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Cooking Guide 1–300 — WoW Classic WoWx5 | Raid Food & Recipes
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# Cooking Guide 1–300 — WoW Classic
Cooking is a secondary profession that turns raw meat and fish into powerful raid consumables. Top guilds require raid food from every member — it's a free 30-minute buff. On WoWx5 with x5 rates, 1–300 takes roughly 2–3 hours.
Best Raid Food
| Food | Buff | For |
|---|---|---|
| Nightfin Soup | +8 Mana per 5 sec | Healers, casters |
| Sagefish Delight | +6 Mana per 5 sec | Casters |
| Grilled Squid | +10 Agility | Hunters, rogues |
| Smoked Desert Dumplings | +20 Attack Power | Warriors, paladins |
| Dirge's Chimaerok Chops | +25 Stamina | Tanks |
Leveling Path
| Range | Recipe | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| 1–75 | Roasted Boar Meat | Boar Meat (starter zones) |
| 75–150 | Crab Cake, Crocolisk Gumbo | Wetlands/Barrens |
| 150–225 | Tender Wolf Steak | Alterac Mountains |
| 225–285 | Tender Crocolisk, Juicy Bear Burger | Un'Goro, Felwood |
| 285–300 | Smoked Desert Dumplings | Silithus (Sandworm Meat) |
Expert Cookbook (150+): buy from Shandrina (Ashenvale — Alliance) or Wulan (Desolace — Horde). Artisan Cooking (225+): quest from Zamja (Orgrimmar) or Daryl Riknussun (Ironforge).
Top AH Sellers
| Product | Cost | AH Price | Profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nightfin Soup ×20 | 10–15g | 40–60g | 3–4× |
| Grilled Squid ×20 | 12–20g | 40–70g | 3× |
| Smoked Desert Dumplings | 5–10g | 25–40g | 4× |
Where to Buy Recipes
- Kendor Kabonka (Stormwind, Meat Shop) — 16 rare recipes, Alliance must-visit
- Calandrath (Silithus) — Smoked Desert Dumplings recipe