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
: "What are your opinions on ceramic cookware? I need a new set of cookware that will work with an electric stove and one induction eye. My stovetop is glass."
14 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What's a decent rice cooker?"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I just spent 45 dollar and 3 hours making a dish that tastes exactly like a 1.50 dollar instant ramen packet."
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "Penzey’s has $50 gift cards for $35"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Cooking
#1
Cooking
: "Does the Joy of Cooking just have some misses to look out for?"
44 posts
#2
Struggling
21 posts
#3
Struggle
17 posts
#4
Recipe
15 posts
#5
Recipes
: "How do you even find Recipes?"
14 posts
#6
Hate
8 posts
#7
Sauce
3 posts
#8
Eggs
: "Is it safe to microwave peeled hard boiled Eggs if you cut them in half?"
3 posts
#9
Rice
: "Peri peri chicken with Rice?"
3 posts
#10
Chicken
: "Do ground pork and Chicken sausage pair well in a soup?"
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
Member Growth in r/Cooking
Yearly
+408k members(6.9%)
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Last updated: September 14, 2026