Track Your Progress to 99 Cooking
Cooking is typically the first 99 players reach in OSRS — it's fast, cheap, and pairs naturally with Fishing. Wines and Karambwans offer the fastest XP, and 99 can be achieved in under 30 hours.
Enter your username to see exactly how much XP you need to reach 99 Cooking.
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Why train Cooking?
Cooking provides food for combat and bossing. Higher Cooking reduces burn rates, and 99 Cooking with Cooking gauntlets prevents burning Sharks and Anglerfish entirely. It's one of the fastest and cheapest 99s available.
Key Cooking Milestones
Set any of these as a goal in RuneGoals
Training Methods
Common ways to earn Cooking XP
Jugs of wine (68+)
Fast and cheap — no fire needed. Some fail rate at lower levels.
1-tick Karambwans
Fastest XP in the game for Cooking — very click-intensive.
Anglerfish (Cooking Guild range)
AFK-friendly and provides useful endgame healing food.
Sharks (Cooking Guild range)
Common mid-game method — stops burning at 94 with Cooking gauntlets.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the fastest way to 99 Cooking?
1-tick Karambwans (~900,000 XP/hr) is fastest but very click-intensive. Jugs of wine (~480,000 XP/hr) is the standard fast method — achievable in under 30 hours from level 68.
Is Cooking profitable?
It depends on the method. Cooking raw fish is usually near break-even. Wines require buying grapes. Check GE prices before committing. The speed of reaching 99 Cooking is the main appeal.
Can I track my Cooking goal without logging in?
Yes — RuneGoals reads your Cooking XP from the public OSRS hiscores. Set a target level, enter your username, and track live progress as you cook toward 99. No RuneScape login required.
Related goals
99 Fishing
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99 Farming
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RunePal — Cooking Hiscores
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