WotLK Classic Cooking Profession and Leveling 1-450 Guide

Cooking is one of the three secondary professions available to all players in WotLK Classic. Because of this, it can be learned by all players without conflicting with other professions. This can be useful early on to provide yourself with free food while leveling.

Cooking goes great when paired together with Fishing as you can use most of the fish you catch while Cooking to level your cooking at the same time, leveling 2 professions for free at once.

You can learn Cooking from any Cooking trainer, which are found in capital cities. When you arrive at a major city, you can ask any city guard for directions and pick the Cooking trainer option under the professions section. This will mark its location on your map, allowing you to easily find them and get the Cooking skill.

To train past 300 skill level, you need to speak with a Master Cooking trainer in either Outland or Northrend. This will allow you to train up to level 375 Cooking.

To learn Cooking past 375 skill level you must travel to Northrend and talk with a Grand Master Cooking trainer found below. This will allow you to max your Cooking skill out at 450.

• Rollick MacKreel in Borean Tundra.
• Brom Brewbaster in Howling Fjord.
• Katherine Lee in Dalaran City.

• Orn Tenderhoof in Borean Tundra,
• Thomas Kolichio in Howling Fjord.
• Awilo Lon'gomba in Dalaran City.

Cooking is a very easy profession to get skill-ups in. Most of them can also be obtained by using fish caught from Fishing as there are plenty of different Cooking recipes that use fish that can be caught.

1-40

Spice Bread — Its recipe is learned from the Cooking Trainer and the materials needed are sold by the nearby Cooking Supplier.

40-80

Smoked Bear Meat — This recipe will need to be bought from Andrew Hilbert in Silverpine Forest at the Sepulcher for Horde, and Drac Roughcut in Loch Modan at Thelsamar for Alliance players. You may also find it on the auction house for a low price.

80-100

Dry Pork Ribs — You can take these much further than just 100, but typically there are cheaper alternatives. Pick whichever option is the easiest to acquire.

100-175

Bristle Whisker Catfish — Buy this recipe from a cooking or Cooking Supplier in any major city.

175-225

Rockscale Cod — Buy this recipe from a Cooking or Cooking Supplier in most major cities.

225-250

Spotted Yellowtail — Buy this recipe from Gikkix at Steamwheedle Port in Tanaris.

250-285

Poached Sunscale Salmon — Buy this recipe from Gikkix at Steamwheedle Port in Tanaris.

285-300

Smoked Desert Dumplings — To get this recipe you will need to complete the quest Desert Recipe from Calandrath in Silithus. Complete this quest and the followup to get the recipe.

300-325

Here we have a few options for our choice of food to cook. You can pick any of the three options; choose whichever recipe is easiest to get or is the cheapest to get skill-ups with:

• Ravager Dog — Recipe: Ravager Dog
  • Alliance get this recipe from Sid Limbardi at Honor Hold in Hellfire Peninsula.
  • Horde get this recipe from Cookie One-Eye at Thrallmar in Hellfire Peninsula.
• Buzzard Bites — Recipe: Buzzard Bites
  • Quest reward for both factions from Smooth as Butter.
• Blackened Trout — Recipe: Blackened Trout
  • Alliance get this recipe from Doba at Orebor Harborage in Zangarmarsh.
  • Horde get this recipe from Gambarinka at Zabra'Jin in Zangarmarsh.

325-350

Again we have a few options for our choice of food to level with. Pick whichever recipe you want based on cost of materials or ease of obtaining to get skill-ups with:

• Golden Fish Sticks — Recipe: Golden Fish Sticks
  • Alliance get this recipe from Innkeeper Biribi at Allerian Stronghold in Terokkar Forest.
  • Horde get this recipe from Rungor at Stonebreaker Hold in Terokkar Forest.
• Roasted Clefthoof — Recipe: Roasted Clefthoof
  • Alliance get this recipe from Uriku at Telaar in Nagrand.
  • Horde get this recipe from Nula the Butcher at Garadar in Nagrand.
• Talbuk Steak — Recipe: Talbuk Steak
  • Alliance get this recipe from Uriku at Telaar in Nagrand.
  • Horde get this recipe from Nula the Butcher at Garadar in Nagrand.
• Poached Bluefish — Recipe: Poached Bluefish
  • Alliance get this recipe from Uriku at Telaar in Nagrand.
  • Horde get this recipe from Nula the Butcher at Garadar in Nagrand.
• Warp Burger — Recipe: Warp Burger
  • Alliance get this recipe from Supply Officer Mills at Allerian Stronghold in Terokkar Forest.
  • Horde get this recipe from Innkeeper Grilka at Stonebreaker Hold in Terokkar Forest.

Be sure to head to a Grand Master Cooking trainer in Northrend as shown above to unlock Grand Master Cooking, allowing you to max out your Cooking at 450 skill level.

350-400

The cheapest way to level from 350-400 is by making Kungaloosh. This recipe however can only be learned by completing a long quest chain in Sholazar Basin, ending with the quest Fletcher's Lost and Found, which will automatically teach you how to make Kungaloosh. Since both of the reagents needed to make Kungaloosh can be purchased from a vendor, this recipe is very easy and cheap to make, only costing around 50 silver per skill-up.

