Cooking

Secondary

Pairs with Fishing

Last verified: 15 Oct 2026
recipes
124
new recipes in Forever
42
trainers
23
camp items
3
Favor recipes
6

Highlights

  • Cooking builds the campfire: kits hold 3, 5 or 10 camp features.
  • Almost all food gives stats plus bonus XP from kills.

Ranks

  • ApprenticeSkill 1-75 · Needs skill 0Level: none or 5 (sources disagree)
  • JourneymanSkill 75-150 · Needs skill 50Level: 10
  • ExpertSkill 150-225 · Needs skill 125Level: 20 (sources disagree for gathering: 10 or none)
  • ArtisanSkill 225-300 · Needs skill 200Level: Not known yet — the beta stops at level 30

Leveling 1-225

What to craft at each step, from 1 to 225. Buy the shopping list first, then craft in order: each step stays orange or yellow.

  1. 1-50
    • 50 × Charred Wolf Meat
    Learn Cooking at any Cooking trainer. Charred Wolf Meat is orange until 45. Roasted Boar Meat and Herb Baked Egg level exactly the same way: cook whatever meat you pick up while questing.    Game files
  2. 50-90
    • 40 × Boiled Clams
    Learn Journeyman Cooking at 50 (level 10) or you stop at 75. Boiled Clams (Clam Meat + Refreshing Spring Water) is orange until 90. Coyote Steak from the trainer works the same.    Game files
  3. 90-125
    • 36 × Dry Pork Ribs
    Dry Pork Ribs (Boar Ribs + Mild Spices), learned at 80, is orange until 120.    Game files
  4. 125-175
    • 52 × Goblin Deviled Clams
    At 125, buy and read the Expert Cookbook (Shandrina at Silverwind Refuge, Ashenvale, Alliance; Wulan at Shadowprey Village, Desolace, Horde), or you stop at 150. Goblin Deviled Clams (Tangy Clam Meat + Hot Spices) from your trainer is orange until 165.    Beta data
  5. 175-225
    • 52 × Roast Raptor
    Recipe: Roast Raptor is sold by Hammon Karwn (Alliance) and Keena (Horde) in Arathi Highlands, and by Vendor-Tron 1000 in Desolace. Orange until 215, then yellow.    Beta data

Not known yet — Artisan (225-300) needs character level 35, past the beta.

Shopping list

Every raw material from 1 to 225. Buy a few extra: a craft can stay yellow longer than planned.

  • 104 ×Hot Spices
  • 52 ×Tangy Clam Meat
  • 52 ×Raptor Flesh
  • 50 ×Stringy Wolf Meat
  • 40 ×Clam Meat
  • 40 ×Refreshing Spring Water
  • 36 ×Boar Ribs
  • 36 ×Mild Spices

Goblin tips

  • Buy Mild, Hot and Soothing Spices and Refreshing Spring Water from the cooking supply vendor near your trainer: much cheaper than the Auction House.
  • Waste nothing: wolves, boars, crabs and raptors you kill while questing cover the whole path.
  • Your Basic Campfire Kit (Simple Wood + Flint and Tinder) starts a camp that holds 3 features, and most food now gives stats and bonus XP from kills.
  • Fishing pairs well: Mithril Headed Trout follows the same colors as Roast Raptor if you fish instead of hunting raptors.

Steps built from the beta game files, Wowhead's Forever database and public Forever guides. Each step shows how sure we are.

Recipes

Iron OvenFlank au PoivreRaging Raptor RibsBat HacheeBear BruscittiClam LinguinePrehistoric Pulled RaptorSee all 124 recipes →

Camp items

Place one at a campfire: everyone sitting nearby gets the buff for 1 hour.

  1. Tier 1 · Skill 1Basic Campfire KitStarts the camp, holds 3 featuresHow to get it: Comes with the profession
  2. Tier 2 · Skill 140Cookie's FeastStamina food for the campHow to get it: Blueprint from Cookie, in The Deadmines
  3. Tier 3 · Skill 300Iron OvenEffect not known yetHow to get it: Not known yet — the beta stops at level 30

Cooking camp stations: recipes, build cost, blueprintsHow camping works

Where to train

Your faction's trainers first. Neutral towns train both factions.

  • Stephen RybackStormwind · Stormwind City · Old Town, Pig and Whistle Tavern, room on the right toward the basementUp to Journeyman
  • Daryl RiknussunIronforge · Ironforge · The Great ForgeUp to Journeyman
  • AlegornDarnassus · Darnassus · Craftsmen's TerraceUp to Journeyman
  • ZamjaOrgrimmar · Orgrimmar · The DragUp to Journeyman
  • Aska MistrunnerThunder Bluff · Thunder Bluff · Thunder BluffUp to Journeyman
  • Eunice BurchUndercity · Undercity · Trade QuarterUp to Journeyman
  • Pyall SilentstrideBloodhoof Village · Mulgore · Great Tent, north-west cornerUp to Journeyman
  • William PickmanBrill · Tirisfal Glades · Gallows' End Tavern, kitchen at the backUp to Journeyman
  • Katherine LeeNewDalaran · Alterac Mountains · Dalaran, A Hero's WelcomeUp to Journeyman
  • ZarrinDolanaar · Teldrassil · DolanaarUp to Journeyman
  • Dirge QuikcleaveNeutralGadgetzan · Tanaris · Gadgetzan; Artisan through the quest Clamlette Surprise (Cooking 225, level 35; untested)Up to Artisan (not checked: the beta stops at level 30)
  • Cook GhilmGol'Bolar Quarry · Dun Morogh · Gol'Bolar QuarryUp to Journeyman
  • TomasGoldshire · Elwynn Forest · Lion's Pride Inn, back room by the basement stairsUp to Journeyman
  • MuddukGrom'gol Base Camp · Stranglethorn Vale · Grom'gol Base CampUp to Journeyman
  • Gremlock PilsnorKharanos · Dun Morogh · Thunderbrew Distillery, room left of the fireplaceUp to Journeyman
  • Crystal BoughmanLakeshire · Redridge Mountains · First large building up the hill, left of the innUp to Journeyman
  • Cook TorkaRazor Hill · Durotar · Razor HillUp to Journeyman
  • GorgNewRog'mar · Riverglades · Rog'marUp to Journeyman
  • WulanShadowprey Village · Desolace · Top floor of the easternmost building; sells the Expert Cookbook (vendor, not a trainer)Up to Expert
  • Zerril SoftbreezeNewNeutralShen'dar Village · Zephras Isle · Shen'dar VillageUp to Journeyman
  • ShandrinaSilverwind Refuge · Ashenvale · By the lake south of the road; sells the Expert Cookbook (vendor, not a trainer)Up to Expert
  • DuhngThe Crossroads · The Barrens · Just east of the Crossroads, inside the towerUp to Journeyman
  • Nyalah BrightfireNewNeutralValanaar · Zephras Isle · ValanaarUp to Journeyman

All Cooking trainers

Main source: wow-professions.com (beta client). Not every trainer is checked in game yet.

Merchant's Favor recipes

Show the 6 recipes bought with Merchant's Favor
  • Venomous SmoothieSkill 25 · Neutral · 30 Favor
  • Slimy SmoothieSkill 100 · Neutral · 30 Favor
  • Mrrggl SmrrthleSkill 125 · Neutral · 30 Favor
  • Calcified SmoothieSkill 180 · Friendly · 60 Favor
  • Spicy SmoothieSkill 200 · Friendly · 60 Favor
  • Wicked SmoothieSkill 250 · Honored · 90 Favor

Prices and reputation needed come from one source so far (beta).

How to earn Merchant's Favor

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