/r/cookingforbeginners/

r/cookingforbeginners

2.1M members
r/cookingforbeginners is a subreddit with 2.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses cooking, meat, recipe, chicken, and struggling, 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 Related subs: /r/Cooking /r/AskCulinary

Popular Themes in r/cookingforbeginners

#1
Advice Requests
: "What to do with 10lbs of potatoes"
20 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Are there any food-journal apps?"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "The food that I make has no taste"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/cookingforbeginners

#1

Cooking

16 posts
#2

Meat

: "Tips for cooking Meat?"
11 posts
#3

Recipe

: "Can y'all help me perfect this Recipe I did that I like please? Chicken, hot water cornmeal balls, country white gravy"
10 posts
#4

Chicken

: "Can I cook a whole Chicken in a dutch oven? I don't have an actual oven."
8 posts
#5

Struggling

8 posts
#6

Hate

8 posts
#7

Tired

8 posts
#8

Rice

5 posts
#9

Vegetables

: "How to do Oven roasted Vegetables (frozen veggies)"
5 posts
#10

Texture

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
#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
: "What to do with 10lbs of potatoes"
134 posts
#2
Request
: "Food ideas for cabin cooking?"
10 posts
#3
Recipe
: "How do you make a mean roast beef?"
6 posts
#4
Video
: "Any good tiktok/youtube accounts to follow for two guys who don't know how to cook a whole lot?"
1 post

Member Growth in r/cookingforbeginners

Yearly
+120k members(5.9%)

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Last updated: August 28, 2026