r/KitchenConfidential

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The internet's largest community of food industry professionals. Icon artwork by www.instagram.com/nowherelad

The community at a glance

r/KitchenConfidential is a Subreddit for Chefs with roughly 1.8M members. It has been around since 2011. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #2 in the Cooking communities list.

Roughly 236K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Kitchen, Work, and Job. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention knife, book, and kitchen shoe.

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Established 2011
1.8M Members

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Yearly: +236K members
Growth: +14.6% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2023: 215K members
  • 2024: 174K members
  • 2025: 904K members
  • 2026: 139K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Sep: 0 members
  • Oct: 7K members
  • Nov: 60K members
  • Dec: 37K members
  • Jan: 25K members
  • Feb: 16K members
  • Mar: 20K members
  • Apr: 20K members
  • May: 13K members
  • Jun: 13K members
  • Jul: 19K members
  • Aug: 13K members

Themes

  • Pain & Anger
    7 posts in the past month
    1. The joy and passion has returned.❤️
    2. Sympathy for a new restaurant.
    3. Busy night, understaffed FOH (2 call outs), training two new kids (first-ish jobs, <21y/o). 2 sets of tears. Everything ended okay.
    #1
    Pain & Anger
    The joy and passion has returned.❤️ · Sympathy for a new restaurant. · Busy night, understaffed FOH (2 call outs), training two new kids (first-ish jobs, <21y/o). 2 sets of tears. Everything ended okay.
    7
  • Advice Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. New cooks having a rough time, let me put you onto some game
    2. Is this all muscle memory?!
    3. Advice needed: Owners want to add a "ghost kitchen" business to our current restaurant. Expecting staff to work without extra compensation, at least temporarily.
    #2
    Advice Requests
    New cooks having a rough time, let me put you onto some game · Is this all muscle memory?! · Advice needed: Owners want to add a "ghost kitchen" business to our current restaurant. Expecting staff to work without extra compensation, at least temporarily.
    4
  • Money Talk
    1 post in the past month
    1. No one tell this guy about Sysco. It would blow his fucking mind.
    #3
    Money Talk
    No one tell this guy about Sysco. It would blow his fucking mind.
    1
  • Opportunities
    1 post in the past month
    1. Picked up some hours cooking at a local gas station/deli. Boss said I use too many resources because of how clean my station is.
    #4
    Opportunities
    Picked up some hours cooking at a local gas station/deli. Boss said I use too many resources because of how clean my station is.
    1

Topics

  • Kitchen
    16 posts in the past month
    1. If you had to give a new comer a #1 Rule as a kitchen employee what would it be?
    #1
    Kitchen
    If you had to give a new comer a #1 Rule as a kitchen employee what would it be?
    16
  • Work
    14 posts in the past month
    1. What additional monetary value would you place on an employee who shows up for work on time everyday? Never misses a day of work and even volunteers on their days off?
    #2
    Work
    What additional monetary value would you place on an employee who shows up for work on time everyday? Never misses a day of work and even volunteers on their days off?
    14
  • Job
    12 posts in the past month
    1. What additional monetary value would you place on an employee who shows up for work on time everyday? Never misses a day of work and even volunteers on their days off?
    #3
    Job
    What additional monetary value would you place on an employee who shows up for work on time everyday? Never misses a day of work and even volunteers on their days off?
    12
  • Tired
    8 posts in the past month
    #4
    Tired
    8
  • Worst
    8 posts in the past month
    #5
    Worst
    8

Flair

  • Photo/Video
    57 posts in the past month
    1. Chive
    2. Gerry is 84 today. He comes in every day. Happy Birthday!!!
    3. Private Chef - Told a client they needed new cutting boards. Pour one out for my knives.
    #1
    Photo/Video
    Chive · Gerry is 84 today. He comes in every day. Happy Birthday!!! · Private Chef - Told a client they needed new cutting boards. Pour one out for my knives.
    57
  • Discussion
    38 posts in the past month
    1. Chefs, is this true?
    2. Whole cart of meat left out overnight
    3. Got some mini corn dogs in for shits and/or giggles. The staff is having fun with it
    #2
    Discussion
    Chefs, is this true? · Whole cart of meat left out overnight · Got some mini corn dogs in for shits and/or giggles. The staff is having fun with it
    38
  • Kitchen fuckery
    36 posts in the past month
    1. Always watching...
    2. had quite the slow night…
    3. Love waking up to texts like this lol
    #3
    Kitchen fuckery
    Always watching... · had quite the slow night… · Love waking up to texts like this lol
    36
  • Crying in the cooler
    23 posts in the past month
    1. The joy and passion has returned.❤️
    2. 1st table, needed a good laugh today
    3. The same generation that told me "you'll eat what i make and you'll like it." Is the pickiest generation I've ever worked with.
    #4
    Crying in the cooler
    The joy and passion has returned.❤️ · 1st table, needed a good laugh today · The same generation that told me "you'll eat what i make and you'll like it." Is the pickiest generation I've ever worked with.
    23
  • Question
    22 posts in the past month
    1. Where’s your mom we’re still here
    2. Cream based sauce ok to sit out for 6-8 hours during service?
    3. I work at an ice cream shop, and I walked in this morning to the freezer at 31
    #5
    Question
    Where’s your mom we’re still here · Cream based sauce ok to sit out for 6-8 hours during service? · I work at an ice cream shop, and I walked in this morning to the freezer at 31
    22

Product recommendations

  • knife
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Best knives for cutting sandwiches?
    2. Sooo... say I'm a girl who likes green (or blue) in a world of skeletons and furries and I want a sharp kitchen knife. What would you recommend?
    3. Sooo... say I'm a girl who likes green (or blue) in a world of skeletons and furries and I want a sharp kitchen knife. What would you recommend?
    #1
    knife
    Best knives for cutting sandwiches? · Sooo... say I'm a girl who likes green (or blue) in a world of skeletons and furries and I want a sharp kitchen knife. What would you recommend? · Sooo... say I'm a girl who likes green (or blue) in a world of skeletons and furries and I want a sharp kitchen knife. What would you recommend?
    8
  • book
    5 posts in the past month
    1. what are some book that you highly recommend?
    2. Can someone recommend a good fine dining kitchen book for a gift?
    3. Book Recs.
    #2
    book
    what are some book that you highly recommend? · Can someone recommend a good fine dining kitchen book for a gift? · Book Recs.
    5
  • kitchen shoe
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Yo I clean mussels for 2 hours a day and my knees are dead, what does everyone recommend for a good kitchen shoe??
    2. Any recs for kitchen shoes?
    3. Any other chefs out there with sciatica have good shoe recs?
    #3
    kitchen shoe
    Yo I clean mussels for 2 hours a day and my knees are dead, what does everyone recommend for a good kitchen shoe?? · Any recs for kitchen shoes? · Any other chefs out there with sciatica have good shoe recs?
    4
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/KitchenConfidential for?
Best for Chefs enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/KitchenConfidential free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/KitchenConfidential have?
Roughly 1.8M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/KitchenConfidential on?
r/KitchenConfidential runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/KitchenConfidential cover?
On the Hive Index, r/KitchenConfidential is organized under Chefs.
How do I join r/KitchenConfidential?
You can join r/KitchenConfidential by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Cooking communities like?
Communities for home cooks to share recipes, ask technique questions, and improve their skills. Reddit has some of the most active cooking communities, from beginner-friendly advice threads to challenge-based cooking groups where members cook through specific cuisines or cook-book projects.
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