Watch Food Network Without Cable: Best Streaming Services to Keep You Satisfied

If you are a foodie who can’t get enough of the Food Network and other culinary content, you don’t need to hang on to your cable contract. In fact, you’ll probably be better off getting a contract-free streaming service.

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Food Network’s programming celebrates the way that food connects us as families, communities, and cultures with niche cooking how-tos, explorations of food culture, original cooking (and grocery shopping) competitions, and compelling personalities like Emeril Lagasse, Ina Garten, and Guy Fieri.

You can cut cable from your entertainment diet and still get all-you-can-watch Food Network and its sister channels. Every major streaming service carries it as a basic channel, which we go into more detail on below.

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How to Watch Food Network Live Without Cable

Food Network is part of Discovery Inc’s family of channels, which includes Cooking Channel, TLC, HGTV, DIY Network, Travel Channel, Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), Animal Planet, Discovery Channel (and all its spin-offs), Destination America, Great American Country, American Heroes Channel, and others.

There’s also a relative newcomer to the scene: independent digital channel Tastemade. It features some original programming mixed with viewer-submitted content that’s aimed at a younger adult audience.

Food Network is considered a pay channel, so it isn’t available OTA (Over the Air) with an antenna like a local broadcast station (think NBC, ABC).

You can only watch it live with a subscription service: traditional cable, satellite, or what is called OTT (Over the Top) services. They’re services that stream channels over the internet and are typically cheaper than cable with no contracts or time commitments.

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Streaming Services with Food Network

The good news is that Food Network is available on every single major live TV streaming service, and it’s always included in the base package, so you don’t have to go gourmet to get your Barefoot Contessa on.

The bad news is that its grittier little brother, Cooking Channel, isn’t on quite as many channel menus. Don’t worry though. Most of them still offer it for a little extra, either as an upgrade or add-on.

FuboTV

Food Channels	Cooking Channel*, Food Network, GustoTV, Tastemade
Total Channels	130+
Cloud DVR	1000 hours
Simultaneous Screens	10
Free Trial	✅
FuboTV Price	$79.99/mo

FuboTV was originally founded to cater to international sports fans, so it may come as a surprise that it has the most food-centered channels: Food Network; the younger, hipper Tastemade; and is the only service to currently carrying Canadian foodie channel GustoTV. The Cooking Channel is available with the Fubo Extra add-on for $7.99/mo.

Discovery staples Animal Planet, TLC, Travel Channel, and HGTV are here, as well as the Oprah Winfrey Network. In most areas, you’ll also get all your local network affiliates: ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox.

Fubo costs $79.99/mo which starts with a free trial. It features over 130 channels, and 1000 hours of Cloud DVR, and the ability of households to stream across ten devices simultaneously.

For more information, see these articles:

• FuboTV Review
• FuboTV Packages
• FuboTV Local Channels
• FuboTV Devices.

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Philo

Available Channels	Cooking Channel, Food Network, Tastemade
Total Channels	65+
Cloud DVR	Unlimited*
Simultaneous Screens	3
Free Trial	✅
Philo Price	:philo-pricr:

Humble little Philo is the most affordable service on this list, and is the only one to include Food Network and all its Discovery sister channels — plus Tastemade! No packages or add-ons, just the flat $25/mo for over 65 channels, unlimited DVR, and up to 3 devices streaming at the same time.

The only downside is Philo does not carry any local channels, but in most areas, you could pick up an antenna and be golden. Read these for more information.

• Philo Review
• Philo Packages and Channels.

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Sling TV

Food Channels	Cooking Channel*, Food Network, Tastemade*
Total Channels	40+
Cloud DVR	50 hours
Simultaneous Screens	3
Free Trial	❌
Sling TV Price	$40.00/mo

Sling TV includes Food Network in both its Blue and Orange packages. Both plans also have Travel Channel, HGTV, and 50 hours of Cloud DVR.

Cooking Channel and DIY Network are available on either package with the Lifestyle Extra add-on for $6/mo. You can get Tastemade+ (the on-demand version of Tastemade) for $3/mo.

While the Blue Package does have Discovery and TLC, neither Blue nor Orange currently has Animal Planet. NBC and Fox local affiliates are available in select markets.

