These cooking competition shows put kids at the stove, oven, or grill. Start with MasterChef Junior for full meals, Junior Bake Off for cakes and biscuits, or Chopped Junior when you want to see what happens after a…
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1 MasterChef Junior (2013) ★ 6.8 IMDb First aired Sep 27, 2013 In the U.S. version, young cooks tackle full plates and team challenges with professional chefs judging the food. Start here if you want young contestants making savory as well as sweet dishes, with the suspense of eliminations along the way. 0 2 Junior Bake Off (2011) ★ 7.7 IMDb First aired Oct 31, 2011 Young bakers work through a technical recipe and their own showstopper ideas in the British tent. Pick it for cakes, pastry, or biscuits and a judging style that gives bakers room to talk about what they were trying to make. It is also titled Junior Baking Show in some markets. 0 3 Chopped Junior (2015) ★ 6.4 IMDb First aired Oct 27, 2015 The young cooks open baskets with ingredients they have to work into dishes before time runs out. Choose it for quick rounds, unusual ingredients, and an elimination after each course. A contestant can make something you would never expect from the basket. 0 4 Kids Baking Championship (2015) ★ 7.3 IMDb First aired Feb 2, 2015 Young bakers tackle sweet assignments with time limits, sometimes working from unusual flavors or cake-decoration rules. It suits kids who would rather see how a dessert is put together than watch a full dinner service. 0 5 Top Chef Junior (2017) ★ 8.0 IMDb First aired Oct 13, 2017 The junior contestants try short challenges and bigger assignments with the structure of the grown-up show. Curtis Stone heads the judging in the Universal Kids series. Pick it for aspiring chefs who want to see menu planning and technique under a clock. 0 6 Rachael vs. Guy: Kids Cook-Off (2013) ★ 6.5 IMDb First aired Sep 8, 2013 Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri coach teams of young cooks through challenges. Watch here if you want to see kids take advice, revise a plan, and present finished food to judges in a contest built around mentorship. 0 7 Rachael Ray's Kids Cook-Off (2015) First aired Aug 24, 2015 Young cooks compete in timed challenges with Rachael Ray and a different guest judge. It is a separate series from the team show with Guy Fieri. Watch how each cook turns an assigned task into a dish that reflects their own tastes. 0 8 Kids BBQ Championship (2016) ★ 6.6 IMDb First aired May 23, 2016 Young competitors make food on outdoor grills, with challenges that turn on fire management, flavor, and what they can plate before time runs out. Pick it when you want to see young cooks handle barbecue as a full meal. 0 9 Food Network Star Kids The kids cook and also have to explain their food on camera. It is worth choosing if your young viewer likes the presentation side of a contest and wants to see how a dish becomes a segment. 0 10 Magic Bake-Off (2021) ★ 6.4 IMDb First aired Aug 13, 2021 Pairs of young bakers make cakes based on a Disney theme. Try it for a contest where there is plenty of emphasis on design and working with a partner, with judges looking at flavor as well as decoration. 0 
MasterChef Junior (2013)First aired Sep 27, 2013In the U.S. version, young cooks tackle full plates and team challenges with professional chefs judging the food. Start here if you want young contestants making savory as well as sweet dishes, with the suspense of eliminations along the way.0
Junior Bake Off (2011)First aired Oct 31, 2011Young bakers work through a technical recipe and their own showstopper ideas in the British tent. Pick it for cakes, pastry, or biscuits and a judging style that gives bakers room to talk about what they were trying to make. It is also titled Junior Baking Show in some markets.0
Chopped Junior (2015)First aired Oct 27, 2015The young cooks open baskets with ingredients they have to work into dishes before time runs out. Choose it for quick rounds, unusual ingredients, and an elimination after each course. A contestant can make something you would never expect from the basket.0
Kids Baking Championship (2015)First aired Feb 2, 2015Young bakers tackle sweet assignments with time limits, sometimes working from unusual flavors or cake-decoration rules. It suits kids who would rather see how a dessert is put together than watch a full dinner service.0
Top Chef Junior (2017)First aired Oct 13, 2017The junior contestants try short challenges and bigger assignments with the structure of the grown-up show. Curtis Stone heads the judging in the Universal Kids series. Pick it for aspiring chefs who want to see menu planning and technique under a clock.0
Rachael vs. Guy: Kids Cook-Off (2013)First aired Sep 8, 2013Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri coach teams of young cooks through challenges. Watch here if you want to see kids take advice, revise a plan, and present finished food to judges in a contest built around mentorship.0
Rachael Ray's Kids Cook-Off (2015)First aired Aug 24, 2015Young cooks compete in timed challenges with Rachael Ray and a different guest judge. It is a separate series from the team show with Guy Fieri. Watch how each cook turns an assigned task into a dish that reflects their own tastes.0
Kids BBQ Championship (2016)First aired May 23, 2016Young competitors make food on outdoor grills, with challenges that turn on fire management, flavor, and what they can plate before time runs out. Pick it when you want to see young cooks handle barbecue as a full meal.0
Food Network Star KidsThe kids cook and also have to explain their food on camera. It is worth choosing if your young viewer likes the presentation side of a contest and wants to see how a dish becomes a segment.0
Magic Bake-Off (2021)First aired Aug 13, 2021Pairs of young bakers make cakes based on a Disney theme. Try it for a contest where there is plenty of emphasis on design and working with a partner, with judges looking at flavor as well as decoration.0