Hey all,
I figured I would share my experiences with cooking skill up's to everyone. Note: this is the way I skilled cooking, not THE best way to make gil or THE fastest skillups.
First off , Usefull Links
Wiki Cooking Listing
http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Category:Cooking/All_Recipes
FFXI AH (usefull to see if you can skill with profit/breakeven)
http://www.ffxiah.com/
How I skilled~
[size=12](skill levels to skill) = synth ingredient (Cap of synth) (Recipe)
0 to 3 (Approx) = Carrot Broth (cap3)
Water crystal + 4 x San d'Orian Carrot
2 to 5 (approx) = Grilled Hare(cap7)
Fire crystal + Dried Marjoram + Hare meat
4 to 10 = Orange Juice (cap 10) Water crystal + 4 x Saruta Orange. Notes: Oranges bought at npc vendor windurst waters north gate.
Craft your inv. full of these and go level your jobs to 12 solo. Pop a OJ to refresh mp. (sub whm)
12-17 = Slice of Carp(17) Wind + Moat carp (Fish these up W.woods, or W.Ronfaure) or Wind + Forest carp. Notes: sell results to NPC
14 - 20 = Apple Juice(20) Water + 4 x Faerie apple (33-140 gil @Aveline ,S.sandy (F-7) or Fauregandi Regional vendor)
15 - 20 = Selbina Butter(20) Nearly as cheap
Ice crystal +
Selbina milk (54-64gil @Dohdjuma, Selbina(G-10)
Rock salt
Notes: Use in baked popoto recipe, sell or NPC any extras
20 - 22 = Baked Popoto(22)
Fire + Popoto + Selbina butter (sell to NPC)
21 - 26 = Meat Jerky(26) Fairly cheap recipe
Fire +
Sell to NPC
23 - 29 = (optional) Dhalmel Steak (29)
24 - 30 = Pineapple juice (30)
Water + 2 x Kazham pineapple
Once your 28+ you can become a Novice in the guild and start on Guild Point items.
Cooking Hat(70k), Cooking Apron(100K),Raw Fish Handling, Noodle Making, Patisserie
30-35 = Meat balls (35) NPC or wait till guild point day.
34-40 = Melon Juice (40) Water + Thundermelon +
Notes: Great refresh MP drink only bettered by Yagudo drinks. They do last longer than yag drinks if i recall tho. Also i think they are cheaper to make. Buy materials off The goblin NPC in rabao.
40-42 = Pie dough(42) save these for apple pies at 48.
40 - 43 = Tomato Juice(23) Not a strong refresh drink. Buy tomatos off Kazham npc or regional vendor.
42 - 48 = Apple Pie
55-60 = Yagudo Drinks (cap60) great Refresh MP drink for bcnms and pretty much everywhere. Breakeven or profit synth.
* Will Fill in More here at later date.
67 - 72 = Pear au lait, Need regional vendor for derfland pears.
72 - 73.7 = Dhalmel pie (cap75) note these sell moderately slow. But they do sell and for a small profit.
73.4 to 76.4 = Orange Kuchen (cap80?) note these sell very slow, after i made 50 or so i had to move on as they dont stack) Took 2 weeks to sell them at 1-3 per day sold.
76.4 to 78.4 = Shallops Tropical (cap80)
Fire + Shall shell + 5 more ingrediants
Notes: these sell fairly quick and may be a profit synth. Great for Paladins and tank jobs that require a defense bonus. (note i could have made until 80 with profit but i chose to move on) Fish the shall shells if you can (takes fishing 38+ at buburimu penninsula)
78.4 to 82 = Goblin Drink (cap81 and cap82)
Water + Phaunet newt (Fish @Carpenters. Landing thru Jugner forest)
Wild onion Garden these, Farm and steal off goblins or buy from AH.
Sandy Carrot - Buy from NPC in san'Doria
Watermelon - Buy from NPC in Rabao
Gyshal Greens - Buy from any Chocobo NPC
Distilled water
Notes: These are used to spawn the Parade gorget NM. As the drop isint 100% (or even close) these sell slowly.
78 to 83 = Chamomile Tea (optional) Doesent Sell so its a Loss but cheap ingrediants, NPC them all.
80 to ~84 = Yellow Curry Break even or Small profit synth. Can craft these to yellow curry buns (great food for Attack/ R.attk)
~84 to 86 = Marron Glace(86) (Dark + x2Chestnut +Grape Juice+ Maple Sugar) Break even or Small profit. Make your own grape juice. Buy Grapes off Npc for 70g.
Rolanberry Pie(90) Breakeven to profit synth. Have to run around alot as Sandorian flour wont stack.
Flint Caviar (92) Craft to about 91 then move on to Tosonama Rice Balls.
Tosonama Rice Balls(94) Does sell on the AH but it will be slow
Rice Dumplings x3 (95) Woodwork(15) Good sub 50 level food with both +5 accuracy and +attack +Str
Level your woodworking to at least 10 before starting this synth.
Brain stew?(96) sells 4k (Synthed 8 of these for .2 skill ups and moved on)
Fire apple vinegar crying mustard dist h20 gelatin honey king truffle(80k stk) sand flour yellow globe
95-99 Sweet rice Cakes x9 (99) Sells for approx 2k a stack
Fire + Fresh Mugwart (6k gil) + sticky Rice (316gil) + Gardenia seed (369gil @Norg H-8 Vuhaie) + Maple sugar(37gil Npc) + Cinnamon(180gil) + Dist. Water(12gil)
Fresh mugwart is 70k a stack at the moment, so it is a loss synth. At around 7k loss per synth you can figure on spending a few hundered thousand gil to pass this level. (so save now)
97-100 Red curry (100)
Fire + coriander(1061gil) + curry powder(663gil) + dist h20 + dragon meat(20k-35k) + kazham pepper(57gil) + mithran tomato(38gil) + sandy carrot(
Possible synth as dragon meat is found now in Abyssea and campaign battles
Wait till 97+2+3 (102+) to synth these to red curry buns for a chance at tier1Hqs
Coriander - Amalasanda lower jeuno j-8 1061gil
Depending on server prices you may want to start this synth Earlier than 99. Check AH
Sell the curry or craft the curry to Red curry buns
(*Red curry buns(71) craft at (97+2 +3) or higher*
Fire + bird egg + red curry + sandy flour(55gil) + olive oil)
Congratulations ! Now work on getting all your key items, a stall, and get yourself a hocho!
Currently at 100+2 !!
Culinary Apron obtained 3/08 ^.^
Good luck and bon appetite!
