Professions
Cooking in WoW Classic
Cooking is a WoW Classic secondary profession. On WoW Classic X5 (1.12.1, x5 rates) Well Fed food is mandatory for serious raiding.
Why Level Cooking
- Well Fed food grants +10 to +25 to a stat for 10–15 minutes
- Cheap out-of-combat health regeneration (save gold on vendor food)
- Dirge's Kickin' Chimaerok Chops (+25 Stamina) — among the best late-game raid food
Leveling 1–300
The number is the skill needed to learn the recipe.
| Range | Recipe | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 1–75 | Spiced Wolf Meat (10), Coyote Steak (50) | Starter zone beast meat |
| 75–150 | Crab Cake (75), Goblin Deviled Clams (125) | Crawler Meat, Clam Meat |
| 150–225 | Roast Raptor (175), Mithril Head Trout (175), Spider Sausage (200) | Raptor Flesh, fish, White Spider Meat |
| 225–275 | Grilled Squid (240), Nightfin Soup (250) | Winter Squid, Raw Nightfin Snapper |
| 275–300 | Mightfish Steak (275), Smoked Desert Dumplings (285) | Feralas fish, Sandworm Meat |
Expert rank (cap 225) comes from the Expert Cookbook at skill 125, Artisan (cap 300) from the quest Clamlette Surprise from Dirge Quikcleave in Gadgetzan. Details are in the cooking guide.
Top Raid Buff Food
| Food | Effect | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Smoked Desert Dumplings | +20 Strength, 15 min | Warriors, paladins |
| Grilled Squid | +10 Agility, 10 min | Hunters, rogues |
| Dirge's Kickin' Chimaerok Chops | +25 Stamina, 15 min | Tanks, everyone |
| Nightfin Soup | 8 mana per 5 sec, 10 min | Casters, healers |
| Runn Tum Tuber Surprise | +10 Intellect, 10 min | Casters |
Dirge's Kickin' Chimaerok ChopsItem Level 65Requires Level 55Use: Restores 2550 health over 30 sec. If you spend at least 10 seconds eating you will become well fed and gain 25 Stamina for 15 min.◆Cooking + Fishing
Fishing provides materials for the best raid food (Nightfin Soup, Grilled Squid). On x5 Fishing levels fast and quickly covers the whole raid's food needs. All recipe sources are in cooking recipes.
FAQ
?Is Cooking necessary for raiding in WoW Classic?
Yes: Smoked Desert Dumplings give 20 Strength, Dirge's Kickin' Chimaerok Chops 25 Stamina, Grilled Squid 10 Agility and Nightfin Soup 8 mana per 5 sec. Without food you lose these bonuses for 10–15 minutes of every fight.
?How fast to level Cooking on x5?
On x5 rates meat and fish pile up quickly. Cook everything that drops from beasts while leveling and switch to fish recipes after 225. Ranks: Expert Cookbook at 125 and the quest Clamlette Surprise at 225.
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