In our Cooking in WoW Classic guide, you’ll learn how and where to start learning Cooking, the locations of Cooking trainers, how to become an Expert in Cooking, and where to find the best recipes with useful buffs. Acquiring and mastering this valuable secondary profession will greatly ease your leveling and help you tackle any content in Azeroth. Become a master with our step-by-step 1-300 Cooking Leveling Guide.
4.9Cooking Trainers Locations in WoW Classic
To start learning Cooking in WoW Classic Fresh, you’ll first need to find a profession trainer. Cooking trainers are scattered across Azeroth in villages of major cities, and they are fairly easy to locate. They can also teach you specific Cooking skills:
- At level 5 you can learn Apprentice Cooking for 1 silver.
- To learn Journeyman Cooking you need level 10 and 50 skill of Cooking for 5 silver.
- You need a Cooking Book to get Expert and Artisan Cooking levels.
We’ve compiled a list of all the Cooking trainers who can help you begin your journey to becoming a skilled chef.
Cooking Trainers for Alliance
Here is a list of WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Cooking trainers for the Alliance, along with their locations and coordinates, to help you find them easily.
| Trainer | Location | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Alegorn | Darnassus | 50, 36 |
| Cook Ghilm | Dun Morogh | 75, 52 |
| Crystal Boughman | Redridge Mountains | 22, 40 |
| Daryl Riknussun | Ironforge | 60, 36 |
| Gremlock Pilsnor | Dun Morogh | 54, 50 |
| Stephen Ryback | Stormwind City | 77, 53 |
| Tomas | Goldshire, Elwynn Forest | 44.2, 66 |
| Zarrin | Dolanaar, Teldrassil | 57, 61.2 |
| Kelsey Yance | Stranglethorn Vale | 28.2, 74.4 |
Cooking Trainers for Horde
Here is the same table for the Horde, to help you easily find the Cooking trainers for your faction.
| Trainer | Location | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
Aska Mistrunner: / | Thunder Bluff | 51, 52 |
| Eunice Burch | Undercity | 62, 44 |
| Mudduk | Stranglethorn Vale | 37, 49 |
| Pyall Silentstride | Mulgore | 45, 57 |
| Slagg | Arathi Highlands | 69, 34 |
| Zamja | Orgrimmar | 57, 53 |
WoW Classic Cooking Requirements for Leveling
Cooking is a useful secondary profession in WoW Classic Fresh. The food you prepare can provide valuable buffs that enhance your character. We’ve chosen the path of leveling Cooking through Fishing, as it’s the cheapest and easiest way to level up your Cooking skill. Additionally, you can level Fishing alongside Cooking to catch the fish you need yourself, or simply buy fish from the Auction House. Don’t forget to buy Mild Spices, Hot Spices, and Soothing Spices to cook dishes, as you won’t be able to prepare them without them.
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Also, if you want to cook while traveling, you’ll need Simple Wood and Flint and Tinder. Combining these items lets you create a Basic Campfire, allowing you to cook on the go.
To reach the desired Cooking level, you’ll need to follow specific fish and recipe shopping lists. We’ve conveniently gathered tables for you with the required items and quantities.
WoW Classic Fish for Cooking Leveling
Here is a list of all the fish required for leveling Cooking. You can catch them yourself or buy them from the Auction House.
| Quantity | Fish |
|---|---|
| 50 | Raw Brilliant Smallfish |
| 50 | Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper |
| 120 | Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish |
| 60 | Raw Mithril Head Trout |
| 70 | Raw Spotted Yellowtail |
| 25 | Large Raw Mightfish |
WoW Classic Recipes for Cooking Leveling
The recipes for each of these fish are sold by WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Cooking Supply vendors across the world, and you’ll need to travel to a few different zones to collect them. Here are the key recipes:
WoW Classic Cooking Leveling
Here, we’ve put together a step-by-step Cooking leveling journey. By following it, you’ll be able to quickly and easily reach your desired skill level. At each level, you’ll need to cook a specific amount of fish, but to reach the Expert level, you’ll have to buy a book.
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Cooking Levels 1-50
To reach Cooking Skill level 50, you’ll need to:
- Learn the basics of Cooking;
- Buy the recipe Brilliant Smallfish;
- Cook 50 Raw Brilliant Smallfish;
At level 10 of your character, you can upgrade your skill of Cooking to Journeyman.
Cooking Levels 50-100
To reach Cooking Skill level 100, you’ll need to:
- Buy the recipe Longjaw Mud Snapper;
- Cook 50 Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper;
Continue gathering fish as you level.
Cooking Levels 100-150
To reach Cooking Skill level 150, you’ll need to cook Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish:
- Buy the recipe Bristle Whisker Catfish;
- Cook 50 Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish;
You can learn Expert Cooking at 150.
Cooking Levels 150-175
To reach Cooking Skill level 175, you’ll need:
- Buy the recipe Bristle Whisker Catfish;
- Cook 70 Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish.
Cooking Levels 175-225
To reach Cooking Skill level 225, you’ll need:
- Buy the recipe Mithril Head Trout;
- Cook 60 Raw Mithril Head Trout.
Requires level 35 to start the quest and learn Artisan Cooking at 225.
Cooking Levels 225-275
To reach Cooking Skill level 275, you’ll need:
- Buy the recipe Spotted Yellowtail;
- Cook 70 Raw Spotted Yellowtail.
