Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Om Nom Nom... So You Want to be a Cook?

From Herb Baked Eggs to Fish Feasts, the cooking profession gives your character the ability to create delicious cuisine for you and your party members.

The materials your character will need to create food will come from various places. Some monsters that you kill may drop items that can be turned into food, most fish that you catch through Fishing can be cooked, and some of the materials can be purchased from vendors around the world. In order to actually cook something, you'll need to first locate a fire. While many fires around the world will work, you can create a Basic Campfire, which is a basic skill taught when you first learn the cooking profession. Check the General tab of your spellbook =)

Some foods that you create will give your character a buff after you spend a certain amount of time eating. For lower levels, the most common buff gives you a bonus to Stamina and Spirit.

Want another reason to level cooking? It's needed for some achievements, including several of the holiday achievements throughout the year!

Once you reach higher skill levels, there are cooking daily quests available in Shattrath and Dalaran. Check with the quest givers to see what they have for you today!

Primary Materials
Cooking in WoW is very similar to cooking in the real world. You'll use spices, oil, milk, meat, apples, and so on to create the foods. Check with your General, Trade, or Cooking Supplies vendor to see what they have available. To find any other materials that you need, check your specific recipe and search WoWHead for any items that you are missing. Find out where the best sources to farm those are and check the AH for any mats within your budget, and get cooking. 

Complimentary Professions

While Cooking can fairly easily be leveled on its own, most fish caught with the Fishing profession can be used to create various foods. A character leveling both (or that has previously leveled fishing and saved the results) will have an easy time turning those fish into delicious cuisine.

Leveling Guides
*Not written or necessarily used by Khi. These guides may not be up to date, so think before you use*

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