Cooking Guide

Here is a guide that can be used for Cooking from WoW-Professions:

http://www.wow-professions.com/wowguides/wow-cooking-guide.html Here is a guide that can be used for Cooking from WoW-Professions:

http://www.wow-professions.com/wowguides/wow-cooking-guide.html

WoW Cooking Leveling Guide 1 - 600

This is the guide that you can use as long as you can get to Sungshin Ironpaw at Halfhill Market. You do HAVE to be at least level 85. After the updates from Patch 5.4 Cooking has become way easier. It does cost GOLD but it is THE fastest way how to level your Cooking skill from 1 to 600.

Mists of Pandaria altered the process of levelling cooking, you get to 525 very quickly, primarily using vendor-purchased ingredients as I said before BUT from 525 to 600 it is the same as it was before. You HAVE to be careful from 525 as it is VERY easy to make mistakes and that can cost a LOT of time and gold !

As I said you have to be at least 85 and I do recommend just to wait until you reach level 85. It's really easy to level cooking to 520 with this new method. It takes about 20 minutes, while with the older method it would take hours and even days because you still need to do daily quests to get the tokens for the recipes from the trainers in Orgrimmar.

Cooking leveling guide 1-520

Every recipe grant 5 skillups per craft up to 525 as long as they're orange. A few of the recipes require [Golden Carp], which can be fished from any water in Pandaria. Just learn fishing and fish in any water in Pandaria, you will catch one every single time. You will also need two [Wildfowl Breast], it's dropped by Glade Sprinters near Halfhill Market. Go to the Halfhill Market in Valley of the Four Winds and talk to Sungshin Ironpaw.

The recipes are very sequential and the ingredients are all at the same area so no issues there APART from the 42 Golden Carp that are required at selective points. They can be fished from any river pond or lake in Pandaria.

1. Learn a recipe.
2. Buy the ingredients from Sungshin Ironpaw.
3. Make the recipe until it turns yellow.
4. Learn new recipe.
5. Repeat this until you reach 520. Don't forget to learn the new ranks of cooking at 50, 125, 275, 350 and at 425! Learning the new ranks and the recipes will cost around 340 gold. As I mentioned there are parts where you need some [Golden Carp](42 in total). These parts are at: ▪ 61 - 91
6 x [Toasted Fish Jerky] - 6 Golden Carp ▪ 271 - 331
6 x [Golden Carp Consomme] - 12 Golden Carp and
6 x [Fish Cake] - 12 Golden Carp ▪ 421 - 451
6 x [Green Curry Fish] - 12 Golden Carp, 6 Rice

You can fish Golden Carp even with fishing skill 1 in any water in Pandaria.

520 - 600

This is where it gets interesting and you have to be VERY careful or it will cost you a lot of time, & / or, cash ! !

Talk to Sungshin Ironpaw again and accept the quest So You Want to Be a Chef.... Make 5 Sliced Peaches, and turn in the quest. Talk to her again, accept the quest Ready for Greatness, make 5 Rice Pudding, and turn in the quest. This gives you the opening to the Master Of the Ways achievement and the various Stat Foods that are grouped for a change !

OK On to the fun part. ! ! 6 new quests now open up, 1 for each Cooking specialization. 5 Ways are associated with 1 primary stat and one with getting drunk. My personal FAVE ! ! "HIC" !

So the 6 Ways are Agility - Way of the Wok
 Strength - Way of the Grill
 Stamina - Way of the Oven 
Intellect - Way of the Pot
 Spirit - Way of the Steamer
 Getting drunk - Way of the Brew

These specializations are not exclusive; you can learn all 6 on a single character. In fact for the Meta you have to learn all 6 ! !

You gain cooking skill in each Way separately. As to your overall skill it is always equal to your highest skill in any Way. At 575, all Ways get recipes for a 10man and a 25man Banquet, that will increase stats by 250. Note that the Banquets are not bound to the Way's stat; a Mage like me eating from a Banquet of the Steamer will still get 250 Intelect from it, yet the Way of the Steamer is associated with Spirit. This fact is solo cool ! !

At 600 you can learn the ultimate recipe of a Way, which allows you to create food that increases the Way's associated stat by 300. This again HAS to be done on ALL Ways for the Meta and title, Yes ! I said Master Of The Ways is a META achievement ! Each Way levels up via a similar method: First you need to Complete a quest to learn the cooking Way. All quests start from Sungshin Ironpaw, and require ingredients to be delivered to the Way's trainer. Each of the Sets are named below, with material totals as well.

Way of the Brew - No stat gain, just a THUMPING Headache and good memories ! ! Total Ingredients 525 - 600:

25 x [Ginseng]
65x [Jade Squash]
250x [Green Cabbage]
315x [Witchberries]
5 x [100 Year Soy Sauce] Start by accepting the quest Way of the Brew, from Sungshin Ironpaw. Deliver 1 x [Ginseng] to Bobo Ironpaw. You can buy Ginseng from Sungshin Ironpaw. ▪ 525 - 550 - 
25 x [Ginseng Tea] - 25 x [Ginseng] ▪ 550 - 576
 - 13 x [Jade Witch Brew] - 65 x [Jade Squash] and 65 x [Witchberries] ▪ 576 - 600
 5 x [Banquet of the Brew] - 5 x 100 Year Soy Sauce, 250 x [Green Cabbage], 250 x [Witchberries]. You can also make [Great Banquet of the Brew] if you prefer the 25 man raid version, but you will need a bit more ingredients. It costs more too, so ONLY do it when you are raiding.

