Most of the site's recipes are featured on television programmes, but the site also commissions original recipes to accompany public service campaigns to teach and encourage the public to cook.
While much of the programming was from the BBC, having been shown on other outlets elsewhere, other content from other providers was included in the scheduling.
Well known chefs who have appeared on the channel with their respective programmes have included: A similar service operated within the United Kingdom and Ireland called Good Food, owned by Discovery, Inc.
The BBC Food channel was phased out in Africa in September 2008, and in Scandinavia in December 2008.
A free streaming service under the name BBC Food was launched in the United States via Pluto TV in 2021.