@samlowcooksSAM LOW

MASTERCHEF NZ 2022 WINNER Author of ‘Modern Chinese’ YouTube, IG, Buy book👇🏼

card updated Oct 30, 2026 · 30 of 31 clips with full stats · following 149 · 1,800,000 likes total

Engagement3.17%normal range

Account summary

@samlowcooks has 180,400 followers and 412 videos. Across the 31 parsed clips the average is 108,446 views and 3,253 likes. Engagement to views is 3.17%, which is normal range for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−6.19 pp). Posts roughly 0.3 times a week. An average clip reaches 60% of the follower count.

Followers

180.4K

+1.7K in period

Engagement

3.17%

−6.19 pp newer half

Average views

108.4K

median 14K

Likes per clip

3.3K

35 comments avg

Shares / saves

255 / 1.3K

1.17% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.3 / wk

reach 60% of followers

Latest clips

31 collected

Umami Roasted Cabbages (2 variations) This is currently my favourite w — @samlowcooks

2K1:24Umami Roasted Cabbages (2 variations) This is currently my favourite way to cook cabbages, roasted tender with charred b15331061

I’ve never related to anyone more 🥟 — @samlowcooks

14K0:32I’ve never related to anyone more 🥟1.1K811658

Simple Soy Garlic Panfried Chicken A recipe I often gravitate towards — @samlowcooks

14.3K0:59Simple Soy Garlic Panfried Chicken A recipe I often gravitate towards when I want something quick and easy, yet balance1.1K12100517

Ep 122 | White Pepper HOW TO SHOP AT YOUR LOCAL ASIAN GROCER White and — @samlowcooks

28.1K2:58Ep 122 | White Pepper HOW TO SHOP AT YOUR LOCAL ASIAN GROCER White and black pepper both come from Piper nigrum, a trop3.2K47118492

Banana & White Chocolate Protein Cookies I’ve been seeing a lot of ban — @samlowcooks

5.6K1:16Banana & White Chocolate Protein Cookies I’ve been seeing a lot of banana flavoured snacks being promoted recently, and 1684457

A little life update… I’m officially adding Sydney to the mix. From No — @samlowcooks

8.1K0:45A little life update… I’m officially adding Sydney to the mix. From November, I’ll be splitting my time between Auckland55624109

A little montage of the preparation that went into a banquet I cooked — @samlowcooks

26.5K2:18A little montage of the preparation that went into a banquet I cooked over the weekend for some of my closest friends. I2.7K5490203

Iced latte with all the goodness of dairy, without the lactose? We’re — @samlowcooks

504.4K1:31Iced latte with all the goodness of dairy, without the lactose? We’re so back! ☕️ In this episode of The Perfect Pour, I30143223

Snow Fungus and Asian Pear Broth Recipe I’ve been making this soothing — @samlowcooks

39.6K1:29Snow Fungus and Asian Pear Broth Recipe I’ve been making this soothing Chinese sweet broth after a cold, especially when3K242281.1K

My Ultimate Curry Udon Recipe👇🏼 I’ve always been a fan of Japanese sty — @samlowcooks

34.5K1:23My Ultimate Curry Udon Recipe👇🏼 I’ve always been a fan of Japanese style curry, it’s comforting, lightly spiced and mild2.1K272541.2K

Don’t talk to the masters until they have had their morning coffee! Wi — @samlowcooks

501.8K1:14Don’t talk to the masters until they have had their morning coffee! With their gut-friendly milk of choice, of course ☕️2080420

Stop saving the good stuff for “someday” Wear the outfit. Use the fanc — @samlowcooks

1M0:57Stop saving the good stuff for “someday” Wear the outfit. Use the fancy seasoning. Cook the nice cut of meat on a random3.3K3067159

Ep 121 | Chinese Sausage (Lap Cheong) HOW TO SHOP AT YOUR LOCAL ASIAN — @samlowcooks

15.4K2:56Ep 121 | Chinese Sausage (Lap Cheong) HOW TO SHOP AT YOUR LOCAL ASIAN GROCER Cantonese-style Chinese sausage, lap cheong1.5K3561207

I started this series to learn more about the ingredients I grew up wi — @samlowcooks

8.8KI started this series to learn more about the ingredients I grew up with and to share that knowledge with you: what they91126043

Signature Steamed Cantonese Chicken Recipe If I could only have one di — @samlowcooks

29.4K1:27Signature Steamed Cantonese Chicken Recipe If I could only have one dish for the rest of my life it would be this one, 2.6K382951.3K

Ep 120 | Maltose Sugar HOW TO SHOP AT YOUR LOCAL ASIAN GROCER Maltose — @samlowcooks

12.3K2:50Ep 120 | Maltose Sugar HOW TO SHOP AT YOUR LOCAL ASIAN GROCER Maltose is a thick, sticky syrup made from two glucose mol1.1K1830142

Calling all matcha lovers! Welcome to the Perfect Pour series where I — @samlowcooks

4.8K1:21Calling all matcha lovers! Welcome to the Perfect Pour series where I teach different Kiwi’s how to perfect their pour f88023

Lemon Tea Sweet & Sour Chicken A take on the classic Chinese takeaway — @samlowcooks

11.1K1:26Lemon Tea Sweet & Sour Chicken A take on the classic Chinese takeaway dish lemon sweet and sour chicken but made with a384931148

Premium Gifts for Moon Festival. Ad With the Moon Festival approaching — @samlowcooks

3.9K0:51Premium Gifts for Moon Festival. Ad With the Moon Festival approaching, I’ve been looking for gifts that feel both thoug63203

My Kung Pao Chicken Recipe ⬇️ Kung Pao Chicken (aka Gong Bao Ji Ding) — @samlowcooks

