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Cooking

Cooking transforms raw fish and other ingredients into food for healing during combat.

Skillcape Perks

LevelPerk
99Never burn while cooking
200MNever burn + cooks 2x faster (2 fish at once, XP for 1)

XP Boosting Gear

  • Varrock Body 5
  • Safety Gloves
  • Fighting Boots
  • Skilling Backpack (T)
  • Collection Pendant 5
  • Skiller's Tome

Helpful Items

ItemSourceEffect
Chef's Hat25 Cooking AchievementReduces burn rate
Cooking Gauntlets60 Cooking AchievementSignificantly reduces burn rate

Training Guide

LevelFish
1-15Anchovies
15-25Trout
25-45Salmon
45-80Swordfish
80-99Sharks

Skilling Tasks

At level 80+, consider doing skilling tasks while training. Tasks provide CurrentXP/200 experience, capped at 50,000 XP per task.

tip

Skilling tasks are highly recommended for Prime and Heroic game modes.

Best Cooking Locations

LocationDistance to Bank
Edgeville (NE)13 tiles
Donation Zone5 tiles
Elite Zone4 tiles
Legend Zone1 tile

Use whichever zone you have access to for faster banking.