Reddit rules index · read 2026-09-26
Can you promote on r/Cooking?
Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.
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What its rules say about promotion
Limit Promotion/Self-Promotion
* No social media/blog/YouTube channel spamming or advertisements of any kind. Market research counts as self-promotion and is not allowed. Reddit is for sharing, not self-promotion.
All 5 rules of r/Cooking
- About Cooking
* All posts must be about cooking. If the topic is questionable, then it most likely is not OK to post. * App recommendations or posts about apps are not allowed. * If your post is only about food, and not about cooking food, please post on r/AskRedditFood instead. * Content written or developed by AI programs such as ChatGPT, etc., is NOT allowed. * Posts about an experience with specific cookware brands—good or bad—are not allowed. * Surveys are not allowed. - Include Recipes
* If you are troubleshooting a dish or process, you must include a plain-text recipe or process in the post or comments. Your post may be removed if you fail to provide enough details. Help us help you. - No Memes or Trolling
* No memes allowed. Not even cooking-related memes. Not all jokes are memes! No trolling, either. - Limit Promotion/Self-Promotion
* No social media/blog/YouTube channel spamming or advertisements of any kind. Market research counts as self-promotion and is not allowed. Reddit is for sharing, not self-promotion. - Be Respectful
* Be kind and conduct productive discussion. As a community, we should look out for each other, not put each other down or bog down discussion. * Any perpetuation of racial stereotypes may result in an immediate ban.
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