Online:Provisioning

Provisioning is a crafting profession in Elder Scrolls Online used to transform provisioning ingredients into cooked food and brewed drinks. It is the equivalent of cooking in Skyrim. Provisioning recipes are broken into two categories, Food Recipes and Beverage Recipes. You must be at a Cooking Fire in order to create any items.

In general, provisioning ingredients can be found by searching sacks, barrels, baskets and crates. Grocers also sell ingredients, but have a limited selection. Various creatures throughout the world can also be hunted for meat.

In the other professions, you are able to make items as soon as you have the materials. However, in Provisioning you must have found and learned a recipe before you are able to create any Food or Drink. Recipes may be found as random drops, especially in containers such as Cupboards and Chests and they may be bought from Chefs and Brewers, Guild Stores, or from other players. Completing Provisioning Writs will give the player a random level specific recipe. In addition to their normal stock of recipes, Chefs and Brewers will have the appropriate recipe for the daily Provisioning Writ.

Food items boost at least one of the three stats, Health, Magicka, or Stamina for a period of time. Drinks provide more rapid regeneration of at least one of the three stats over a period of time.

Recipes come in four strengths.   are the weakest, and affect only one stat.   are intermediate, and affect two stats.   are more powerful, and will affect all three stats.   require the rarest ingredients and usually provide unique bonuses not found elsewhere.

In addition to food and drinks, the Provisioning skill allows you to craft furnishings for your home.

Learning
The Provisioning skill line is granted the first time you activate a cooking fire.  You can increase your skill by crafting food or drinks, learning recipes, and by completing Provisioner Writs or Master Writs.  In addition, you can earn free levels in the skill line by reading Skill Books, which may be found randomly on bookshelves anywhere.  The skill books which increase Provisioning are:
Cooking Mastery, The Easy Way
Seafood Supper
Redoran Cooking Secrets
A New Recipe?
Baandari Mutton Stew

Provisioner Dialogue
You can learn about this profession by asking some of the chefs, brewers or grocers "Can you tell me about provisioning?" They reply, ''"Of course! We provisioners practice the arts of cooking and brewing. Good food requires the best ingredients. We gather fresh meat and produce from crates, barrels, and the like. If we're lucky, we'll also find recipes in chests, trunks, and desks."

So you get ingredients and recipes&mdash;what then?: "Once you've copied the recipe down and acquired the necessary ingredients, that's when the real fun begins. Cooking pots and rotisseries can be found all over. You need only find one, select a recipe, and then indulge in the simple joy of cooking!"

What sort of food can I make?: "Don't forget drink! Hearty meals will fill your belly, increasing your general well-being&mdash;both body and soul. Strong drink can stimulate the humors, allowing you to recover more quickly. If you're lucky, you might find a recipe that does both!"

Stats Affected by Recipes
 
Health:   and  
Magicka:   and  
Stamina:   and  

 
Health and Magicka:   and  
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Magicka and Stamina:   and  

 
Health, Magicka and Stamina:   and  

 
Unique combinations of bonuses: They are found under  , but not all are marked as gold.

Skill Perks
Provisioning has an associated skill line that is revealed through use of the Provisioning profession. Abilities are listed below.
Passive Abilities
Passive abilities are active all the time, and affect the outcome of Provisioning related activities.


Skill points
The table below shows the amount of skill points required in order to max out the Provisioning skill line.



Achievements
There are a number of achievements associated with Provisioning.