Cooking for All Ages
Welcome to America’s Test Kitchen Kids! Our mission is to build a new generation of empowered cooks, engaged eaters, and curious experimenters. We help young chefs understand the hows and whys of food and cooking through our books, monthly subscription boxes, podcast, curriculum, and extensive (free!) digital library. Our kid-tested, kid-approved recipes and STEAM activities will inspire families to spend quality time together as well as a lifetime of tasty cooking.
Molly Birnbaum
Editor-in-Chief
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young chefs’ club
Kid-tested and kid-approved recipes
Engaging hands-on activities and experiments
Creative projects and games
Shopping list
Useful, unique, and fun physical items
for grown-ups
Resources to help you cook with kids and bring learning to life in the kitchen.
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award-winning kids books & gear
Our team is hard at work on lots of projects that will support foodie kids at every stage of learning and growth.
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mystery recipe podcast
Where food meets fun, three times a week
In this new podcast from America’s Test Kitchen Kids, kids AND their grown-ups will uncover the fun, fantastical, and fascinating sides of food.
Each ingredient-themed episode builds to a grand finale: a mystery recipe cook-along. Get excited about cooking (and eating) by digging into the deliciously silly and unexpectedly educational.
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About Us
Our mission is to build a new generation of empowered cooks, engaged eaters, and curious experimenters. We encourage kids to take risks, embrace and learn from failure, and develop a healthy and positive relationship with food.
Our Commitment
At America’s Test Kitchen Kids, we are committed to actively practicing antiracism. We include a diverse group of children in our books, on our website, and in our group of at-home recipe testers (which we are always trying to expand). We design our recipes to be safe and accessible for young chefs, and we feature recipes from many different cultures. We want all children to feel seen and heard when engaging with our recipes and hands-on activities. We know we have work to do in this area and we are listening.
meet the team
We are a group of editors, educators, and cooks applying America’s Test Kitchen’s scientific know-how and rigorous testing to create meaningful learning experiences for children.
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