Zach Bates

The Bates Kitchen produces cooking tutorials and recipe content drawing from experience with the large Bates family, known for their appearance on the reality show Bringing Up Bates. Their content library focuses on comfort food classics, dessert preparations, and modernized family recipes like fried chicken sandwiches and bananas foster French toast. The channel demonstrates cooking techniques through the lens of teaching children kitchen skills while maintaining traditional family values. The content creation strategy emphasizes practical home cooking methods as alternatives to restaurant dining and takeout options. Short-form video content distributed on Instagram shows step-by-step recipe demonstrations and kitchen skill tutorials. The programming incorporates budget-conscious ingredient choices and meal planning approaches developed through large-family meal preparation. The Bates Kitchen integrates Christian values and family-oriented messaging throughout their culinary education content. Their instructional approach combines basic cooking fundamentals with opportunities for family participation in meal preparation. Recipe selection prioritizes dishes that balance nutritional value with broad family appeal.