In New World, the Cooking crafting profession offers the ability to make various foods that provide health and mana regeneration as well as various buffs.
The leveling guide has been designed to utilize the lowest level items possible in each tier. In many cases, it is possible to substitute lower-level resources with higher-quality ones but this will not increase the experience gained.
The leveling guide has been built assuming you will gather all the raw resources yourself, however you’re free to purchase refined materials from the Trading Post to speed up your leveling experience.
The way you choose to level Cooking will largely depend on:
- Your preference for gathering materials
- Which resources are readily available on your server/town Trading Post
- Scarcity of the items you choose to craft and ultimately sell on the Trading Post
The leveling guide will be split into four sections to simplify gathering materials. It will involve leveling 0-50, 50-100, 100-150, and 150-200.
Importantly, you need to make sure the town you are in has the appropriate upgrades for the Kitchen. This may mean you need to move to another town. It is also useful to pick a location where the town taxes on crafting are low so that you don’t deplete your gold pile unnecessarily.
There are three different leveling guides included below which depend on how you’d like to gather your materials:
- Fishing
- Skinning
- Gathering/Supply Crates/Provision Crates
Feel free to mix and match these guides as you need.
Method 1 – Fishing
There is no minimum profession level required for these prior to starting the Cooking leveling process. The introductory questline will have you create 1 portion of Light Ration which will progress your Cooking to level 1.
Levels 0-50 Raw Materials Required:
| Raw Resources | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Firm Fish Filet | 144 |
| Fish Filet | 144 |
Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Kitchen: Tier 2
Go to the Kitchen and cook:
then
142x Travel Ration
or
Levels 50-100 Raw Materials Required:
| Raw Resources | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Tender Fish Filet/Squid Meat | 276 |
| Firm Fish Filet | 276 |
| Fish Filet | 276 |
Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Kitchen: Tier 3
Go to the Kitchen and cook:
276x Light Meal
or
Levels 100-150 Raw Materials Required:
| Raw Resources | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Delicate Fish Filet | 395 |
| Tender Fish Filet/Squid Meat | 395 |
| Firm Fish Filet | 395 |
| Fish Filet | 395 |
Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Kitchen: Tier 4
Go to the Kitchen and cook:
395x Satisfying Meal
or
Levels 150-200 Raw Materials Required:
| Raw Resources | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Fish Roe | 508 |
| Delicate Fish Filet | 508 |
| Tender Fish Filet/Squid Meat | 508 |
| Firm Fish Filet | 508 |
| Fish Filet | 508 |
Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Kitchen: Tier 5
Go to the Kitchen and cook:
508x Hearty Meal
or
Method 2 – Skinning
There is no minimum profession level required for these prior to starting the Cooking leveling process. The introductory questline will have you create 1 portion of Light Ration which will progress your Cooking to level 1.
Levels 0-50 Raw Materials Required:
Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Kitchen: Tier 2
Go to the Kitchen and cook:
then
142x Travel Ration
or
Levels 50-100 Raw Materials Required:
Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Kitchen: Tier 3
Go to the Kitchen and cook:
276x Light Meal
or
Levels 100-150 Raw Materials Required:
| Raw Resources | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Poultry Breast/Tender Wolf Loin/Venison Tenderloin | 395 |
| Venison/Juicy Ham Hock/Red Meat/Game Meat/Poultry/Pork | 395 |
| Venison/Juicy Ham Hock/Red Meat/Game Meat/Poultry/Pork | 395 |
| Venison/Juicy Ham Hock/Red Meat/Game Meat/Poultry/Pork | 395 |
You will require Tier IV meat in combination with any 3 different types of meat from a lower Tier (III, II or I).
Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Kitchen: Tier 4
Go to the Kitchen and cook:
395x Satisfying Meal
or
Levels 150-200 Raw Materials Required:
You will require Tier V meat in combination with any 4 different types of meat from a lower Tier (IV, III, II or I).
Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Kitchen: Tier 5
Go to the Kitchen and cook:
508x Hearty Meal
or
Method 3 – Gathering/Supply Crates/Provision Crates
There is no minimum profession level required for these prior to starting the Cooking leveling process. The introductory questline will have you create 1 portion of Light Ration which will progress your Cooking to level 1.
Levels 0-50 Raw Materials Required:
Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Kitchen: Tier 2
Go to the Kitchen and cook:
then another
142x Travel Ration
or
Levels 50-100 Raw Materials Required:
| Raw Resources | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Barley/Potato/Cabbage/Onion/Berry/Blueberry/Melon | 276 |
| Carrot/Corn/Cranberry/Squash/Strawberry/Nut/Mushroom/Egg/Milk/Honey | 276 |
| Carrot/Corn/Cranberry/Squash/Strawberry/Nut/Mushroom/Egg/Milk/Honey | 276 |
Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Kitchen: Tier 3
Go to the Kitchen and cook:
276x Light Meal
or
Levels 100-150 Raw Materials Required:
| Raw Resources | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Broccoli/Cauliflower/Orange/Wheat/Lemon | 395 |
| Barley/Potato/Cabbage/Onion/Berry/Blueberry/Melon/Carrot/ Corn/Cranberry/Squash/Strawberry/Nut/Mushroom/Egg/Milk/Honey | 395 |
| Barley/Potato/Cabbage/Onion/Berry/Blueberry/Melon/Carrot/ Corn/Cranberry/Squash/Strawberry/Nut/Mushroom/Egg/Milk/Honey | 395 |
| Barley/Potato/Cabbage/Onion/Berry/Blueberry/Melon/Carrot/ Corn/Cranberry/Squash/Strawberry/Nut/Mushroom/Egg/Milk/Honey | 395 |
Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Kitchen: Tier 4
Go to the Kitchen and cook:
395x Satisfying Meal
or
Levels 150-200 Raw Materials Required:
Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Kitchen: Tier 5
Go to the Kitchen and cook:
508x Hearty Meal
or