A short, curated guide — not an automatic related dump. Figures come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory when we have them.
r/smoking (about 1.1M members, directory rank #988) is for techniques, tips, recipes and pictures of smoking meats, vegetables and more. Direct-heat grilling and general cooking have their own rooms.
See also grilling vs smoking on SubMouse.
Stay on smoking for low-and-slow smoker technique. Use grilling for direct-heat grill cooking, Cooking for general kitchen questions, and food for sharing finished food photos.
r/smoking — Enhancing food with wood smoke flavor
A place to discuss techniques, tips, recipes, and pictures of smoking meats, vegetables, fruits, or anything else consumable.
Grilling! Tips and tricks for cooking over fire.
When to choose it: You are cooking on a grill rather than a smoker.
Why it is here: Paired on the SubMouse grilling vs smoking comparison. Listed as related. Public description: tips, recipes and pictures about grilling (about 2.6M members, rank #436).
How it differs from r/smoking: Direct-heat grilling versus smoking.
Cooking
When to choose it: Your question is general cooking, not smoker-specific.
Why it is here: Public description: general cooking discussion (about 6.3M members, rank #125).
How it differs from r/smoking: All cooking versus one technique.
Food Photos on Reddit
When to choose it: You mainly want to share or browse original food photos.
Why it is here: Listed as related. Public description: original food images (about 24.6M members, rank #24).
How it differs from r/smoking: Photo sharing versus technique discussion.
Run the automatic finder for r/smoking (results are matched from our directory; that page is not indexed): Find related to r/smoking.
Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and culture claims appear only when we have them — missing fields stay n/a. Directory rank is listing order. Communities outside the published Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page. Guide updated 2026-11-07.