OSRS Cooking Guide
Complete 1-99 Training Guide | Updated 2026
Cooking is one of the easiest and fastest 99s in OSRS! Train AFK and profitable with fish, or reach 99 in under 20 hours with 1-tick Karambwans (500-900k XP/hr). This guide covers everything from Cooking Gauntletsto the best training locations and methods.
📑 Table of Contents
🎯 Why Train Cooking?
Recipe for Disaster
Requires 70 Cooking to complete and unlock Barrows Gloves - BiS gloves for most activities!
Achievement Diaries
- • Varrock Elite: 95 Cooking
- • Wilderness Elite: 90 Cooking
- • Kourend Elite: 84 Cooking
Ironman Accounts
Essential for providing food for Slayer and PvM activities. Self-sufficient food supply!
🔥 Cooking Basics
Cooking Gauntlets (Essential!)
Significantly decrease burn rate for lobsters, swordfish, monkfish, sharks, and anglerfish. A must-have for efficient training!
How to Obtain: Complete the Family Crest quest
Note: Some players think they work on Karambwans, but Mod Ash confirmed this is false.
Understanding Burn Rates
You occasionally burn food while cooking. Several factors affect your burn rate:
Fires have higher burn rates than ranges. Always use a range when possible!
Decrease burn rate for specific foods (lobster, swordfish, monkfish, sharks, anglerfish)
Clay oven has 5% higher success rate (10% with Elite Kourend diary)
Higher Cooking level = lower burn rate. Eventually you stop burning completely!
📍 Best Cooking Locations
#1 Myths' Guild 🏆
Most convenient location
Requirements: Dragon Slayer 2 quest
Teleport: Myths' Cape teleport
Benefit: Range (better burn rate than fire)
Why Best: Perfect bank-to-range distance, no walking required!
#2 Hosidius Kitchen
Lowest burn rate
Requirements: Kourend Easy Diary
Teleport: Khardest Memoirs to Hosidius
Benefit: Clay oven - 5% increased success (10% with Elite diary)
Distance: 6 tiles from bank
Best For: Training expensive foods where burn rate matters
#3 Rogues' Den
No quest requirements
Requirements: None
Teleport: Games necklace to Burthorpe
Downside: Fire (higher burn rate than range)
Best For: Players without Dragon Slayer 2, social spot with other players
😴 AFK Cooking Path (Profitable)
Train AFK while making profit by cooking fish. Perfect for most players!
Fish Progression Table
| Levels | Fish | Quantity | XP/hr | Profit | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-5 | Sardine | 10 | N/A | -300 gp | Fast |
| 5-10 | Herring | 16 | N/A | -96 gp | Fast |
| 10-15 | Mackerel | 21 | N/A | +231 gp | Fast |
| 15-20 | Trout | 30 | N/A | -1.2k gp | Fast |
| 20-25 | Pike | 43 | N/A | +2.5k gp | Fast |
| 25-30 | Salmon | 62 | N/A | -992 gp | Fast |
| 30-40 | Tuna | 239 | 85k | +956 gp | 17 min |
| 40-68 | Lobster | 4,732 | 120k | +57k gp | 4.5 hrs |
| 68-80 | Monkfish | 9,207 | 165k | +1.1M gp | 8.5 hrs |
| 80-84 | Shark | 4,597 | 275k | +1.0M gp | 3.5 hrs |
| 84-91 | Anglerfish | 12,833 | 305k | +2.9M gp | 10 hrs |
| 91-99 | Manta Ray | 32,971 | 285k | +9.3M gp | 25 hrs |
⚡ Fastest Way to 99 Cooking
Levels 30-99: 1-Tick Karambwans 🏆
Fastest XP and profitable!
1-ticking Karambwans is surprisingly easy compared to other tick manipulation methods! It's the fastest Cooking XP in the game.
- Use Rogues' Den or Myths' Guild (NOT Hosidius)
- Have raw Karambwans in inventory
- Follow 1-tick rhythm (watch tutorial video)
- Bank and repeat
Levels 35-99: Jugs of Wine
Fastest non-tick-manipulation method
Not AFK, but simple: combine 14 jugs of water + 14 grapes in your inventory, bank, repeat.
🆓 F2P Cooking Guide
Best Cooking Location
Lumbridge kitchen range (after Cook's Assistant quest). This range stops burning food earlier than other ranges!
Downside: Must bank upstairs in Lumbridge Castle
AFK Path (Profitable)
| Levels | Fish | Quantity | Profit | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-5 | Sardine | 10 | -180 gp | Fast |
| 5-10 | Herring | 16 | -2k gp | Fast |
| 10-15 | Mackerel | 21 | -2k gp | Fast |
| 15-20 | Trout | 30 | -2k gp | Fast |
| 20-25 | Pike | 43 | -3k gp | Fast |
| 25-30 | Salmon | 62 | +1k gp | Fast |
| 30-40 | Tuna | 239 | +14k gp | 17 min |
| 40-45 | Lobster | 203 | +28k gp | 12 min |
| 45-99 | Swordfish | 92,664 | +7.5M gp | 79 hrs |
Fast Path
Jugs of Wine work in F2P! Same method as P2P (35-99 at 500k XP/hr).
📊 Cooking Calculator
Plan your Cooking training with our calculator:
Calculate:
- ✓ Food needed for level goals
- ✓ Expected XP rates
- ✓ Time to reach 99
- ✓ Profit/loss estimates
- ✓ Burn rate by level
Features:
- ✓ All cooking methods
- ✓ Real-time GE prices
- ✓ Equipment bonuses
- ✓ Location comparisons
- ✓ Custom level ranges
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What's the fastest way to 99 Cooking?
1-tick Karambwans from 30-99 (500-900k XP/hr, ~19 hours). Profitable too! Jugs of Wine are 500k XP/hr (~26 hours) but cost 4M GP.
What's the best AFK method?
Cook fish from low to high level. Use the progression table above. AFK, profitable (~14M profit to 99), and takes ~52 hours.
Do I need Cooking Gauntlets?
Yes! They significantly reduce burn rate for lobsters, swordfish, monkfish, sharks, and anglerfish. Get them from Family Crest quest.
What's the best cooking location?
Myths' Guild (0 tiles from bank) if you have Dragon Slayer 2. Otherwise, Rogues' Den. Use Hosidius only when burn rate matters.
Is 1-tick Karambwan difficult?
It's the easiest tick manipulation method! Much simpler than 3-tick fishing or 1.5t woodcutting. Watch a tutorial video and practice for 5 minutes.
Can F2P players get 99 Cooking?
Yes! Cook Swordfish 45-99 (79 hours, 7.5M profit), or do Jugs of Wine 35-99 (26 hours, loses 4M GP). Both work in F2P!
When do I stop burning food?
With Hosidius + Cooking Gauntlets: Lobster 60, Swordfish 76, Monkfish 82, Sharks 89, Anglerfish 93. Check burn level chart on OSRS Wiki!