Cataclysm expansion has torn Azeroth apart once again, and with the release of the new World of Warcraft expansion comes a new level cap of 85 for characters, as well as professions like Fishing, First Aid, and Cooking.

Illustrious Grand Master in the latest version starts at level 425, the highest level in Wrath expansion, capping at 525. This also means a whole new set of daily cooking quests and new recipes to use.

For players who want to have a taste for fine cooking, there are over 30 new recipes to learn in Cataclysm, even if you don’t have the skill and the buffs. However, these Chef’s Awards take a lot of time to accumulate, so you’ll need to prioritize your recipes. This guide will introduce you to some of the most useful Illustrious Grand Master cooks as you explore the new areas.

Knowing About Recipes

Each major city, such as Dalaran and Shattrath, a neutral city, will have a Cooking trainer who will teach you Illustrious Cooking Mastery. Once you visit the trainer and gain Illustrious Cooking Mastery skill, you can craft new Cataclysm recipes.

Each major city will have 5 different Daily Quests for both factions, and completing all of them will earn your Achievements. These are things you can learn from your trainer, or you can earn from vendors using Chef’s Awards. Other rare and magical recipes can be earned by honing your reputation with WoW Cataclysm Classic Gold.

For those new to these events, it can be a question of which areas are more likely to find what Cooking materials. Hyjal and Vash’jr are the first places players visit, so you’ll want to make sure you have your fishing gear fully stocked before you start exploring.

The following recipes all cost 3 Chef’s Awards, and while Cooking materials may be item level 80 or higher, the recipes have no level requirements. As long as you don’t mind taking a few risks when gathering materials, they’ll increase Cooking from 425 to 525 without having to go past level 80.

The good news is that even if you have unlocked no quests or flight paths, you can still explore new areas and go fishing or hunting.

Illustrious Cooking At 450

This is probably the easiest recipe for low-level Chefs to get started with, as long as you’re at level 450. You can use the buffs from these foods for grinding, PVE, and non-Heroic dungeons. Don’t forget to invest in some Imported Supplies for those hard-to-find materials.

Feathered Lure

This material is quite interesting and doesn’t really deserve to be a recipe, but since Fishing and Cooking are related in some ways, it makes sense to include it here. This item will help level up both classes.

• Regents: Delicate Wing
• Buffs: +100 Fishing skill for 10 minutes
• How To Unlock: Reach 450 Cooking

Broiled Mountain Trout

This recipe’s enhanced Stamina and Haste is useful for any class, especially Rogues, DPS Warriors, Pally tanks, and Warlocks.

• Regents: Mountain Trout
• Buffs: +60 Stamina and Haste rating for 1 hour
• How To Unlock: Reach 450 Cooking

Whitecrest Gumbo

Priests, Shamans, and Druids will benefit the most from this recipe, especially those who need to fight in close combat frequently.

• Regents: Blood Shrimp
• Buffs: +60 Stamina and Spirit for 1 hour
• How To Unlock: Reach 450 Cooking

Lightly Fried Lurker

Critical Strike provides now also applies to spell-casting, so this recipe is very effective for any DPS class.

• Regents: Striped Lurker
• Buffs: +60 Stamina and Plus Critical Strike Rating for 1 hour
• How To Unlock: Reach 450 Cooking

Illustrious Cooking From 475 To 500

After exploring some of the new areas of Azeroth, players will gain valuable experience in the best places to farm regeants, which means more advanced recipes can be explored.

Pickled Guppy

This recipe can be said to be tailored for Shamans, Warlocks, and Paladins. After using this recipe, you will gain a greater advantage in battle.

• Regents: Highland Guppy
• Buffs: +60 Stamina and Intellect for 1 hour
• How To Unlock: Reach 475 Cooking

Hearty Seafood Soup

The best recipe for Warriors, Paladins, and any type of tank class is here. You can get extra health and damage from it, greatly increasing your tankiness.

• Regents: Blood Shrimp
• Buffs: +90 Stamina and Strength for 1 hour
• How To Unlock: Reach 475 Cooking

Scalding Murglesnout

This recipe will restore both health and mana, and will not cancel any recipe buffs your character already has, which means you can stack them, which is very useful!

• Regents: Deepsea Sagefish
• Buffs: Not Applicable
• How To Unlock: Reach 500 Cooking

Delicious Sagefish Tail

This recipe is perfect for casters who need extra health and will greatly increase their survivability.

• Regents: Deepsea Sagefish
• Buffs: +90 Stamina and Spirit for 1 hour
• How To Unlock: Reach 500 Cooking

Illustrious Cooking From 505 To 525

When you reach levels 505 to 525, congratulations! You can cook some high level Feasts for raids and dungeon parties, as well as make some snacks and desserts.

Chocolate Cookie

This recipe requires you to unlock the achievement “You’ll Feel Right As Rain.”

• Regeants: Simple flour and cocoa beans
• Buffs: Description says, “Makes you feel a little better.”
• How To Unlock: Reach 505 Cooking

South Island Ice Tea

This happy hour cocktail is also meant to help you regenerate mana faster, but you need to use it with discretion.

• Regeants: Tropical sunfruit and refreshing spring water
• Buffs: Gets your tipsy and restores mana
• How To Unlock: Reach 525 Cooking

Seafood Magnifique Feast

This recipe is mainly for feeding and buffing the entire raiding party, and is also closely related to guild membership.

• Regeants: Highland Guppy, Lavascale Catfish and Fathom Eel
• Buffs: +90 Stamina and other essentials for one hour
• How To Unlock: Reach Level 525 and earn guild reputation to get this recipe from the seller.

I hope this guide helped you with crafting recipes, and I wish you happy exploration of the game, and we'll see you in Azeroth!