How to watch Food Network without cable in 2026

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If you know your deglaze from a sauté, there's plenty to dig on the Food Network channel. Classics like Chopped, Iron Chef and Beat Bobby Flay highlight the unique formats and hosts that have driven the channel's popularity over the years -- for a lot of folks, it's a must-have. Fortunately, the Food Network is available with the majority of streaming providers and you can watch it risk-free during trials. Let's get into all the details...

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• Food Network on DIRECTV
• Food Network on Sling TV
• Food Network on Philo
• Providers with Food Network
• Food Network apps

Note: For all sections below, a checkmark next to a plan means that it's our favorite way of getting Food Network.

Food Network on DIRECTV - our recommended service

• Channels: 160
• Best price: $84.99
• 5-day free trial

Visit DIRECTV

DIRECTV streaming is nothing like its papa, DIRECTV satellite. There's no contract, satellite dish or costly equipment. Instead, it's a pure streaming service that's available on a month-to-month basis. Even better, it has all the same core channels as satellite at essentially the same price (and, of course, contract-free). With respect to Food Network, it's available in all their plans, starting with the cheapest, Entertainment.

The Entertainment package includes 90 channels for a regular price of $84.99/mo. It has a very complete lineup but being the smallest plan, it doesn't include any regional sports networks (RSNs). So, if you're a sports fan with a local team, you may want to upgrade to the first plan with RSNs, Choice. Here's a quick look at both...

DIRECTV is a solid way of getting Food Network and is included in all their plans -- toss in a healthy lineup of popular channels and it's our recommended way of streaming Food Network. A 5-day free trial lets you give it a whirl without a single charge.

Food Network on Sling TV

• Channels: 50
• Best price: $23
• 7-day free trial

Visit Sling

Sling is a skinny TV provider that saves you money with smaller plans (about half as many as DIRECTV). So, you won't get a full lineup or a ton of sports, but it does include Food Network and a bunch of other popular channels. Sling has two main packages, Blue and Orange. They include a different set of channels and Food Network can be found in both plans. A few other similar channels you'll also get with Orange: AMC, Lifetime, Trvl Channel, HGTV and History.

With respect to the Blue plan, it includes a solid mix of core programming - just a few: History, Discovery, TLC, FX, FS1 and much more. If you want even more options, you can combine Blue and Orange and usually save at least 25%. The nice part about Sling is you can switch between all their plans with no delay or penalty. Simply change the plan in your Sling dashboard and the added or reduced cost will be pro-rated accordingly.

Live TVSling TV

• $23.00/mo
• 7-day trial
• Visit site

Overall, Sling a lightweight and quick way to get the Food Network. It's available in all their base plans and, recently, Sling launched an option to only subscribe for a few days or couple weeks (eg, for a sporting or news event). That's not likely the case with Food Network (maybe a crazy Iron Chef tournament?), but if you want the most flexibility possible, Sling it a solid option.

Food Network on Philo

• Channels: 70
• Best price: $33
• Year discounts

Visit Philo

If Sling is skinny, Philo must be on a super rigid diet. It actually has less a few more channels than Sling but they're not quite as popular in general. Price-wise, it goes for $33/mo and that gets you 70 channels. That's a pretty attractive price and for Food Network fans, it's the least expensive way to get access. As a cool bonus, you'll also get the rival Cooking Channel. A few other similar channels also included: A&E, Discovery, AMC, Animal Planet and much more.

If you're not quite sure you want to pay for a plan, Philo has a free plan option. It's not bad and a solid place to pass the time (Food Network not included). Finally, being a smaller streamer, they surprisingly offer unlimited DVR that's saved for up to one year (better than a lot of providers).

Live TVPhilo

• $33/mo
• 7-day trial
• Visit site

Philo is for folks that want live TV (and Food Network) but don't need a ton of programming. It's the cheapest option on this page and a good route if you don't watch a ton of TV... or just stick mostly to Food Network. If you end up needing extra programming, Philo offers a few add-on packs but really, you're better off just switching to a bigger provider.

Streaming services with and without Food Network

Being a part of the Warner Bros Network, Food Network is a very high value channel and widely available. As you can see below, it's found with all major streaming providers. Of note, it's not available on Fubo as a 2024 licensing dispute with the two parties has never been resolved and none of the WB channels are still not available there.

Hulu Live

✓

• $89.99/mo
• Free Disney+

DIRECTV

✓

• $84.99/mo
• 5-day trial

Fubo

X

• $48.99/mo
• 5-day trial

Sling TV

✓

• $23.00/mo
• 7-day trial

YouTube TV

✓

• $82.99/mo
• 10-day trial

Philo

✓

• $33/mo
• 7-day trial

Peacock TV

X

• $4.99/mo
• 7-day trial

Paramount+

X

• $7.99/mo
• 7-day trial

Food Network apps

Food Network GO

This is Food Network's flagship app and lets everyone watch a bunch of free stuff. For subscribers to a streaming plan with the live Food Network channel, you can stream it via the app, anywhere you go. The app itself is pretty easy to use and does a nice job organizing all the free and paid content... and letting you find what you want. Recently, the app also gives you access to other Warner Bros content, including Animal Planet, TLC, Discover, Travel and more.

As of publication, the app has a 4.8/5 rating from over 33,000 reviews. After using it for nearly a year, we'd generally agree with that sentiment.