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Cooking: OSRS Ironman guide

Cook what you fish. Hosidius kitchen and Cooking gauntlets reduce burning.

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Ironman tips

  • Cooking gauntlets (Family Crest): essential for lobster/swordfish/monkfish/shark/anglerfish.
  • Hosidius kitchen (Kourend): 5% less burning (10% with Kourend elite). Bank next door.
  • Jugs of wine (35): grapes from the Hosidius vinery (Farming 36) or drops. 200 xp each, very fast.
  • Karambwan (30): 190 xp, 1-tick food for ironman.
  • Tempoross harpoonfish: 100 xp each cooked. Good 35-60.

Level progression (1-99)

1→ 28

Quests (Cook's Assistant, Gertrude's Cat, RFD ~3,800 xp) + bought sardines (1-15) + trout/salmon (15-28) [wiki]

XP: ~10-30k xp/h
💡 Buy raw sardines at fishing shops for 1-15. Then cook what you fly-fish.
📍 Lumbridge / Barbarian Village / Rogues' DenRaw sardineRaw sardineTroutTroutSalmonSalmon
28→ 65

Kastori sweetcorn (Varlamore) or cakes in your POH [wiki]

XP: Sweetcorn ~70k xp/h (54); cakes ~50-70kReq: Kastori: Children of the Sun. Cakes: oak larder
💡 Harvest sweetcorn in Kastori and cook it right there. Cakes: the oak larder gives the ingredients.
📍 Kastori (ovens next door) / POH with oak larder (33 Construction)SweetcornSweetcornCakeCake
65→ 99

Karambwans (the ironman's main food) [wiki]

XP: ~130k xp/h 1-tickReq: Tai Bwo Wannai Trio. Cooking gauntlets recommended
💡 1-tick karambwan: alternate clicking the range and the fish. Combo-eat: 18 HP with another food. Fairy ring DKP to fish them.
📍 Hosidius kitchenCooked karambwanCooked karambwanCooking gauntletsCooking gauntlets
65→ 99

Servery pineapple pizzas (Hosidius Mess) [wiki]

XP: ~150-200k xp/hReq: 65 Cooking
💡 Very click-intensive. Hop worlds between loads. No own materials: the kitchen provides them.
📍 Mess (Hosidius)Pineapple pizzaPineapple pizza
68→ 99

Jugs of wine (grapes from Zulrah/Vorkath or the Hosidius vinery) [wiki]

XP: ~200-400k xp/hReq: 68: never fails. Grapes + jugs (Humidify fills jugs)
💡 Ironman: grapes from the Hosidius vinery (36 Farming) or drops. Hosidius kitchen and the Lumbridge range reduce fish burning.
📍 BankJug of wineJug of wineGrapesGrapes

Gear by level

Tools / weapons

LevelItemHow to get it (ironman)
1Cooking gauntletsCooking gauntletsFamily Crest. Less burning.
1Cooking capeCooking cape99: never burn.
32Chef's hatChef's hatEnter the Cooking Guild.

What to make by level

LevelItemHow to get it (ironman)
1ShrimpsShrimps30 xp. Stops burning at 34.
15TroutTrout70 xp. Stops burning at 49.
25SalmonSalmon90 xp. Stops burning at 58.
30Cooked karambwanCooked karambwan190 xp. Stops burning at 99 (87 at Hosidius+gauntlets).
35Jug of wineJug of wine200 xp. 68+ never fails.
40LobsterLobster120 xp. 74 / 64 with gauntlets.
45TunaTuna100 xp.
62MonkfishMonkfish150 xp. 92 / 90 gauntlets.
80SharkShark210 xp. 99 / 94 gauntlets (89 Hosidius+gauntlets).
84AnglerfishAnglerfish230 xp. 99 / 98 gauntlets.
90Dark crabDark crab215 xp.

Quests with xp

QuestRewardRequirements
Cook's Assistant300 CookingNone
Gertrude's Cat1,525 CookingNone
Tai Bwo Wannai Trio5,000 Cooking30 Cooking
Recipe for Disaster (subquests)Various (Cooking) + Barrows glovesProgressive up to 70 Cooking
Heroes' Quest2,825 Cooking53 Cooking
Family CrestCooking gauntlets40 Crafting, 40 Mining, 40 Smithing, 59 Magic

Temporary boosts

ItemBoostHow to get it (ironman)
Chef's delightChef's delight+1 to +5 (mature +2 to +6)Brewing (Cooking 54)
Spicy stew (orange)Spicy stew (orange)-5 to +5Recipe for Disaster (Evil Dave)
Cooking capeCooking cape+199 Cooking

AFK methods

LevelMethodXP/hAFKNote
1-92Cooking fish / meathasta ~310k1.1 minHosidius kitchen.
35Forester's rations~97k49 sForestry.
21-48Churning (butter)~15k7.3 minDairy churn.

Sources on the OSRS Wiki

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All skills

Combat

AttackDetermines your melee accuracy and which weapons you can wield.StrengthRaises your melee max hit.DefenceLowers the chance of getting hit and decides which armour you can…HitpointsRises on its own with any combat (1/3 of combat xp).RangedRanged combat. As an ironman you rely on Fletching for ammo.PrayerBones and ashes. Very time-expensive for ironman: hoard every bone…MagicRunes from Runecraft or drops. For ironman, magic is mostly utility:…

Gathering

MiningThe base of Smithing for ironman. Motherlode Mine gives coal + gold;…FishingYour food. Barbarian fishing is fastest; Tempoross gives food, seeds…WoodcuttingLogs for Firemaking, Fletching and Construction. Woodcutting Guild…FarmingThe most important ironman skill: herbs for Herblore, trees for xp.…HunterBirdhouses every 50 min = free seeds. Chinchompas for Ranged.…SailingBoats, courier tasks, sea charting and Barracuda Trials. Ironman:…

Artisan

SmithingFor ironman: Blast Furnace with gold + Goldsmith gauntlets, Giants'…CookingCook what you fish. Hosidius kitchen and Cooking gauntlets reduce…FiremakingWintertodt is THE ironman method: 50-99 with tons of seeds, herbs,…CraftingGlass (giant seaweed + Superglass Make), Zaff battlestaves, gold…FletchingYour Ranged ammo. Broad arrows (300 Slayer pts) is the ironman…HerbloreDepends on Farming. Requires Druidic Ritual. Prioritise useful…ConstructionCosts gp and logs. Planks at the sawmill (Varrock). Mahogany Homes…RunecraftGuardians of the Rift (27) is the ironman method: outfit, pouches,…

Support

AgilityGraceful outfit (260 marks) comes first. Rooftops to 60, then…ThievingMaster farmers = seeds. Ardougne knights = AFK gp. Pyramid Plunder =…SlayerThe backbone of the ironman: gear, herbs, seeds, runes and gp.

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