Live online cooking classes

Home cooks, couples and friend groups, remote teams booking a team activity, and gift buyers.

Ticket price per student per class, private group bookings at a flat fee, and optional recorded lessons or class series.

• Confident cooking technique
• Clear, friendly teaching
• Comfortable on camera

• Check whether your state has rules about teaching from a home kitchen, though no food is sold
• General liability insurance and any cover options for online classes
• Students with allergies, so share ingredient lists clearly and add a disclaimer
• Check copyright before sharing other chefs' recipes

Startup costs are estimates, typically around $200 to $1,500, depending on your camera, lighting and audio setup, and any kitchen equipment you need to buy.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $400 to $2,000, depending on how many classes you run, your ticket price and how many students join. These are revenue figures before costs.

Check whether your state has rules about teaching from a home kitchen, even though no food is sold. Also check insurance options for online classes, share ingredient lists with an allergy disclaimer, and check copyright before using other chefs' recipes.