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What are we cooking tonight?

Never know what to make for dinner? Neither do we. Let's see what you are cooking tonight and give each other ideas

407k subscribers176 posts / mo in Sep 202697 authors / mosince 2014

r/cookingtonight has 407k members (+19% over the last 12 months). It gets about 176 posts a month from 97 people. Top topics: Roast Chicken & Potatoes, Pork Chop Dishes and Homemade Pasta & Sauces.

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Size and growth

How r/cookingtonight has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+19%in 12 months · +3.1% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 2026407k
Growing407k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/cookingtonight

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−75%vs Sep 2025 · −41% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026176
QuieterPeaked at 920 in Jan 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/cookingtonight

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Roast Chicken & Potatoes1.0%
  2. Pork Chop Dishes0.8%
  3. Homemade Pasta & Sauces0.8%
  4. Steak and Potatoes0.8%
  5. Shrimp Stir Fry & Fried Recipes0.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. TikTok
  2. Simple Page
  3. Substack
  4. RecipeTin Eats
  5. Delish

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research