WoW Forever Cooking Leveling Guide 1–300
· recipe data from the WoW Forever beta client 1.60.1.70170
Cooking is a secondary profession, so it costs no primary slot. In Forever it also carries the camping system: the Basic Campfire Kit is a cooking recipe you know from skill 1, and nothing else at a camp works without a fire. The Journeyman and Expert campfires hold five and then ten camp objects instead of three. If you play in a group, somebody needs cooking, and it may as well be you.
Work in progress until launch on 4 November. Built from the beta client's recipe data, so numbers can still change. How this guide is made
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What you'll need
Skill 1–300 · about 307 crafts · yellow steps can take a few more
52Tangy Clam Meat
52Buzzard Wing
50Small Egg
40Coyote Meat
40Giant Egg
36Boar Ribs
22Raw Nightfin Snapper
15Raw Winter Squid
From a trade supplies vendor · about 2g 7s 70c in all
104Hot Spices40c each
95Soothing Spices1s 60c each
86Mild Spices10c each
22Refreshing Spring Water25c each
Cooking leveling 1–300
Apprentice Cooking1–75
- 1–50
50×
Herb Baked Egg–50Small Egg,50Mild SpicesFree when you learn the profession · turns yellow at 45, so the count is an average
Known from the start. Small Eggs drop from birds in every starting zone; Mild Spices are vendor-bought.
Or: 50×
Charred Wolf Meat (1 Stringy Wolf Meat). Also free, if you have wolf meat from Dun Morogh, Durotar or Elwynn.Or: 50×
Roasted Boar Meat (1 Chunk of Boar Meat). Also free, for boar meat. Train Journeyman Cooking before 75. It needs skill 50 and character level 10, costs 5s in Classic, and raises your cap to 150.
- 50–90
40×
Coyote Steak–40Coyote MeatTrainer, at skill 50 · 1s
Train Journeyman Cooking at 50 first. Coyotes are in Westfall, Redridge and the Barrens.
Or: 40×
Boiled Clams (1 Clam Meat, 1 Refreshing Spring Water). Clam Meat comes from the clams murlocs drop, and the water is vendor-bought.
Journeyman Cooking75–150
- 90–125
36×
Dry Pork Ribs–36Boar Ribs,36Mild SpicesTrainer, at skill 80 · 1s 50c · turns yellow at 120, so the count is an average
Boar Ribs drop from boars in Westfall, Redridge and the Barrens. Yellow from 120.
Or: 37×
Crab Cake (1 Crawler Meat, 1 Mild Spices). Crawler Meat from the coastal crawlers of Westfall and Darkshore, orange to 115. Expert Cooking is a book. The Expert Cookbook is 1g from Shandrina in Ashenvale (Alliance) or Wulan at Shadowprey Village, Desolace (Horde), and needs cooking 125.
- 125–175
52×
Goblin Deviled Clams–52Tangy Clam Meat,52Hot SpicesTrainer, at skill 125 · 3s · turns yellow at 165, so the count is an average
Buy the Expert Cookbook before 150. Tangy Clam Meat comes from the Thick-shelled Clams murlocs drop in the Wetlands, Hillsbrad and Arathi. Yellow from 165.
Or: 50×
Hot Lion Chops (1 Lion Meat, 1 Hot Spices). Recipe from Zargh at the Crossroads; Lion Meat from the Barrens and Stranglethorn.
Expert Cooking150–225
- 175–225
52×
Barbecued Buzzard Wing–52Buzzard Wing,52Hot SpicesTrainer, at skill 175 · 5s · turns yellow at 215, so the count is an average
Trainers teach it at 175, and Narj Deepslice in Arathi sells the recipe too. Buzzards in the Badlands. Yellow from 215. Do Clamlette Surprise before 225.
Or: 52×
Roast Raptor (1 Raptor Flesh, 1 Hot Spices). Raptor Flesh from Stranglethorn and the Wetlands; recipe from several vendors.Or: 52×
Jungle Stew (1 Tiger Meat, 1 Refreshing Spring Water, 2 Shiny Red Apple). Tiger Meat and vendor apples.
Artisan Cooking225–300
Artisan Cooking is the quest Clamlette Surprise. Dirge Quikcleave in Gadgetzan, Tanaris gives it at skill 225 and level 35, to both factions. It asks for Giant Eggs, Zesty Clam Meat and Alterac Swiss, and teaches Artisan Cooking.
