UO Cooking Skill Guide
Cooking is a crafting skill in Ultima Online used to create food items that restore stamina and can be used in various events or roleplay scenarios. On some shards, cooking can also be used in quests, special food buffs, or holiday items.
Cooking is a crafting skill in Ultima Online, rated as Beginner difficulty to train. This guide walks you through everything you need to raise Cooking from 0 to grandmaster, including the most efficient training methods, the targets and items to use at each skill range, and the gains you can expect along the way. Whether you are building your first character or optimizing a finished template, the breakdown below will help you train Cooking as quickly and cheaply as possible.
Below you will find an overview of what Cooking does, a step-by-step training guide, recommended skill ranges, any bonuses Cooking provides, and the templates that pair well with it. If you would rather skip the grind, UO King can deliver a ready-made character or the gear you need to support a Cooking build on your shard.
Cooking is trained by combining raw ingredients at a heat source (e.g., campfire, oven, forge). Most items use flour, meat, fruit, or fish. Higher skill allows more complex recipes.
| Skill Range | Recommended Items |
|---|---|
| 0.0 – 30.0 | Train from a Cook or Baker NPC |
| 30.0 – 50.0 | Cooked Bird, Sausages |
| 50.0 – 75.0 | Fruit Pie, Meat Pie, Cookies |
| 75.0 – 100.0 | Fish Steaks, Pasta, Special Buff Foods |
| 100.0 – 120.0 | Custom/Shard-specific recipes or event foods |