Cooking Guide 1-60 : FFXI General Discussions

Just wondering if there is any cooking guides in this forum for final fantasy XI?(p.s i used searc button)
That tell you each different thing you can cook/make + the recipies for it.
And what each different foods/drink/soup/vegetable etc meals do

Just follow the guide.

Post the guide here and give credits plz dont link it.



Legend
[#] = Item skill cap
PM = Profit Margin
!@#$%^&* = Advanced Sythesis Support required
(AH) = Sell item on Auciton House
(NPC) = Sell item to NPC
-- = Loss
0 = Break even
+ = Profit




[3] Carrot Broth x4 to level 3
1 Water Crystal + 4 San d'Orian Carrots
PM = -- | (NPC)

[10] Orange Juice to level 6
1 Water Crystal + 4 Saruta Orange
PM = -- | (NPC)

[11] Sliced Sardine x2 to level 11
1 Wind Crystal + 1 Bastore Sardine
!@#$%^&* to level 8 | PM = + | (AH)
NOTE: Fish your own Bastore sardines or simply buy them for quicker leveling.

[20] Selbina Butter x4 to level 20
1 Ice Crystal + 1 Selbina Milk + 1 Rock Salt
!@#$%^&* to level 17 | PM = + | (AH)
NOTE: If you have the room, save 6-8D for Pie dough.

[29] Insect Ball x12 to level 29
1 Earth Crystal + 1 Little Worm + 1 Millioncorn + 1 Distilled Water
!@#$%^&* to level 26 | PM = + | (AH)

[35] Meatball X12 to level 33
1 Earth Crystal + 1 San d'Orian Flour + 1 Hare Meat + 1 Distilled Water
!@#$%^&* to level 32 | PM = + | (AH)

[39] Pet Food Delta x6 to level 39
1 Earth Crystal + 1 Rye Flour + Distilled Water + 1 Bird Egg + 1 Land Crab Meat
!@#$%^&* to level 36 | PM = + | (NPC)

[42] Pie Dough x4 to level 42
1 Water Crystal + 1 San d'Orian Flour + 1 Selbina Butter + 1 Rock Salt
PM = 0 | (Save for Apple pies)

[48] Apple Pie x4 to level 46
1 Fire Crystal + 1 Pie Dough + 1 Maple Sugar + 1 Cinnamon + 1 Lizard Egg + 1 Faerie Apple
!@#$%^&* to level 45 | PM = 0 | (AH)

[52] Crayfish Ball x12 to level 52
1 Earth Crystal + 3 Crayfish + 1 San d'Orian Flour + 1 Distilled Water
!@#$%^&* to level 49 | PM = + | (AH)
NOTE: Buy Crayfish for quicker leveling

[55] Beaugreen Sautee to level 55
1 Fire Crystal + 1 Beaugreen + 1 Selbina Butter
PM = -- | (NPC)

[60] Yagudo Drink to level 60
1 Dark Crystal + 1 Yagudo Cherry + 3 Buburimu Grapes
!@#$%^&* to level 57 | PM = 0 | (AH)


There is no huge money maker in the first 60 levels of cooking. If you follow the general recipe above, there are no real money pits either.

I've left item research up to you, but I've provided all the resources I used at the end of this post.

Even though Crayfish balls are the last live bait you can make at 52 cooking, getting your skill to 60 is quite simple and inexpensive. In addition, Yagudo drinks are nice items to have for BCNMs, SMN avatar battles, etc.

Regarding advanced sythesis support, I indicated you can stop using it 3 levels below the skill cap for your target item. This is to reduce travelling to and from Windurst on a constant basis while keeping your failure rate down to a minimum. By all means, do advanced sythesis support all the way to the skill cap if the profit margin isn't that great and you're running low on $$$.

Resources:
MysteryTour Recipe/Regional Merchant Listing Page
Allakhazam Item Search Page
Titanictus Guide page

this guide worked really good for me! thanks alot man!