Communities related to r/slowcooking, with what each one is for and how it differs. Member figures come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory.
r/slowcooking (about 4.8M members, directory rank #193) is for ideas, recipes or pictures where a Crock-Pot–style slow cooker was used. General cooking talk and open recipe sharing without that appliance constraint belong elsewhere.
See also slowcooking vs Cooking on SubMouse.
Stay on slowcooking for slow-cooker recipes. Use Cooking for general cooking discussion, and recipes when you mainly want to share or request recipes without a slow-cooker requirement.
r/slowcooking — Slowcooking: Slow and Steady Wins the Race
r/Slowcooking is a food-related subreddit for sharing ideas, recipes or pictures in which a "Crock-Pot®" style slow cooker was used. Slow cooking is an ideal method for cooking less expensive portions of meat to make them more tender and tasty than by other forms of cookery. Veg…
Cooking
When to choose it: General cooking discussion and recipes without a slow-cooker requirement.
Why it is here: Listed as related; paired on slowcooking vs Cooking. Large general cooking room (about 6.3M members, rank #125).
How it differs from r/slowcooking: Any cooking method versus slow-cooker-only.
recipes
When to choose it: Sharing or finding recipes from the community.
Why it is here: Listed as related to r/slowcooking. Public description: improve and share your cooking repertoire with recipes (about 3.6M members, rank #280).
How it differs from r/slowcooking: Recipe-exchange focus versus slow-cooker appliance focus.
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Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-09 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-11-02. Directory rank is listing order. Guide updated 2026-11-07.