If you wish to skip the long quest chain, or are looking for other ways to level cooking, use one of the recipes below to skill up until 400. Check your servers price on the reagents and use whichever recipe is the cheapest:

Recipe	Reagent
Baked Manta Ray	1 x Imperial Manta Ray
Dalaran Clam Chowder	2 x Succulent Clam Meat
Grilled Sculpin	1 x Musselback Sculpin
Mammoth Meal	1 x Chunk o' Mammoth
Pickled Fangtooth	1 x Fangtooth Herring
Poached Nettlefish	1 x Nettlefish
Rhino Dogs	1 x Rhino Meat
Roasted Worg	1 x Worg Haunch
Shoveltusk Steak	1 x Shoveltusk Flank
Smoked Salmon	1 x Glacial Salmon
Worm Delight	1 x Worm Meat

400-425

Black Jelly is the best way to level from 400-425 as it does not require Northern Spices to make, allowing you to easily level up. Be sure to check the price of Borean Man O' War on your server and try to buy it whenever it is cheap.

425-450

The only way to continue leveling at this point is by using one of the patterns that can be purchased with Dalaran Cooking Award. This will require you to complete cooking dailies to be able to purchase the recipes. Below is a list of all of the recipes you can buy and use to finish leveling your cooking skill to 450. Some food will be in higher demand than others, make sure to check your server's auction house to find whichever food is in highest demand.

Recipe	Cost
Blackened Dragonfin	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Blackened Worg Steak	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Critter Bites	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Cuttlesteak	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Dragonfin Filet	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Firecracker Salmon	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Hearty Rhino	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Imperial Manta Steak	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Mega Mammoth Meal	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Mighty Rhino Dogs	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Poached Northern Sculpin	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Rhinolicious Wormsteak	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Snapper Extreme	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Spiced Mammoth Treats	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Spiced Worm Burger	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Spicy Blue Nettlefish	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Spicy Fried Herring	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Tender Shoveltusk Steak	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Tracker Snacks	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Very Burnt Worg	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award
Worg Tartare	3 x Dalaran Cooking Award

WotLK brings 5 new Cooking daily quests. Each day Katherine Lee or Awilo Lon'gomba will offer you one of the five quests, rewarding you with a 1 Dalaran Cooking Award and a Small Spice Bag upon completion.

Dalaran Cooking Award is needed to purchase end-game cooking recipes, as well as the new Chef's Hat, which reduces all cooking times down to 0.5 seconds.

The five daily quests are:

• (A) Cheese for Glowergold / (H) Cheese for Glowergold
• (A) Convention at the Legerdemain / (H) Convention at the Legerdemain
• (A) Infused Mushroom Meatloaf / (H) Infused Mushroom Meatloaf
• (A) Mustard Dogs! / (H) Mustard Dogs!
• (A) Sewer Stew / (H) Sewer Stew

TBC cooking dailies can still be completed to learn those unique cooking recipes. Every day you will be able to grab one of four different quests from The Rokk who can be found in the Lower City section of Shattrath, offering you the reward choice of either Barrel of Fish or Crate of Meat.

The four different quests are:

• Revenge is Tasty
• Soup for the Soul
• Super Hot Stew
• Manalicious

Achievement	Description
Journeyman Cook	Become a Journeyman Cook.
Expert Cook	Become an Expert Cook.
Artisan Cook	Become an Artisan Cook.
Master Cook	Become a Master Cook.
Grand Master Cook	Become a Grand Master Cook.
Lunch Lady	Learn 25 cooking recipes.
Short Order Cook	Learn 50 cooking recipes.
Chef de Partie	Learn 75 cooking recipes.
Sous Chef	Learn 100 cooking recipes.
Chef de Cuisine	Learn 160 cooking recipes.

Achievement	Description
Captain Rumsey's Lager	Brew up some of Captain Rumsey's Lager.
The Cake Is Not A Lie	Bake a Delicious Chocolate Cake.

Achievement	Description
Kickin' It Up a Notch	Complete each of The Rokk's 4 cooking daily quests listed below.
The Outland Gourmet	Cook each of the Outland cooking recipes listed below.

Achievement	Description
The Northrend Gourmet	Cook 15 of the Northrend recipes listed below.
The Northrend Gourmet	Cook 30 of the Northrend recipes listed below.
The Northrend Gourmet	Cook 45 of the Northrend recipes listed below.
Dalaran Cooking Award	Obtain a Dalaran Cooking Award.
10 Dalaran Cooking Awards	Obtain 10 Dalaran Cooking Awards.
25 Dalaran Cooking Awards	Obtain 25 Dalaran Cooking Awards.
50 Dalaran Cooking Awards	Obtain 50 Dalaran Cooking Awards.
100 Dalaran Cooking Awards	Obtain 100 Dalaran Cooking Awards.
Cooking with Style	Obtain a Chef's Hat.
Critter Gitter	Using Critter Bites, coerce 10 critters to be your pet within 3 minutes or less.
Dinner Impossible	Present a Great Feast in each of the battlegrounds listed below.
Second That Emotion	Eat each one of the "emotion" foods listed below.
Our Daily Bread / Our Daily Bread	Complete each of the cooking daily quests offered by Katherine Lee or Awilo Lon'gomba in Dalaran.
Hail to the Chef / Hail to the Chef	Complete the cooking achievements listed below.

Cooking is just one of the many professions you may choose to level in Wrath of the Lich King Classic. To learn more about the other options available, we recommend checking out our overviews of all professions and their unique bonuses below.