Old School RuneScape/Skills/Cooking

In RuneScape, cooking a skill used to make food which players can eat food to heal their hitpoints when they are fighting. There are many different types of food in RuneScape, each healing a different amount of HP. However, cooking levels are needed to make the many different kinds of food.

Cooking is also a very popular skill to raise as not only do many players cook food to heal their HP, but they also sell the food they cooked to make a great profit, since almost all players need food.

How To Cook
Players can cook in two different ways. They can cook their food on a fire or they can cook their food on a range. Ranges are labelled on the mini-map as a cooking pan. It is also important to note that only meat, fish, vegetables, and tea can be cooked on a fire.

To cook, players have to use the food with a range or fire. If they have more than one same kind of food in their inventory, then a menu will appear in the chatbox which will ask them how much of the food they want to cook, whether it be one, five, or all.

At a low cooking level, players will burn their food. But as they raise their cooking level, they will burn less often and eventually they will never burn the food again.

Items Needed For Cooking
There are many items that players need to cook, such as water or flour.

Flour
Flour is used to make dough which can then be made to bake pies or bread. However, the process of making flour is fairly long.


 * First of all, grain is needed. Grain fields are around Lumbridge, Varrock, and Draynor Village.


 * Next, a pot is needed. Pots can be bought from all general stores for about 1 gp. Players can also craft pots.


 * Next, the player has to go to a windmill. A windmill is between Lumbridge and Draynor Village and another one is inside the cooking guild. When the player is inside the windmill, they then have to go to the very top floor and put the grain in the hopper. They must then operate the hopper so that the grain slides down the chute. When the player has done this, they have to go down to the first floor and use their pot with the flour they just made.

Water
Water is fairly easy to get.


 * First, either a jug or a bucket is need. Both of these items can be bought from general stores for about 2 gp.


 * Next, a player has to find a sink or a fountain. Places that contain water are labelled on the mini-map as a rain drop. The player then has to use the jug or bucket with the sink or fountain. A bucket can also be used with a well.

Containers
The containers in RuneScape are pots, bowls, pie dishes, and cake tins. All of these items can be crafted, bought from a general store, or obtained from the cooking guild.

Vegetables, Meats, And Fruits
Some vegetables, meats, and fruits are needed in recipes. For example, players will need apples to make an apple pie and meat to make a meat pie.

Meat
Meat is can be cooked by using it with a range or fire. Meat is great to cook at a low cooking level. Chickens, cows, rats, and bears all drop meat when they are defeated.

Fish
Fish are what almost all players of RuneScape cook. They heal a great amount of HP, so are the recommended food to eat when fighting. All a player has to do is fish and then cook what they catch on either a fire or a range.

Bread
To make bread, players need to first make flour, which is explained above. When they've made flour, they must then use it with a jug of water or a bucket of water. When they use water with flour, they will make the dough. The dough can only be cooked on a range, not on a fire. When the dough is done being baked, it will become bread.

Pie
Pies require two bites to be fully eaten, thus giving players a bit more health than other foods. For example, when a player eats a redberry pie, they will only eat one half of it. The other half will stay in the dish which can be eaten later. To make pie, players need to mix flour and water together and then make some pastry dough. Players then need to use the dough with a pie dish. Then, the player can put in extra ingredients to make them heal more, such as meat to make a meat pie. When they are finished putting in the ingredients, the pie can then be baked.

Stew
To make stew, players need a bowl and some cooked meat. Next, the bowl has to be filled with water. Potatoes are needed next. They can be found around the farms near Draynor Village and Lumbridge or members can grow potatoes themselves. Members can also buy potatoes from Hudo's Grand Tree Groceries in the Grand Tree or from Frenita's Cookery Shop in Yanille. Players then have to add the cooked meat and potatoes to the bowl of water and then cook the bowl to make stew.

Pizza
Many players like to use pizzas to heal themselves as they can heal quite a lot of HP. Also, like pizzas, they can require players to take two bites, allowing them to eat one half and save the other half for when it's needed. To make a pizza, mix flour with water and make a pizza base. Players then need to add a tomato and a slice of cheese on the base. Both a tomato and a slice of cheese can be taken from their respawn in Draynor Village, north of the bank. They can also be bought from the food store in Port Sarim. When the tomato and slice of cheese is added to the pizza base, the pizza can then be baked. Players can also add things on their pizza after they have finished baking it.

Cake
Cakes require three bites to be fully eaten, so if a player clicks on a cake, they will still have two other pieces left. To make a cake, players need flour, an egg, milk, and a cake tin. Eggs are near the chicken coops around Lumbridge, while milk can be obtained by milking dairy cows with a bucket. Dairy cows are around Lumbridge near the level 2 cows. When all of these items are placed in the cake tin, the cake can then be cooked on a range.

Wine
To make wine, a jug of water and grapes are needed. Grapes can be found in the cooking guild. Use the grapes with the jug of water to make unfermented wine. About 10 seconds later, the wine will ferment and be drinkable.

Hot Drinks
The only hot drink is nettle tea, which is members only. To make nettle tea, players need fist a bowl of water. Next, nettles are needed. Nettles are located southeast of the slayer master in Canifis. It is important to note that nettles will hurt players when they pick them up, so they have to wear gloves. The nettles have to be used with the bowl of water to make nettle-water. The nettle-water next has to be boiled on a range to turn it into nettle tea. The tea can then be placed into an empty cup. Empty cups can be bought or stolen from the tea stall in Varrock or by speaking to Brother Galahad, located east of the coal trucks. Also, if a player wants to add milk to their tea, they can obtain some milk in a bucket and use it with the tea. Adding milk is optional.

Brewing
Ales


 * Two buckets of water
 * Two Barley Malt
 * Main ingredient (Varies depending on the type of ale you want from; Apple mush, Hammerstone hops, Asgarnian hops, harralander and so on. Quality also varies.)
 * Pot of Yale Yeast.

You need to put the buckets of water in an empty VAT followed by the barley malt and then the main ingredient and finally the yeast which has to be bought from local brewers.

Note: The process of fermenting can take up to a full day so if you plan to brew ales be prepared by having something else to do while you wait or just come back in a few days time.

Vegetables
Vegetables basically consist of a baked potato with a topping of some kind. The toppings must be made separately and then added to the potato. The better toppings require high farming levels or lots of money to obtain.

Potato: grow using the farming skill or pick on any NPC farm and bake on a range (NOT a fire).

Toppings:


 * These count as foods on their own but it is better to add them to baked potatoes for better healing.


 * Always add butter first and then add whatever topping you wish to use.


 * Dairy products: Milk a diary cow and use the bucket of milk on a churn, these can be found at most of the RuneScape farms. Milk can be churned into cream, butter, or cheese. Cream can be churned into butter or cheese and butter can be churned into cheese if you make a mistake with selecting what you want.


 * Tomato and Scrambled Eggs: Add an egg to a bowl with a knife in your inventory, then cook the bowl of eggs on a range/fire. Add a tomato to a bowl with a knife in your inventory. Use the bowl of tomatoes with the bowl of scrambled eggs.


 * Mushroom and Onions: Add an onion to one bowl and a bittercap mushroom to another while having a knife in your inventory. Cook both of the bowls on a range/fire. Use the bowl of onions on the bowl of mushrooms.


 * Tuna and Sweetcown: Add a cooked tuna to a bowl, then add cooked sweetcorn.

Brewing
note: beers affect stats rather than healing health

Vegetables
For directions on making, see the "vegetables" section in the Items Necessary category.