7.2K0:59My Kung Pao Chicken Recipe ⬇️ Kung Pao Chicken (aka Gong Bao Ji Ding) is a spicy, savoury Chinese stir-fry made with te461524129

Ep 119 | Chinese Olive Vegetable (Extended) HOW TO SHOP AT YOUR LOCAL — @samlowcooks

19.8K2:46Ep 119 | Chinese Olive Vegetable (Extended) HOW TO SHOP AT YOUR LOCAL ASIAN GROCER Chinese olive vegetable is a specialt2.1K4299453

Hoisin Chicken & Crisp Veg Stir Fry ✨ Ad There’s nothing quite like a — @samlowcooks

5.5K1:43Hoisin Chicken & Crisp Veg Stir Fry ✨ Ad There’s nothing quite like a high-heat wok stir fry with crisp greens and tende114338

Slow Cooked Miso Pork Belly✨ Here’s a recipe for y’all that love super — @samlowcooks

13.1K1:29Slow Cooked Miso Pork Belly✨ Here’s a recipe for y’all that love super soft melt in the mouth pork belly but with a deli7781874333

Sweet & Sour Squirrel Fish Recipe ✨ I decided to make this stunning Ch — @samlowcooks

9.8K1:52Sweet & Sour Squirrel Fish Recipe ✨ I decided to make this stunning Chinese classic, sweet and sour fish, also known as 59612092

Ep 118 | Sesame Oil (Extended) HOW TO SHOP AT YOUR LOCAL ASIAN GROCER — @samlowcooks

11.6K4:27Ep 118 | Sesame Oil (Extended) HOW TO SHOP AT YOUR LOCAL ASIAN GROCER Unroasted/untoasted sesame oil: lighter in colour 1.2K2031140

Pop-up prep day! 🦀 From picking up our beautiful New Zealand king crab — @samlowcooks

8K2:17Pop-up prep day! 🦀 From picking up our beautiful New Zealand king crabs at 928 Eatery, to steaming, picking, prepping an5023823

Prawn Toast Recipe ✨ Here’s a slight variation of one of my most popul — @samlowcooks

18.7K1:28Prawn Toast Recipe ✨ Here’s a slight variation of one of my most popular recipe from my cookbook, Modern Chinese. It’s e1.5K19134597

A little reintroduction 💭 I’m Sam! born in Fiji, raised in New Zealand — @samlowcooks

31.5K2:30A little reintroduction 💭 I’m Sam! born in Fiji, raised in New Zealand, and shaped by the flavours of my Chinese heritag3.9K13575210

My Version of Soy Sauce Chicken✨ One of the main meat options in Canto — @samlowcooks

692.3K2:17My Version of Soy Sauce Chicken✨ One of the main meat options in Cantonese bbq restaurants, though not technically a bbq47.4K3264.1K25.1K

The Easiest Prawn Toast Recipe ✨ Here’s another recipe for ya that is — @samlowcooks

271.6K0:58The Easiest Prawn Toast Recipe ✨ Here’s another recipe for ya that is one of the most popular from my cookbook, Modern C14.7K1121.6K6.3K

Kimchi & Edamame Savoury Pancake Recipe Inspired by Jeon, the savoury — @samlowcooks

8.1KKimchi & Edamame Savoury Pancake Recipe Inspired by Jeon, the savoury pancakes of South Korea, I created a batter using0000

Engagement per clip

30 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 13.1% ER

Dec 23Sep 21Oct 29

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Oct 29, 2026	2,010	153	3	10	61	8.26%
Oct 22, 2026	14,000	1,052	8	116	58	8.40%
Oct 20, 2026	14,300	1,096	12	100	517	8.45%
Oct 17, 2026	28,100	3,176	47	118	492	11.89%
Oct 16, 2026	5,588	168	4	4	57	3.15%
Oct 14, 2026	8,076	556	24	10	9	7.31%
Oct 12, 2026	26,500	2,722	54	90	203	10.82%
Oct 11, 2026	504,400	301	4	32	23	0.07%
Oct 4, 2026	39,600	2,958	24	228	1,082	8.11%
Sep 30, 2026	34,500	2,114	27	254	1,243	6.94%
Sep 28, 2026	501,800	208	0	4	20	0.04%
Sep 28, 2026	1,000,000	3,295	30	67	159	0.34%
Sep 25, 2026	15,400	1,511	35	61	207	10.44%
Sep 22, 2026	8,774	911	26	0	43	10.68%
Sep 21, 2026	29,400	2,579	38	295	1,268	9.90%
Sep 18, 2026	12,300	1,052	18	30	142	8.94%
Sep 15, 2026	4,789	88	0	2	3	1.88%
Sep 14, 2026	11,100	384	9	31	148	3.82%
Sep 11, 2026	3,934	63	2	0	3	1.65%
Sep 7, 2026	7,250	461	5	24	129	6.76%
Sep 5, 2026	19,800	2,075	42	99	453	11.19%
Sep 4, 2026	5,495	114	3	3	8	2.18%
Aug 30, 2026	13,100	778	18	74	333	6.64%
Aug 28, 2026	9,810	596	1	20	92	6.29%
Aug 26, 2026	11,600	1,160	20	31	140	10.44%
Aug 21, 2026	8,042	502	3	8	23	6.38%
Aug 18, 2026	18,700	1,518	19	134	597	8.94%
Jun 24, 2025	31,500	3,904	135	75	210	13.06%
Feb 5, 2025	692,300	47,400	326	4,129	25,121	7.49%
Dec 23, 2024	271,600	14,700	112	1,594	6,288	6.04%