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Best BBQ & Grilling Subreddits (November 2026)

Looking for the right BBQ and grilling community on Reddit? Here is the lay of the land. We checked the communities Reddit returns for “bbq” and “grilling”, kept the public, safe-for-work ones with at least 25,000 members that are still posting, and ranked the 5 that remain by size. Together they have 3.7M members.

How the BBQ and grilling communities compare

A few giants dominate — r/grilling, r/BBQ and r/biggreenegg together account for 95% of the combined membership. r/grilling is both the biggest and the busiest, with about 20 new posts a day. Per member, the liveliest is r/Smokingmeat: 4.1 posts a day from 37.4K members — a smaller crowd, but an engaged one. The oldest is r/grilling, founded in 2009, and every community here is more than five years old — this is a long-established corner of Reddit.

The 5 biggest BBQ and grilling subreddits

  1. r/grilling 2,567,672 members · ~20 posts/day · +2.1K since Oct 26 · since 2009

    Welcome to /r/Grilling, a Subreddit for all Tips, Recipes, Pictures, and anything related to Grilling! Rules: Be respectful. this is a place to discuss grilling, not grill each other. NO SPAM If you're a bot account or you're spa…

  2. B
    r/BBQ ↗ 770,373 members · ~16 posts/day · since 2009

    Discuss any and everything BBQ. Have questions? Ask fellow pitmasters!

  3. B
    r/biggreenegg ↗ 177,541 members · since 2010

    For lovers of the best damn BBQ out there

  4. C
    r/charcoal ↗ 149,089 members · since 2011

    For those who grill for taste over convenience, a subreddit dedicated to grilling over charcoal. Tips, tricks, pics, bragging rights, etc.

  5. S
    r/Smokingmeat ↗ 37,397 members · ~4.1 posts/day · since 2011

    Smoke meat and BBQ for Reddit

Choosing where to post

If you have a question, start in r/BBQ: it is set up for exactly that, and with about 16 new posts a day there are plenty of people around to answer.

Big subreddits give a post the widest audience, but they also bury it quickly; the mid-sized communities on this list are usually friendlier for questions and first posts. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.

Frequently asked questions

What is the biggest BBQ and grilling subreddit?

r/grilling is the largest, with 2,567,672 members, followed by r/BBQ (770.4K) and r/biggreenegg (177.5K).

Which BBQ and grilling subreddit is the most active?

By new posts per day, r/grilling leads with about 20, ahead of r/BBQ (16). Counts are averages over the last seven days.

Where should a beginner ask about BBQ and grilling on Reddit?

r/BBQ is the one built around questions and advice, with about 16 new posts a day. Check its rules and search it first — common questions have usually been answered.

How many BBQ and grilling subreddits are there?

We list 5 active, safe-for-work BBQ and grilling communities with at least 25,000 members each, 3.7M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.

What is the oldest BBQ and grilling subreddit?

r/BBQ, created on May 4, 2009.

Are these BBQ and grilling subreddits safe for work?

Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.

Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Nov 6, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.