Right now if you prepay for two months, you can get a free AirTV Mini, a streaming device similar to a Roku that hooks up to your TV. For information see the following:

• Sling TV Review
• Sling TV Packages
• Sling TV Local Channels
• Sling TV Devices.

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DIRECTV STREAM

Relevant Channels	Cooking Channel*, Food Network, Tastemade*
Total Channels	75+
Cloud DVR	Unlimited (online signup)
Simultaneous Screens	Unlimited
Free Trial	✅
DIRECTV STREAM Price	$79.99/mo

The major draw of DIRECTV STREAM (formerly AT&T TV) is its great coverage of local network affiliates. It also carries the most regional sports networks (RSNs) of any major TV provider.

Food Network is available in all packages, as well as Animal Planet, Discovery, HGTV, and TLC for $79.99/mo. This also includes a cloud DVR and unlimited streaming devices at one time.

DIRECTV STREAM has the Cooking Channel, Tastemade, OWN, and the Travel channel starting with its Choice package for $108.99/mo. You get the DIY Network and other Discovery channels in the Ultimate and Premier packages.

You also get a free year of HBO Max included if you subscribe to the Choice (or higher) package. For more information, see DIRECTV STREAM review.

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Hulu + Live TV

Food Channels	Cooking Channel*, Food Network
Total Channels	85+
Cloud DVR	Unlimited (9 month storage)
Simultaneous Screens	2
Free Trial	❌
Hulu Price	$76.99/mo

Hulu is where it’s at for binge-watching network TV shows on-demand. You also get access to Hulu’s popular original programmings like Castle Rock and the Handmaid’s Tale.

Their live TV service adds over 85 live channels to that service along with ESPN+ and Disney+. Their service starts at $76.99/mo and you can watch on up to two screens at a time.

Like Fubo, Food Network is here with all its sister channels, and Cooking Channel and DIY are available with the Entertainment Add-on for $7.99/mo. The Oprah Winfrey Network is not available through Hulu + Live TV right now, so if that’s a deal-breaker for you, you’ll need to look elsewhere.

Find out more about Hulu here:

• Hulu + Live TV Review
• Hulu On-Demand Review
• Hulu + Live TV Packages
• Hulu + Live TV Local Channels.

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Vidgo

Available Channels	Food Network
Total Channels	110+
Cloud DVR	❌
Simultaneous Screens	3
Free Trial	❌
Vidgo Price	$69.99/mo

Vidgo only has one English-language package. It includes Food Network in addition to Discovery, DIY Network, TLC, HGTV, OWN, but not Cooking Channel.

ABC and Fox affiliates are available in select markets. Currently, Vidgo doesn’t have a cloud DVR option, but you can watch programs on some of the more popular channels up to 24 hours after they air with Advanced Playback. You can stream on up to three screens at a time. For more information, check out these articles:

• Vidgo Review
• Vidgo Packages.

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Other Ways to Stream Food Network

There are a few other ways to catch up on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives:

• Food Network is included on YouTube TV, currently $72.99/mo.
• Food Network GO is an app for those already with a pay TV login that lets you watch a live stream of the channel or on-demand content.
• Food Network Kitchen is an app, available on iOS, Android, and other services like Roku, that provides access to on-demand streaming of some shows (but no live content), recipes, a meal planning tool, and more. It costs $19.99 per year, with a 7 day free trial.
• Many of Food Network’s shows can be found on-demand on various services, including Amazon Prime, iTunes, Netflix, and Vudu. Some require a monthly subscription, some require you buy the show by the episode or the season.
  

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TVs and Mobile Devices for Food Network

To watch Food Network without cable, you need a device that has a platform for streaming services. The streaming services discussed above all support most devices currently in use.

Universally supported streaming devices include:

• Amazon FireTV
• AppleTV
• Chromecast
• Roku.

Standard web browsers (Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Opera, etc.) and mobile devices running Android or iOS are also universally supported.

DIRECTV STREAM only works on the universally supported devices above, Samsung Smart TVs, and its own proprietary device.

All the rest of the streaming services support Android TV-powered smart TVs.

