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:

8:00pm	Supermarket Stakeout – Cold & Hot in the Lot Things heat up fast as four chefs get cooking on the asphalt; after one blazing round, Alex Guarnaschelli cools things off with dishes that won't cause a fire; the two remaining chefs even the temperature out with some sweet heat for the judges.
9:00pm	Supermarket Stakeout – All in the Family Alex asks four chefs to produce protein style plates; for the second stakeout, the competitors must create family style platters for judges Stephanie Boswell and Joe Sasto; the two finalists are tasked with creating tiny bites.
10:00pm	Guy's Grocery Games – Snack Attack Guy Fieri's teenage son, Ryder, accidentally leaves behind a cart full of his favorite after-school snacks, so Guy makes four talented, up-and-coming chefs incorporate the snacks into two rounds of GGG hijinks.
11:00pm	Guy's Grocery Games – Ultimate Spicy Games Guy Fieri welcomes back the winners of previous GGG spicy competitions and pits them against one another; the remaining chef wins $10,000 and gets a chance at another $10,000 if they can beat Flavortown's resident Spicy Queen, chef Antonia Lofaso.
12:00am	Supermarket Stakeout – Cheese Pull Please Alex asks four chefs to create plates that go great with a cup of joe; it's time to please the judges with a whole lot of cheese; things get nutty when the finalists dish up something chock-full of nuts.
1:00am	Guy's Grocery Games – Snack Attack Guy Fieri's teenage son, Ryder, accidentally leaves behind a cart full of his favorite after-school snacks, so Guy makes four talented, up-and-coming chefs incorporate the snacks into two rounds of GGG hijinks.
2:00am	Guy's Grocery Games – Ultimate Spicy Games Guy Fieri welcomes back the winners of previous GGG spicy competitions and pits them against one another; the remaining chef wins $10,000 and gets a chance at another $10,000 if they can beat Flavortown's resident Spicy Queen, chef Antonia Lofaso.
3:00am	Supermarket Stakeout – Cold & Hot in the Lot Things heat up fast as four chefs get cooking on the asphalt; after one blazing round, Alex Guarnaschelli cools things off with dishes that won't cause a fire; the two remaining chefs even the temperature out with some sweet heat for the judges.
4:00am	Spring Baking Championship – Coffee and Tea With Molly Host Molly Yeh brings her love of coffee and tea to the competition with oversized stuffed coffee cookies in the preheat; it's tea for two as the bakers must team up and work together to win over the judges with a delicious dessert platter.
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8:00am	Guy's All-American Road Trip – Food Trucks & Fast Cars Guy Fieri and his caravan start their journey through Appalachia with an ice cream-making contest at a dairy and a pizza showdown at the campground; there are food trucks, a trip back to the Old West and hot laps in Corvettes.
9:00am	Guy's Grocery Games – Spice City The chefs must flip the ingredients of bread pudding into a spicy high-end dinner; determining which pepper they must feature in their signature spicy dish; making a spicy guilty pleasure using four ingredients with pepper in their name.
10:00am	Guy's Grocery Games – All-Star Game Day Relay It's Fieri vs. Fieri as Guy and Hunter divide up six of their favorite all-star chefs to see whose team makes the best game day platter; in this tag-team challenge, only the chefs who do the initial shopping know what game day dishes they're making.
11:00am	Wildcard Kitchen – Chopped High Rollers Eric Adjepong invites "Chopped" judges Maneet Chauhan, Brian Malarkey, and Marc Murphy to his legendary card game; they double down with $10,000 as a battle over eggs benedict determines if all three chefs have enough cash for the final hand.
12:00pm	Wildcard Kitchen – Guys' Night Out Eric Adjepong invites three of his favorite guys, Jet Tila,Eddie Jackson and Viet Pham, to his after-hours card game. These epic chefs each arrive with $5,000 for a night of card playing, fast-paced cooking and some major trash talking.