- 225–265
40×
Monster Omelet–40Giant Egg,80Soothing SpicesRecipe: Monster Omelet, skill 225 · sold by Malygen (Felwood, Alliance), Bale (Felwood, Horde), Himmik (Winterspring)
Recipe from Malygen and Bale in Felwood or Himmik in Winterspring. Giant Eggs drop from the birds of Un'Goro, Winterspring and Tanaris.
Or: 40×
Tender Wolf Steak (1 Tender Wolf Meat, 1 Soothing Spices). Tender Wolf Meat from high-level wolves; recipe from Truk Wildbeard in the Hinterlands or two vendors in Gadgetzan. - 265–280
15×
Grilled Squid–15Raw Winter Squid,15Soothing SpicesRecipe: Grilled Squid, skill 240 · sold by Gikkix (Tanaris)
Gikkix in Tanaris sells the recipe; Winter Squid are caught off the Tanaris and Feralas coasts.
- 280–300
22×
Nightfin Soup–22Raw Nightfin Snapper,22Refreshing Spring WaterRecipe: Nightfin Soup, skill 250 · sold by Gikkix (Tanaris) · turns yellow at 290, so the count is an average
Gikkix again. Nightfin Snapper bite at night; the soup is mana-regeneration food raiders use. Yellow from 290.
Or: 22×
Poached Sunscale Salmon (1 Raw Sunscale Salmon). Same vendor, same range; Sunscale Salmon bite during the day.
About this guide
The route uses trainer recipes where they exist and cheap vendor recipes elsewhere. Meat comes off beasts you are killing while you level; the vendor spices sit with every cooking supplies vendor. The top end leans on fish, which is why cooking and fishing are usually levelled together.
WoW Forever launches on 4 November 2026, so this guide is a work in progress. Skill colours, reagents and craft counts come from the beta client, so they are what Forever ships today but can still change, and the beta stops short of Artisan, so the top of the route is computed rather than played. Craft counts include the extra crafts a recipe needs once it turns yellow. Trainer locations and learn levels are Classic's, adjusted where Forever moved a recipe. We rebuild the guide whenever the client changes.
Cooking trainers
Any trainer starts you off and most teach Journeyman. Expert and Artisan are taught by fewer, marked in your faction's colour. Hover a coordinate for its TomTom command.
| Rank | Skill range | Train at skill | Character level | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apprentice Cooking | 1–75 | — | 5 | 1s |
| Journeyman Cooking | 76–150 | 50 | 10 | 5s |
- Expert Cooking is a book. The Expert Cookbook is 1g from Shandrina in Ashenvale (Alliance) or Wulan at Shadowprey Village, Desolace (Horde), and needs cooking 125.
- Artisan Cooking is the quest Clamlette Surprise. Dirge Quikcleave in Gadgetzan, Tanaris gives it at skill 225 and level 35, to both factions. It asks for Giant Eggs, Zesty Clam Meat and Alterac Swiss, and teaches Artisan Cooking.
Alliance trainers
- AlegornUp to 150
Darnassus(49, 21.2)
- Daryl RiknussunUp to 150
Ironforge(60.1, 36.4)
- Stephen RybackUp to 150
Stormwind City(78.2, 53.1)
5 more in starting zones and towns
- Cook GhilmUp to 150
Dun Morogh(68.4, 54.5)
- Gremlock PilsnorUp to 150
Dun Morogh(47.7, 52.3)
- TomasUp to 150
Elwynn Forest(44.4, 66)
- Crystal BoughmanUp to 150
Redridge Mountains(17.7, 43.5)
- ZarrinUp to 150
Teldrassil(57.1, 61.3)
Horde trainers
- ZamjaUp to 150
Orgrimmar(57.4, 54)
- Aska MistrunnerUp to 150
Thunder Bluff(50.7, 53.1)
- Eunice BurchUp to 150
Undercity(62.1, 44.9)
3 more in starting zones and towns
- Pyall SilentstrideUp to 150
Mulgore(44.9, 61.7)
- MuddukUp to 150
Stranglethorn Vale(31.3, 28)
- DuhngUp to 150
The Barrens(55.3, 31.8)
What Forever changed in cooking
Forever's beta client compared with Classic Era's.
125
Cooking recipes in the beta client
43
new in Forever
1
changed from Classic
6
sold for Merchant's Favor
1 cooking recipes take different reagents in Forever than in Classic.
