Let us make mundane breads and cakes for gains. In real life, most fish is extremely easy to cook over a fire; that method should not be the fastest way to gain cooking skill. Also, perhaps we can add a couple of items that give slight buffs. For example:

Artisan Bread - Can be crafted at cooking level 75. When you craft a loaf of bread, you have a x% chance of crafting artisan bread. When artisan bread is consumed, the player gains +5 health for 5 minutes or something like that.

Requirements for making bread:
Oven (crafting tool)
Flour
Eggs
Water

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