r/Cooking

6.3M members
r/Cooking is a subreddit with 6.3M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses cooking, recipes, food, dinner, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review frying pan, seasonings, and pepper grinder.

Popular Themes in r/Cooking

#1
Advice Requests
: "I regularly donate plasma and am forever depleting my iron levels. What are some recipes for things that are both rich in iron and tasty to boot?"
44 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Hi, wondered if anybody has a rangemaster handy rack, I have the specific roasting tin, but I’m looking for a trivet that fits inside, V shaped and flat ideally, anybody else had this issue?"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I HATE nose blindness fater cooking"
3 posts

Popular Topics in r/Cooking

#1

Cooking

: "I'm a Vegetarian. What tips do you have for Cooking meat for the first time?"
82 posts
#2

Recipes

: "I regularly donate plasma and am forever depleting my iron levels. What are some Recipes for things that are both rich in iron and tasty to boot?"
59 posts
#3

Food

: "Are there any plastic Food containers that don’t get ruined in the dishwasher?"
52 posts
#4

Dinner

: "what’s your favorite Dinner to make when you’re sick?"
50 posts
#5

Struggling

16 posts
#6

Struggle

13 posts
#7

Recipe

12 posts
#8

Hate

6 posts
#9

Chicken

: "White Chicken Chili"
5 posts
#10

Eggs

: "Cook ahead Eggs?"
3 posts

Products Discussed in r/Cooking

Frying Pan

236 reviews
#1
All-Clad
4.7★ from 42 reviews
#2
Tramontina
4.5★ from 19 reviews
#3
Lodge
4.8★ from 12 reviews

Seasonings

220 reviews
#1
Old Bay
4.6★ from 19 reviews
#2
Lawry's
4.3★ from 8 reviews
#3
Kinder's
4.4★ from 7 reviews

Pepper Grinder

195 reviews
#1
Peugeot
4.8★ from 46 reviews
#2
Unicorn
4.7★ from 32 reviews
#3
Cole & Mason
4.6★ from 18 reviews

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Yearly
+426k members(7.2%)

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Last updated: October 26, 2026