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OSRS Cooking Guide

Complete 1-99 Training Guide | Updated 2026

โšก Fast 99 (20 hours)๐Ÿ“Š Calculator Included๐Ÿ’ฐ Profitable Training

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.

๐ŸŽฏ Why Train Cooking?

Recipe for Disaster

Requires 70 Cooking to complete and unlock Barrows Gloves - BiS gloves for most activities!

Achievement Diaries

  • โ€ข Varrock Elite: 95 Cooking
  • โ€ข Wilderness Elite: 90 Cooking
  • โ€ข Kourend Elite: 84 Cooking

Ironman Accounts

Essential for providing food for Slayer and PvM activities. Self-sufficient food supply!

๐Ÿ”ฅ 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:

๐Ÿ”ฅ Fire vs Range

Fires have higher burn rates than ranges. Always use a range when possible!

๐Ÿงค Cooking Gauntlets

Decrease burn rate for specific foods (lobster, swordfish, monkfish, sharks, anglerfish)

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Hosidius Kitchen

Clay oven has 5% higher success rate (10% with Elite Kourend diary)

๐Ÿ“Š Your Level

Higher Cooking level = lower burn rate. Eventually you stop burning completely!

Stop Burning Levels (Hosidius + Gauntlets):
Lobster: 60
Swordfish: 76
Monkfish: 82
Sharks: 89
Anglerfish: 93

๐Ÿ“ Best Cooking Locations

#1 Myths' Guild ๐Ÿ†

Most convenient location

0 tiles from bank!

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

+5-10% success

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

Next to bank

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

๐Ÿ’ก Recommendation: Use Myths' Guild if you have it, or Rogues' Den if not. Use Hosidius only when you need the lowest possible burn rate.

๐Ÿ˜ด AFK Cooking Path (Profitable)

Train AFK while making profit by cooking fish. Perfect for most players!

Fish Progression Table

LevelsFishQuantityXP/hrProfitTime
1-5Sardine10N/A-300 gpFast
5-10Herring16N/A-96 gpFast
10-15Mackerel21N/A+231 gpFast
15-20Trout30N/A-1.2k gpFast
20-25Pike43N/A+2.5k gpFast
25-30Salmon62N/A-992 gpFast
30-40Tuna23985k+956 gp17 min
40-68Lobster4,732120k+57k gp4.5 hrs
68-80Monkfish9,207165k+1.1M gp8.5 hrs
80-84Shark4,597275k+1.0M gp3.5 hrs
84-91Anglerfish12,833305k+2.9M gp10 hrs
91-99Manta Ray32,971285k+9.3M gp25 hrs
๐Ÿ’ฐ Total Profit 1-99: ~14M GP over ~52 hours of AFK training!

โšก Fastest Way to 99 Cooking

Levels 30-99: 1-Tick Karambwans ๐Ÿ†

Fastest XP and profitable!

500-900k XP/hr
~19 hours to 99

1-ticking Karambwans is surprisingly easy compared to other tick manipulation methods! It's the fastest Cooking XP in the game.

How It Works:
  1. Use Rogues' Den or Myths' Guild (NOT Hosidius)
  2. Have raw Karambwans in inventory
  3. Follow 1-tick rhythm (watch tutorial video)
  4. Bank and repeat
๐Ÿ’ฐ Profit: 68,532 Karambwans from 30-99 = 13M GP profit!
โš ๏ธ Training Tip: Do 30-minute sessions (1-tick for 30 min, AFK for 30 min). Much more sustainable than hours of 1-ticking!
๐ŸŽฅ Tutorial: Search "Carpal tunnel free way to 1-tick karambwan" on YouTube for the technique

Levels 35-99: Jugs of Wine

Fastest non-tick-manipulation method

500k XP/hr
~26 hours to 99

Not AFK, but simple: combine 14 jugs of water + 14 grapes in your inventory, bank, repeat.

โš ๏ธ Burn Rate: Until level 68, you can create "bad jug of wine" (like burning food)
๐Ÿ’ธ Cost: Loses ~4M GP from 35-99. Fast but expensive!
๐Ÿฆพ Ironman Tip: Karambwans are the best Cooking training method! AFK fish them with a Fishing Barrel from Tempoross, then 1-tick cook for massive XP. Great food source for bossing too!

๐Ÿ†“ 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)

LevelsFishQuantityProfitTime
1-5Sardine10-180 gpFast
5-10Herring16-2k gpFast
10-15Mackerel21-2k gpFast
15-20Trout30-2k gpFast
20-25Pike43-3k gpFast
25-30Salmon62+1k gpFast
30-40Tuna239+14k gp17 min
40-45Lobster203+28k gp12 min
45-99Swordfish92,664+7.5M gp79 hrs

Fast Path

Jugs of Wine work in F2P! Same method as P2P (35-99 at 500k XP/hr).

๐Ÿ’ก Best of Both Worlds: Train Swordfish for profit, or Wines for speed - both available in F2P!

๐Ÿ“Š Cooking Calculator

Plan your Cooking training with our calculator:

Calculate:

  • โœ“ Food needed for level goals
  • โœ“ Expected XP rates
  • โœ“ Time to reach 99
  • โœ“ Profit/loss estimates
  • โœ“ Burn rate by level

Features:

  • โœ“ All cooking methods
  • โœ“ Real-time GE prices
  • โœ“ Equipment bonuses
  • โœ“ Location comparisons
  • โœ“ Custom level ranges

โ“ 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!

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