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The Basics

Cooking can be a fun and interesting skill in RuneScape, since you can often cook several different types of food at the same level. There's a variety of things you can do with this skill, but more importantly, it's an essential skill to survival in the game.

There are 2 main kinds of food in the game:

1. Foods that require ingredients to be mixed together such as bread, pizzas and pies tend to take more time to make.
2. Foods such as fish or beef that need to be fished for or taken from a monster drop and then cooked over a stove or a fire.

Once you've decided on the food to make, you can follow the instructions on theCooking Chart below.

Helpful Drinks

If you need a temporary boost to your Cooking level, then the chef's Delight drink is exactly the drink for you. It can be Brewed, and this drink will increase your Cooking level by 1-5 points, depending on your Cooking level (a higher Cooking level means it will increase more). This drink is Members-Only.

Cooking Gauntlets

These helpful items are a reward from the Family Crest Quest, and will increase your chance of successfully cooking various types of fish.

Cooking Foods

Fish can usually be cooked on either a stove or fire, but most other foods must be cooked on a range. To cook a food, just use the item with a range or fire. From time to time you may burn the food you're trying to cook, which makes it un-eatable. But, as you gain experience you will get better at cooking and burn less food.

Cooking Chart
Food & Picture	Cooking Level	Cooking Experience	Heals	Instructions
Anchovies	1	30	1	Cook on a stove or fire.
Meat or Chicken	1	30	3	1. Obtain some meat from a cow, rat or chicken 2. Cook over a stove or fire.
Shrimp	1	30	3	Cook on a stove or fire.
Karambwanji	1	10	3	Cook on a stove or fire.
Ugthanki Meat	1	40	3	1. Obtain some meat from an Ugthanki.  2. Cook the meat on a stove or fire.
Bread	1	40	5	1. Pick some wheat from a field.  2. Climb to the top of a windmill. 3. Use the grain with the hopper, and operate it. 4. Climb down and collect the flour with a pot. 5. Use some water with the flour to make bread dough. 6. Cook on a stove.
Sardine	1	40	4	Cook on a stove or fire.
Crayfish	1	30	1	Cook on a stove or fire.
Karambwan	1	80	Poison	Cook for a Short Time on a stove or fire, after completing the Tai Bwo Wannai Trio Quest.
Ugthanki Kebab	1 Level 58 needed to make Pitta Bread	120	19	1. Obtain some cooked Ugthanki Meat, a tomato, an onion, some water, flour, and a bowl. 2. Make some Pitta Dough and cook it on a stove.  3. Mix the tomato and onion together in the bowl, and then add the meat.  4. Use the mixture with the Pitta Bread.
Herring	5	50	5	Cook on a stove or fire.
Cooked Rabbit	1	30	5	1. Kill a Rabbit in either Fremennik Province or Isafdar.  2. Cook on a stove or fire.
Baked Potato	7	15	4	Cook a Potato on a stove.
Spicy Sauce	9	25	2	1. Use some Garlic and Gnome Spice on a Bowl. 2. Cook on a stove.
Redberry Pie	10	78	10	1. Get some flour, water, and a pie dish.  2. Obtain some red berries.  3. Use the water with the flour to make pastry dough. 4. Use the dough with the pan, and fill the pie with red berries. 5.Cook on a stove.
Mackerel	10	60	6	Cook on a stove or fire.
Chilli Con Carne	11	55	5	1. Make some Spicy Sauce, and add some cooked meat while holding a knife. 2. Cook on a stove.
Thin Snail	12	70	5-7	1. Obtain a Thin Snail from a Blamish Snail.  2. Cook on a stove or fire.
Scrambled Eggs	13	50	5	Obtain a knife and a bowl. Use the egg with the bowl and cook it over a stove.
Trout	15	70	7	Cook on a stove or fire.
Roasted Rabbit	16	72	7	1. Kill a Rabbit in either Fremennik Province or Isafdar.  2. Cook on a spit.
