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ChefSteps turns button mushrooms into shaveable "Truffaux"
Grant Crilly's imitation black truffles use truffle oil, binding ingredients and a charcoal coat, with macaroni and cheese as the office ta…
In short
On YouTube, ChefSteps has 1,380,000 subscribers and 196,715,159 views in all, as of November 14, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 670,965 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "The Modernist Hack to Transform Button Mushrooms Into Truffles", with 368,838 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 1,899 of the 5,392 channels on Trari, and No. 95 of 187 in category "Cooking and food". On Instagram, @chefsteps has 319,355 followers. The account gained 721 followers in the last 7 days.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
1,380,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
no significant change in the last month
no significant change in the last month
total views
196,715,159
▲ 670,965 in the last 7 days
▲ 1,250,474 in the last 30 days
▲ 1,250,474 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
96,978
on a typical day: 62,420
Videos on the channel
855
5 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
yesterday
November 13, 2026
Views per subscriber
142
a new short video usually gets 15,324 views
Next milestone
1,500,000 subscribers
120,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@chefsteps · The account on Instagram
Followers
319,355
▲ 53 a day, on average over the last 2 days
▲ 721 in the last 7 days
▲ 721 in the last 7 days
Posts
3,710
4 new posts in the last 7 days
Views per Reel
1,424
usually, by 11 recent Reels
Likes per post
36
usually, by 13 recent posts
0.01% of followers
0.01% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Cooking and food | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 1,505 of 2,839 | 82 of 115 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Cooking and food
Latest posts
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| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuffing, potatoes, veg, cranberry sauce, gravy. Thanksgiving is never just… | Carousel | November 12, 2026 | - | 43 | 0 |
| Porchetta is usually a project. | Photo | November 11, 2026 | - | 75 | 0 |
| We’re transforming a bunch of humble button mushrooms to make the ultimate… | Reel | November 10, 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| We’re transforming a bunch of humble button mushrooms to make the ultimate… | Reel | November 10, 2026 | 489,322 | 8,518 | 149 |
| We believe that the key to getting the best-tasting white meat and the most… | Reel | November 6, 2026 | 22,714 | 209 | 1 |
| 🦃 Ready to talk turkey? Unlock our entire Thanksgiving Hub, and the full… | Carousel | November 5, 2026 | - | 36 | 5 |
| We’ve heard your whipped-cream comments and cries! While our original Skinny… | Reel | November 4, 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| We’ve heard your whipped-cream comments and cries! | Reel | November 4, 2026 | 26,811 | 331 | 33 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 11 Reels, 3 carousels and 1 photo.
As of November 13, 2026
Follower, post, like, comment and view counts in this part are Instagram's. The changes and the "usually" figures are Trari's own calculations.
YouTube: What happened lately
November 9, 2026 9.2x its usual first day The Modernist Hack to Transform Button Mushrooms … The video opened at a pace of 63,573 views a day, 9.2 times a normal first day on this channel (6,891). Read the story
This week on the channel +180K views this week
One fork does the work in ChefSteps' smashed potatoes
Fingerlings, butter, cream and late-added chives make up the channel's only new recipe of the week.
This week on the channel 2 videos this week
Juniper, coriander and a 48-hour bath: ChefSteps takes on pastrami
A ten-piece chicken breakdown that saves the oysters opened the week, and a two-week-old salt bread video is still drawing a steady crowd.
The video drawing the most views now
The Modernist Hack to Transform Button Mushrooms Into Truffles
- Video published
- November 8, 2026
- Video views so far
- 368,838
- Video views, pace per day
- 19,375
- Views on its first day
- 87,226
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Cooking and food | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 1,899 of 5,392 | 95 of 187 |
| By views gained this week | 3,123 of 5,236 | 134 of 185 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 3,908 of 5,183 | 155 of 184 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Cooking and food
Views gained this week in the category Cooking and food
YouTube and Instagram: Subscribers and followers, last 30 days
Growth in percent since November 5, 2026, so both lines start from the same point
- YouTube · 1,380,000 subscribers 0% (0)
- Instagram · 319,355 followers +0.23% (+731)
From November 5, 2026 to November 14, 2026: on YouTube from 1,380,000 to 1,380,000 subscribers (0%), on Instagram from 318,624 to 319,355 followers (+0.23%).
YouTube rounds a large channel's subscriber count, so its line moves in steps.