Every recipe new in Forever (43)
- Basic Campfire1
- Venomous Smoothie5
- Skywall Souffle20
- Peace Tea25
- Pincer Bites30
- Tasty Raptor Bites35
- Breakfast Omelette75
- Critter Cookie80
- Slimy Smoothie85
- Royal Tea85
- Journeyman Campfire90
- Twice-Spiced Raptor Slice115
- Savory Whimsyfin Delight125
- Mrrggl Smrrthle135
- Cookie's Feast140
- Root Tea155
- Swiftstrike Steak175
- Calcified Smoothie185
- Raging Raptor Ribs185
- Giant Scrambled Eggs195
- Triage Tea195
- Bear Brisket200
- Expert Campfire200
- Plain Ol' Paletusk200
- Clam Linguine200
- Spinefin Halibut210
- Spicy Smoothie215
- Briny Seafood Stew220
- Sunny Tea220
- Raptor Rouladen225
- Savory Stag Sliders225
- Wicked Smoothie240
- Plated Armorfish245
- Sage's Tea260
- Prehistoric Pulled Raptor260
- Savory Turtle Stew260
- Steaming Stag Steak260
- Bear Bruscitti275
- Soaring Pamplona275
- Sweetpaw Jam280
- Bat Hachee280
- Flank au Poivre285
- Iron Oven300
The number is the skill at which each recipe turns yellow.
Cooking camp objects
Camping is new in Forever: a campfire built by a cook, with room for objects each profession makes. Anyone resting at the camp gets their effects.
Basic Campfire Kit from skill 1
A campfire for cooking, with room for 3 camp objects
Cookie's Feast from skill 140
Stamina food for everyone at camp
Journeyman Campfire Kit from skill 90
A campfire with room for 5 camp objects
Expert Campfire Kit from skill 200
A campfire with room for 10 camp objects
Iron Oven from skill 300
Needed for the most advanced Cooking recipes
Campfires and the camp
Every camp object any profession builds needs a fire to sit around, and only cooks make fires. The Basic Campfire Kit is free from skill 1 and holds three objects. The Journeyman Campfire Kit, which takes Star Wood, holds five; the Expert Campfire Kit, from Thick Logs, holds ten. Cooks can also put Cookie's Feast out for the camp, Stamina food for everyone there, and at 300 build an Iron Oven, which the most advanced cooking recipes need.
Resting at a camp for a minute grants the buffs of every object around the fire, and they stand in for class buffs at slightly lower strength. A full camp is worth more than any single profession's object, so a cook with an Expert Campfire is welcome in any group.
New recipes worth knowing
Forever adds teas made from herbs, Peace Tea, Royal Tea, Root Tea, Triage Tea, Sunny Tea and Sage's Tea, which give herbalists a use for spare herbs, and a set of smoothies sold at the trade camps for Merchant's Favor. There are new meat dishes from Stag Meat, Raptor Flesh, Turtle Meat and Big Bear Meat at the high end as well. Most are taught by recipe items whose source is not settled yet, so the route above sticks to recipes you can buy today.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you level cooking from 1 to 300 in WoW Forever?
Herb Baked Eggs to 50, Coyote Steak to 90, Dry Pork Ribs to 125, Goblin Deviled Clams to 175, Barbecued Buzzard Wings to 225, Monster Omelets to 265, Grilled Squid to 280 and Nightfin Soup to 300.
What does cooking do in WoW Forever's camping system?
Cooks build the campfire every camp needs. Basic, Journeyman and Expert campfires hold three, five and ten camp objects, and cooks can add Cookie's Feast for Stamina.
Where do you get Expert cooking?
From the Expert Cookbook, 1g, sold by Shandrina in Ashenvale for the Alliance and Wulan in Desolace for the Horde. It needs skill 125.
How do you get Artisan cooking?
Complete Clamlette Surprise for Dirge Quikcleave in Gadgetzan at skill 225 and level 35.
Should I level fishing with cooking?
Yes. The top of the route is fish, and fish dishes are the buff food raiders buy. Fishing is a secondary profession too, so it costs nothing to have both.
Does cooking use a profession slot?
No. Cooking, Fishing and First Aid are secondary professions and every character can have all three.
Is cooking worth it in WoW Forever?
More than in Classic. Buff food is a raid consumable, and the campfire is the base of the whole camping system.