Way of the Grill - Strength Total Ingredients 525 - 600:

30 x [Raw Tiger Steak]
65 x [Striped Melon]
13 x [Jade Lungfish] 
50 x [Redbelly Mandarin]
 50 x [Raw Crab Meat]
 250 x [White Turnip]
 5 x [100 Year Soy Sauce]

Now the Method - Same as before. Accept the quest Way of the Grill. Deliver 5 x [Raw Tiger Steak] to Kol Ironpaw. ▪ 525 - 550
 25 x [Charbroiled Tiger Steak] - 25 [Raw Tiger Steak] ▪ 550 - 576 
13 x [Eternal Blossom Fish] - 13 [Jade Lungfish], 65 [Striped Melon] ▪ 576 - 600
 5 x [Banquet of the Grill] - 5 [100 Year Soy Sauce], 50 [Raw Crab Meat], 50 [Redbelly Mandarin] and 250 [White Turnip] Same as with the others you can also make [Great Banquet of the Grill] if you prefer the 25 man raid version, but you will need a bit more ingredients.

Way of the Oven - Stamina Total Ingredients 525 - 600:

30 x [Wildfowl Breast]
76 x [Krasarang Paddlefish]
250 x [Mogu Pumpkin]
50 x [Raw Turtle Meat]
5 x [100 Year Soy Sauce]

Accept the quest Way of the Oven. Deliver 5 x [Wildfowl Breast] to Jian Ironpaw. ▪ 525 - 550
 25 x [Wildfowl Roast] - 25 x [Wildfowl Breast] ▪ 550 - 576 
13 x [Twin Fish Platter] - 26 x [Krasarang Paddlefish] ▪ 576 - 600 
5 x [Banquet of the Oven] - 5 x [100 Year Soy Sauce], 50 x [Krasarang Paddlefish], 250 x [Mogu Pumpkin], 50 x [Raw Turtle Meat] You can also make [Great Banquet of the Oven] if you prefer the 25 man raid version, but you will need a bit more ingredients.

Way of the Pot - Intellect Total Ingredients 525 - 600:

30 x [Jade Lungfish]
13 x [Raw Turtle Meat]
315 x [Juicycrunch Carrot]
50 x [Mushan Ribs]
50 x [Reef Octopus]
5 x [100 Year Soy Sauce]

Accept the quest Way of the Pot from Sungshin Ironpaw. Deliver 5 [Jade Lungfish] to Mei Mei Ironpaw ▪ 525 - 550
 25 x [Swirling Mist Soup] - Jade Lungfish ▪ 550 - 576
 13 x [Braised Turtle] - 13 x [Raw Turtle Meat], 65 x [Juicycrunch Carrot] ▪ 576 - 600 
5 x [Banquet of the Pot] - 5 x [100 Year Soy Sauce], 250 x [Juicycrunch Carrot], 50 x [Mushan Ribs], 50 x [Reef Octopus] Same as with the others you can also make [Great Banquet of the Pot] if you prefer the 25 man raid version, but you will need a bit more ingredients.

Way of the Steamer - Spirit Total Ingredients 525 - 600:

30 x [Giant Mantis Shrimp]
 63 x [Emperor Salmon] 
65 x [Scallions]
 250 x [Jade Squash]
 50 x [Wildfowl Breast] 
5 x [100 Year Soy Sauce]

Accept the quest Way of the Steamer from Sungshin Ironpaw. Deliver 5x [Giant Mantis Shrimp] to Yan Ironpaw. ▪ 525 - 550 
25 x [Shrimp Dumplings] - 25 x [Giant Mantis Shrimp] ▪ 550 - 576
 13 x [Fire Spirit Salmon] - 13 x [Emperor Salmon], 65 [Scallions] ▪ 576 - 600
 5 x [Banquet of the Steamer] - 5 x [100 Year Soy Sauce], 50 x [Emperor Salmon], 250 x [Jade Squash], 50 x [Wildfowl Breast] Same as with the others you can also make [Great Banquet of the Steamer] if you prefer the 25 man raid version, but you will need a bit more ingredients.

Way of the Wok - Agility Total Ingredients 525 - 600:

55 x [Juicycrunch Carrot]
13 x [Reef Octopus]
13 x [Wildfowl Breast]
50 x [Raw Crocolisk Belly]
50 x [Giant Mantis Shrimp]
250 x [Red Blossom Leek]
5 x [100 Year Soy Sauce] Accept the quest Way of the Wok from Sungshin Ironpaw. Deliver 5 x [Juicycrunch Carrot] to Anthea Ironpaw. ▪ 525 - 550
25 x [Sauteed Carrots] - 50 [Juicycrunch Carrot] ▪ 550 - 576
13 x [Valley Stir Fry] - [Reef Octopus], 13 [Wildfowl Breast]. 576 - 600
5 x [Banquet of the Wok] - 5 [100 Year Soy Sauce]
, 50 [Giant Mantis Shrimp], 50 [Raw Crocolisk Belly], 250 [Red Blossom Leek] Same as with the others you can also make [Great Banquet of the Wok] if you prefer the 25 man raid version, but you will need a bit more ingredients.