Leveling your professions in Classic World of Warcraft can greatly enhance your gameplay, and Cooking is no exception. This Classic Wow Cooking Guide is designed to show you the quickest and most cost-effective path to max out your Cooking skill from 1 to 300.
Keep in mind that while this guide aims for efficiency, skill point gains aren’t always guaranteed per craft. You might need a few extra ingredients to reach each skill level.
If you’re also interested in Fishing, consider using our combined Fishing & Cooking Leveling Guide 1-300 for a synergistic approach!
For those still on their journey to level 60 or starting a new character, Zygor’s 1-60 Leveling Guide can significantly speed up your leveling process.
Table of contents:
Finding Your Classic Cooking Trainer
To begin your culinary journey, you’ll need to become an Apprentice Cook at level 5 by locating a Cooking trainer.
Click on the links below to pinpoint the exact locations of trainers for your faction:
If you’re struggling to find a trainer, simply ask any city guard for directions to the Cooking trainer. They will mark the trainer’s location on your map with a red icon.
Horde Trainers:
Alliance Trainers:
Classic Cooking Leveling Guide
Levels 1 – 50
Soothing Spices, Hot Spices, and Refreshing Spring Water are essential basic cooking supplies usually available from vendors near your trainer. Avoid buying these from the Auction House as they are much cheaper from vendors!
Prepare approximately 55 servings of one of the following recipes to reach skill level 50:
| Food | Ingredients | Recipe Source |
|---|---|---|
| 55x Charred Wolf Meat | 55x Stringy Wolf Meat | Trainer |
| 55x Roasted Boar Meat | 55x Chunk of Boar Meat | Trainer |
| 55x Brilliant Smallfish | 55x Raw Brilliant Smallfish | Vendors |
| 55x Slitherskin Mackerel | 55x Raw Slitherskin Mackerel | Vendors |
Season of Discovery Tip
For players on Season of Discovery realms, learn Spiced Wolf Meat from the trainer at skill level 10 instead of Charred Wolf Meat. Spiced Wolf Meat is valuable as it’s used in Waylaid Supplies: Spiced Wolf Meat and can be sold at the Auction House.
Alternative Recipes
Journeyman Cooking
Revisit your Cooking Trainer to upgrade to Journeyman Cooking. This requires character level 10 and Cooking skill level 50.
Levels 50 – 100
Prepare around 55-75 servings from any of the recipes in the table below. Note that Smoked Bear Meat will become less effective for skill gains sooner than the other recipes, so prioritize cooking these first if you have multiple types of meat.
| Food | Ingredients | Recipe Source
