Cooking

Cooking is the unglamorous backbone of every combat session: raw fish from Fishing become the food auto-eat spends, from Shrimp that heal 24 to Whale that heal 384. Without it, a long fight runs out of food long before it runs out of time. Most keepers keep Cooking close behind Fishing for exactly that reason.

How Cooking works

Everything cooks at one of three stations. The Cooking Fire takes fish, from Shrimp at level 1 to Whale at 95. The Furnace bakes, from Bread at 1 to Carrot Cake at 97. The Pot makes soups and stews, from Basic Soup at 33 to the Long Provision at 99. Fish dishes such as Buttered Shrimp (8), Lobster Thermidor (43) and the Captain's Feast (97) are spread across all three.

Stations are built, not bought: each climbs a tier at a time, paid for in logs and bars, from the Normal Cooking Fire to the Redwood one and from Basic to Magic Furnaces and Pots. A better station adds bonus Cooking XP and a small chance of a perfect cook.

There is no burnt food. A cook either succeeds or pays nothing, and your mastery of a dish decides how often: 70% at the start, certain by mastery 50. Mastery also brings perfect cooks, 5% more chance for every ten levels and 95% at mastery 99, and a perfect dish heals about a tenth more.

Tips for training Cooking

1. Mastery is what stops failed cooks: by mastery 50 on a dish, every cook succeeds.
2. Build your stations up as you go. Each tier asks only for materials, and a better station adds Cooking XP and perfect-cook chance.
3. Cooking Gloves add 10% to your success chance, and the Cooking Keeper's Cloak makes every cook succeed.
4. Equip the Pig familiar from Binding for a 10% chance to keep your ingredients on a cook.

Skills that pair with Cooking

The 28 trades aren't isolated. Cooking works best alongside these:

Frequently asked about Cooking

How do I stop burning fish?

There is no burnt food to clear out of your bank. A failed cook (a smoking plate in the kitchen scene) simply pays nothing, and the chance of failing falls with your mastery of that dish: 70% success at the start, certain by mastery 50.

Does cooked food expire?

No. Cooked food sits in your bank until you eat it, so a big stockpile is never wasted.

Can I cook overnight?

Yes. Cooking is an ordinary action, so it keeps going while the app is closed, for up to 24 hours or until the raw food runs out.