FuboTV, Sling TV, and Hulu all support Samsung and LG smart TVs. They also support the Xbox One gaming console.

Hulu + Live TV supports almost everything, including gaming platforms that few other live streaming services support, such as the Echo Show, Nintendo Switch, and the Playstation 4 (and up), plus most devices that other streaming services support.

Sling TV supports the Facebook Portal and the Oculus.

Today’s Food Network Schedule

Here is today’s schedule in Eastern Time:

1:00pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Soup-Centric In Baltimore, an authentic Irish pub serves up seafood gumbo and a traditional corned beef and cabbage; in Eugene, Ore., 80 different kinds of soups are served; in Cincinnati, Vietnamese food is served.
1:30pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Globe Tasting In Bakersfield, Calif., Latin-fusion favorites like Basque lamb tacos and popcorn pork; in Northfield, N.J., grandma's pizza and homemade pappardelle pasta; in Phoenix, dumplings and coconut Asian pork.
2:00pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Between the Bread In Colorado Springs, Colo., a joint dishes up a chili burger; in Washington, D.C., a family-run sandwich shop serves up a corned beef hoagie; in Atlantic City, N.J., a neighborhood pub serves up a pork and brisket sandwich and savory tequila shrimp.
2:30pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Breakfast, Brisket and Belly In Los Angeles, a late-night spot serves breakfast with a twist, like drunken French toast; in Columbus, Ohio, a funky joint serves creative combos like brisket on corn cakes; in Phoenix, a barbecue stop smokes up prime rib and pork belly dumplings.
3:00pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – East Coast, West Coast A Palo Alto, Calif., joint serves spicy pork and knockout gnocchi; a bakery-restaurant in Wilmington, N.C., makes major meatloaf and fries up French toast with a fantastic twist; a Puerto Rican party spot in Oakland, Calif., mixes it up with mofongo.
3:30pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – From Sandwiches to Stroganoff In San Antonio, an East Coast-Texas deli mash-up piles up smoked meat sensations; a funky joint making big-time empanadas; in Sebastopol, Calif., a farm-to-table spot puts their spin on stroganoff and decadent bacon-gelato-toffee waffles.
4:00pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Lots of Latin Guy Fieri is loading up on all kinds of Latin on this trip; in Logan, Utah, a Salvadoran spot puttin' out pupusas and a cabeza creation.
4:30pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Northern Southern In Cambridge, Mass., a joint fries up Nashville hot chicken and gangster gumbo; a smoking spot in Sparks, Nev., firing up wagyu brisket and wing nachos; in Juneau, Alaska, a fusion house is putting out smoked-brisket pho and honey-bourbon ribs.
5:00pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Tacos And Tots In Denver, homemade Tater Tots, pork rinds and a pastrami sandwich; in Tacoma, pork shoulder tacos, elk sliders and Tater Tots stuffed with parmesan cheese.
5:30pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Lights-Out Latin In Miami, Fla., a husband-and-wife team dishes out primo Peruvian sandwiches; in Wilmington, N.C., a funky joint cooks up the flavors of Panama; in Tucson, Ariz., a funky fresh spin on tacos and carne asada.
6:00pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Brunch, Bologna and Burgers Guy Fieri visits a place in Louisville, Ky., that serves lamb grits and fried bologna; a burger joint cooks up a pork belly Cuban and killer veggie burger; a diner-restaurant with donut sliders and chicken and waffles with a kick in Portland, Ore.
6:30pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Beef, Lamb and Pig In Louisville, Ky., a real-deal Irish pub serves cottage pie and a lamb-cabbage specialty; in Charlotte, N.C., a spot prepares flavorful Asian-barbecue fusion; a Charlotte burger joint with sweet potato, brie and house-made pimento cheese toppings.
7:00pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – You Found Em A 1951 drive-in that's still serving the same double burger since opening their opening in Lexington, Ky.; meatloaf to stuffed French toast at a diner in an old soda shop; breakfast joint celebrates 60 years.
