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, struggling, struggle, recipe, and recipes, and they frequently recommend/review frying pan, seasonings, and pepper grinder.
Popular Themes in r/Cooking
#1
Advice Requests
: "I have 11lb bone in pork leg. I cur the skin and generously salted it. It is in the fridge. I need help with what seasoning to use and if I should apply it while its in the fridge. I plan to cook it slow at 275F for 5-6 hours."
14 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "I let 2 packs of puff pastry thaw too long, what can I make to salvage it?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Problem with velveting beef"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "I made a lot of cream of tomato soup for thanksgiving, and I want to turn in into a few different meals. any ideas?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Cooking
#1
Cooking
36 posts
#2
Struggling
20 posts
#3
Struggle
17 posts
#4
Recipe
14 posts
#5
Recipes
9 posts
#6
Hate
6 posts
#7
Recipe Sites
5 posts
#8
Recipes By Ingredients
3 posts
#9
Sauce
3 posts
#10
Thanksgiving
: "I made a lot of cream of tomato soup for Thanksgiving, and I want to turn in into a few different meals. any ideas?"
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
+420k members(7.1%)
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Last updated: October 14, 2026