WOW FOREVER · PLAYER REFERENCE
Cooking 1–300 Leveling Guide
Cooking supplies food and creates the campfire used by the Camping system. Learn it alongside your main professions so meat and fish collected while leveling become useful meals.
Mark each step as you finish it and check off the materials you have collected. Progress is saved in this browser, shared between English and Korean, and does not require an account.
Leveling route: 1–300
Craft the listed recipe until you reach the end of its skill range. Quantities include extra crafts for yellow and green recipes; skill gains are random, so stop at the target and adjust the count if you need more.
| Skill | Recipe | Crafts | Materials per craft | Recipe source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charred Wolf Meat |
| Trainer locationsAlegorn — Darnassus / Daryl Riknussun — Ironforge / Stephen Ryback — Stormwind City / Zamja — Orgrimmar / Aska Mistrunner — Thunder Bluff / Eunice Burch — Undercity | ||
 Smoked Bear Meat |
| Learn at skill: 40 · Yellow 80 · Green 100 · Grey 120 | ||
 Longjaw Mud Snapper |
| Learn at skill: 50 · Yellow 90 · Green 110 · Grey 130 | ||
 Bristle Whisker Catfish |
| Learn at skill: 100 · Yellow 140 · Green 160 · Grey 180 | ||
| Hot Lion Chops |
| Learn at skill: 125 · Yellow 175 · Green 195 · Grey 215 | ||
 Curiously Tasty Omelet |
| Learn at skill: 130 · Yellow 170 · Green 190 · Grey 210 | ||
 Roast Raptor |
| Learn at skill: 175 · Yellow 215 · Green 235 · Grey 255 | ||
 Spider Sausage |
| Trainer locationsDirge Quikcleave — Gadgetzan, Tanaris | ||
 Monster Omelet |
| Himmik — Everlook, Winterspring Learn at skill: 225 · Yellow 265 · Green 285 · Grey 305 | ||
 Poached Sunscale Salmon |
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Gikkix — Steamwheedle Port, Tanaris Learn at skill: 250 · Yellow 290 · Green 310 · Grey 330 |
Training and rank upgrades
Train the next rank before reaching 75, 150 or 225. A rank upgrade raises your skill cap; individual recipes must also be learned.
Apprentice Train from skill 1
Learn Apprentice training in your starting area or capital city.
Journeyman Train from skill 50
Alliance
- Alegorn — Darnassus
- Daryl Riknussun — Ironforge
- Stephen Ryback — Stormwind City
Horde
- Zamja — Orgrimmar
- Aska Mistrunner — Thunder Bluff
- Eunice Burch — Undercity
Expert Train from skill 125
Buy Expert Cookbook from Shandrina in Ashenvale or Wulan in Desolace.
Alliance
- Shandrina — Ashenvale
Horde
- Wulan — Desolace
Artisan Train from skill 225
At Cooking 225 and character level 35, complete Clamlette Surprise with Dirge Quikcleave in Gadgetzan. Bring 12 Giant Eggs, 10 Zesty Clam Meat and 20 Alterac Swiss.
Alliance
- Dirge Quikcleave — Gadgetzan, Tanaris
Horde
- Dirge Quikcleave — Gadgetzan, Tanaris
Sources: Forever beta recipes · 2026-10-13 · Recipe reference
Preparation and practical tips
- Learn Cooking and buy spices from a Cooking or trade supplier.
- Use a campfire for recipes that require a fire.
- Learn fish recipes from their vendors before collecting a large catch.
- At Cooking 225 and character level 35, take Clamlette Surprise from Dirge Quikcleave in Gadgetzan. Bring 12 Giant Eggs, 10 Zesty Clam Meat and 20 Alterac Swiss to unlock Artisan Cooking.
- Buy the Poached Sunscale Salmon recipe from Gikkix in Steamwheedle Port, Tanaris. Catch its raw fish while leveling Fishing, and buy spices from Cooking suppliers.
Useful pairing: Fishing
Cooking at a campsite
Cooking creates campfires. Cookie’s Feast supplies food at camp, and Iron Oven supports advanced Cooking.
How to build and use a campsite