Skill · Build 42.21

Cooking

in Spanish: Cocina

Crafting0 to 10: 32,775 XP

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From levelTo levelStarting bonusThe level your character started with in this skill, from profession and traits.

TraitsCrafty ×1.3Fast Learner ×1.3Slow Learner ×0.7

Reading the books

The bar asks for 32,775 XP from level 0 to 10.

11,015 XP to earn doing things (the XP each recipe shows), with your ×0.25

Levels	What to read	Bar	To earn
0 → 2	Cooking I: "Better Burger Flipping" ×3	225	300
2 → 4	Cooking II: "Essential Home Cooking Guide" ×5	1,050	840
4 → 6	Cooking III: "Flavorful Cuisine - 1993 Edition" ×8	4,500	2,250
6 → 8	Cooking IV: "Professional Tips from a Master Chef" ×12	10,500	3,500
8 → 10	Cooking V: "Ruban Vert Gourmet - Complete Cooking Techniques" ×16	16,500	4,125

Without books: 131,100 XP. Each book can be read from one level before its range. Half-read gives part of the multiplier, and only one book counts at a time.

With the server's XP multiplier at 1, the default.

XP per level

Level	XP	Total	Book
1	75	75	×3
2	150	225	×3
3	300	525	×5
4	750	1,275	×5
5	1,500	2,775	×8
6	3,000	5,775	×8
7	4,500	10,275	×12
8	6,000	16,275	×12
9	7,500	23,775	×16
10	9,000	32,775	×16

Traits and professions

Starting levels

XP multiplier

Skill books5

Cooking I: "Better Burger Flipping"levels 1–2 · ×3readable from level 0
Cooking II: "Essential Home Cooking Guide"levels 3–4 · ×5readable from level 2
Cooking III: "Flavorful Cuisine - 1993 Edition"levels 5–6 · ×8readable from level 4
Cooking IV: "Professional Tips from a Master Chef"levels 7–8 · ×12readable from level 6
Cooking V: "Ruban Vert Gourmet - Complete Cooking Techniques"levels 9–10 · ×16readable from level 8

Read it whole and it multiplies all the XP you earn until you reach the last level of its range.

Magazines7

They teach recipes that use the skill. They don't give XP.

VHS tapes that give XP8

VHS: Making Sushi at Home+250 XP
VHS: The Cook Show E1+300 XP
VHS: The Cook Show E2+400 XP
VHS: The Cook Show E3+250 XP
VHS: The Cook Show E4+200 XP
VHS: The Cook Show E5+200 XP
VHS: The Cook Show E6+250 XP
VHS: The Cook Show E7+300 XP

Base XP, before multipliers, and only while the skill is below level 3. Each line of a tape counts once; "up to" means part of the tape is also on another one.

TV shows that give XP9

Life and Living TV

Day 1 · 6:00–12:00+450 XP
Day 2 · 6:00–12:00+300 XP
Day 3 · 6:00–12:00+250 XP
Day 4 · 6:00–12:00+350 XP
Day 5 · 6:00–12:00+300 XP
Day 6 · 6:00–12:00+250 XP
Day 7 · 6:00–12:00+350 XP
Day 8 · 6:00–12:00+500 XP
Day 9 · 6:00–12:00+300 XP
In totalup to 3,050 XP

Each show airs once, on that day of your game (day 1 is the day you start) and in that time slot: tune in within it and it plays from the start. Base XP, before multipliers, and only while the skill is below level 3.