Cooking training methods, level 1 to 99
9 ways to train Cooking in Old School RuneScape, from level 1 to 99, with the XP an hour the wiki gives for each, how much attention it takes and what it needs.
The fastest listed is Karambwan (1-tick) at up to about 950k XP an hour, from level 30. The best AFK option is Fish (tuna to anglerfish) at up to about 318k XP an hour, from level 30.
Open the plannerType your name to see which of these your account has unlocked.
| Level | Method | XP | Attention | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low-level fish (sardine to salmon)Sardine, herring, mackerel, trout, pike then salmon on a range. Cook's Assistant, Gertrude's Cat and two RFD subquests skip to 18. | no hourly rate | AFK | Everyone |
| 10 | Bake Pie spellCast on bought uncooked pies, 3 ticks each and they never burn. About 113k Magic xp an hour on top. Pie supply is thin. Needs Lunar Diplomacy. | ≈ 147k to 490k an hour | Semi-AFK | Mains |
| 28 | Sweetcorn at KastoriPick raw sweetcorn in the Kastori fields and cook it on the ovens beside them. No supplies needed. Up to 70k an hour at 54. | ≈ 60k an hour | Semi-AFK | Ironmen |
| 30 | Karambwan (1-tick)Tick-perfect cooking at a fire next to a bank such as Rogues' Den, about 5,000 an hour. Fastest Cooking xp there is. Needs Tai Bwo Wannai Trio. | ≈ 464k to 950k an hour | Active | Mains |
| 30 | Fish (tuna to anglerfish)Tuna, lobster, swordfish or monkfish, shark, then anglerfish. Rates assume cooking gauntlets and the Hosidius kitchen range. | ≈ 93k to 318k an hour | AFK | Everyone |
| 30 | Karambwan (normal speed)Hosidius kitchen until 96, then a fire next to a bank. Ironmen fish them at 65 Fishing or buy from Tiadeche's stall. Needs Tai Bwo Wannai Trio. | ≈ 141k to 273k an hour | AFK | Everyone |
| 40 | Cakes from an oak larderTake cake ingredients from your own oak larder and bake on a range by the house portal. Unlimited supplies, very click intensive. Needs 33 Construction. | ≈ 50k to 70k an hour | Active | Ironmen |
| 65 | Servery pineapple pizzas (Mess hall)Make pizzas from the free ingredients in the Hosidius Mess and hop worlds after each load. No supplies, very click intensive. | ≈ 175k an hour | Active | Ironmen |
| 68 | Jugs of wineGrapes into jugs of water, 14 an inventory, never fails from 68. Ironmen get grapes from Zulrah, Vorkath or the Culinaromancer's Chest. | ≈ 480k an hour | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
This list is not complete. Every method here was checked against the Old School RuneScape Wiki, and some good ones will be missing. If you know one, suggest it and it will be checked and added.
Adapted from the Old School RuneScape Wiki: Ironman Guide/Cooking, Pay-to-play Cooking training. Rates are the wiki’s and assume its listed setups. Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.