WoW Cooking Guide 1-600

This WoW Cooking Guide details the most efficient method of leveling Cooking from levels 1 to 600 in the 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. My guides for training Fishing and Cooking from 1 to 450 together are here: Alliance Cooking and Fishing Guide or Horde Cooking and Fishing Guide.

Updated for WoW patch 5.0.5

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 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 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.

Cooking Trainers

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

Leveling Cooking 1-75

No level requirement
Learn Apprentice Cooking from a Cooking trainer

Levels	Recipe	Ingredients	Source
1-30	Spice Bread	1 x Mild Spices 1 x Simple Flour	Cooking Supplies Vendor
31-50	Charred Wolf Meat	1 x Stringy Wolf Meat	Stalkers and Wolves around Bloodhoof Village, Mulgore Darkhounds around Brill, Tirisfal Glades
	¹Lynx Steak	1 x Lynx Meat	Springpaws around Fairbreeze Village, Eversong Woods
	Roasted Boar Meat	1 x Chunk of Boar Meat	Boars in Dun Morogh (South of Kharanos), Durotar (South) and Elwynn Forest (South of Goldshire)
	²Roasted Moongraze Tenderloin	1 x Moongraze Stag Tenderloin	Moongraze – South of Azure Watch, Azuremyst Isle
51-75	Coyote Steak	1 x Coyote Meat	Coyotes in Westfall (North)
	³Smoked Bear Meat	1 x Bear Meat	Bears in Bloodmyst Isle, Darkshore, Loch Modan and Silverpine Forest
	⁴Strider Stew	1 x Strider Meat	Plainstriders in Northern Barrens (East)
	Venison Jerky	1 x Stag Flank	Stags in Azshara, Darkshore and Gilneas

¹Purchase Recipe: Lynx Steak from Landraelanis in Falconwing Square, Eversong Woods
²Complete the quest The Great Moongraze Hunt available from Acteon in Azure Watch, Azuremyst Isle to get Recipe: Roasted Moongraze Tenderloin
³Alliance purchase Recipe: Smoked Bear Meat from Drac Roughcut in Thelsamar, Loch Modan
³Horde purchase Recipe: Smoked Bear Meat from Andrew Hilbert in The Sepulcher, Silverpine Forest
⁴Purchase Recipe: Strider Stew from Tari’qa in Crossroads, The Barrens

Leveling Cooking 76-150

No level requirement
Learn Journeymen Cooking from a Cooking trainer

Levels	Recipe	Ingredients	Source
76-80	Coyote Steak	1 x Coyote Meat	Coyotes in Westfall (North)
	³Smoked Bear Meat	1 x Bear Meat	Bears in Bloodmyst Isle, Darkshore, Loch Modan and Silverpine Forest
	⁴Strider Stew	1 x Strider Meat	Plainstriders in Northern Barrens (East)
	Venison Jerky	1 x Stag Flank	Stags in Azshara, Darkshore and Gilneas
81-130	Dry Pork Ribs	1 x Boar Ribs	Boars in Durotar (Outside Orgrimmar), Loch Modan and Westfall
81-130	Crab Cake	1 x Crawler Meat	Crawlers in Ashenvale and Darkshore (Coastal Areas)
131-150	⁵Curiously Tasty Omelet	1 x Raptor Egg	Raptors in Arathi Highlands, Dustwallow Marsh, Northern Barrens and Northern Stranglethorn

³Alliance purchase Recipe: Smoked Bear Meat from Drac Roughcut in Thelsamar, Loch Modan
³Horde purchase Recipe: Smoked Bear Meat from Andrew Hilbert in The Sepulcher, Silverpine Forest
⁴Purchase Recipe: Strider Stew from Tari’qa in Crossroads, The Barrens
⁵Alliance purchase Recipe: Curiously Tasty Omelet from Kendor Kabonka in Old Town, Stormwind
⁵Horde purchase Recipe: Curiously Tasty Omelet from Keena in Hammerfall, Arathi Highlands or Nerrist in Grom’gol Base Camp, Stranglethorn Vale

Leveling Cooking 150-225

No level requirement
Learn Expert Cooking from a Cooking trainer

Levels	Recipe	Ingredients	Source
151-175	⁵Curiously Tasty Omelet	1 x Raptor Egg	Raptors in Arathi Highlands, Dustwallow Marsh, Northern Barrens and Northern Stranglethorn
176-225	⁶Roast Raptor	1 x Raptor Flesh	Raptors in Arathi Highlands, Dustwallow Marsh and Northern Stranglethorn

