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{{Infobox quest
 
|name = Cook's Assistant
 
|image = [[File:Cook's Assistant.png|310px]]
 
|members = No
 
|number = 1
 
|voice = No
 
|release = [[4 January]] [[2001]]
 
|update = Runescape beta is now online!
 
|series = None
 
|difficulty = Novice
 
|developer = '''Original''': [[Paul Gower]]<br>'''Rework''': Chihiro Yamada<br>'''Second improvement''': Fred M
 
}}
 
'''Cook's Assistant''' is the first [[RuneScape]] quest ever released.{{CiteNews |author=Jagex |url=http://services.runescape.com/m=news/behind-the-scenes---march-4 |title=Behind the Scenes - March |newsdate=6 March 2006 |name=BHS }} In the quest, players must obtain a bucket of [[top-quality milk]], a [[super large egg]], and a pot of [[extra fine flour]]. They need to give the items to the [[Cook (Lumbridge)|cook]], who requires the ingredients to make a birthday cake for [[Duke Horacio]].
 
 
This quest was one of the six available during ''RuneScape''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s launch, and was originally developed by [[Paul Gower]]. It has since gone through a rework and another improvement which introduced different ingredients and additional rewards.
 
 
==Official description==
 
{{Quote|The Lumbridge Castle cook is in a mess. It is the Duke of Lumbridge's birthday and the cook is making the cake.
 
 
He needs a lot of ingredients and doesn't have much time. |[[Game Guide]]{{CiteGeneral |url=http://www.webcitation.org/63DnrPKeB|title=Cook's Assistant |author=Jagex |publisher=''RuneScape'' Game Guide |accessdate=02:46, November 23, 2011 (UTC) |name=Guide }}}}
 
 
==Walkthrough==
 
{{Quest details
 
|icon = Cook's Assistant icon.png
 
|start = Speak to the cook in the kitchen of [[Lumbridge Castle]].
 
|difficulty = Novice
 
|length = Short
 
|members = No
 
|items =
 
* [[Empty pot]] (can be obtained during quest)
 
* [[Bucket]] (can be obtained during quest)
 
}}
 
 
===A feast for a Duke===
 
[[File:Cook (Lumbridge) chathead.png|left]]
 
To start the quest, talk to the [[Cook (Lumbridge)|cook]] in the [[Lumbridge Castle]]'s kitchen on the ground floor on the south side of the castle. He tells you that it is [[Duke Horacio]]'s birthday, and he is supposed to prepare a cake for the celebration, but he has forgotten to bring some of the ingredients required for the cake. He then asks you to acquire a bucket of [[top-quality milk]], a [[super large egg]], and a pot of [[extra fine flour]] for him.
 
 
Before heading off to collect the ingredients, take the [[empty pot]] sitting on the table in the kitchen if you don't have one with you already.
 
 
====Top-quality milk====
 
[[File:Cook's Assistant map.png|right|link=Map:Cook's Assistant|250px]]
 
A bucket of [[top-quality milk]] may be collected from the Lumbridge cow field. The cow field can be found on the east side of the [[River Lum]] north-east of the goblins. To obtain the milk, simply use a [[bucket]] on the [[prized dairy cow]]. A bucket may be found near the cow if needed.
 
 
====Super large egg====
 
To acquire a [[super large egg]], visit the chicken farm in Lumbridge. The chicken farm is located east of the River Lum and west of the cow field. You can pick up the super large egg there. The egg can also be found outside [[Fred the Farmer]]'s farm, which is north of Lumbridge Castle and south-east of [[Mill Lane Mill]], a local windmill.
 
 
====Extra fine flour====
 
Lastly, to obtain the [[extra fine flour]], pick up some wheat from the field west of Fred the Farmer's farm. Leave the field, and head north-east to Mill Lane Mill. Speak to [[Millie Miller]] about making extra fine flour before climbing to the top floor, so she can convert regular flour into the extra fine kind by realigning millstones. Use the wheat with the hopper and then operate the hopper controls to grind the wheat. Finally, head down to the ground floor to collect the flour by using the empty pot on it.
 
 
===Delivery===
 
Head back to Lumbridge Castle and deliver the ingredients to the cook for your reward.
 
 
Congratulations, quest complete!
 