Jungle Spider	16	80	7-10	1. Obtain some Skewer Sticks by using a Machete with a Jungle Spar from the Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup game. 2. Kill a Jungle Spider and take its carcass. 3. Use the carcass on the stick and cook over a fire. Note: You can use arrow shafts instead of skewers.
Lean Snail	17	80	6-8	1. Obtain a Lean Snail from a Blamish Snail. 2. Cook on a stove or fire.
Cod	18	75	7	Cook on a stove or fire.
Meat Pie	20	110	12	1. Get some flour, water, a pie dish, and some cooked meat. 2. Make some Pastry Dough. 3. Use the dough with the pan, and fill the pie with cooked meat. 4. Cook on a stove.
Pike	20	80	8	Cook on a stove or fire.
Nettle Tea	20	52	3	1. Obtain a Bowl and some Nettles. 2. Fill the bowl with water and add the Nettles. 3. Cook the Nettle Water over a stove of fire. Optional: Obtain a Tea Cup by stealing it from a Tea Stall and drinking the tea. Use the Nettle Tea with the cup. Add milk and enjoy!
Crab Meat	21	100	10 5 bites	Catch some Crabs (from the Recipe for Disaster quest) and cook them over a fire or stove.
Cream	21	18	1	Obtain some milk and use it on a Dairy Churn to make Cream.
Roasted Beast Meat	21	82	8	1. Obtain some Raw Beast Meat from a Kebbit, Feldip Weasel or Desert Devil. 2. Cook on a spit.
Fat Snail	22	95	7-9	1. Obtain a Fat Snail from a Blamish Snail.  2. Cook on a stove or fire.
Egg and Tomato	23	50	8	1. Obtain a knife, 2 bowls, an egg and tomato. 2. Use the egg with one bowl and the tomato with the other. Cook the eggs over a stove, then add the tomatoes.
Stew	25	117	11	1. Obtain a bowl, a potato, and some cooked meat. 2. Fill the bowl with water, and add the potato and meat. 3. Cook on a stove or fire.
Salmon	25	90	9	Cook on a stove or fire.
Slimey Eel	28	95	6-10	Cook on a stove or fire.
Roasted Sweetcorn	28	104	2-10	Cook on a stove.
Mud Pie	29	128	Lowers Run Energy by 50%	1. Make some Pastry Dough and add it to a pie pan. 2. Add compost, water and dry clay (in that order). 3. Cook on a stove.
Karambwan	30	190	18	Cook for a Long Time on a stove or fire, after completing the Tai Bwo Wannai Trio Quest.
Chompy Bird	30	140	10	Only cookable on an Ogre Spit, found in the Ogre village southeast of Gu'Tanoth.
Apple Pie	30	130	14	1. Get some flour, water, a pie dish, and acooking apple.  2. Make some Pastry Dough. 3. Use the dough with the pan, and put the apple in the pie.  4. Cook on a stove.
Tuna	30	100	10	Cook on a stove or fire.
Fishcake	31	100	11	1. Obtain some Crab Meat, Kelp and Raw Cod. 2. Use these on each other to make a fishcake. *Must have already made one during Recipe for Disaster.
Garden Pie	34	138	12 +3 Farming	1. Make some Pastry Dough and add it to a Pie Pan. 2. Add a tomato, an onion, and lastly a cabbage. 3. Now cook it over a stove.
Pizza	35	143	14	1. Obtain some flour, water, some cheese and a tomato.  2. Make some Pizza Dough and use the tomato with it. Add some cheese to the pizza and then cook it on a stove.
Wine	35	200	11	1. Get some water and grapes. 2. Mix them together to make wine.
Rainbow Fish	35	110	11	Cook on a range or fire.
Cave Eel	38	115	7-11	Catch a Cave Eel from the Lumbridge Swamp Caves and cook over a fire or range.
Butter	38	40.5 - Milk 22.5 - Cream	0	1. Obtain some milk or cream. 2. Use it on a Dairy Churn to make Butter.
Baked Potato With Butter	39	40	14	Cook a Potato on a Stove and add some Butter.
Cake	40	180	12	1. Obtain some flour, milk, an egg and a cake tin. 2. Mix everything into the tin and cook the cake on a stove.
Lobster	40	120	12	Cook on a stove or fire.
Chilli Potato	41	125	14	Make a bowl of Chilli and add it to a Baked Potato with Butter.
Jubbly	41	160	15	Kill a Jubbly bird, pick up the meat and cook over a Spitroast.
Fried Onions	42	60	5	1. Obtain a Bowl, Knife and an Onion. Use the Onion with the Bowl. 2. Cook on a stove.
Bass	43	130	13	Cook on a stove or fire.
Meat Pizza	45	169	16	Cook a plain pizza and then add some cooked meat.
Swordfish	45	140	14	Cook on a stove or fire.
