Kent Rollins is a world-renowned chef, author, and television personality who is known for his work with cowboy cuisine. He has appeared on the Food Network, Cooking Channel, and Discovery Channel. Furthermore, he is the author of several cookbooks, including ‘A Taste of Cowboy’, which was a number two seller on Amazon for many weeks.
Kent Rollins Wikipedia
Rollins was born on September 8, 1957, in Hollis, Oklahoma, USA. He learned to cook from his mother and grandmother. In addition to his work in the kitchen, Kent spent his childhood helping his father manage their cow/calf operation. In his adulthood, he took on the additional responsibility of guiding and feeding hunters deep in the Gila Wilderness of New Mexico.
Kent’s cooking career began in 1993 when he bought a chuck wagon and began catering to ranches. In three years, his popularity had grown so much that he was proclaimed the ‘Official Chuck Wagon of Oklahoma’ by the governor.
Kent is a brilliant storyteller in addition to his cooking business. He travels the country telling his stories at western heritage events. The Academy of Western Artists named him Best Cowboy Humorist and Storyteller of the Year. He travels with his wife, Shannon and teaches interested people about their ancient way of life.
The book by Kent and Shanon, named ‘A Taste of Cowboy’ became the number two best-seller on Amazon. Rollins is recognized for his easygoing nature and ability to make complicated dishes appear simple. With his simple approach to cooking and eagerness to share his experience, he has gained many followers, and he is now one of the Food Network’s most famous faces.
Is Kent Rollins a Cowboy?
Kent was a cowboy in his childhood and grew as such. He rodeoed for about twenty years. However, he retired at the age of thirty-seven. The main reason for his retirement was the hardened terrain which made it difficult to ride the bulls for him. Thus, though Kent Rollins has been a cowboy, he can no longer be called a cowboy by definition since he neither herds cattle nor he rides or rodeos a horse. Still, all his branding revolves around the term cowboy. Even his youtube channel is named ‘Cowboy Kent Rollins’.
Kent Rollins is Married to his wife, Shannon Keller Rollins
In 2011, Kent Rollins married Shannon Keller, with whom he was friends for about eight years. Kent and Shannon had met at a cowboy poetry gathering. Kent Rollins invited Shannon to his ‘Red River Ranch Chuck Wagon Cooking school’, from where Shannon did a diploma in cooking. Shannon previously had done her bachelor’s in communication from the University of Portland.
She was born in 1982 in the state of Portland, Oregon and moved to Oklahoma after marrying Kent Rollins. The couple has two children together. Shannon and Kent are both very active in their communities and are regularly involved in charity work.
Kent Rollins and wife Shannon Keller Rollins Age Difference
Anyone who’s a fan of Cowboy Kent Rollins and has seen his picture with his wife together can’t help but notice that his wife looks much younger than the famous chef. Cowboy Kent Rollins’ wife is 41 years old as of 2023. She was born in 1982. Kent Rollins is 66 years old, so their age difference is of 25 years. Despite two and a half decades of age difference, Cowboy Kent is very happily married; the statement “age is just a number” is true for this couple.
Kent Rollins’ Net Worth
The total estimated net worth of Kent Rollins is $5 million, according to many of the sources. Kent earns quite a lot from his YouTube channel ‘Cowboy Kent Rollins’ alone. He has 2.15 million subscribers on the channel and more than 200 million views. Kent frequently uploads videos about cooking which means more views for his channel, meaning more income to add to his net worth. His other sources of income are his products, books, merchandise items, and sponsorships. He also has a Patreon account.
-His Store
Kent Rollins uses different mediums to sell his products and merchandise items. One of those mediums is his website, www.kentrollins.com, through which he sells the items directly. He sells his products, books, event tickets and merchandising items through the website. You can see all sorts of kitchen items on Kent Rollin’s online store shop, including seasoning, kitchen apron to kitchen towels that ranges from $4 to $30. With thousands of sales of those products, Kent Rollins has made a good income to add to his net worth.
-Cookbook
‘A Taste Of Cowboy: Ranch Recipes and Tales from the Trail’ is a cookbook by Kent Rollins, first published in 2015. In the book, he shares the ways to make items like Egg Bowls, Bread Pudding, Whiskey Cream Sauce etc. He focuses on simple foods that can be made by anyone. Furthermore, in the book, he shares his stories, poetries and amazing photos from West America. He has also released other books like ‘Faith, Family and the Feast Cookbook’, and ‘Comfort Food The Cowboy Way: Backyard Favorites, Country Classics, and Stories from a Ranch Cook. Cowboy Kent’s book has made more than 100,000 sales, from which he made a significant income to add to his net worth.
Top Recipes
Through his books, shows, and YouTube, Kent has shared the recipes for items like
He has prepared those recipes with lots of experimentation. His bread pudding served with a rich whiskey cream sauce is the most popular one.
Kent Rollins Politics
Kent Rollins’s views on politics are quite neutral. In the video he published on his YouTube channel in 2016, he argues for everyone not to be divided but to stay united. During the election in 2020, too, he uploaded a video with the title ‘Turn off the News!’ and argued with everyone to take a break from the political humdrum.