 
==Rewards==
 
{{Quest rewards
 
|name = Cook's Assistant
 
|qp = 1
 
|rewards =
 
* {{Skill XP|Cooking|300}}
 
* {{NoCoins|500|c}}
 
* 20 [[sardine]]s
 
* Permission to use the [[Cook-o-matic 25]], which has a lower chance of burning food than other ranges
 
* If you have completed the quest before the update that awards 20 sardines and 500 coins, you can claim them at any time by speaking to the cook
 
}}
 
 
==Achievement==
 
* {{Achievement|Cook's Delights|5|Claim the cook's extra rewards after the 'Cook's Assistant'.}}
 
 
==Required for completing==
 
The completion of Cook's Assistant is a requirement to complete the following:
 
* [[Chef's Assistant]]
 
* [[Recipe for Disaster]]
 
* [[Lumbridge and Draynor Tasks]]:
 
** '''[[Lumbridge and Draynor Tasks#Medium Tasks|Medium]]''': "A Meal Fit For a Duke"
 
** '''[[Lumbridge and Draynor Tasks#Hard Tasks|Hard]]''': "Have your Cake and Eat It"
 
 
==Transcript==
 
{{Hasdialogue|quest}}
 
 
==Development and release==
 
[[File:Paul Gower.png|thumb|Paul (left) and Andrew Gower contributed to the quest]]
 
Cook's Assistant was first released on 4 January 2001 on the launch of ''[[RuneScape Classic]]'', the same day [[The Restless Ghost]], [[Demon Slayer]], [[Romeo & Juliet]], [[Shield of Arrav]] and [[Sheep Shearer]] quests were released. It was originally developed by Paul Gower, one of the co-founders of [[Jagex]]. [[Andrew Gower]], another co-founder, also contributed to the quest, while Nishal K did the [[QuestHelp]] and audio developer Ian Taylor worked on the audio for the quest.{{NamedRef|Guide}} A rework of the quest was developed by ''RuneScape'' game designer Chihiro Yamada, the [[Quality Assurance]] was completed by Daniel G, and the graphics were done by Matt M.{{NamedRef|Guide}}
 
 
Another improvement was implemented on 15 December 2009.{{CiteGeneral |url=http://forum.runescape.com/a=25/forums.ws?13,14,604,58266335,goto,4 |title=Patch Notes - Archive |author=Mod Srowley |date=16 December 2009 |publisher=''RuneScape'' Forums |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/601uX7Ur3 |archivedate=8 July 2011 |accessdate=02:46, November 23, 2011 (UTC) }} The 500 coins and 20 sardines rewards were added with it. The improvement also changed the type of ingredients that were required. Beforehand, players only had to bring an ordinary [[egg]], [[bucket of milk]] and [[Pot of flour|flour]] to the cook, which meant that they could just finish the quest by talking to the cook twice with the ingredients ready. The second improvement was developed by Fred M, the Quality Assurance was done by Dean O and James H, and the graphics were updated by Alec V, Giuseppe G, and Daniel J.{{NamedRef|Guide}}
 
 
==Reception and sequel==
 
In a 2007 poll, 3% of players voted that Cook's Assistant was their favourite novice quest.{{CitePoll |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20071211145144/http://poll.runescape.com/results.ws?id=138 |poll=Favourite quests of all time! |question=What is your favourite Novice Quest? |polldate=23 April 2007 |name=Favourite }} In another poll in the same year, 50% of players voted that it was the first quest they completed.{{CitePoll |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20071211145202/http://poll.runescape.com/results.ws?id=158 |poll=Do you remember the time? |question=Which quest did you complete first? |polldate=3 July 2007 |name=First }} A sequel to the quest, [[Recipe for Disaster]],{{NamedRef|BHS}} was released on 15 March 2006.{{CiteNews |author=Jagex |url=http://services.runescape.com/m=news/hundredth-quest---recipe-for-disaster |title=Hundredth Quest - Recipe for Disaster! |newsdate=15 March 2006 |name=Sequel }}
 
 
==Trivia==
 
* For the [[2013 April Fools]]' Day, a video was released by Jagex showing the development of 'Cook's Assistant: The Musical', to emphasise how iconic the quest is.{{CiteGeneral |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D1lqnN1w1Q |title=RuneScape: Behind the Scenes April fools ; ) |author=Jagex |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=21:21, September 18, 2013 (UTC) |name=AprilFools }}
 
 
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