Skillshare review

Skillshare is a creative-learning subscription where cooking is one shelf among many, which makes it a light, low-risk start for beginners. Its Food & Drink section splits into Baking, Cooking and Mixology and lists short classes such as Knife Skills: A Mini Class to Chop Like a Chef at 12 minutes, Cooking Like a Chef: 5 Fundamental Skills for Kitchen Success at 50 minutes, Baking Basics: Make Perfect Breads & Pastries Every Time and Kitchen Confidence: Practical Tips for Cooking with Intuition. The App Store listing says hundreds of classes are free to start, and new subscribers get 7 days of unlimited classes. Premium on the US App Store is $169.99 a year, about $14.17 a month, with monthly options listed at higher rates. The app syncs progress across devices and supports offline viewing. The weak points: the cooking catalog is far smaller than Rouxbe or ATK, nobody reviews your dishes, and you pay for a library that is mostly drawing, design and photography.

Who it is for

beginners who want short classes on single skills

Price

Annual Premium Membership $169.99 on the US App Store (about $14.17 a month); hundreds of free classes; 7-day free trial.

Annual Premium Membership $169.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 13, 2026.

Key features

• Food & Drink classes split into Baking, Cooking and Mixology
• Short classes such as Knife Skills: A Mini Class to Chop Like a Chef (12 minutes)
• Cooking Like a Chef: 5 Fundamental Skills for Kitchen Success (50 minutes)
• Hundreds of free classes without Premium
• Offline viewing and progress sync in the app

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Hundreds of free classes to start
• Strength: Classes are short enough for one evening
• Strength: One membership also covers design, photography and more
• Weakness: Cooking is a small part of a creative-skills catalog
• Weakness: No instructor feedback on your cooking
• Weakness: Premium costs $169.99 a year on the App Store

Key facts

• Annual Premium: $169.99
• Free trial: 7 days
• Food & Drink subcategories: Baking, Cooking, Mixology
• Free classes: Hundreds

Where it ranks

Skillshare is No. 9 in our Best Online Cooking Classes verdict.