Manual:Cooking & Fishing (2002)

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The text is dated 2 October 2002.

Cooking skill

There is a variety of different foods you can cook in RuneScape. Food is useful because eating it will heal lost hit points. As you practice your cooking, your character will get better. You will burn food less often, and you will be able to make better food which heals you more.

Firemaking skill

To cook food you will need to use one of the many stoves which are scattered around the map. Alternatively if there aren't any stoves nearby you can build a campfire and use that. (although not all foods can be cooked on a fire). To build a fire buy an axe, and use it on a tree to get some logs. Then drop the logs on the ground and use a tinderbox on the logs to light the fire.

Fishing skill

As well as cooking foods such as Meat, Bread, and Stew, you can also catch and cook your own fish. As you get better at fishing you can catch bigger and better fish. Some fish can only be be found in freshwater wheras others can only be found in saltwater. Also different fish require different fishing equipment to capture.

Cooking and fishing guide

A guide to the different foods you can cook, and fish you can catch, is shown below. In addition to the foods listed there are also some low-level foods and drinks which can be brought directly from the shops and pubs in RuneScape.

Food	Level	Required steps
Meat	Cooking 1 Heals 3	Meat can be obtained by killing certain animals and monsters. Use the meat with a fire or stove to cook it.
Shrimp	Cooking 1 Fishing 1 Heals 3	Use a net with fish in the sea, to catch some shrimp. Use the shrimp with a fire or stove to cook them.
Bread	Cooking 1 Heals 4	Pick some grain, and take it to the windmill to make flour. You will need to use a pot to pick up the flour you have made. Buy a bucket or jug, and fill it with water from a sink or fountain. Mix the flour and water to make some bread dough. Cook the dough by using it with a stove.
Sardine	Cooking 1 Fishing 5 Heals 4	Buy a fishing rod and some fishing bait from the fishing shop. Use the fishing rod with fish in the sea, to catch a sardine. Use the sardine with a fire or stove to cook it.
Herring	Cooking 5 Fishing 10 Heals 5	Buy a fishing rod and some fishing bait from the fishing shop. Use the fishing rod with fish in the sea, to catch a herring. Use the herring with a fire or stove to cook it.
Redberry pie	Cooking 10 Heals 6	Mix flour and water to make some pastry dough. Place the dough in an empty pie dish. Use the redberries with the empty pie. Cook the pie by using it with a stove.
Trout	Cooking 15 Fishing 20 Heals 7	Buy a fly fishing rod and some feathers from the fishing shop. Use the fly fishing rod with fish in the river, to catch a trout. Use the trout with a fire or stove to cook it.
Pike	Cooking 20 Fishing 25 Heals 8	Buy a fishing rod and some fishing bait from the fishing shop. Use the fishing rod with fish in the river, to catch a pike. Use the pike with a fire or stove to cook it.
Meat pie	Cooking 20 Heals 8	Mix flour and water to make some pastry dough. Place the dough in an empty pie dish. Use some cooked meat with the empty pie. Cook the pie by using it with a stove.
Salmon	Cooking 25 Fishing 30 Heals 9	Buy a fly fishing rod and some feathers from the fishing shop. Use the fly fishing rod with fish in the river, to catch a salmon. Use the salmon with a fire or stove to cook it.
Stew	Cooking 25 Heals 9	Obtain a bowl, and fill it with water from a sink or fountain. Pick a potato and place it in the bowl. Cook some meat and place it in the bowl. Cook the stew by using it with a stove or fire.
Apple pie	Coking 30 Heals 10	Mix flour and water to make some pastry dough. Place the dough in an empty pie dish. Use an apple with the empty pie. Cook the pie by using it with a stove.
Tuna	Cooking 30 Fishing 35 Heals 10	There are only a few places where you can catch tuna. Use a harpoon from the fishing shop to catch a tuna. Use the tuna with a fire or stove to cook it.
Pizza	Cooking 35 Heals 11	Mix flour and water to make a pizza base. Buy a tomato and add it to the pizza. Buy some cheese and add it to the pizza. Cook the pizza by using it with a stove.
Wine	Cooking 35 Heals 11	Buy a bucket or jug, and fill it with water from a sink or fountain. Use grapes with the water to make wine.
Lobster	Cooking 40 Fishing 40 Heals 12	There are only a few places where you can catch lobster. Use a lobster-pot from the fishing shop to catch a lobster. Use the lobster with a fire or stove to cook it.
Cake	Cooking 40 Heals 12	Mix flour, eggs, milk together in a cake tin. Cook the cake by using it with a stove.
Swordfish	Cooking 45 Fishing 50 Heals 14	There are only a few places where you can catch swordfish. Use a harpoon from the fishing shop to catch a swordfish. Use the swordfish with a fire or stove to cook it.
Meat pizza	Cooking 45 Heals 14	Make a plain pizza (see above). Cook some meat and add it to the pizza.
Chocolate cake	Cooking 50 Heals 15	Make a plain cake (see above). Buy some chocolate and add it to the cake.
Anchovie pizza	Cooking 55 Heals 16	Make a plain pizza (see above). Catch some anchovies by using a net with fish in the sea. Add the anchovies to the pizza.