Swordfish

left|A raw swordfish Swordfish are considered the best free to play healing food, as they can heal 14 hitpoints per bite (other free to play foods heal more in total but less in one bite, plus it takes more time to eat twice than once).

To catch a swordfish, a player needs a fishing level of 50 and cooking it requires a cooking level of 45 (which carries almost 80 percent burn rate at this cooking level). A player receives 100 experience for catching a swordfish. Fishing for swordfish takes a longer amount of time than lobster because tuna is caught with it, which the players would discard (although some members may keep the tuna for tuna potato food, which heals for 22 health). Players can accidentally burn swordfish while cooking until they reach level 86 in cooking. Raw swordfish can be fished from the sea with a harpoon. When harpoon fishing, it is possible to catch more tuna rather than swordfish; some members find this to be useful, since the tuna can be used to make tuna & sweetcorn potatoes (which heal 22 hitpoints). Hand fishing seems to be the better option when fishing for Swordfish. Handfishing also gives an extra 10 strength xp for each swordfish for those with 70 fishing and 50 strength. Note: this is a members only skill.

It is also good to remember that an apple pie gives players, also, a healing of 14hp in two bites, and it is much cheaper then the swordfish, but is not recommended, as likely the players' opposition may be able to hit much faster then it takes to eat.

Lucky members may also receive a big swordfish while fishing. These are hung up in a Skill Hall in player-owned houses for those with 56 construction.

Trivia

 * In the random event Evil Bob's island player can try to uncook swordfish (if he/she has a cooked swordfish in his/her inventory).It will be told that you need a level 40 uncooking skill to uncook swordfish then you will be told you don't even have that skill.