7:30pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Mega Mouthfuls An Italian market in Robbinsville, N.J., serves prosciutto bread and multi-meat "boss of the sauce"; a seafood spot piles its specialties atop waffles in Louisville, Ky.; a barbecue food truck serves a fully loaded "shabamwich" in Portland, Ore.
8:00pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Flavor Explosion Guy Fieri road trips across America to check out classic greasy spoons. With a new generation of owners and delicious homemade food, these are the kind of places that make America special.
8:30pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – From Australian to Asian A Japanese-Hawaiian spot putting a quick spin on fish, burgers and burritos; a bakery cookin' up Down Under comfort food like meat pies and sausage rolls; a funky joint servin' international mashups like Pasta Chihuahua and an oxtail tostada.
9:00pm	Best Bite in Town – Clarksville Guy Fieri dispatches Noah Cappe on a mission with celebrity chefs Jet Tila and Tiffani Faison to explore the food scene in Clarksville, Tennessee; they sample pizza, pasta, BBQ and cheesecake to find out which restaurant has the top dish.
10:00pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Champion Chefs Guy Fieri's visiting restaurants owned by familiar Food Network faces; in Studio City, Calif., chef Antonia Lofaso is cooking up global flavors, and in Rapid City, S.D., chef Justin Warner is serving up righteous ramen and dynamite dumplings.
10:30pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Kickin' It In Cancun Guy Fieri heads to Cancun; an authentic, family-owned spot serving rellenos and chicharron gorditas; an underground spot pairing urban art with dishes like pork and seared tuna; an inside look at Guy's Playa del Carmen restaurant.
11:00pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Delicious Discoveries This trip, Guy Fieri uncovers some surprising culinary discoveries; in Columbus, Ohio, a hidden gem tucked away in a grocery store serves out-of-bounds Nepalese-Tibetan specialties.
11:30pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Triple D Nation: Wrapped, Stacked and Sliced In California, a relocated Filipino spot has spicy pork fries; a Colorado staple celebrates a century of classics.
12:00am	Best Bite in Town – Clarksville Guy Fieri dispatches Noah Cappe on a mission with celebrity chefs Jet Tila and Tiffani Faison to explore the food scene in Clarksville, Tennessee; they sample pizza, pasta, BBQ and cheesecake to find out which restaurant has the top dish.
1:00am	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Champion Chefs Guy Fieri's visiting restaurants owned by familiar Food Network faces; in Studio City, Calif., chef Antonia Lofaso is cooking up global flavors, and in Rapid City, S.D., chef Justin Warner is serving up righteous ramen and dynamite dumplings.
1:30am	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Kickin' It In Cancun Guy Fieri heads to Cancun; an authentic, family-owned spot serving rellenos and chicharron gorditas; an underground spot pairing urban art with dishes like pork and seared tuna; an inside look at Guy's Playa del Carmen restaurant.
2:00am	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Delicious Discoveries This trip, Guy Fieri uncovers some surprising culinary discoveries; in Columbus, Ohio, a hidden gem tucked away in a grocery store serves out-of-bounds Nepalese-Tibetan specialties.
2:30am	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Triple D Nation: Wrapped, Stacked and Sliced In California, a relocated Filipino spot has spicy pork fries; a Colorado staple celebrates a century of classics.
3:00am	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Flavor Explosion Guy Fieri road trips across America to check out classic greasy spoons. With a new generation of owners and delicious homemade food, these are the kind of places that make America special.
3:30am	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – From Australian to Asian A Japanese-Hawaiian spot putting a quick spin on fish, burgers and burritos; a bakery cookin' up Down Under comfort food like meat pies and sausage rolls; a funky joint servin' international mashups like Pasta Chihuahua and an oxtail tostada.
4:00am	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – From the Seas and Overseas Guy Fieri tries a Polish restaurant, a Caribbean restaurant in San Antonio, Texas, and a shrimp restaurant in Brunswick, Ga.
