r/cookingforbeginners is a subreddit with 2.1M members. The community frequently discusses cooking, chicken, recipe, recipes, and rice, and they frequently recommend/review seasonings, smoothie blender, and blender, and the most common flair used is question, recipe, and request.
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 Topics in r/cookingforbeginners
#1
Cooking
117 posts
#2
Chicken
60 posts
#3
Recipe
26 posts
#4
Recipes
25 posts
#5
Rice
20 posts
#6
Marinade
17 posts
#7
Steak
16 posts
#8
Eggs
15 posts
#9
Meat
12 posts
#10
Hate
12 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
: "I know this is a bit of a strange question but how do you measure a tbsp of horny then use it?"
174 posts
#2
Recipe
: "Garlic confit is the most underrated thing you can make as a beginner and it goes with literally everything"
14 posts
#3
Request
: "Parsnip, the "Duolingo for cooking" we started here, now has over 450 levels, 150 recipes, and video lessons"
12 posts
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+115k members(5.7%)
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Last updated: June 24, 2026