VEIN Cooking Skill Guide | Effects, Leveling Tips, and Best Perks

Cooking Skill Effects

Perks can increase the effects granted by certain foods and reduce some of their associated risks. A certain skill level is required to use recipe books.

Passive Bonuses from Leveling

None

Unlocks from Leveling

• Crafting
  • None
• Construction
  • None
• Schematic Reading
  • Lv. 10 : Simple & Cozy Meals for One, Simple & Cozy Meals for Two
  • Lv. 20 : The Secrets of Bread, Bakery Sweets Bible
  • Lv. 30 : Sauces n’Spreads – An Evolutionary Tale, Homestyle Cooking Vol. 1, Homestyle Cooking Vol. 2
  • Lv. 40 : Edivaldo’s Excellent Cooking Vol. 1, Filling Feasts
  • Lv. 60 : The Gourmand’s Daring Desserts
  • Lv. 80 : The Gourmand’s Guide Scrumptious Seafood, The Gourmand’s Meat Your Market
  • (The recipes unlocked by each recipe book are listed in the Notes and Verification section below.)

How to Level Cooking

Easy Methods (Early Game)

• Boil Water
  • Grants 182 XP per craft.
  • Requires only water as the ingredient.
  • A cooking container such as a pot or kettle is required.
  • Using a large water container allows you to craft more efficiently.
  • Queue up multiple crafting jobs, then simply wait for the XP to accumulate.
  • The process can be sped up by using multiple cooking stations at the same time.

Recommended Methods (Mid Game and Beyond)

None

Recommended PERKs for Cooking

PERK Direction

There are perks that reduce the drawbacks of eating raw food and increase the hunger restoration provided by meals, but their effects are relatively minor.

Since there is no strong need to level the skill quickly, perks that increase Cooking XP gain are generally not recommended.

PERK List

Name	Level	Effect
Bank It	25-49	You gain an additional point upon hittin 100.
Muscle Memoly	25	XP gained by related skill tasks is increased by 50%.
Well Read	50	Skill books give one extra stat level.
Lazy Chef	25	Eating raw ingredients, such as sugar or flour, satisfy your hunger 25% more.
Reinforced Cannibal	50	The nagative effects of consuming cooked human flesh are reduced by 25%.
Tartare Enthusiast	50	Your chances of becoming sick from eating raw meat are redused by 50%.

Recommended PERKs

• Bank It
  • None of the currently implemented perks are particularly useful.
  • It is recommended to invest in Bank It, which increases the number of perk points you will have available for future updates.

Notes / Testing

• Estimated Time to Reach Level 100 by Boiling Water
  • Boiling water grants 182 XP per craft.
  • Reaching Level 100 requires approximately 350,000 XP.
  • This means you need to boil water about 2,000 times.
  • Each batch takes roughly 5 seconds to complete.
  • Using a single cooking station, the total time is approximately 3 hours.
  • By setting up multiple cooking stations and using XP-boosting items, the process can be reduced to just a few dozen minutes.

Recipe Books and the Recipes They Unlock

• Lv. 10 — Simple & Cozy Meals for One
  • Grilled PBJ
  • Homemade Mac n’Cheese
  • Omelette
  • Spicy Scrambled Eggs
• Lv. 10 — Simple & Cozy Meals for Two
  • Beef Quesadilla
  • Chicken Quesadilla
  • Michigan
  • Steamed Bun Hotdog
• Lv. 20 — The Secrets of Bread
  • Bagle
  • Baguette
  • Bread
  • Croissant
• Lv. 20 — Bakery Sweets Bible
  • Brownies
  • Chocolate Cake
  • Chocolate Chip Cookie
  • Chocolate Donut
  • Muffin
• Lv. 30 — Sauces n’Spreads – An Evolutionary Tale
  • Cheese Fondue
  • Chocolate Fondue
  • Michigan Sauce
  • Orange Marmalade
• Lv. 30 — Homestyle Cooking Vol. 1
  • Egg Drop Soup
  • Fish Chowder
  • Rice Pilaf
  • Vegetable Stir Fry
• Lv. 30 — Homestyle Cooking Vol. 2
  • Beef Stew
  • Cheese Pizza
  • Chicken Casserole
  • Chicken Parmesan
  • Stuffed Tomatoes
• Lv. 40 — Edivaldo’s Excellent Cooking Vol. 1
  • Caramelized Hazelnut Steak
  • Patlicanli Kebap
  • Risotto
  • Spaghetti Carbonara
  • Vichyssoise
• Lv. 40 — Filling Feasts
  • Jambalaya
  • Latkes
  • Pot Roast
  • Potatoes au Gratin
  • Quiche
• Lv. 60 — The Gourmand’s Daring Desserts
  • Duck Egg Custard
  • Manuka Meringue Pastry
• Lv. 80 — The Gourmand’s Guide Scrumptious Seafood
  • Classic Escargot
  • New Orleans Oysters
  • Scallops in Caviar Sauce
  • Takoyaki
• Lv. 80 — The Gourmand’s Meat Your Market
  • Beef Wellington
  • Foie Gras Tempura Bites
  • Golden Lobster Medallions
  • White Truffle Wagyu