⁵Alliance purchase Recipe: Curiously Tasty Omelet from Kendor Kabonka in Old Town, Stormwind
⁵Horde purchase Recipe: Curiously Tasty Omelet from Keena in Hammerfall, Arathi Highlands or Nerrist in Grom’gol Base Camp, Northern Stranglethorn
⁶Alliance purchase Recipe: Roast Raptor from Hammon Karwn in Refuge Pointe, Arathi Highlands or Corporal Bluth in the Rebel Camp, Northern Stranglethorn or Helenia Olden on Theramore Isle, Dustwallow Marsh
⁶Horde purchase Recipe: Roast Raptor from Keena in Hammerfall, Arathi Highlands or Nerrist in Grom’gol Base Camp, Northern Stranglethorn or Ogg’marr in Brackenwall Village, Dustwallow Marsh

Leveling Cooking 226-300

No level requirement
Learn Artisan Cooking from a Cooking trainer

Levels	Recipe	Ingredients	Source
226-250	⁷Monster Omelet	1 x Giant Egg	Swampstriders in Swamp of Sorrows, Rocs in Tanaris, Owls and Owlbeasts in Winterspring
251-285	⁸Juicy Bear Burger	1 x Bear Flank	Bears in Felwood or Winterspring
251-285	⁸Charred Bear Kabobs	1 x Bear Flank	Bears in Felwood or Winterspring
286-300	⁹Smoked Desert Dumplings	1 x Sandworm Meat	Dredges around Silithus

⁷Alliance purchase Recipe: Monster Omelet from Malygen in Talonbranch Glade, Felwood
⁷Horde purchase Recipe: Monster Omelet from Bale in Bloodvenom Post, Felwood
⁷There is also a neutral vendor to purchase Recipe: Monster Omelet from – Himmik in Everlook, Winterspring
⁸Alliance purchase Recipe: Juicy Bear Burger or Recipe: Charred Bear Kabobs from Malygen in Talonbranch Glade, Felwood
⁸Horde purchase Recipe: Juicy Bear Burger or Recipe: Charred Bear Kabobs from Bale in Bloodvenom Post, Felwood
⁹Complete the quest Kitchen Assistance available from Calandrath in Cenarion Hold, Silithus to learn Smoked Desert Dumplings (Need Cooking level 285 for quest to be available)

Leveling Cooking 301-375

No level requirement
Learn Master Cooking from a Cooking trainer

Levels	Recipe	Ingredients	Source
301-325	¹⁰Ravager Dog	1 x Ravager Flesh	Ravagers in Hellfire Peninsula
326-350	¹¹Roasted Clefthoof	1 x Clefthoof Meat	Clefthoofs in Nagrand
326-350	¹¹Talbuk Steak	1 x Talbuk Venison	Talbuks in Nagrand
351-375	Mammoth Meal	1 x Chunk o’Mammoth	Mammoths in Borean Tundra
	Rhino Dogs	1 x Rhino Meat	Rhinos in Borean Tundra
	Roasted Worg	1 x Worg Haunch	Rhinos in Borean Tundra
	Shoveltusk Steak	1 x Shoveltusk Flank	Shoveltusks in Howling Fjord

¹⁰Alliance purchase Recipe: Ravager Dog from Sid Limbardi in Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula
¹⁰Horde purchase Recipe: Ravager Dog from Cookie One-Eye in Thrallmar, Hellfire Peninsula
¹¹Alliance purchase Recipe: Roasted Clefthoof or Recipe: Talbuk Steak from Uriku in Telaar, Nagrand
¹¹Horde purchase Recipe: Roasted Clefthoof or Recipe: Talbuk Steak from Nula the Butcher in Garadar, Nagrand

Leveling Cooking 376-450

No level requirement
Learn Grand Master Cooking from a Cooking trainer

Levels	Recipe	Ingredients	Source
376-400	Mammoth Meal	1 x Chunk o’Mammoth	Mammoths in Borean Tundra
	Rhino Dogs	1 x Rhino Meat	Rhinos in Borean Tundra
	Roasted Worg	1 x Worg Haunch	Rhinos in Borean Tundra
	Shoveltusk Steak	1 x Shoveltusk Flank	Shoveltusks in Howling Fjord
¹²401-425	Blackened Worg Steak	1 x Northern Spices 1 x Worg Haunch	Worgs in Grizzly Hills, Howling Fjord or The Storm Peaks
	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
	Very Burnt Worg	1 x Northern Spices 1 x Worg Haunch	Worgs in Grizzly Hills, Howling Fjord or The Storm Peaks
426-450	Blackened Surprise	1 x Toughened Flesh	Marsh Serpents, Rabid Hyena and Longstrider Gazelle in Uldum

