What it does
Its level decides which recipes you can make. See all Cooking recipes.
Experience calculator
How to train it
Every source below is multiplied by the world's experience rate. In a party every award is 3% larger. Crafting lists an automatic craft; a focused craft through the minigame pays 1.75 times as much, and a failed one pays nothing.
Quests
| Source | Level | Xp | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mystery Of The Meat | 1,800 | once | |
| More Than You Can Chew | 200 | once | |
| Humble Beginnings | 100 | once |
World events
| Source | Level | Xp | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 An Army Marches on its Stomach | 750 | full reward. Half reward 300 | |
 Easy as Pie | 250 | full reward. Half reward 100 | |
 Now I'm a Farmer | 90 | full reward. Half reward 45 |
Tasks
| Source | Level | Xp | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Meat Pies abd Stuffed Dumplings (Loima Shores Tasks) | 62 | per count; the board asks for 15 to 40 | |
| Cook Fried and Baked Whitefish (Loima Shores Tasks) | 60 | per count; the board asks for 15 to 40 | |
| Cook Sweet Pies (Badongerst Tasks) | 56 | per count; the board asks for 15 to 40 | |
| Cook Sweet Pies (Loima Shores Tasks) | 56 | per count; the board asks for 15 to 40 | |
| Bake Cakes (Badongerst Tasks) | 40 | per count; the board asks for 15 to 40 | |
| Bake Cakes (Loima Shores Tasks) | 40 | per count; the board asks for 15 to 40 | |
| Cook Breakfast Meals (Badongerst Tasks) | 25 | per count; the board asks for 15 to 40 | |
| Cook Breakfast Meals (Kal Crossing Tasks) | 25 | per count; the board asks for 15 to 40 | |
| Bake Bread (Kal Crossing Tasks) | 11 | per count; the board asks for 15 to 40 | |
| Cook Meats (Kal Crossing Tasks) | 10 | per count; the board asks for 15 to 40 |
By hand
| Source | Level | Xp | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wet Flour (Pot of Flour) | 50 | per use |
Desolate zones
| Source | Level | Xp | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badongerst Flower Field | 15 | per item handed in, for the best-paying item | |
| West Road Animal Stables | 15 | per item handed in, for the best-paying item | |
| Badongerst Bank Box | 2 | per item handed in, for the best-paying item | |
| West Road Chicken Coops | 2 | per item handed in, for the best-paying item |
Crafting
| Source | Level | Xp | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bread | 1 | 40 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Boiled Yabby | 1 | 34 | per craft, automatic only |
| Boiled Yabby | 1 | 30 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Chicken | 1 | 23 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Meat | 1 | 23 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
| Chicken | 1 | 20 | per craft, automatic only |
| Meat | 1 | 20 | per craft, automatic only |
 Sinew | 1 | 17 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
| Sinew | 1 | 15 | per craft, automatic only |
| Dough | 1 | 10 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Pot of Flour | 1 | 5 | per craft, automatic only |
 Fried Vegetables | 3 | 40 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Small Grilled Whitefish | 3 | 40 | per craft, automatic only |
| Fried Vegetables | 3 | 35 | per craft, automatic only |
| Small Grilled Whitefish | 3 | 35 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Simple Salad | 5 | 46 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
| Simple Salad | 5 | 40 | per craft, automatic only |
 Baked Potato | 8 | 51 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
| Baked Potato | 8 | 45 | per craft, automatic only |
 Cooked Valac Meat | 10 | 63 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Scrambled Eggs | 10 | 57 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
| Cooked Valac Meat | 10 | 55 | per craft, automatic only |
| Scrambled Eggs | 10 | 50 | per craft, automatic only |
 Omelette | 13 | 74 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Valac Meat Stew | 15 | 143 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Loaded Omelette | 15 | 86 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
| Loaded Omelette | 15 | 75 | per craft, automatic only |
| Omelette | 15 | 65 | per craft, automatic only |
 Loaded Sandwich | 17 | 97 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Sandwich | 17 | 86 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
| Loaded Sandwich | 17 | 85 | per craft, automatic only |
| Sandwich | 17 | 75 | per craft, automatic only |
 Stew | 18 | 109 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
| Stew | 18 | 95 | per craft, automatic only |
 Fried Lamprey | 19 | 115 | per craft, automatic only |
 Pasta | 19 | 115 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
| Fried Lamprey | 19 | 100 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Valac Meat and Potato Pie | 20 | 178 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Cake | 20 | 138 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
| Valac Meat Stew | 20 | 125 | per craft, automatic only |
 Fish Stew | 22 | 149 | per craft, automatic only |
| Fish Stew | 22 | 130 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Fried Mushrooms | 23 | 155 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
| Fried Mushrooms | 23 | 135 | per craft, automatic only |
 Apple Pie | 25 | 177 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Fried Whitefish | 28 | 178 | per craft, automatic only |
| Fried Whitefish | 28 | 155 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Meat Pie | 30 | 195 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Caramelized Apple | 31 | 201 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
| Caramelized Apple | 31 | 175 | per craft, automatic only |
 Stuffed Dumplings | 33 | 235 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
| Stuffed Dumplings | 33 | 205 | per craft, automatic only |
 Grated Taters | 36 | 247 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Baked Whitefish | 36 | 241 | per craft, automatic only |
| Grated Taters | 36 | 215 | per craft, automatic only |
 Sweet Wine | 38 | 225 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
| Sweet Wine | 38 | 220 | per craft, automatic only |
 Butter Pat | 40 | 230 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Fish Pie | 43 | 281 | per craft, automatic only |
 Apple Bread | 45 | 305 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Fancy Pasta | 45 | 155 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
 Baked Potato with Butter | 48 | 310 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
| Baked Potato with Butter | 48 | 270 | per craft, automatic only |
 Sliced Oil Fish | 49 | 316 | per craft, automatic only |
| Sliced Oil Fish | 49 | 275 | per craft, automatic only. More at stations with an xp bonus |
What it unlocks
Everything that asks for a level in this skill, lowest first.
