Verified for 0.12.1.1· Updated 3 Aug 2026198 charted methods

Leveling Cooking.

198 ways to earn Cooking XP are charted in the current patch, and the best of them is Craft Beef & Tomato Stew at 20 XP per craft. The tables below are live data, not folklore: they update when the game does. Run your own level in the skill planner to see exactly how many actions your target takes.

The fastest charted XP

Top rates first. Every charted method carries a rate.

What each level unlocks

Plus at every level: Reduces the chance to Burn Power Level 5 Ingredients -2%.

LevelUnlock
1Culinary Confidence: Power Level 1 Reduces the chance to Burn Power Level 1 Ingredients -50%
2Reduces the chance to Burn Power Level 1 Ingredients -4.55%
3Reduces the chance to Burn Power Level 1 Ingredients -4.55%
4Reduces the chance to Burn Power Level 1 Ingredients -4.55%
5Reduces the chance to Burn Power Level 1 Ingredients -4.55%
6Reduces the chance to Burn Power Level 1 Ingredients -4.55%
7Reduces the chance to Burn Power Level 1 Ingredients -4.55%
8Reduces the chance to Burn Power Level 1 Ingredients -4.55%
9Reduces the chance to Burn Power Level 1 Ingredients -4.55%
10Reduces the chance to Burn Power Level 1 Ingredients -4.55%
11Fancy Cookware unlocked
12Culinary Confidence: Power Level 2 Reduces the chance to Burn Power Level 2 Ingredients -50%
13Reduces the chance to Burn Power Level 2 Ingredients -3.85%
14Teamonger unlocked
15Reduces the chance to Burn Power Level 2 Ingredients -3.85%
16Amateur Culinaromancer unlocked
17Reduces the chance to Burn Power Level 2 Ingredients -3.85%
18Reduces the chance to Burn Power Level 2 Ingredients -3.85%
19Reduces the chance to Burn Power Level 2 Ingredients -3.85%
20Internal Alchemy unlocked

Plan the grind properly

The planner takes your current level and target and turns these rates into an exact action count. Materials for craft-based methods cost out in the crafting calculator, and gatherables are charted on the map.

Other skills

Rates and unlocks are game data via the official wiki, verified for Eye on Ashenfall 0.12.1.1 · 3 Aug 2026.