¹²Complete Daily Cooking Quests to earn Epicurean’s Award to purchase these recipes. There are 2 daily quests available for each faction.
For Alliance players the quests are available at level 10 from Robby Flay outside Stormwind Stockade, Stormwind. An additional quest becomes available at level 65 from Katherine Lee in The Silver Enclave, Dalaran
For Horde players the quests are available at level 10 from Marogg in The Drag, Orgrimmar. An additional quest becomes available at level 65 from Awilo Lon’gomba in Sunreaver’s Sanctuary, Dalaran
Purchase Recipe: Blackened Worg Steak, Recipe: Hearty Rhino, Recipe: Spiced Mammoth Treats or Recipe: Very Burnt Worg
Northern Spices are also required – you may collect some in the daily cooking quests, purchase some from the auction house or earn additional Epicurean’s Award 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

Leveling Cooking 451-525

No level requirement
Learn Illustrious Grand Master Cooking from a Cooking trainer

Levels	Recipe	Ingredients	Source
¹³451-475	Whitecrest Gumbo	1 x Blood Shrimp	Contained in Abyssal Clam dropped by Naga mobs throughout Vashj’ir
	Salted Eye	1 x Snake Eye	Sea Snake in Shimmering Expanse, Brinscale Serpent in Kelp’thar Forest
	Seasoned Crab	1 x Monstrous Claw	Crabs throughout Vashj’ir
¹³476-500	Hearty Seafood Soup	1 x Blood Shrimp	Contained in Abyssal Clam dropped by Naga mobs throughout Vashj’ir
¹³476-500	Tender Baked Turtle	1 x Giant Turtle Tongue	Turtles throughout Vashj’ir
¹³501-525	Basilisk Liverdog	1 x Basilisk “Liver”	Basiliks in Deepholm and Mount Hyjal
	Beer-Basted Crocolisk	1 x Crocolisk Tail	Crocolicks in Uldum and Tol Barad
	Crocolisk Au Gratin	1 x Crocolisk Tail	Crocolicks in Uldum and Tol Barad
	Grilled Dragon	1 x Dragon Flank	Drakes and Dragonkin in Deepholm and Twilight Highlands

¹³Complete Daily Cooking Quests to earn Epicurean’s Award to purchase these recipes. There are 2 daily quests available for each faction.
For Alliance players the quests are available at level 10 from Robby Flay outside Stormwind Stockade, Stormwind. An additional quest becomes available at level 65 from Katherine Lee in The Silver Enclave, Dalaran
For Horde players the quests are available at level 10 from Marogg in The Drag, Orgrimmar. An additional quest becomes available at level 65 from Awilo Lon’gomba in Sunreaver’s Sanctuary, Dalaran
Alliance players purchase recipes from: Bario Matalli outside Stormwind Stockade, Stormwind
For Horde players purchase recipes from: Shazdar in The Drag, Orgrimmar

Leveling Cooking 526-600

Level 80 Character required
Learn Zen Master Cooking from a Cooking trainer
Accept the quest So You Want to Be a Chef…. from Sungshin Ironpaw in Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds.
Make 5 x Sliced Peaches and hand in the quest. Purchase the Pandaren Peaches for these from Sungshin Ironpaw.
Accept the quest Ready for Greatness from Sungshin Ironpaw.
Make 5 x Rice Pudding and hand in the quest. Purchase the Rice and Yak Milk for these from Sungshin Ironpaw.
Six quests will now become available from Sungshin Ironpaw. Review each of the 6 ways below to determine the required ingredients, then choose one or all of them to level. Each way maintains its own leveling. Increasing one to level 600 will increase your overall Cooking skill to 600, but to make the recipes for other ways you will still need to level each Way separately.

