@costa.cooksCosta Cooks

UCT 3rd year student Documenting my cooking journey in uni Email: zenocosta@outlook.com My Instagram, playlist and knives 👇

card updated Oct 28, 2026 · 13 clips parsed · following 35 · 950,200 likes total

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Engagement9.0%above average

Account summary

@costa.cooks has 32,400 followers and 171 videos. Across the 13 parsed clips the average is 375,227 views and 32,857 likes. Engagement to views is 9.0%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−12.75 pp). Posts roughly 0.3 times a week. An average clip reaches 1158% of the follower count.

Followers

32.4K

+600 in period

Engagement

9.0%

−12.75 pp newer half

Average views

375.2K

median 48.3K

Likes per clip

32.9K

349 comments avg

Shares / saves

574 / 1.7K

0.46% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.3 / wk

reach 1158% of followers

Latest clips

13 collected

Cheesy beef smash burgers on a brioche bun with a sweet and spicy baco — @costa.cooks

8.7K0:48Cheesy beef smash burgers on a brioche bun with a sweet and spicy bacon chilli jam. This is now my favourite way to have84515973

Italian sausage and broccoli pasta. This meal has become a week night — @costa.cooks

19.2K0:24Italian sausage and broccoli pasta. This meal has become a week night staple for how quick and easy it is. The crispy It1.5K301798

Jammy boiled eggs over a bed of peanut butter lucky star noodles. All — @costa.cooks

1.8M0:43Jammy boiled eggs over a bed of peanut butter lucky star noodles. All topped with fresh spring onion, sesame seeds and c13.2K2449521.9K

Student Staples S3 EP8: Canned Pilchard Curry. A delicous and rich pil — @costa.cooks

95.1K0:27Student Staples S3 EP8: Canned Pilchard Curry. A delicous and rich pilchard curry that comes together in under 30 minute7.6K349109441

Delicious pulled chicken nachos topped with fresh gauc and sour cream. — @costa.cooks

17.4K0:39Delicious pulled chicken nachos topped with fresh gauc and sour cream. I actually might prefer chicken nachos now over b1.3K1836113

Braaied beef kaftas and harissa chicken skewers on top of homemade fla — @costa.cooks

67.2K1:01Braaied beef kaftas and harissa chicken skewers on top of homemade flatbread topped with za'atar fries, hummus and white3.7K32116310

Cheesy spiced chicken served ontop of a bed of carmalised vegatables a — @costa.cooks

10.4K0:34Cheesy spiced chicken served ontop of a bed of carmalised vegatables and a fresh homemade gauc. The perfect weeknight di8771020143

Braaied wors topped with caramelised onions and a tomato relish. The e — @costa.cooks

48.3K0:40Braaied wors topped with caramelised onions and a tomato relish. The easiest and most rewarding meal to make while campi4.2K2964153

Finally able to cook and eat some delicious food without having to wor — @costa.cooks

4.8KFinally able to cook and eat some delicious food without having to worry about tests and assignments is really the best 2462419

After sleeping on a blowup mattress and waking up with a sore back thi — @costa.cooks

37.3K0:24After sleeping on a blowup mattress and waking up with a sore back this is the best breakfast I could’ve asked for. Cris3.3K203579

Chicken burgers with an avocado crema, pickled red onions and a charre — @costa.cooks

1.3M1:00Chicken burgers with an avocado crema, pickled red onions and a charred miellie salad along with a boerie roll with an a195K2.1K3K11K

Peri-peri chicken loaded fries with a homemade aoili. My mood was so m — @costa.cooks

485.6K0:56Peri-peri chicken loaded fries with a homemade aoili. My mood was so mucb better before the game started, but on the bri63.3K2567883.4K

Lemon and herb marinated chicken thighs with rosemary chips, tzatziki — @costa.cooks

984K0:48Lemon and herb marinated chicken thighs with rosemary chips, tzatziki and a fresh Greek salad. One of the best braai’s I132.1K1.5K2.4K4.5K

Engagement per clip

13 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 15.4% ER

Jan 16Sep 22Oct 24

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Oct 24, 2026	8,696	845	15	9	73	9.99%
Oct 17, 2026	19,200	1,465	30	17	98	7.88%
Oct 14, 2026	1,800,000	13,200	244	952	1,875	0.80%
Sep 29, 2026	95,100	7,625	349	109	441	8.50%
Sep 27, 2026	17,400	1,347	18	36	113	8.05%
Sep 24, 2026	67,200	3,666	32	116	310	5.68%
Sep 22, 2026	10,400	877	10	20	143	8.72%
Sep 17, 2026	48,300	4,169	29	64	153	8.82%
Sep 13, 2026	4,759	246	2	4	19	5.30%
Sep 11, 2026	37,300	3,306	20	35	79	9.01%
Jun 19, 2026	1,300,000	195,000	2,051	2,967	11,020	15.39%
Jun 12, 2026	485,600	63,300	256	788	3,376	13.25%
Jan 16, 2026	984,000	132,100	1,485	2,351	4,505	13.81%