Melvor Idle 2 Cooking Guide

Cooking is an artisan skill in Melvor Idle 2 featuring 36 playable actions in the demo build.

Skill Overview

The Early Access release expands total culinary progression up to level 99.

Thirty-eight cooking actions are locked in the demo build. Locked shop ingredients in the demo include Cheese, Bread, Basic Dough, Sweet Dough, Cake Base, and Soup Base.

You can calculate exact ingredient requirements and cooking durations using our dedicated cooking calculator.

Training Strategy

Consult our cooking calculator to evaluate optimal recipe throughput tailored to your inventory reserves. Compare food sale prices with other production skills in our money making guide.

Item Uses

Preparing Shrimp requires 1 Raw Shrimp and the cooked catch sells for 8 GP. Preparing Sardine requires 1 Raw Sardine and sells for 22 GP. Preparing Herring requires 1 Raw Herring and sells for 28 GP. Preparing Perch requires 1 Raw Perch and sells for 48 GP.

Preparing Trout requires 1 Raw Trout and sells for 66 GP. Preparing Mackerel requires 1 Raw Mackerel and sells for 34 GP. Preparing Pike requires 1 Raw Pike and sells for 99 GP. Preparing Salmon requires 1 Raw Salmon and sells for 103 GP. Preparing Lobster requires 1 Raw Lobster and sells for 113 GP. Preparing Glowfin requires 1 Raw Glowfin and sells for 54 GP. Preparing Sea Bream requires 1 Raw Sea Bream and sells for 126 GP.

Preparing Beef consumes 1 Raw Beef. Cooked beef sells to merchant shops for 10 GP. Defeating the Magic Cow monster with combat level 9 drops 5 to 10 Raw Beef. Preparing Chicken consumes 1 Raw Chicken and sells for 20 GP. Defeating the Giant Chicken monster with combat level 7 drops 5 to 10 Raw Chicken.

Preparing Basic Dough consumes 1 Bucket of Water and 1 Flour. Baking Bread consumes 1 Bucket of Water, 1 Flour, and 1 Milk. Cooked bread loaves sell for 5 GP. Preparing Sweet Dough consumes 1 Bucket of Water, 1 Flour, 1 Egg, 1 Milk, and 1 Sugar. Preparing Cake Base consumes 1 Bucket of Water, 2 Flour, 2 Egg, 2 Milk, and 2 Sugar.

Preparing Beef Sandwich combines 1 Bread, 1 Raw Beef, 1 Lettuce, and 1 Onion to produce 2 sandwiches. Each Beef Sandwich sells for 104 GP. Preparing Chicken Sandwich combines 1 Bread, 1 Raw Chicken, 1 Lettuce, and 1 Onion to produce 2 sandwiches. Each Chicken Sandwich sells for 168 GP. Preparing Lobster Sandwich combines 1 Bread, 1 Raw Lobster, 1 Lettuce, and 1 Onion to produce 2 sandwiches. Each Lobster Sandwich sells for 160 GP.

Preparing Banana Pancake requires 1 Sweet Dough, 1 Honey, and 2 Banana to produce 3 pancakes. Each Banana Pancake sells for 161 GP. Preparing Apple Pancake requires 1 Sweet Dough, 1 Honey, and 2 Apple to produce 3 pancakes. Each Apple Pancake sells for 109 GP. Preparing Strawberry Cake combines 1 Cake Base and 8 Strawberry to produce 1 cake. Each Strawberry Cake sells for 338 GP. Preparing Apple Pie combines 1 Sweet Dough and 2 Apple to produce 2 pies. Each Apple Pie sells for 143 GP.

Preparing Trout Sushi requires 1 Sushi Base and 1 Raw Trout to produce 4 sushi items. Each Trout Sushi sells for 34 GP. Preparing Salmon Sushi requires 1 Sushi Base and 1 Raw Salmon to produce 4 sushi items. Each Salmon Sushi sells for 60 GP.

Preparing Basic Bait requires 1 Raw Shrimp and 1 Raw Sardine to produce 8 bait. Preparing Mackerel Bait requires 1 Raw Mackerel to produce 20 bait. Preparing Glowfin Bait requires 1 Raw Glowfin to produce 6 bait. Preparing Seed Bait requires 5 Grain to produce 4 bait. Preparing Vege Bait requires 1 Lettuce and 1 Penril Herb to produce 4 bait. Preparing Honey Bark Bait requires 1 Oak Log and 2 Honey to produce 4 bait. Preparing Meat Bait requires 3 Raw Meat to produce 4 bait.

Shop Upgrades

Purchasing +20 Bank Slots costs 5000 GP at Cooking level 20 with a buy limit of 1. A second cooking upgrade tier provides +25 Bank Slots for 25000 GP upon reaching Cooking level 50. The +30 Bank Slots upgrade is locked in the demo build.

The Copper Cookstation requires 2000 GP and 25 Copper Bar items at level 5 with a buy limit of 1. The Iron Cookstation costs 15000 GP and 50 Iron Bar items at level 10 with a buy limit of 1. The Steel Cookstation requires 50000 GP and 100 Steel Bar items at level 25 with a buy limit of 1.

The Mithril Cookstation demands 100000 GP and 150 Mithril Bar items at level 35 with a buy limit of 1. Advancing to the Adamant Cookstation requires 250000 GP and 200 Adamantite Bar items at level 45 with a buy limit of 1. Advanced cookstations including Rune Cookstation, Dawnsteel Cookstation, and Dragon Cookstation are locked in the demo build.

Inspect the full kitchen inventory and culinary equipment on our searchable shop database and items database. Aspiring chefs can consult our beginners guide and examine the XP table to plan out cooking milestones.

Sources

• Steam Store & Developer Announcements (App 3218350 & Demo 5373510)
• Melvor Idle 2 Demo Game Files (Build 26316041)
• Melvor2 Extracted Combat & Experience Oracles