Generally, it’s best NOT to take a look inside the mind of Gen Z’ers. We try to avoid skibidi toilet references.

But today, that glimpse into the twisted digital generation that will rule the world one day involves food. Which means, we must say, “What the Sigma” is going on with Gen Z’s cooking habits?

Thanks to some new research, we now have some information on how the kids are cooking these days.

Here are a few things we now know about how this always-mewing generation cooks:

1. It’s all about social media recipes

Turns out a whopping 72% of Gen Z’ers get their food ideas from social media. TikTok (84%) and Instagram (75%) are now in charge of cooking inspo.

Only 32% of them use an actual cookbook. (Don’t feel old just cause you still do…)

2. They’re watching a LOT of food-related content

On average, around 4 hours each week are spent watching food content on social media.

But to be honest, those are some rookie numbers compared to this group who could probably spend several hours a day watching BBQ content…

3. They’re cooking more

Which is great. 52% enjoy cooking and finding new recipes. 42% prefer it over eating at a restaurant. And 63% say social media takes the credit for inspiring them to try new things.

So, despite our differences in slang and sense of humor, maybe we’ve all got some more things in common with Gen Z than we thought…

Could this next generation make cooking cool again?

That’d be nice… as long as they respect BBQ like they should.