Enjoyed watching Culinary Class Wars? These 5 cooking shows should definitely be on your watchlist next 

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Culinary Class Wars is the kind of show that sneaks up on you, and suddenly you are four episodes deep at 2 a.m., hungry, stressed, and fully obsessed. It is loud, intense, emotional, and crazy fun.

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If you just finished it and already feel that empty what-do-I-watch-next feeling, you are not alone. The good news is this. If you loved the competition, pressure, food glow-ups, and real drama of Culinary Class Wars, five more cooking shows will hit just right.


Enjoyed watching Culinary Class Wars? These 5 cooking shows should definitely be on your watchlist next

1) MasterChef:

If Culinary Class Wars made you love underdogs fighting their way up, MasterChef taps into that same energy. Here, regular home cooks walk into a massive kitchen with big dreams and shaky hands.

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They mess up. They cry. They grow. And somehow, they still pull off dishes that look restaurant-ready. The best part is the pressure. Mystery boxes, team battles, and last-minute do-or-die cook-offs keep your heart racing.

What makes it hit hard is the judging. When someone nails a dish, it feels earned. When someone fails, it hurts to watch. The prizes are huge, the stress is real, and the glow-ups are wild.

Just like Culinary Class Wars, you see people pushed to their breaking point, then somehow rising above it. It is not just about food. It is about grit, ego, fear, and insane confidence.

The main, widely recognized MasterChef shows globally are those produced in the United Kingdom, the United States, India, and Australia.


2) The Great British Bake Off:

This show has the total opposite vibe of Culinary Class Wars, but somehow is still just as addictive. Instead of shouting and pressure-cooker drama, you get soft voices, nervous smiles, and cakes that look too perfect to eat. It is peaceful but also sneaky stressful because one wrong move can ruin everything.

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What really pulls you in is how human it feels. These are not stars. They mess up. Their pastries collapse. Their icing slides off. And they still laugh through it. Every episode feels warm and tense at the same time.

If Culinary Class Wars showed you battle mode, Bake Off shows you quiet courage. It is like comfort food for your brain but with real stakes.


3) Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted

If Culinary Class Wars hooked you because it felt intense and cinematic, this show takes that vibe across the whole world. Instead of studio kitchens, the chef jumps off boats, climbs cliffs, dives into freezing water, and chases wild ingredients. It is food mixed with survival energy.

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What makes it cool is seeing a famous chef become a student again. He listens, learns, fails, and tries again. You see how food connects to land, culture, and people. Every episode ends with a big feast that feels earned.

It makes you respect how deep cooking really goes beyond recipes and ratings. If Class Wars shows you competition. This one shows you the soul behind the food.


4) Jinny's Kitchen:

If your favorite part of Culinary Class Wars was watching people run a kitchen under pressure, this one is pure gold. A group of famous Korean stars (Lee Seo-jin, Jung Yu-mi, Park Seo-joon, Choi Woo-shik, V (Kim Tae-hyung) of BTS, and Go Min-si) open a real restaurant in a foreign country and try to survive day by day. Orders pile up. Mistakes happen fast. Stress hits hard. But the teamwork makes it fun to watch.

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The menu is Korean street-style food, the setting changes from Mexico to Iceland, and every shift feels like a mini boss battle. What makes it addictive is how real it feels. You see tired faces, burned hands, wrong orders, and small wins.

It is not about trophies. It is about surviving service and feeding real people. If Culinary Class Wars showed you rivalry, this shows you unity under fire.


5) Bake Squad:

This one is softer than Culinary Class Wars but still super fun. Four dessert experts race to create insane, sweet pieces for real clients. There is no elimination, but the pressure still hits because only one dessert gets chosen at the end. The stakes are emotional instead of brutal.

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Every baker has a different superpower. One rules cakes. One masters chocolate. One plays with wild flavors. One creates illusion desserts. Watching them work feels like watching artists speed-paint under stress.

And because no one gets kicked out, the vibe stays supportive and creative, giving joy and whimsy with just enough nerves to keep it exciting.


If Culinary Class Wars pulled you in with its intensity, class struggle, and high-stress food battles, these five shows keep that energy alive in totally different ways. Some bring chaos. Some bring comfort.

Some turn cooking into an adventure. Together, they prove that food shows are not just about recipes. They are about people under pressure, chasing pride, dreams, and that one perfect dish. Once you start this watchlist, sleep might not stand a chance.


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Edited by Zainab Shaikh