WoW Cooking Guide 1-450

This WoW guide (up-to-date for patch 3.3) will cover training your Cooking levels from 1 to 450 and what to cook while leveling Cooking in World of Warcraft. Cooking is a secondary profession, which means learning to cook won’t limit what other professions you train your character in. It complements the Fishing profession very well, as most fish can be cooked. Cooking can also increase the beneficial effects gained from eating food, and can provide a modest gold income. Our guide for training Fishing and Cooking from 1 to 450 together is here: Alliance or Horde. This guide focuses on making the training path easier by using recipes that can be learned from Cooking trainers or recipes with the most easily obtained ingredients. No fishing is required for this guide.

If you would like to acquire all the available Cooking recipes for your character or are interested in alternative recipes for any stage of this guide, then please refer to our complete list of Cooking recipes.

This guide also complements the Skinning guide quite well, as many of the beasts you need to kill for Skinning are the same beasts that provide food for Cooking.

Cooking requires 3 components: Food, a recipe and a fire. Food can be purchased from vendors, looted from beasts that have been killed or caught through fishing. Recipes are available to purchase from Cooking trainers and vendors or as quest rewards. You must be standing near an open fire in order to cook something. Cooking trainers usually have an open fire near to them and you can also create your own by selecting the Basic Campfire from the General page of your spell book.

If a specific trainer or supplier isn’t mentioned for a recipe then it means that that recipe should be commonly available from most Cooking trainers or suppliers.

Cooking Trainers

Rank	Faction	Trainer	Location
Apprentice Journeymen Expert Artisan	Alliance	Alegorn	Craftmen’s Terrace, Darnassus
		Cook Ghilm	Gol’Bolar Quarry, Dun Morogh
		“Cookie” McWeaksauce	Odesyus’ Landing, Azuremyst Isle
		Crystal Boughman	Lakeshire, Redridge Mountains
		Daryl Riknussun	The Great Forge, Ironforge
		Gremlock Pilsnor	Kharanos, Dun Morogh
		Mumman	Seat of the Naaru, The Exodar
		Stephen Ryback	Old Town, Stormwind
		Tomas	Goldshire, Elwynn Forest
		Zarrin	Dolannar, Teldrassil
	Horde	Aska Mistrunner	High Rise, Thunder Bluff
		Duhng	Crossroads, The Barrens
		Eunice Birch	The Trade Quarter, Undercity
		Master Chef Mouldier	Tranquillien, Ghostlands
		Mudduk	Grom’gol Base Camp, Stranglethorn Vale
		Pyall Silentstride	Bloodhoof Village, Mulgore
		Quarelestra	Falconwing Square, Eversong Woods
		Slagg	Hammerfall, Arathi Highlands
		Sylann	Between Walk of the Elders and The Bazaar, Silvermoon
		Zamja	The Drag, Orgrimmar
Master	Alliance	Gaston	Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula
		Celie Steelwing	Wildhammer Stronghold, Shadowmoon Valley
	Horde	Baxter	Thrallmar, Hellfire Peninsula
	Neutral	Jack Trapper	Lower City, Shattrath City
		Naka	Cenarion Refuge, Zangamarsh
Grand Master	Alliance	Brom Brewbaster	Valgarde, Howling Fjord
		Katherine Lee	The Silver Enclave, Dalaran
		Rollick MacKreel	Valiance Keep, Borean Tundra
	Horde	Awilo Lon’gomba	Sunreaver’s Sanctuary, Dalaran
		Orn Tenderhoof	Warsong Hold, Borean Tundra
		Thomas Kolichio	Vengeance Landing, Howling Fjord
	Neutral	Bethany Cromwell	Argent Tournament Grounds, Icecrown

Apprentice Levels (1-75)

