r/cookingforbeginners is a subreddit with 2.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses cooking, hate, tired, chicken, and recipe, and they frequently recommend/review seasonings, smoothie blender, and blender.
Just moved into your first apartment and don't know a thing about cooking or have lived on your own for years and have existed on take out and fast food? Then this is the sub for you!
Learn how to cook simple recipes for yourself and find it isn't as hard as you think it is.
Post your questions about cooking and links to easy recipes and basic techniques. Come to learn or to teach.
Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/FfKqrtZ
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/r/Cooking
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Popular Themes in r/cookingforbeginners
#1
Advice Requests
: "I am an autistic young woman who wants to learn basic cook skills. What is the first step I need to do to cook without recipes?"
28 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "as a beginner cook im so overwhelmed by the cleanup after :("
6 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "What are the best cooking tools for beginners that are actually worth buying?"
5 posts
Popular Topics in r/cookingforbeginners
#1
Cooking
27 posts
#2
Hate
12 posts
#3
Tired
9 posts
#4
Chicken
: "How do you cook Chicken breast without drying it out?"
8 posts
#5
Recipe
8 posts
#6
Rice
: "I saw on the internet someone boiling Rice in milk what is it?"
8 posts
#7
Struggling
8 posts
#8
Meal Prep
5 posts
#9
Texture
4 posts
#10
Vegetables
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/cookingforbeginners
Seasonings
187 reviews
#1
Trader Joe's
5.0★ from 6 reviews
#2
Lawry's
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#3
Tony Chachere's
5.0★ from 5 reviews
Smoothie Blender
39 reviews
#1
Vitamix
4.8★ from 16 reviews
#2
Ninja
4.3★ from 11 reviews
#3
Blendtec
5.0★ from 3 reviews
Blender
35 reviews
#1
Vitamix
5.0★ from 14 reviews
#2
Ninja
4.3★ from 10 reviews
#3
Blendtec
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/cookingforbeginners
#1
Question
: "as a beginner cook im so overwhelmed by the cleanup after :("
171 posts
#2
Request
: "Really disappointed with a lot of comments"
16 posts
#3
Recipe
: "1 month, 60 easy meals, $250"
13 posts
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+119k members(5.9%)
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Last updated: July 25, 2026