Gear of Rare quality or better needs 2, 4 or 6 more levels than listed.
Experience table
Total experience to reach each level. Under 100 xp is always level 1; 10,000,000 xp is level 100, the cap.
| Level | Total xp | From last | Level | Total xp | From last | Level | Total xp | From last | Level | Total xp | From last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 26 | 9,427 | 926 | 51 | 105,230 | 9,412 | 76 | 1,078,775 | 95,644 | |
| 2 | 100 | 100 | 27 | 10,443 | 1,016 | 52 | 115,556 | 10,326 | 77 | 1,183,714 | 104,939 |
| 3 | 209 | 109 | 28 | 11,558 | 1,115 | 53 | 126,886 | 11,330 | 78 | 1,298,851 | 115,137 |
| 4 | 330 | 121 | 29 | 12,782 | 1,224 | 54 | 139,318 | 12,432 | 79 | 1,425,177 | 126,326 |
| 5 | 462 | 132 | 30 | 14,124 | 1,342 | 55 | 152,957 | 13,639 | 80 | 1,563,781 | 138,604 |
| 6 | 607 | 145 | 31 | 15,596 | 1,472 | 56 | 167,922 | 14,965 | 81 | 1,715,854 | 152,073 |
| 7 | 766 | 159 | 32 | 17,212 | 1,616 | 57 | 184,341 | 16,419 | 82 | 1,882,706 | 166,852 |
| 8 | 940 | 174 | 33 | 18,985 | 1,773 | 58 | 202,356 | 18,015 | 83 | 2,065,774 | 183,068 |
| 9 | 1,131 | 191 | 34 | 20,930 | 1,945 | 59 | 222,122 | 19,766 | 84 | 2,266,632 | 200,858 |
| 10 | 1,341 | 210 | 35 | 23,064 | 2,134 | 60 | 243,808 | 21,686 | 85 | 2,487,011 | 220,379 |
| 11 | 1,572 | 231 | 36 | 25,406 | 2,342 | 61 | 267,603 | 23,795 | 86 | 2,728,807 | 241,796 |
| 12 | 1,825 | 253 | 37 | 27,975 | 2,569 | 62 | 293,709 | 26,106 | 87 | 2,994,101 | 265,294 |
| 13 | 2,102 | 277 | 38 | 30,793 | 2,818 | 63 | 322,353 | 28,644 | 88 | 3,285,177 | 291,076 |
| 14 | 2,406 | 304 | 39 | 33,886 | 3,093 | 64 | 353,780 | 31,427 | 89 | 3,604,541 | 319,364 |
| 15 | 2,740 | 334 | 40 | 37,279 | 3,393 | 65 | 388,262 | 34,482 | 90 | 3,954,942 | 350,401 |
| 16 | 3,107 | 367 | 41 | 41,002 | 3,723 | 66 | 426,094 | 37,832 | 91 | 4,339,396 | 384,454 |
| 17 | 3,509 | 402 | 42 | 45,087 | 4,085 | 67 | 467,603 | 41,509 | 92 | 4,761,213 | 421,817 |
| 18 | 3,950 | 441 | 43 | 49,568 | 4,481 | 68 | 513,147 | 45,544 | 93 | 5,224,023 | 462,810 |
| 19 | 4,434 | 484 | 44 | 54,486 | 4,918 | 69 | 563,116 | 49,969 | 94 | 5,731,810 | 507,787 |
| 20 | 4,964 | 530 | 45 | 59,881 | 5,395 | 70 | 617,941 | 54,825 | 95 | 6,288,946 | 557,136 |
| 21 | 5,547 | 583 | 46 | 65,800 | 5,919 | 71 | 678,095 | 60,154 | 96 | 6,900,226 | 611,280 |
| 22 | 6,186 | 639 | 47 | 72,295 | 6,495 | 72 | 744,094 | 65,999 | 97 | 7,570,912 | 670,686 |
| 23 | 6,887 | 701 | 48 | 79,421 | 7,126 | 73 | 816,508 | 72,414 | 98 | 8,306,778 | 735,866 |
| 24 | 7,657 | 770 | 49 | 87,239 | 7,818 | 74 | 895,959 | 79,451 | 99 | 9,114,157 | 807,379 |
| 25 | 8,501 | 844 | 50 | 95,818 | 8,579 | 75 | 983,131 | 87,172 | 100 | 10,000,000 | 885,843 |