Learn Apprentice Cooking from a Cooking trainer

Levels	Race	Recipe	Ingredients	Source
Alliance
1-50	Dwarves Gnomes	Roasted Boar Meat	1 x Chunk of Boar Meat	Crag Boars to the south of Kharanos, Dun Morogh
	Humans			Boars around Goldshire, Elwynn Forest
1-10	Drenai Night Elves	Spice Bread	1 x Mild Spices 1 x Simple Flour	Cooking Supplies Vendor
11-50	Night Elves	1Kaldorei Spider Kabob	1 x Small Spider Leg	Spiders around Dolanaar, Teldrassil
11-60	Drenai	2Roasted Moongraze Tenderloin	1 x Moongraze Stag Tenderloin	Moongraze around Azure Watch, Azuremyst Isle
Horde
1-50	Blood Elves	3Lynx Steak	1 x Lynx Meat	Springpaws around Fairbreeze Village, Eversong Woods
	Orcs Trolls	Roasted Boar Meat	1 x Chunk of Boar Meat	Mottled Boars around Sen’jin Village, Durotar
	Tauren	Charred Wolf Meat	1 x Stringy Wolf Meat	Stalkers and Wolves around Bloodhoof Village, Mulgore
	Undead			Darkhounds around Brill, Tirisfal Glades

¹Complete the quest Recipe of the Kaldorei available from Zarrin in Dolanaar, Teldrassil to get Recipe: Kaldorei Spider Kabob
²Complete the quest The Great Moongraze Hunt available from Acteon in Azure Watch, Azuremyst Isle to get Recipe: Roasted Moongraze Tenderloin
³Purchase Recipe: Lynx Steak from Landraelanis in Falconwing Square, Eversong Woods

Journeymen Levels (76-150)

Learn Journeymen Cooking from a Cooking trainer

Levels	Race	Recipe	Ingredients	Source
Alliance
51-80	Dwarves Gnomes	4Smoked Bear Meat	1 x Bear Meat	Bears around Thelsamar, Loch Modan
	Humans	Coyote Steak	1 x Coyote Meat	Coyotes in the north of Westfall
	Night Elves	5Strider Stew	1 x Strider Meat	Foreststriders around Auberdine, Darkshore
61-80	Drenai	6Crunchy Spider Surprise	1 x Crunchy Spider Leg	Spiders in Amberweb Pass, Bloodmyst Isle
81-115	Drenai Humans Night Elves	Crab Cake	1 x Crawler Meat	Crawlers along Darkshore or Westfall coastal areas
116-130	Drenai Humans Night Elves	7Cooked Crab Claw	1 x Crawler Claw	Crawlers along Darkshore or Westfall coastal areas
81-130	Dwarves Gnomes	Dry Pork Ribs	1 x Boar Ribs	Boars around Thelsamar, Loch Modan
Horde
51-90	Orcs Tauren Trolls	8Strider Stew	1 x Strider Meat	Plainstriders in the north of the Barrens
	Undead	4Smoked Bear Meat	1 x Bear Meat	Bears in the south of Silverpine Forest
91-130	All	9Dig Rat Stew	1 x Dig Rat	Dig Rats near Razorfen Downs, The Barrens

⁴Alliance purchase Recipe: Smoked Bear Meat from Drac Roughcut in Thelsamar, Loch Modan
⁴Horde purchase Recipe: Smoked Bear Meat from Andrew Hilbert in The Sepulcher, Silverpine Forest
⁵Complete the quest Easy Strider Living available from Alanndarian Nightsong in Auderdine, Darkshore to get Recipe: Strider Stew
⁶Purchase Recipe: Crunchy Spider Surprise from Fazu in Blood Watch, Bloodmyst Isle
⁷Purchase Recipe: Cooked Crab Claw from Kendor Kabonka in Old Town, Stormwind
⁸Purchase Recipe: Strider Stew from Tari’qa in Crossroads, The Barrens
⁹Complete the quest Dig Rat Stew available from Grub to the east of Crossroads, The Barrens to get Recipe: Dig Rat Stew

Expert Levels (151-225)

Level 10 Character Required
Learn Expert Cooking from a Cooking trainer
Purchase Recipe: Curiously Tasty Omelet
For Alliance players purchase from: Kendor Kabonka in Old Town, Stormwind
For Horde players purchase from: Keena in Hammerfall, Arathi Highlands or Nerrist in Grom’gol Base Camp, Stranglethorn Vale
Purchase Recipe: Roast Raptor
For Alliance players purchase from: Hammon Karwn in Refuge Pointe, Arathi Highlands or Corporal Bluth in the Rebel Camp, Stranglethorn Vale
For Horde players purchase from: Keena in Hammerfall, Arathi Highlands or Nerrist in Grom’gol Base Camp, Stranglethorn Vale