The numbers by day
| Day | Subscribers (YouTube) | Followers (Instagram) |
|---|---|---|
| November 14, 2026 | 1,380,000 | - |
| November 13, 2026 | 1,380,000 | 319,355 |
| November 12, 2026 | 1,380,000 | - |
| November 11, 2026 | 1,380,000 | 319,247 |
| November 10, 2026 | 1,380,000 | 318,597 |
| November 9, 2026 | 1,380,000 | 318,618 |
| November 8, 2026 | 1,380,000 | 318,611 |
| November 7, 2026 | 1,380,000 | 318,618 |
| November 6, 2026 | 1,380,000 | 318,634 |
| November 5, 2026 | 1,380,000 | 318,624 |
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 16, 2026: 195,468,766 views → November 14, 2026: 196,715,159 views · average: 42,979 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vegan Whipped Cream Recipe! | November 13, 2026 | 2:51 short | 3,867 | 5,308 | 3,867 (13 hours) | 83 | 8 |
 Cook Like a Chef | Get 30% off ChefSteps | November 10, 2026 | 1:38 short | 27,995 | 3,962 | 18,759 | - | - |
 How to Make a Truffle From Mushrooms! | November 10, 2026 | 2:50 short | 20,314 | 3,497 | 8,725 | 456 | 9 |
 The Key To Good Pancakes | November 8, 2026 | 2:43 short | 8,323 | 219 | 3,964 | 163 | 17 |
 The Modernist Hack to Transform Button Mushrooms Into Truff… | November 8, 2026 | 11:38 | 368,838 | 19,375 | 87,226 | 5,486 | 346 |
 Crispy Sous Vide Chicken Thighs | November 7, 2026 | 2:34 short | 14,623 | 449 | 7,693 | 251 | 24 |
 Make Buffalo Cauliflower “Wings" at Home | November 6, 2026 | 2:52 short | 15,324 | 90 | 7,134 | 184 | 10 |
 Make This Latte For Pumpkin Season | October 30, 2026 | 2:59 short | 9,074 | 24 | 4,459 | 203 | 2 |
 Perfect Halloween Treat: Homemade Pumpkin Ding Dongs | October 28, 2026 | 2:58 short | 9,099 | 12 | 4,184 | 146 | 8 |
 DIY steak knife at home! | October 23, 2026 | 2:54 short | 20,210 | 14 | 10,618 | 295 | 27 |
 The Creamiest Smashed Potatoes! | October 16, 2026 | 2:49 short | 10,172 | 36 | 5,245 | 240 | 7 |
 Learn To Make The Juciest Pastrami | October 2, 2026 | 0:30 short | 16,387 | 13 | - | 265 | 3 |
 How to Butcher a Chicken: 10-Piece Country Cut | September 28, 2026 | 2:57 short | 19,356 | 37 | - | 358 | 9 |
 Master The Japanese Shio Pan | September 25, 2026 | 3:00 short | 23,083 | 58 | - | 1,136 | 18 |
 We Cracked the Code on Viral Salt Bread (Shio Pan) | September 20, 2026 | 18:58 | 270,412 | 1,797 | - | 3,033 | 82 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 15.2 in the category: 23.6
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.7 in the category: 0.5
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 6,891 views
- short vs long
- 13 short (up to 3 minutes), 2 long
average views per short video: 15,217
average views per long video: 319,625
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Pixar-Style Ratatouille | January 27, 2016 | 5:40 | 12,192,331 |
 Make Great Coffee with a Moka Pot | December 4, 2015 | 3:36 | 9,282,096 |
 The Best Way to Cook a Steak. Period. | January 11, 2016 | 5:12 | 6,284,467 |
 How to Build Your Own High-Performing Wood-Fired Pizza Oven… | July 30, 2020 | 6:16 | 3,520,726 |
 The Ultimate Guide to Making Crispy, Amber-Hued Peking Duck… | March 10, 2016 | 10:32 | 3,289,040 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 What is Potato Pavé? | August 26, 2025 | 1:41 | 2,361,804 |
 Vegan Foie Gras | January 15, 2026 | 2:58 | 722,712 |
 Scallion Pancakes: The 415°F Oil Move | June 4, 2026 | 0:20 | 401,404 |
 Ultimate Brownie experiment from 10 Best Recipes | August 8, 2025 | 2:57 | 386,205 |
 Filet Mignon: Poached = Most Mouthwatering Steak You've Eve… | August 23, 2025 | 0:41 | 180,213 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video taking offThe Modernist Hack to Transform Button Mushrooms … The video opened at a pace of 63,573 views a day, 9.2 times a normal first day on this channel (6,891).Read the story
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube, Meta Instagram
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
Stories
Video taking off 9.2x its usual first day
ChefSteps turns button mushrooms into shaveable "Truffaux"
Grant Crilly's imitation black truffles use truffle oil, binding ingredients and a charcoal coat, with macaroni and cheese as the office ta…
This week on the channel +180K views this week
One fork does the work in ChefSteps' smashed potatoes
Fingerlings, butter, cream and late-added chives make up the channel's only new recipe of the week.
This week on the channel 2 videos this week
Juniper, coriander and a 48-hour bath: ChefSteps takes on pastrami
A ten-piece chicken breakdown that saves the oysters opened the week, and a two-week-old salt bread video is still drawing a steady crowd.