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:

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8:00am	Girl Meets Farm – 2nd 40th Bdays = Outdoor Pizza Party Molly Yeh throws an outdoor pizza party to celebrate her friends' second 40th birthdays; she makes cheesy baloney pizzas, a fun chicken parm caesar salad, indulgent five spice limoncello and her moist matcha, red bean and almond rainbow cookie cake.
8:30am	Girl Meets Farm – Chinese Nostalgia Molly Yeh and her Aunt Lucy have a Chinese-inspired dinner with the family's favorite dishes; Molly makes her mouthwatering Mapo Tofu with Pork, fresh Chili Crisp Vinaigrette Salad and silky Egg Drop Soup.
9:00am	Girl Meets Farm – Ladies Who Brunch Molly Yeh shares brunch with some of her friends from Grand Forks, N.D.
9:30am	Girl Meets Farm – Post Library Play Group Molly Yeh hosts brunch for Bernie's library play group; she promotes eating well with a ham frit-tot-ta, sausage breakfast pals on Hawaiian buns, and spinach cookies; she piles chocolate chunk peanut butter pancakes with whipped cream.
10:00am	The Kitchen – Love Your Leftovers Jeff Mauro presents rice with Carbonara Arancini, Sunny Anderson turns steak into take-home steak and garlic noodles, and Geoffrey Zakarian transforms mashed potatoes into pierogies with sour cream dip.
11:00am	The Kitchen – School Lunch Redo "The Kitchen" turns cafeteria classics into meals the whole family will love; Sunny Anderson transforms the iconic square pizza; Alex Guarnaschelli makes pork sloppy Joes with pickled onions; Jeff Mauro bakes gooey cafeteria chocolate-chip cookies.
12:00pm	The Kitchen – Snacks for Dinner The Kitchen hosts have hearty versions of everyone's favorite snacks; Jeff Mauro makes a light dinner of coconut shrimp salad, Sunny Anderson creates a meal out of an easy egg roll bowl and Geoffrey Zakarian digs into a supersized snack for dessert.
1:00pm	Beachside Brawl – Game Day Eats Antonia Lofaso starts the brawl over game day eats with a double elimination; two chefs face off in a pizza battle, where the losing chef is immediately eliminated; Eric Adjepong and Brain Malarkey draft proteins for their team's best game day dish.
2:00pm	Beachside Brawl – Coastal Road Trip Antonia Lofaso challenges the chefs to give their summer road trip a culinary upgrade; Brian Malarkey and Eric Adjepong face off in a fast-food glow up for the biggest advantage; the teams throw down by creating a coastal-themed roadside picnic.
3:00pm	Beachside Brawl – Beach Club Cuisine Antonia Lofaso gets fancy with beach club-worthy cuisine; Eric Adjepong and Brian Malarkey send the chefs to the seafood market for surf and turf dishes, and the two least successful chefs craft upscale appetizers inspired by a cocktail.
4:00pm	Beat Bobby Flay – Hate to Burst Your Shark Things heat up in this summertime battle as chefs Phelix Gardner and Enrika Williams try to make a splash with a win in Bobby Flay's kitchen; Bobby uses his chef knives to try and slash Eddie Jackson and Ted Allen's summer fun.
4:30pm	Beat Bobby Flay – Don't Be Salty Bobby Flay makes a dangerous wager with "The Kitchen's" Geoffrey Zakarian and Sunny Anderson that may cost him the game; chefs Sammy Monsour and Whitney Thomas are there to rub salt in the wound and try to walk away with a win.
5:00pm	Beat Bobby Flay – Romancing the Flay Love is in the air as married couple and chefs Laura and Sayat Ozyilmaz team up to take Bobby Flay down; chef Michael Voltaggio and Food Network's Jeff Mauro spark a budding bromance, leaving Bobby all by his lonesome.
5:30pm	Beat Bobby Flay – Blast From the Past Ted Allen and Chef Hall dig deep into Bobby's past for all-star chefs who know him and his food backward and forward; Southern chefs Wesley True and Justin Hunt want to take care of some unfinished business.
6:00pm	Beat Bobby Flay – Bobby vs. Food "Food Network Star" winner Eddie Jackson brings in Casey Webb ("Man v. Food") to throw all the manpower they can at Bobby; fine dining expert Eric Bolyard and seafood aficionado Sarah Murray battle for a shot at Bobby vs. their signature dish.
6:30pm	Beat Bobby Flay – Chocolate Showdown Duff Goldman and Alex Guarnaschelli challenge Bobby Flay to a chocolate battle, but the script gets flipped when chefs Amber Croom and Emily Oyer surprise everyone with a savory chocolate showdown.
7:00pm	Spring Baking Championship – Music Festival Surrounded by spring music, Jesse Palmer asks the bakers to make music festival cupcake crowns featuring succulents; the bakers get jazzy with judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller as they craft entremets with NOLA snowball flavors.
8:00pm	Spring Baking Championship – Something Borrowed, Something Old Jesse Palmer walks the finalists down the aisle as they take on some borrowed recipes from the other competitors; the bakers put their spin on some old recipes provided by judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller.
9:00pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Carnivore Creations A butchery with porchetta and a unique style of prosciutto in Portland, Ore.; In Louisville, Ky., a barbecue place serves wings and ribs; a cafe with steak sandwiches and chicken paninis in Hamilton, N.J.
9:30pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Burgers, Buns and Bagels Guy visits an amped-up deli serving up lamb burgers and ribs; a Koreatown favorite loads up Asian buns and a unique bacon-corn bar dish; a world-class bagel shop spices up their specialty and tops things off with Jersey's famous pork roll.
10:00pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – You Can Only Get It Here Korean spicy pork burrito with homemade kim chee; homemade masa with everything from Mexican spiced beef to apples with pecans; king fish in gravy.
10:30pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Latin Street Food Chicharron with pico de gallo; pepito sandwich with steak and black beans; Mexican empanadas.
11:00pm	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Mex to the Max From Florida to California, Southwest to Midwest, diving into everything from tacos, tamales and tortas to al pastor and pozole; fiery burritos, seafood sensations, tortillas, and regional specialties straight out of the Yucatan.
12:00am	Spring Baking Championship – Something Borrowed, Something Old Jesse Palmer walks the finalists down the aisle as they take on some borrowed recipes from the other competitors; the bakers put their spin on some old recipes provided by judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller.
1:00am	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Carnivore Creations A butchery with porchetta and a unique style of prosciutto in Portland, Ore.; In Louisville, Ky., a barbecue place serves wings and ribs; a cafe with steak sandwiches and chicken paninis in Hamilton, N.J.
1:30am	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Burgers, Buns and Bagels Guy visits an amped-up deli serving up lamb burgers and ribs; a Koreatown favorite loads up Asian buns and a unique bacon-corn bar dish; a world-class bagel shop spices up their specialty and tops things off with Jersey's famous pork roll.
2:00am	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – You Can Only Get It Here Korean spicy pork burrito with homemade kim chee; homemade masa with everything from Mexican spiced beef to apples with pecans; king fish in gravy.
2:30am	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Latin Street Food Chicharron with pico de gallo; pepito sandwich with steak and black beans; Mexican empanadas.
3:00am	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – Mex to the Max From Florida to California, Southwest to Midwest, diving into everything from tacos, tamales and tortas to al pastor and pozole; fiery burritos, seafood sensations, tortillas, and regional specialties straight out of the Yucatan.
4:00am	Big Bad Budget Battle – Supermarket Shortcuts The cooks create a signature shortcut dish and make a dinner to impress.
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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.