CookingJam
CookingJam
Different kitchens, same moment.

Different kitchens, same moment.

A calm way to be together in time.

CookingJam is for people in different places who cook the same meal at around the same time. No performance. No pressure. Just the feeling of “we’re doing this together.”

No feeds. No likes. No audience. Quiet participation is valid.

People cooking together

A Jam can be a call, messages, voice notes… or simply knowing someone else is cooking too.

What it is

CookingJam is a small coordination ritual. It helps people in different places share a bit of life without turning it into a performance or a broadcast.

  • A few people, not a crowd.
  • A rough time window, not a scheduled show.
  • Presence, not productivity.

What it’s not

CookingJam is deliberately not a platform for performance.

  • No feeds, likes, rankings, or audiences.
  • No teachers, experts, or “right way”.
  • No pressure to impress. Your meal only needs to be yours.

How it works

The simplest version is often the best version.

  • Pick a recipe. Yours, theirs, a book, a link — anything.
  • Choose a rough time window. “Tonight”, “Sunday afternoon”, “after work”.
  • Create a Jam link. Private by default. Nothing to set up.
  • Cook separately, together. Call, message, voice notes… or whatever works for you.

A small promise: CookingJam won’t ask you to perform.

Ingredients on a table

The CookingJam Manifesto

CookingJam exists to create inclusion without performance.

The point

You can cook on your own and still be part of something. You can be miles apart and still share a bit of life. You do not need to be watched. You only need to show up.

CookingJam is a shared act of cooking, done separately, together. People agree to cook the same meal within the same time window. That is enough.

The boundaries

  • No public feeds.
  • No scoring.
  • No pressure to impress.
  • Difference is the conversation.
  • Presence is the point.

If CookingJam ever becomes louder than the act of cooking itself, we have lost our way.

Why it exists

During Covid, two friends living thousands of miles apart began cooking the same meal at the same time. It helped more than expected — and it didn’t stop when lockdown ended.

CookingJam is an attempt to give that quiet ritual a home, without turning it into a performance.

A warm table moment

Start your first Jam.

Pick someone you like. Pick something to cook. Choose a rough time window. That’s enough.

CookingJam is small on purpose. If it resonates, you’re welcome here.