1:00pm	Beat Bobby Flay – Pump It Up The laughs are flowing when comic Tony Rock and jokester Alex Guarnaschelli heckle Bobby Flay in his own kitchen; Delaware chef Bill Clifton and Long Island's Stephan Bogardus compete for the last laugh.
1:30pm	Beat Bobby Flay – Getting Nutty Food sensations Michael Voltaggio and Laura Vitale join forces to teach Bobby Flay a thing or two; they bring along University of Houston chef Alex Brugger and Miami-born Tatiana Rosana to school Bobby on a lesson in defeat.
2:00pm	Beat Bobby Flay – A Pioneering Ordeal Alex Guarnaschelli and Ree Drummond recruit two gentlemen, Jamarius Banks and Vince Giancarlo.
2:30pm	Beat Bobby Flay – Bye Bye Birdie Food Network's Michael Symon and Jet Tila work hard to outsmart their good friend Bobby Flay; they bring in one of his proteges, chef Rebecca Weitzman, and one of fine dining's finest, chef Brian Lewis, to muscle Bobby out of his kitchen.
3:00pm	Beat Bobby Flay – A Bitter Pill to Swallow Alex Guarnaschelli and Katie Lee Biegel get behind chefs Kyungbin Min and Alex Ottusch, while Bobby Flay cooks up his secret weapon.
3:30pm	Beat Bobby Flay – It's a Cakewalk Damaris Phillips teams up with the Ace of Cakes, Duff Goldman, in his inaugural appearance to try and steal a sweet victory; top-notch pastry chefs Holden Jagger and Tova du Plessis must face off for a chance to bake Bobby under the table.
4:00pm	Beat Bobby Flay – How You Bean? Food Network's Damaris Phillips and Sunny Anderson show up to light a torch under Bobby Flay's stove; chefs Brian Lopes and Jesse Wykle go head-to-head for a chance to make waves in Bobby's kitchen.
4:30pm	Beat Bobby Flay – 25 Ingredients or Less Food Network's Giada De Laurentiis brings in pal Meredith Vieira to try to beat Bobby Flay in 25 ingredients or less; chefs Marcos Campos and Nicholas Poulmetis try not to slip up on the star ingredient for a shot at taking down the king.
5:00pm	Beat Bobby Flay – We'll Be the Judge Chefs Ed McFarland and Dale Talde swap their tasting spoons for chef knives as they attempt to beat Bobby Flay at his own game.
5:30pm	Beat Bobby Flay – The Power of Jane Actress Jane Krakowski teams up with Chef Michael Symon to steal Bobby Flay's spotlight; they bring in no-nonsense chefs Attila Bollok from Los Angeles and Matthew Spinner from Cleveland to give Bobby an early curtain call.
6:00pm	Beat Bobby Flay – Chocolate Covered Clash Chef Michael Voltaggio gets help from an extra special guest, Drew Barrymore, to take down Bobby Flay; pastry chefs DaVee Harned and Miriam Rieder Taylor help with their passion for chocolate.
6:30pm	Beat Bobby Flay – The Puck Stops Here Culinary legend Wolfgang Puck makes his first-ever appearance at the Beat Bobby Flay arena alongside "Chopped" guru Ted Allen; chefs Emily Hansen and Judy Anderson must impress the dynamic duo to get the chance to fillet the Flay.
7:00pm	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.
7:30pm	Selena + Restaurant – Selena + Ms Chi Selena Gomez and Dumpling Queen Shirley Chung make a fusion version of a dish from Selena's childhood; after folding dumplings, smoking chicken in tea leaves and a little dancing, Selena tries to deliver a dish good enough for Ms Chi's menu.
8:00pm	Beat Bobby Flay – Cat Fight Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe bonds with fellow cat fancier chef Damaris Phillips, while chefs Malik Rhasaan and Sean Pharr attempt to claw their way to victory against Bobby Flay.
8:30pm	Beat Bobby Flay – British Invasion British bloke Brooklyn Beckham recruits Sunny Anderson to bring a transatlantic takeover to Bobby Flay's kitchen; chefs Francis Legge and Caroline Budge are ready to bring the heat from across the pond.

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.