4:30am	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy Fieri checks out the Phoenix food scene and visits an Irish pub that incorporates Southwestern style, a family joint that serves smoke and spice wood-fired pizza and a neighborhood taqueria that aims to redefine Mexican street food.
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7:00am	Delicious Miss Brown – Heavenly Wings Kardea Brown and her aunt TC cook up a meal for the volunteers of TC's church with barbecue smoked turkey wings, skillet lima beans, creamed corn casserole and lemon pudding pound cake.
7:30am	Delicious Miss Brown – Ribs and Pretzels and Tailgating! Kardea Brown cooks up a storm for a tailgate at the high school stadium with her family and friends; she throws down St. Louis-style ribs, beer cheese and soft pretzel bites, collard and red cabbage slaw, and momma Pat's goodie bars for dessert.
8:00am	The Kitchen – Master the Classics Geoffrey Zakarian prepares Braised Short Ribs with Smoked Olives and Pomme Puree, Jeff Mauro cooks a delicious Pasta Puttanesca, and Sunny Anderson whips up an Easy Banana Brûlée Fool.
9:00am	Selena + Chef – Selena + Antonia Lofaso Using her signature feel-good cooking style, executive chef and cookbook author Antonia Lofaso helps Selena whip up her first seafood tostada, and while Selena's a shrimp-peeling natural, she and the octopus may have creative differences.
9:30am	Selena + Restaurant – Selena + CUT Steakhouse Selena Gomez's culinary adventure takes her to Beverly Hills, the home of Chef Wolfgang Puck's gorgeous CUT steakhouse; Wolfgang gives Selena two kitchen initiation tests before she gets the chance to create her own spicy seafood dish for his menu.
10:00am	The Pioneer Woman – Spicy Sister Supper Ree Drummond cooks dinner with her sister, Betsy; a stunning spicy blackberry pork loin, a fiery baked pepper mac and cheese, a smoky mango chipotle kale salad, and an icy salted melon margarita.
10:30am	The Pioneer Woman – Fair Food Ree Drummond is making fairground food, starting with crazy bacon mac and cheese eggrolls; classic county fair turkey legs served with a sweet and spicy BBQ sauce, cheese on a stick and a cool, refreshing raspberry orange italian ice.
11:00am	The Kitchen – Spice Up Your Life "The Kitchen" gets heated with kicked-up, spicy recipes; Sunny wakes up her taste buds with Easy Breakfast Quesadillas; Geoffrey Zakarian puts a blazing twist on Harissa Shrimp Scampi; Katie Lee Biegel gets fiery with Buffalo Chicken Nachos.
12:00pm	Ready Jet Cook – Easy Comfort Classics Chef Jet Tila cooks up some easy comfort classics; he kicks things off with one of his favorite dishes that is deceptively simple, Lo Mein; Jet heads to a local market to pick out the perfect pineapple for Pineapple Fried Rice.
12:30pm	Ready Jet Cook – Noodles Every style of Asian cuisine has a unique noodle dish, and chef Jet Tila whips up two of his favorites; he brings back his family's pad thai recipe from 1972 and makes a silky gravy for his Hong Kong-style chow mein with chicken and veggies.
1:00pm	The Kitchen – Ingredient Relay Each host cooks with a pantry staple, then tosses it to another host for a different recipe idea; the dishes include buttermilk brined pork chop, chopped iceberg salad with buttermilk dressing, and cheeseburger chickpea skillet.

Wrapping Up

If you just can’t get enough of Worst Cooks in America but are sick of paying standard cable prices, there is hope. Just sign up for one of the streaming services that include Food Network, and tune into Guy’s Grocery Games anytime!

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FAQs

Can I watch Food Network through the Food Network app or website?

An evolving selection of episodes of shows is available on-demand without logging in, but the majority of content is only available to viewers who already have a TV Everywhere compatible subscription. That’s cable, satellite, or streaming service. If you have a TV provider that uses TV Everywhere, then you can sign in to watch a live stream of the channel as well as full episodes on-demand over the internet.

What is the cheapest way to get Food Network?

If you’re only interested in food and cooking programming, like Beat Bobby Flay or The Kitchen, maybe some home improvement, DIY, and travel, you should check out Philo. It’s got Food Network, Cooking Channel, Tastemade, HGTV, DIY, the Travel Channel, and all other Discovery family of channels for $25 per month. This includes unlimited cloud DVR storage and three-screen simultaneous streaming.

If you’re also into sports and want local channels, you can try Sling TV for $35 per month.