Levels	Recipe	Ingredients	Source
131-175	Curiously Tasty Omelet	1 x Raptor Egg	Raptors around Arathi Highlands or Stranglethorn Vale
176-225	Roast Raptor	1 x Raptor Flesh	Raptors around Arathi Highlands or Stranglethorn Vale

Artisan Levels (226-300)

Level 25 Character required
Learn Artisan Cooking from a Cooking trainer
Purchase Recipe: Monster Omelet
For Alliance players purchase from: Malygen in Talonbranch Glade, Felwood
For Horde players purchase from: Bale in Bloodvenom Post, Felwood
The neutral vendor to purchase from is: Himmik in Everlook, Winterspring
Purchase Recipe: Juicy Bear Burgeror Recipe: Charred Bear Kabobs
For Alliance players purchase from: Malygen in Talonbranch Glade, Felwood
For Horde players purchase from: Bale in Bloodvenom Post, Felwood

Levels	Recipe	Ingredients	Source
226-250	Monster Omelet	1 x Giant Egg	Owlbeasts in The Hinterlands or Winterspring Ironbeak Owls/Hunters/Screechers in Felwood
251-285	Juicy Bear Burger	1 x Bear Flank	Bears in Felwood or Winterspring
	Charred Bear Kabobs	1 x Bear Flank	Bears in Felwood or Winterspring
286-300	10Smoked Desert Dumplings	1 x Sandworm Meat	Dredges around Silithus

¹⁰Complete the quest Kitchen Assistance available from Calandrath in Cenarion Hold, Silithus to learn Smoked Desert Dumplings

Master Levels (301-375)

Level 40 Character required
Learn Master Cooking from a Master Cooking trainer
Purchase Recipe: Ravager Dog
For Alliance players purchase from: Sid Limbardi in Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula
For Horde players purchase from: Cookie One-Eye in Thrallmar, Hellfire Peninsula
Purchase Recipe: Roasted Clefthoofor Recipe: Talbuk Steak
For Alliance players purchase from: Uriku in Telaar, Nagrand
For Horde players purchase from: Nula the Butcher in Garadar. Nagrand

Levels	Recipe	Ingredients	Source
301-325	Ravager Dog	1 x Ravager Flesh	Ravagers in Hellfire Peninsula
326-350	Roasted Clefthoof	1 x Clefthoof Meat	Clefthoofs in Nagrand
	Talbuk Steak	1 x Talbuk Venison	Talbuks in Nagrand

Grand Master Levels (376-450)

Level 55 Character required
Learn Grand Master Cooking from a Grand Master Cooking trainer
At level 400 complete Dalaran Daily Cooking Quests to earn at least 3 Dalaran Cooking Award
For Alliance players the quests are available from: Katherine Lee in The Silver Enclave, Dalaran
For Horde players the quests are available from: Awilo Lon’gomba in Sunreaver’s Sanctuary, Dalaran
Purchase Recipe: Hearty Rhino or Recipe: Spiced Mammoth Treats
Northern Spices are also required – you may collect some in the daily cooking quests, purchase some from the auction house or earn additional Dalaran Cooking Awards to purchase these
For Alliance players purchase recipes and Northern Spices from: Derek Odds in The Silver Enclave, Dalaran
For Horde players purchase recipes and Northern Spices from: Misensi in Sunreaver’s Sanctuary, Dalaran
The neutral vendor for recipes and Northern Spices is: Mera Mistrunner at the Argent Tournament Grounds, Icecrown

Levels	Recipe	Ingredients	Source
351-400	Rhino Dogs	1 x Rhino Meat	Rhinos in Borean Tundra
	Shoveltusk Steak	1 x Shoveltusk Flank	Shoveltusks in Howling Fjord
401-450	Hearty Rhino	1 x Northern Spices 1 x Rhino Meat	Rhinos in Borean Tundra, Sholazar Basin or The Storm Peaks
	Spiced Mammoth Treats	1 x Chunk o’ Mammoth 1 x Northern Spices	Mammoths in Borean Tundra, Sholazar Basin or The Storm Peaks

I hoped you found this WoW Cooking Leveling Guide useful and that it has helped you on your way to level 450. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think.