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Cooking With Jack Show
YouTuber Information
Handle	@cookingwithjackshow
Style	Cooking, Technology and Review
Date joined	July 26, 2006
Twitter / X	@jakatak4
Facebook	CookingWithJack
Instagram and Threads	@jakatak4
Other media	Linktree Merch Store
Videos	1.7K+
Schedule	Once a week
Status	Active
Personal information
Full name	Jack Russell Scalfani Sr.
Nationality	American
Location	Greenbrier, Tennessee, United States
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Jack On The Go Show
YouTuber Information
Profile	Jack On The Go Show
Style	Vlog, Review
Date joined	September 16, 2009
Videos	820+
Schedule	Unscheduled
Status	Active
Username	Cooking With Jack Show
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TechTime
YouTuber Information
Handle	@TechTimeWithJack
Style	Technology
Date joined	September 16, 2017
Videos	103
Status	Inactive
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EYE TO EYE
YouTuber Information
Handle	@EYETOEYE316
Style	Religion
Date joined	October 31, 2018
Videos	100
Status	Inactive
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Jack Scalfani
YouTuber Information
Handle	@JackScalfani
Style	Vlogging
Date joined	May 16, 2013
Videos	30
Status	Inactive
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LettersFromJack
YouTuber Information
Handle	@LettersFromJack
Style	Vlogging
Date joined	April 20, 2012
Videos	19
Status	Inactive
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F as in Frank
YouTuber Information
Handle	@fasinfrank2012
Style	Podcast
Date joined	March 4, 2012
Videos	57
Schedule	Unscheduled
Status	Active
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“	Jack Scalfani shows you recipes you can do, cooking tips you will love and product reviews you can trust.	”
―Jack's channel description

Jack Russell Scalfani Sr.^{[citation needed]} (born: December 12, 1967 (1967-12-12))^{[citation needed]}, better known online as Cooking With Jack Show, is an American reviewer and YouTuber mostly known for his cooking videos that are often criticized by channels such as AugustTheDuck and CinnamonToastKen.

History

Jack created his channel on July 26, 2006 and made his first video 198 days later titled "How to Cut a Pineapple".

Strokes

Jack announced his first stroke on June 30, 2018, and as of May 22, 2023, he has had four strokes, which have taken a dramatic toll on his body. For instance, his right arm has atrophied significantly, to the point where he can barely raise it anymore, and he now has a man named Robert, who he met in the hospital, and his wife helping him in the kitchen. He also has trouble opening his right eye, and his voice sounds more strained.

2024 Carnivore diet

On December 2, 2023, Jack announced in a livestream that he would go on a carnivore diet as a New Year's resolution.

Content

Aunt Myrna's Recipes

Jack would showcase recipes taught to him by his Aunt Myrna. One video in particular, Aunt Myrna's Party Cheese Salad, has become infamous for using a mixture of nuts, whipped cream, cream cheese, Jello, and vegetables.

Kids Can Cook Too

Jack's son, Jack Scalfani Jr., would share a recipe he had learned to show children how to cook as well.

Football Finger Foods

Jack would make videos showing how to make party snacks. The first video was about wings, cheese crisps, and dips.

Lazy Man's

Jack's most popular series. Jack would make videos about how to cook food with less effort. He made his first Lazy Man's video on December 6, 2008 about lasagna. However, he didn't use any lasagna sheets, instead using penne pasta, which he referred to as macaroni throughout the entire video.

Product Reviews

Jack would test multiple different kitchen gadgets to see if they were worth the money. However, Jack tended to get frustrated with a lot of the products he reviews, as he refused to read the instructions, sometimes throwing the instructions away on camera.

My Mom is Great

Jack demonstrates recipes that his mother taught him. Some recipes include Pasta Fazool, Teriyaki Short Ribs, and Turkey Necks.

The Jack Pack

A planned idea from Jack, yet to officially launch. Jack has revealed his idea to have himself and other content creators promote each other and share an audience.

Other Ventures

GiveMeEntertainment

In 2000, after quitting his job as a DJ, Jack opened his own management company, GiveMeEntertainment, where he managed musicians, screenwriters, singers and an unnamed chef client. Not much else is known about the company before it went out of business.

