1 Cooking
The current Wiki method lists level 1 for cutting raw yellowfin. Level 79 Cooking is for cooking the fish, not cutting it.
Cooking money making
Cutting Raw Yellowfin
Cut raw yellowfin into fine fish offcuts and occasional yellow fins, using live prices and a user-controlled success assumption.
Level 1 CookingAttention 3/5AFK 2/5Risk 1/5WIKI VERIFIED
CookingAt a glance
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XP rate2 Cooking XP each; about 4K XP/hr by knife or up to 22K with a chum spreader
Required level1 Cooking
Attention3/5
AFK2/5
Risk1/5
Working capitalMaterial capital for raw yellowfin and a knife
LocationAny bank or chum preparation area
Requirements
Mandatory and recommended are kept separate
Hard requirements
Raw yellowfin
The tradeable input comes from Deep Sea Trawling and related Sailing content.
Knife or usable chum facility
A knife works at a bank. Boat facilities have separate Sailing, Construction and Fishing requirements.
Recommended
99 Cooking
The yellow fin success chance scales linearly with Cooking level and reaches 100% at 99.
Chum station
Processes two fish per tick and requires 56 Sailing, 45 Construction and 64 Fishing.
Advanced chum station
Processes three fish per tick and requires 68 Sailing and 61 Construction to build.
Chum spreader
Processes four fish per tick and requires 82 Sailing and 74 Construction. This is the setup behind the roughly 11,000 fish/hr Wiki method.
Test a small batch
Record the outputs from your own Cooking level before committing capital.
Location and access
Any bank or chum preparation area
Use any bank for the knife method, which automatically cuts one fish every three ticks.
For a chum facility, position the boat beside a bank boat and use raw yellowfin on the station. Chum station, advanced chum station and chum spreader process two, three and four fish per tick respectively.
Gear progression
Only equipment that changes this method
Recommended
Simple processing setup
CookingNo worn equipment is required. Keep the inventory and bank layout focused on raw yellowfin and the outputs.
- Knife
- Raw yellowfin
- Open inventory space
- Fast bank access
Useful becauseMinimal reusable equipmentCan be performed at a bank
TradeoffsOutput chance varies with Cooking levelNew-item markets can be volatile
Recommended inventory
Adjust quantities to your trip and risk plan
+Knife
+27 raw yellowfin for manual cutting
+Open bank space for fine fish offcuts and yellow fins
Method
A repeatable practical cycle
Choose the process
Use a knife at a bank for the accessible route, or a chum facility for much higher throughput.
Price the outputs
Check raw yellowfin, fine fish offcuts and yellow fin prices.
Cut a measured sample
Process raw yellowfin and record both output types at your Cooking level.
Set your average value
Enter the measured average output value per raw fish in the calculator.
Scale carefully
Only buy a larger input stack after confirming both the success rate and actual sale prices.
XP vs profit
What changes the tradeoff
2 Cooking XP each; about 4K XP/hr by knife or up to 22K with a chum spreader
Cutting gives 2 Cooking XP per raw fish. A knife automatically cuts one fish every 3 ticks, while chum facilities process 2, 3 or 4 fish per tick. The yellow fin success chance scales to 100% at 99 Cooking, so level affects profit rather than the level 1 cutting access.
Profitability
Wiki reference plus your assumptions
Expected profit depends on market prices, pace and the Wiki method assumptions.
Wiki market reference
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All active assumptions are visible and editable.Enter values to calculate
Missing assumptions are not treated as zero.
Common mistakes
Method-specific checks
Using cooked-yellowfin XP as the cutting XP rate
Assuming every cut produces the rare output
Ignoring the value of fine fish offcuts
Buying a large stack before testing the new-item market
Useful upgrades
Improvements that affect this method
Higher Cooking level
Improves the chance of receiving yellow fins while cutting.
Chum preparation facility
May process multiple fish per cycle where unlocked and convenient.
Measured personal sample
Produces a more trustworthy average output value for your level.
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Guide status and data source
Guide facts have been researched against reliable game and Wiki information. The Wiki Estimate uses current market inputs when available, while the calculator remains controlled by the player.
Mlux test: Not published