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, chicken, tired, recipe, and rice, 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'm not only new to cooking, but to eating. What books that don't start at 0, but negative 10?"
19 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Looking for a good food thermometer 🌡️"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "as a beginner cook im so overwhelmed by the cleanup after :("
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/cookingforbeginners
#1
Cooking
: "Does Cooking get better over time?"
26 posts
#2
Chicken
: "How do you cook Chicken breast without drying it out?"
14 posts
#3
Tired
9 posts
#4
Recipe
8 posts
#5
Rice
: "I saw on the internet someone boiling Rice in milk what is it?"
8 posts
#6
Struggling
8 posts
#7
Hate
8 posts
#8
Meat
: "When it comes to Meat, I know how to cook chicken breasts/thighs and ground Meat. How do I learn to cook other Meat types?"
5 posts
#9
Recipes
: "I need as many Recipes and things that involve eggs as possible"
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
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
: "Anyone else wash their hands 6 times while cooking chicken?"
170 posts
#2
Request
: "Really disappointed with a lot of comments"
21 posts
#3
Recipe
: "Ground Beef Recipes (that isn’t just chili or tacos)"
9 posts
Member Growth in r/cookingforbeginners
Yearly
+119k members(5.9%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026