March 29, 2024

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‘Cooking with Remi’ host shares her favorite kitchen items

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YouTuber Remi Cruz, 26, started her own rendition of the Food Network on her channel with 2.5M subscribers — “Cooking with Remi” — and is excited to share her love of food and her Korean upbringing through her recipes.

“For almost 10 years on YouTube, I’ve done so many cooking videos throughout my makeup, fashion and homemaking content,” Cruz told The Post. “I would call making lunch on my channel, ‘Cooking with Remi,’ and when I was in a lull with my main channel, I decided to go all out and make ‘Cooking with Remi’ a produced show.”

The LA-based lifestyle creator has more than five million followers across all platforms, including her vlog channel with 1.4M subscribers and her co-hosted “Pretty Basic” podcast with Alisha Marie.

In the first episode of “Cooking with Remi,” Cruz dishes out how to make tteokbooki, jajangmyun and Korean fried chicken: three treasured dishes she has adored since her childhood years.

“Both of my parents are Korean and my mom always cooked Korean food growing up,” she said. “I loved learning about my culture, so once I moved out on my own, I started having cravings for specific Korean foods I couldn’t get anymore.” Her mom would talk through one of her favorite meals over the phone, and then she would add her own “twists” to it, she described.

Remi Cruz’ YouTube Channel with 2.5M subscribers features a new series, ‘Cooking with Remi.’ Her video, ‘Easy Korean Recipes’ is the first episode of her cooking show.

To supplement her filmed cooking tutorials, the lifestyle vlogger-turned-relatable chef also launched a website, which acts as a hub for her viewers and recipe-seekers to discover the next meal on their plates.

“I didn’t realize how many Asian and Korean viewers I had who felt so connected, and I would get comments all the time saying they felt so connected through these videos,” she adds.

Remi Cruz
Pictured: Remi Cruz. Photography courtesy of Jesse Tam.

And, Cruz is only getting started. Her first few episodes reveal how to make party snacks, “drunchies” — the “quintessential term” she labels to describe her drunk cravings, and her favorite foods from fairs.

“Now, I’m getting more into recipe testing, but for right now, my recipes surround what people in my everyday life are asking for,” she said. “My boyfriend recommends foods I’ve made in the past, so it’s good to have a sounding board.”

If you’re a foodie or simply looking for a new “Foodstagram” to follow, @cookingwithremi is your new best friend. Cruz provides an overview of her go-to breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert — outside the ‘gram — for a taste of her favorites:

  • Breakfast: “Whenever I have a slower morning, my sweet potato hash is healthy and comforting, so I love to make that,” she explains.
  • Lunch: “It’s pretty basic [no podcast pun intended], but I love bread, so a turkey and avocado sandwich is what I usually go for, especially when I’m working and have to make something quick,” she shares.
  • Dinner: “For dinner, it depends on how I’m feeling, but I’ll usually have salmon or chicken, veggies, and some kind of starch — if I’m feeling healthy,” she said. “But, if I’m feeling not-so-healthy, one of my favorites is making Korean barbecue at home.”
  • Dessert: “I’m an ice cream person, and I always have either ice cream or a popsicle,” she said. “I love Cold Stone’s chocolate ice cream or Cherry Garcia from Ben & Jerry’s.”

Below, find some of Remi’s top-tier kitchen products she uses to help her craft the perfect dish, including a tiffany blue KitchenAid mixer, the perfect chef’s knife and her go-to basil grower.


Remi’s Top 5 Favorite Kitchen Products

Instant Pot Vortex Plus 6-in-1 Air Fryer, $119.95

Instant Pot Vortex Plus 6-in-1 Air Fryer

“I like to take pride in the idea that I purchased an air fryer before the big wave came around,” Cruz said. “All of my friends now have one, and to this day, they all say it changed their lives because it’s so easy to use.”


Misen Chef Knife, $65

Misen Chef Knife

“Misen was one of my first food-related sponsorships, and it truly is one of the best knives I’ve used in my life,” she said. “You can use it for whatever you’re cooking, and if you’re only going to get one knife, get this one.”


KitchenAid Mixer, $499.99

KitchenAid Mixer

“I got my KitchenAid Mixer six or seven years ago for a Black Friday haul on my YouTube channel,” she said. “‘Shock factor,’ high-ticket items were popular for those kinds of videos, but I’ve used mine every year since then.”

She uses it for baking cookies and loves that hers is tiffany blue (notably, for picking out cute tiffany blue kitchenware to match).


Our Place Always Pan, $145

Our Place Always Pan

“I purchased the Our Place Always Pan from an Instagram ad and it’s the best pan I’ve ever used,” she said. “It’s so cute, comes in a lot of different colors and is super nonstick. It also comes with a wooden spatula you can attach to the pan and a wooden steamer basket to put vegetables in.”

Separately, she bought a bamboo steamer for making dumplings and fish, which she said is simple to use. Plus, she has two Our Always Pans: “char” and “blue salt.”


Techwood Indoor Smokeless Grill with Tempered Glass Lid, $124.98

Techwood Indoor Smokeless Grill with Tempered Glass Lid

“The TechWood Smokeless Grill can be used for normal grilling, but my boyfriend and I use it for our Korean barbecue nights,” she said. “I’ll go to the Korean grocery store and buy meat and other ingredients, and it’s cool that there’s a built-in fan to prevent smells. Plus, it’s a super fun quarantine activity.”


Remi’s Favorite Kitchen Products

OXO Good Grips Large Salad Spinner, $30.99

OXO Good Grips Large Salad Spinner

“I didn’t know what a salad spinner was until a year or two ago — and now it’s a game-changer for me,” Cruz said.


OXO Good Grips 20-Piece Pop Container Set, $209.95

OXO Good Grips 20-Piece Pop Container Set

“I love OXO’s Pop Containers for everything, including storing dog food,” she said. “Particularly, I use them to store flour and other ingredients on a rolly cart in my pantry, so they’re super convenient to have on hand while cooking and baking.”

If you don’t need 20 pieces, OXO has a three-piece set for $30.99 and a 10-piece set for $104.95


Trudeau Toss and Chop Salad Tongs, $15.99 (originally $17.02)

Trudeau Toss and Chop Salad Tongs

“I have these scissors that are made for salads,” I love Sweet Greens for salad, but I don’t want to spend $25 on salad every day, so these scissors make everything bite-sized and it’s amazing.”

She said you can use a knife, but these are “so much more fun,” she explains.


KitchenAid Pasta Roller & Cutter Attachment Set, $199

KitchenAid Pasta Roller & Cutter Attachment Set

“I love my KitchenAid Pasta Attachment,” she said. “All you have to do is put it on your mixer and you can make pasta dough because the mixer powers it. I love trying new pasta shapes and sizes, and it’s so much fun to do at home.”


Click and Grow Smart Garden (Includes Basil Plant Pods), $99.95

Click and Grow Smart Garden (Includes Basil Plant Pods)

“The Click and Grow is a cute little system I use to grow basil,” she said. “You can also grow flowers, tomatoes, and herbs, and it’s great to have fresh ingredients on hand all the time.”


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