Frank Proto puts the freezer to work on Epicurious
Meal-prep lessons, ham-and-cheese egg bites and a boxed mac-and-cheese taste test make up the channel's three new uploads.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
15 Meal Prepping Hacks Every Home Cook Should Know | Epicurious 101
Meal prep took center stage. Frank Proto's "15 Meal Prepping Hacks Every Home Cook Should Know | Epicurious 101" drew more than a quarter-million views, making the professional chef and culinary instructor's practical lesson the week's most watched upload.
Proto's agenda stretches from make-ahead breakfasts to batch-cooked sauces, portioned rice and smarter storage. The comments turn that freezer-first approach into a kitchen conversation: viewers discuss silicone molds for soup, labeling portions and reducing waste with chicken and vegetable stock. Others have a very specific question about the chicken skin in the Hainanese chicken rice.
Breakfast gets its own follow-up in "Meal Prep These Egg Bites for Breakfast All Week," featuring eggs, cheddar, scallions and ham in freezer-friendly muffins. The newest upload, "Is This the Best Boxed Mac and Cheese?", switches from planning meals to tasting them, with Epicurious's panel trying Cabot Creamery's Seriously Sharp Shells & Cheese.
The meal-prep lesson also carries the most daily momentum right now. The boxed mac-and-cheese test and an older shopping guide are drawing similar daily views: in "Butcher Explains Which Ground Beef to Buy | Ultimate Buying Guide | Epicurious," Jake Dickson of Dickson's Farmstand Meats examines fat ratios, packaging, patties and grind size.
Epicurious sits close to Andy Cooks, Nick's Kitchen and Kyle Istook in subscriber size. Nick's Kitchen added substantially more subscribers this week than those nearby channels, while BeardMeatsFood is having a much busier viewing day than usual. For Epicurious, the strongest draw is a lesson aimed at making tomorrow's dinner easier before tomorrow arrives.
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What viewers say
Basically, buy huge freezer, a few silicone containers, and lots of zip lock bags, then cook bulk and freeze tons of stuff in proper portions, that you can just toss together later on. Also, use labels.
@Orwellian-Purple-Grapes-1984See it on YouTubeI love the soup storage hack and also the chicken+veggies stock, since it can reduce so much food waste :)
@RoseTingle08See it on YouTubeWhoa, whoa, whoa... what happened to the skin for the Hainese chicken rice???
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Frank is back!
@79jaskSee it on YouTubeThank you for having proper subtitles in the video! ❤
@JudyCZSee it on YouTubeI was looking for inspiration for supper and here you were! Thanks for the tips!
@ZekeDeEspánadaSee it on YouTubeThank you!!!! I've been stumbling around in the dark trying to meal prep and freeze myself 💗
@maryann1842See it on YouTubeFrank is a favourite!
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The videos drawing views on Epicurious right now
- Channel
- Epicurious
- Subscribers
- 6,320,000
- Videos published this week
- 3
- Video published
- October 7, 2026
- Video views so far
- 263,408
The numbers
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