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Production skill

OSRS Cooking training guide

Cooking is fast, accessible, and often profitable. The right route depends on attention, burn chance, Magic crossover, and whether the food is for personal PvM use.

Quick tip: Check burn thresholds and current raw-versus-cooked margins before buying a large stack.

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Routes
7
Milestones
F2P routes included

Account type

Training focus

Availability

Training routes

Choose the trade-off that matters

5 routes shown

Route 1

Recommended

Use quests and ordinary food before choosing a fast or profitable finish.

SafeMembers
  1. 1Cook starter fish or complete quests
  2. 2Hosidius Kitchen
  3. 3Karambwans
  4. 4High-level fish at a close range
  5. 5Deep Sea fish when useful
RecommendedResource

Route 2

Fastest

Use one-tick Karambwans or Bake Pie.

SafeMembers
  1. 1One-tick Poison Karambwans for early levels
  2. 2One-tick cooked Karambwans
  3. 3Bake Pie for high Cooking and Magic XP
FastestActiveCross-skill

Route 3

Low intensity

Cook complete inventories at a close bank.

SafeMembers
  1. 1Hosidius Kitchen
  2. 2Catherby or Cooking Guild
  3. 3Myths' Guild Range
  4. 4Standard fish and food
AFKLow Intensity

Route 4

Profit

Cook foods where the finished item is worth more than the raw supply.

SafeMembers
  1. 1Fish by current margin
  2. 2Karambwans
  3. 3High-level PvM food
  4. 4Sailing fish and specialty recipes
ProfitResource

Route 5

F2P

Use Wines for speed or fish for useful output.

SafeF2P
  1. 1Starter fish
  2. 2Jugs of Wine
  3. 3Lobsters and Swordfish
  4. 4Pizza or specialty food when profitable
F2PBudget

Level checklist

Milestones worth planning around

Progression

What this skill unlocks

  • Hosidius Kitchen
  • Cooking Gauntlets
  • Bake Pie
  • Myths' Guild Range
  • High-level food

Cross-skill value

What it helps train

  • Fishing
  • Magic
  • Sailing

Resources

Useful outputs

  • Combat food
  • boosting pies
  • Sailing food
  • Herblore ingredients from new fish

Before committing supplies

Important method warnings

  • Profit is highly price-sensitive.
  • Bake Pie supply volume can limit long grinds.
  • One-tick methods require constant input.
  • Costs and profit margins are price-sensitive. Recalculate before buying supplies for a long grind.

Connected progression

Related skill guides

Use milestone levels when they unlock your next goal. Level 99 does not need to be the first target.