r/steak on SubMouse

About r/steak

In its own words:

Show us your steaks!

Community guide

r/steak (#931, about 1.2 million) is simple on the surface—show us your steaks—with OC-only photo rules and flairs for cook methods like reverse sear and cast iron.

What belongs

Original steak (and non-pot-roast) cook media (about 30 posts/day). Rules: OC only; no shitposts; money-shot expectations; reddiquette; no low effort; no politics; no misinformation; NSFW-profile limits.

Versus cooking and smoking

Broader cooking subs cover all dishes. steak is the beef-cut flex and method lane.

Practical pointers

Post your own photos; skip borrowed restaurant PR shots.

The community was created on Sep 14, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 212 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/residentevil (#931) and ahead of r/ChikaPH (#933) in our ranking.

Subscriber growth

Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/steak went up from 1,140,399 to 1,142,141 subscribers (+1.7K, +0.15%). That is about 34 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.

All-time top posts

The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/steak, from 2023 to 2025, ranked by Reddit.

Boyfriend says my family didn’t teach me what medium-rare looks likeu/Cthulhus_Librarian · Apr 3, 2025 · image
Lost against my coworker in a steak cookoffu/NiceRides · Mar 25, 2025 · gallery
I became a US citizen and got a promotion within the same week!u/Uyzd · Jan 26, 2025 · image
[UPDATE] my dad said my bf sucks at cooking steak. what do y’all think?u/ahoycarolina · May 26, 2025 · gallery
Bought a whole grass fed cow for $2400 bucks. Why I never did this before is beyond me.u/SeductiveUnicornPapi · Nov 4, 2023 · gallery
Had the most embarrassing date of my life. So 2am black garlic ribeye it is.u/valekelly · Apr 20, 2025 · image
Am i a weirdo? Love my steak with honey and mixed berries.u/Correct_Driver2908 · Jun 7, 2025 · image
I’m a vegetarian but I bet my friend I could cook a better steak than he could. We were both aiming for medium rare. What’s the verdict - top or bottom?u/Subject_Bass7511 · Mar 25, 2025 · gallery
Had to say goodbye to my 13 year old good boy today, so I made sure his last meal was a good one.u/TheWhiteBobbyJindal · Apr 30, 2025 · gallery
Rate my hospital "steak"u/Post_some_memes420 · Jun 2, 2024 · gallery

What r/steak talks about

Across 191 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “ribeye”, “strip”, “wagyu”, “reverse” and “sear”. Other frequent themes are picanha, cut, seared, halloween, cast and iron. Recurring phrases include “reverse sear”, “cast iron”, “sous vide” and “reverse seared”. By format, 62% are galleries, 33% are images and 4% are text posts.

ribeye 22
strip 18
wagyu 12
reverse 11
sear 9
picanha 6
cut 6
seared 6
halloween 6
cast 5
iron 5
chuck 5
eye 5
filet 5
happy 5
sous 5
vide 5
prime 4

Popular post flairs: [ Cast Iron ] (18), [ Reverse Sear ] (12), [ NY Strip ] (12), [ Ribeye ] (11), [ Grilling ] (8), [ Filet ] (5).

Activity and best time to post

r/steak gets about 30 new posts a day. The public archive holds 185,981 posts and 2,592,370 comments in total, about 13.9 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (37 posts) and the quietest was Thursday (18). Posting peaks around 23:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.

Posts per hour of the day, UTC, Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026

Galleries 62%Images 33%Text posts 4%Links 1%

Rules of r/steak

The moderators of r/steak list 9 rules. In short:

Original content only - no stolen or borrowed photos, no other peoples' videos.
No shitposts
Steaks and non-pot roasts are both acceptable
Money shots
Observe reddiquette
No low effort posts
Leave your politics at the door
NSFW profiles
No misinformation

How to join

Open reddit.com/r/steak and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.

Frequently asked questions

How many members does r/steak have?

r/steak has 1,142,141 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #932 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 1,742 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.

When was r/steak created?

r/steak was created on Sep 14, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Sep 26, 2008.

Is r/steak still active?

Yes. r/steak gets about 30 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 185,981 posts and 2,592,370 comments. In a sample of 191 recent posts we counted 174 different authors.

What is the best time to post in r/steak?

Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Thursday, and most posts arrive around 23:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.

What kind of posts are on r/steak?

The community describes itself as: “Show us your steaks!” Recent post titles often mention ribeye, strip, wagyu, reverse and sear. Most posts are galleries (62%).

Is r/steak SFW?

Yes. Reddit does not mark r/steak as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.

What are the rules of r/steak?

Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/steak accepts both text and link posts, with images and galleries enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “Original content only - no stolen or borrowed photos, no other peoples' videos.”; “No shitposts”; “Steaks and non-pot roasts are both acceptable”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.

Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/steak.

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