Levels	Recipe	Ingredients	Source
Way of the Brew – Alcohol
¹⁴526-550	Ginseng Tea	1 x Ginseng	Purchased from Sungshin Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
^14,15551-575	Jade Witch Brew	5 x Jade Squash 5 x Witchberries	Planted and gathered from Sunsong Ranch or purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Nam Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
^14,16576-600	Banquet of the Brew	1 x 100 Year Soy Sauce 50 x Green Cabbage 50 x Witchberries	Planted and gathered from Sunsong Ranch or purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Nam Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
Way of the Grill – Strength Buff
¹⁷526-550	Charbroiled Tiger Steak	1 x Raw Tiger Steak	Tigers in Jade Forest and Krasarang Wilds or purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Sungshin Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
^17,15551-575	Eternal Blossom Fish	1 x Jade Lungfish 5 x Striped Melon	Fished all over Pandaria, planted and gathered from Sunsong Ranch or purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Nam Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
^17,16576-600	Banquet of the Grill	1 x 100 Year Soy Sauce 10 x Redbelly Mandarin 10 x Raw Crab Meat 50 x White Turnip	Fished all over Pandaria, Crabs in Dread Wastes and Krasarang Wilds, planted and gathered from Sunsong Ranch or purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Nam Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
Way of the Oven – Stamina Buff
¹⁸526-550	Wildfowl Roast	1 x Wildfowl Breast	Cranes in Valley of the Four Winds or purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Sungshin Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
^18,15551-575	Twin Fish Platter	2 x Krasarang Paddlefish	Fished all over Pandaria or purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Nam Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
^18,16576-600	Banquet of the Oven	1 x 100 Year Soy Sauce 10 x Krasarang Paddlefish 10 x Raw Turtle Meat 50 x Mogu Pumpkin	Fished all over Pandaria, Turtles in Dread Wastes and Valley of the Four Winds, planted and gathered from Sunsong Ranch or purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Nam Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
Way of the Pot – Intellect Buff
¹⁹526-550	Swirling Mist Soup	1 x Jade Lungfish	Fished all over Pandaria or purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Sungshin Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
^19,15551-575	Braised Turtle	1 x Raw Turtle Meat 5 x Juicycrunch Carrot	Turtles in Dread Wastes and Valley of the Four Winds, planted and gathered from Sunsong Ranch or purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Nam Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
^19,16576-600	Banquet of the Pot	1 x 100 Year Soy Sauce 10 x Reef Octopus 10 x Mushan Ribs 50 x Juicycrunch Carrot	Fished from oceans around Pandaria, Mushan in Dread Wastes and Valley of the Four Winds, planted and gathered from Sunsong Ranch or purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Nam Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
Way of the Steamer – Spirit Buff
²⁰526-550	Shrimp Dumplings	1 x Giant Mantis Shrimp	Fished from oceans around Pandaria or purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Sungshin Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
^20,15551-575	Fire Spirit Salmon	1 x Emperor Salmon 5 x Scallions	Fished from all over Pandaria, planted and gathered from Sunsong Ranch or purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Nam Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
^20,16576-600	Banquet of the Steamer	1 x 100 Year Soy Sauce 10 x Emperor Salmon 10 x Wildfowl Breast 50 x Jade Squash	Fished from all over Pandaria, Cranes in Valley of the Four Winds, planted and gathered from Sunsong Ranch or purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Nam Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
Way of the Wok – Agility Buff
²¹526-550	Sauteed Carrots	2 x Juicycrunch Carrot	Planted and gathered from Sunsong Ranch or purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Sungshin Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
^21,15551-575	Valley Stir Fry	1 x Reef Octopus 5 x Wildfowl Breast	Fished from oceans around Pandaria, Cranes in Valley of the Four Winds or purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Nam Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
^21,16576-600	Banquet of the Wok	1 x 100 Year Soy Sauce 10 x Giant Mantis Shrimp 10 x Raw Crocolisk Belly 50 x Red Blossom Leek	Fished from oceans around Pandaria, Crocolisks in Jade Forest, Dread Wastes or Vale of Eternal Blossoms, planted and gathered from Sunsong Ranch or purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Nam Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds

¹⁴Taught by Bobo Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
¹⁵This recipe grants 2 levels at a time
¹⁶This recipe grants 5 levels at a time
¹⁷Taught by Kol Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
¹⁸Taught by Jian Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
¹⁹Taught by Mei Mei Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
²⁰Taught by Yan Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
²¹Taught by Anthea Ironpaw at Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds

I hoped you found this WoW Cooking Leveling Guide useful and that it has helped you on your way to level 600. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think.