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Why it's faceless
AI avatar · likely · 70% confidence
- 110 of 10 thumbnails show an older woman in a floral top, 9 of them in a head wrap, with smooth skin and warm, even light
- 2Face, glasses and hair covering differ between thumbnails (uncovered grey hair and glasses in one) while styling and kitchens stay alike
- 3Steaming pots, glossy dishes and props share one idealized, evenly lit finish in all 10 thumbnails
The formula
Niche, persona, format and what makes it work
Frugal soul food and old Southern kitchen tricks
Single-dish soul food secrets (mac and cheese, fried chicken, collards)
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Audience, title patterns, thumbnail style, offers and funnel.
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- 12:35Never Season Your Cast Iron This Way Again — The 1940s Lard Method Nobody Uses Anymore353 views · 1w ago
- 14:1425 Soul Food Tricks My Grandmother Used to Feed a Family of 7 on Almost Nothing977 views · 2w ago+1/h
- 17:0930 Forgotten Soul Food Dishes Black Grandmothers Made When Money Was Tight621 views · 2w ago
- 11:29Why Your Banana Pudding Will Never Taste Like Grandma's (This Is the Reason)874 views · 2w ago+1/h
- 12:49NEVER Fry Your Chicken in Oil Again — Try This Old Southern Secret3.4K views · 3w ago+8/h5.4×
- 16:0320 Secret Soul Food Freezer Tricks Black Grandmas Used to Feed Families for Almost Nothing76 views · 3w ago
- 13:24NEVER Bake Your Mac and Cheese Again — Try This Old Soul Food Secret5.2K views · 3w ago+2/h8.3×
- 16:32The Best Collard Greens You'll Ever Make (The Soul Food Way)1.1K views · 3w ago
- 16:0420 Old Black Southern Desserts That Have Almost Disappeared64 views · 4w ago
- 16:5025 Soul Food Dishes Under $3 That Black Grandmas Made Every Week638 views · 4w ago
11:02Cheap Chicken Wings Taste Like Whole Roasted Chicken After This One Trick116 views · 4w ago
16:5825 Cheap Soul Food Dishes Black Grandmas Almost Took to the Grave488 views · 4w ago
2:41This bowling alley moment has everyone stunned42 views · 5w ago
How we estimated ad revenue
Last 30 days. Every step is shown, and the parts add up to the total.
An estimate from public data, not YouTube Analytics. Sponsorships, memberships and products aren't included.
Monetization
YouTube Partner Program: 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 long-form watch hours in 12 months
Estimated from public YouTube data, not confirmed by YouTube. Watch hours estimated from lifetime views (channel under a year old) × typical watch time.
What they sell
No product found yet.
Channels like Thelma Cooking
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Soul food tricks and forgotten budget dishes from a Southern grandmother
Old-school Southern soul food tricks and budget cooking
Southern and soul food cooking tricks and forgotten family recipes
Southern soul food: cheap cuts, barbecue and old kitchen tricks
Budget soul food and Southern home cooking from a grandmother's recipes
Old-fashioned Southern soul food recipes, kitchen tricks and budget dinners
Soul food cooking tricks presented as old Black family methods
Old Southern and Memphis soul-food cooking tricks
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About Thelma Cooking
Is Thelma Cooking a faceless channel?
Very likely. FameX classifies Thelma Cooking as a ai avatar channel (likely, 70% confidence). 10 of 10 thumbnails show an older woman in a floral top, 9 of them in a head wrap, with smooth skin and warm, even light.
Is Thelma Cooking monetized?
Not yet, by FameX's estimate. Thelma Cooking has 215 subscribers and an estimated 1,068 watch hours in the last 12 months, short of the YouTube Partner Program thresholds (1,000 subscribers and 4,000 long-form watch hours in 12 months).
How much does Thelma Cooking make?
FameX doesn't estimate ad revenue for Thelma Cooking because it doesn't appear to be monetized yet. It may still earn from sponsorships or its own products.
How fast is Thelma Cooking growing?
In the last 1 days, Thelma Cooking gained 22 subscribers and got 1,572 channel views. It has 215 subscribers and 12,126 total views.
What kind of videos does Thelma Cooking post?
Thelma Cooking makes frugal soul food and old Southern kitchen tricks; it uploads about 2.3 videos a week; typical videos run 14 minutes.
Data updated 14 Oct 2026. Subscriber and view counts come from the YouTube Data API; verdicts, monetization and revenue are FameX estimates. How FameX works · More cooking channels