About r/AskCulinary
In its own words:
A place to get that "one right answer" to your cooking questions!
The community was created on Dec 15, 2011, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 958 subscribers (+0.07%).
What sets r/AskCulinary apart
Compared with other large communities, r/AskCulinary leans heavily on text posts (75% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 34%). It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.52% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 85% of the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/AskCulinary grew from 1,286,756 to 1,293,424 subscribers (+6.7K, +0.52%). That is about 152 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/AskCulinary talks about
Looking at the titles of 20 recent posts (Oct 31–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “substitute”, “pie”, “chocolate”, “oven” and “cheese”. Other frequent themes are cream, film, pot and eggs. By format, 75% are text posts and 25% are links.
Activity and best time to post
The public archive holds 164,053 posts and 2,080,293 comments in total, about 12.7 comments per post.
Rules of r/AskCulinary
The moderators of r/AskCulinary list 11 rules. In short:
- Please avoid questions about Food Safety
- Avoid Brand Comparisons and Recommendations
- Please include enough information
- Avoid recipe requests
- Avoid brainstorming
- Avoid deliberate attempts to offend or pick a fight
- Top level comments MUST answer the question.
- Comment Etiquette
- Avoid questions about culinary careers
- Avoid Self-Promotion
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/AskCulinary 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/AskCulinary have?
r/AskCulinary has 1,293,424 subscribers, which makes it the #821 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 6,668 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/AskCulinary created?
r/AskCulinary was created on Dec 15, 2011, so it has been around for 14 years.
Is r/AskCulinary still active?
Over its lifetime the archive counts 164,053 posts and 2,080,293 comments.
What kind of posts are on r/AskCulinary?
The community describes itself as: “A place to get that "one right answer" to your cooking questions!” Recent post titles often mention substitute, pie, chocolate, oven and cheese. Most posts are text posts (75%).
Is r/AskCulinary SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/AskCulinary as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/AskCulinary?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/AskCulinary accepts text posts only. It has 11 posted rules, starting with: “Please avoid questions about Food Safety”; “Avoid Brand Comparisons and Recommendations”; “Please include enough information”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/AskCulinary?
Communities with similar topics include r/Cooking (6.3M), r/AskReddit (60M), r/askscience (26.4M), r/NoStupidQuestions (7.6M) and r/AskEconomics (1.5M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). 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/AskCulinary.