Fried Mushrooms	46	60	5	Obtain a Bowl, Knife and some Mushrooms. Add the mushrooms to the bowl and cook over a range.
Baked Potato With Butter and Cheese	47	80	16	Cook a Potato on a stove and add some Butter and Cheese.
Fish Pie	47	164	12 +3 Fishing	1. Make some Pastry Dough and add it to a Pie Pan. 2. Add a cooked Trout, and a cooked Cod. Last, add a potato and cook over a range.
Cheese	48	64 - Milk 46 - Cream 23 - Butter	2	1. Get some milk, butter or cream.  2. Use it on a Dairy Churn to make Cheese.
Chocolate Cake	50	210	15	Bake a regular cake, and then use a chocolate bar with it.
Oomlie Wrap	50	40	14	1. Kill an Oomlie Bird in the Khazari Jungle. 2. Shake a Palm Tree and take the fallen leaf. 3. Use the Palm Leaf on the Raw Meat. 4. Cook the Palmed Oomlie.
Egg and Tomato Potato	51	150	16	Make a bowl of Egg and Tomato and add it to a Baked Potato with Butter.
Lava Eel	53	30	11	Cook on a stove or fire.
Anchovy Pizza	55	182	18	Cook a plain pizza and then add some cookedanchovies to it.
Mushrooms and Onions	57	55	11	1. Obtain a knife, mushroom, onion and 2 bowls. Add the mushroom and onion each to a separate bowl. 2. Cook the onions and mushrooms over a stove, then add the mushrooms to the onions.
Curry	60	221	19	1. Make some stew and get some spices.  2. Add the spices to the stew and cook it over a fire or stove.
Monkfish	62	150	16	Cook over a fire or stove. Used in the Swan Song Quest.
Mushroom and Onion Potato	64	230	20	Make a bowl of Mushrooms and Onions and add it to a Baked Potato with Butter.
Pineapple Pizza	65	195	22	1. Cook a plain pizza.  2. Obtain a pineapple and cut it with a knife. Add the slices to the pizza.
Tuna and Corn	67	204	13	1. While carrying a Knife, add a cooked Tuna to a bowl. 2. Add a Roasted Corn to the bowl.
Tuna and Corn Potato	68	265	22	Make a bowl of Tuna and Corn (above), and add to a Baked Potato with Butter.
Admiral Pie	70	210	16 +5 Fishing	1. Make some Pastry Dough and add it to a Pie Pan. 2. Add a cooked Salmon, a cooked Tuna, and lastly a Potato. 3. Cook over a range.
Shark	80	210	20	Cook on a stove or fire.
Sea Turtle	82	211.3	21	Cook on a stove or fire.
Wild Pie	85	240	22 +5 Slayer +4 Range	1. Make some Pastry Dough and add it to a Pie Pan. 2. Add some Raw Bear Meat, Raw Chompy, and Raw Rabbit Meat to the pie. 3. Cook over a range.
Manta Ray	91	216	22	Cook on a stove or fire.
Summer Pie	95	260	22 +5 Agility +10% Energy	1. Make some Pastry Dough and add it to a Pie Pan. 2. Add a Strawberry, Watermelon and an Apple to your pie. 3. Cook over a range.

Cooking Notes

• Karambwan - These are only edible after completing the Tai Bwo Wannai Trio Quest. You must cook it for a 'long time' or it will be poisonous.
• Italicized items can only be cooked by Members.
• You can hover over words in blue for more info.

Other Cooking Info

The Moveable Cooking Spit

If you're the type of RuneScaper that's always on the run, and you're looking for a way to cook your food wherever you are (whether in the middle of the jungle, or on the sidewalks of Varrock), the mobile Roasting Spit is just the tool for you.

Spits can be Smithed, and all you do is use it with either a piece of Rabbit Meat, or aChompy Bird to skew it. Next, light a fire and use the skewed meat with it to set up a Rotisserie Cooker in just seconds!

Making Sinew for Crossbows

Due to how Crossbows are designed, they need a much stronger string than Flax can provide. So, you need to make some Sinew to string your Crossbow so that it can be used!

It's actually very easy to make Sinew, and it only requires level 1 Cooking to do. Simply use a piece of Bear Meat (or Beef) with a Range, and choose to make it into Sinew rather than an edible piece of meat. And that's it! You can then spin the newly created piece of Sinew on a Spinning Wheel to get a Crossbow String, and then attach it to your crossbow (u) to complete it.