The Best Sauces

Shortly after starting GiveMeEntertainment, Jack started his own line of BBQ sauce, titled 'The Best BBQ Sauce You'll Ever Taste', using spices left behind when the chef client left. Jack initially started his channel to promote the sauces and eventually also released a hot variation of the classic BBQ sauce, followed by a Teriyaki sauce, Caribbean Jerk, and a gourmet seasoning. Jack eventually was able to sell the sauce in Whole Foods and Walmart brands across the country, however, it is widely believed that Walmart only agreed to sell Jack's sauce due to Jack's brother, Jim, being a Sales Manager for Walmart. After Walmart stopped selling Jack's sauces, they re-emerged in 2021 being sold in a hardware store in Tennessee, where his brother now worked as a Sales Manager. The sauce brand is now discontinued.

Controversies

Child abuse

In episode 6 of the podcast Sunday Evening Coffee, Jack confessed to choking out his older son, Garrett, for smoking marijuana and allegedly being aggressive as a result, before kicking him out of the house in his mid teens. As of April 29, 2024, the video has apparently been taken down, but there is still a reupload of the entire podcast. People in AugustTheDuck's comment section have argued back and forth on whether or not this was attempted murder.

Genocide advocacy

In the same episode of the podcast of Sunday Evening Coffee, around the 52 minute mark, he admits that his now former pastor (see "Endorsing a murderer" section), started his Wednesday church service by saying "We need to napalm the Palestinians", and Jack immediately followed this by asking "How do I sign up?" and "Take all my money". One of the hosts on the podcast said "Put my [inaudible] in an auto deposit", with everyone else laughing and having a good time. YouTuber AugustTheDuck explains it altogether, as well as the child abuse controversy.

Endorsing a murderer

Jack is a devoted Christian and a follower of Maury Davis, an evangelist and former pastor. He had even once endorsed a book written by Davis, but was called out for doing so, as Davis was arrested after killing a 54-year-old Sunday School teacher, Jo Ella Liles, in 1975.

Racism

Jack has shown disrespect to people of Hispanic heritage, referring to some of his friends as gardeners and cleaners. In a video dubbed 'The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie', Jack told his viewers to type comments in English or they will be deleted. He claims this is because he doesn't have time to translate them.

Homophobia

In an episode of Jack's Podcast, F as in Frank, Jack discussed how he believes being gay is a choice while also admitting to his own repressed homosexual desires.

Potentially lethal tips

In a since deleted video, Jack has a man demonstrate how to can foods at home, but people who ate the canned food risked contracting botulism. He also claims that it only takes a minute in the microwave to fully cook a raw, bleeding chicken.

He also says that hospital food is bad for diabetics.

Blog posts

Jack has had several blogs in the past, which he has sometimes used to give his opinions on certain things or to vent frustration when things annoy him. Posts on the blogs have included statements from Jack saying that Barack Obama wouldn't be a suitable president due to his middle name being Hussein, implying Islamic connections, or saying he would shoot dogs if he saw them in his street because he was informed that any dogs found would prevent people in the neighborhood from getting their mail delivered.

Response to criticism

Jack often refers to his end products as "beautiful" or "gorgeous", when they are either undercooked or improperly made altogether. He responds to hateful comments or even simple criticism by completely disabling comments on certain videos. He also claims that fans "nag" him to do his videos.

Doxxing

On February 22, 2024, YouTuber AugustTheDuck revealed that someone, of whom had presumed affiliation with Jack, threatened to dox August and his sister in response to a video he made where he exposed Jack for child abuse and genocide advocacy.

In response, Jack made a community post saying that August was lying and that he had no team. August would then make a response of his own, giving Jack the benefit of the doubt and saying that it was probably someone, possibly even a kid, defending Jack.

Trivia

• Jack says to be of Italian descent.
• Jack is left-handed.
• Jack once appeared on a short lived show called West Texas Investors Club, a business reality show similar to Shark Tank, where he tried to pitch his BBQ sauce line to some Texas business investors, but was rejected and Jack broke down in tears when they tried to offer to buy his YouTube channel.
  • In a blog post, Jack revealed he had originally been set to appear on Shark Tank, but he was cut. He had been offered another chance to appear on Shark Tank, but Jack rejected the offer so he could appear on West Texas Investors Club instead.