... moving on.

The 10 most popular cooking channels are

Tasty(18M), and their most popular video is 30-pound burger. No.
8 Desserts in 1 sheet tray. Ok

Gordon Ramsay (14.5M) and slow-roasted pork belly

Rosanna Pansino (12M), and her most popular video is "how to make a Disney princess sisters cake". No.
"My little pony cupcakes". No
"Pizza challenge"? No. I hate wasting food.
Come on, isn't this kind of against the spirit of the challenge?
Yes, it is. Cooking what ever is most popular. But on the other hand, this is just a way to find something to do.
"How to make a rainbow cake"
Ok, that I can live with.

The problem with her channel is that it's very specific. It's basically fandom cooking, and I don't do that. I might try something in my fandoms, but my fandoms aren't... that popular. :-D I could make Star Trek food :-D

LiZiqi (10M) and Peanut and melon seeds, dried meat, dried fruit, snowflake cake - snacks for Spring Festival

办公室小野官方频道 Ms Yeah Official Channel (8.5M) - cooking crayfish with popcorn popper? No
Watermelon feast. Ok...

Epic Meal Time (7M) and Fast Food Lasagna

Binging with Babish (6.5M) and Ratatouille from Ratatouille. Great!

Bon Appétit (5.5M) and "Every Way to Cook an Egg (59 Methods)"
I'm actually more interested in "Every Way to Cook a Tomato"

Jamie Oliver (5M) and Spaghetti Carbonara

Maangchi (4.5M) and Kimchi :-D
I love Maangchi :-)

Jun's Kitchen (4.5M) and how to train your cats... er... or, perhaps the Sukiyaki with homemade tofu.

(Frankly, I hate it that Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver are in there... isn't it enough they are in the television? Why do they have to take viewers from YouTube amateurs? Well... yeah... Tasty and Bon Appetit aren't that either.)

But... right now this feels like a really bad idea.

Maybe do the exact opposite and try to do what the least popular videos made?
It's basically impossible to find those videos. :-(

Something inspiring I found while researching.

5 minutes crafts cooking hacks. Oh no.
I mean... they steal to begin with and recycle everything. :-(
But - "peel ginger with a spoon" - can one make ginger bug with the peeled skin? It should be possible. Just like you make apple cider vinegar with all the apple cores and peels and such.

I liked the "using baking hacks to bake" series... I might do something like that.

Dragon's birthday party

Fireball - I would make baked alaska with chili ice cream set on fire
liquid lava - layered smoothie with some chili, ginger and cinnamon (red hots?)
burned trees - meringue
fireflies - chocolate dipped in gold
fireants - freeze-dried strawberries dipped in hot sauce

Eating Your Feed sounds like an amazing idea. My feed is... a little special :-D

Also, about the grapefruit pith steak and watermelon ham - I'd like to try to make vegan alternatives of food and let people taste test them. Blindly, of course.

I like Binging with Babish's versions, I like Sauce Stache, he tries different versions of things, too, I like Racch, I like the "4 levels of...", I like Tasty's "vs" series...