Cooking Levels 275-300
To reach Cooking Skill level 300, you’ll need:
- Buy the recipe Mightfish Steak;
- Cook 25 Large Raw Mightfish.
Additional ingredients: Hot Spices and Soothing Spices.
WoW Classic Cooking Skill Improvement
If you have extra pieces of meat, you can cook them to speed up your skill progression in WoW Classic Fresh Cooking. For example, Charred Wolf Meat and Roasted Boar Meat are great for leveling up your early Cooking skill.
The higher the mob level and the resources you gather from it, the better the dishes you can prepare. For example, Dry Pork Ribs and Strider Stew are excellent for leveling from skill level 50 to 100.
As you progress through the levels, you’ll move between different locations and hunt high-level mobs, which will help you quickly develop your Cooking skill.
Special Food
There’s also a special dish that only Rogues can cook: Thistle Tea. This tea can help you level your WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Cooking skill from 60 to 140. It’s made from Swiftthistle and Refreshing Spring Water. This tea is especially useful for Rogues, as it instantly restores their stamina to 100% with a 5-minute cooldown. To obtain it, you need to complete the Mission: Possible But Not Probable quest for the Horde, and Klaven’s Tower for the Alliance.
WoW Classic Getting Expert Cooking
To become an Expert Cook in WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Edition, you need to reach Cooking level 225 and purchase an Expert Cookbook. This book can be bought from Cooking Supply vendors or the Auction House for one gold coin.
Shandrina — Alliance vendor in Ashenvale (50,65);
Wulan — Horde vendor in Desolace (26,69).
WoW Classic Getting Artisan Cooking
To obtain Artisan Cooking, you’ll need to reach character level 35 and Cooking level 225. At that point, a quest will become available I Know A Guy… from Daryl Riknussun for the Alliance, and To Gadgetzan You Go! from Zamja for the Horde. That Artisan Cooking quest will send you to Gadgetzan. You’ll need the following items to get Artisan Cooking, you can obtain these items either from the Auction House or by defeating mobs:
- Giant Egg x12 — which you can get from Firebirds in Tanaris;
- Zesty Clam Meat x10 — you can easily get this from the northeast coast of Tanaris;
- Alterac Swiss x20 — you can get it from the vendor.
Once you find Dirge Quikcleave, simply turn in the quest to him, and you’ll become the owner of the Artisan Cooking skill.
WoW Classic Best Cooking Recipes
Here, we’ve gathered the WoW Classic Fresh Best Cooking Recipes for the Horde and Alliance, which are exclusive to each faction. These recipes highlight the differences between the Alliance and the Horde. You can obtain these WoW Classic Fresh Cooking recipes if you have a friend from the opposite faction, through the neutral Auction House. We’ve compiled them into lists for your convenience.
Alliance-Only Cooking Recipes:
Horde-Only Cooking Recipes:
Other Cooking Recipes:
- Recipe: Savory Deviate Delight: You can get it from any mob in The Barrens;
- Recipe: Dragonbreath Chili: You can get this recipe from Helenia Olden and Ogg’marr. In Dustwallow Marsh location.
- Recipe: Thistle Tea: Klaven’s Tower Quest reward;
- Recipe: Egg Nog: Winter Veil special recipe.
Best Buff Food
This table includes the dishes with the best buffs in the game, which will make your leveling or any content easier. You’ll also find vendors listed here who sell the recipes for these useful dishes like Smoked Desert Dumplings and Monster Omelet which have a good buff for Warrior class.
| Buff | Recipe | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mana | Runn Tum Tuber Surprise | Intellect +10, 10 min | Pusillin |
| Nightfin Soup | +8 Mana per 5, 10 min | Gikkix | |
| Stamina | Tender Wolf Steak | Stamina +12 and Spirit +12, 15 min | Innkeeper Fizzgrimble |
| Monster Omelet | Stamina +12 and Spirit +12, 15 min | Himmik | |
| Spiced Chili Crab | Stamina +12 and Spirit +12, 15 min | Kriggon Talsone or Uthok | |
| Dirge’s Kickin’ Chimaerok Chops | Stamina +25, 15 min | Earned as Part of the Scepter of the Shifting Sands Questline | |
| Melee | Smoked Desert Dumplings | Strength +20, 15 min | Desert Recipe Quest |
| Grilled Squid | Agility +10, 10 min | Gikkix | |
| Thistle Tea | Restore 100 Energy | Earned from Rogue Class Questline | |
| Dragonbreath Chili | Proc Deals Cone of 60 Fire Damage, 10 min | Helenia Olden or Ogg’marr In Dustwallow Marsh | |
| Misc. | Savory Deviate Delight | Transform into a Pirate or Ninja, 60 min | Savannah Huntress, Savannah Highmane, and Savannah Patriarch |
Savory Deviate Delight
In The Barrens location, you can catch Deviate Fish. If you have the Recipe: Savory Deviate Delight, you can cook dishes from this fish with a random effect. This recipe can be obtained from any mob in The Barrens. Don’t forget to have Mild Spices on hand to cook the dishes.
4.9In our Cooking in WoW Classic guide, you’ve learned how to level Cooking up to 300 quickly and easily with our tips and routes. We have outlined general information about Cooking trainers and their locations, as well as the best buff dishes in the game. We hope this guide will help you on your Cooking leveling journey, and that you’ll become an expert in Cooking.
