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{{Quick guide}}
<p style="text-align:center;">''This quest has a [[Wikipedia:Transcription_(linguistics)|transcript]], found [[Cook's Assistant/Transcript|here]].''</p>
{{Infobox quest
|name = Cook's Assistant
|image = [[File:Cook's Assistant.png|300px]]
|members = No
|number = 1
|release = [[4 January]] [[2001]]
|update = Runescape beta is now online!
|series = None
|difficulty = Novice
|length = Short
|developer = '''Original''': [[Paul Gower]]<br />'''Rework''': Chihiro Y<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 |title=Behind the Scenes - March |newsdate=6 March 2006 |date=20:02, November 22, 2011 (UTC) |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 cake for [[Duke Horacio]].

This quest was one of the six available during ''RuneScape'''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 ==
{{cquote2|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
|start = Speak to the cook in the kitchen of [[Lumbridge Castle]].
|difficulty = Novice
|length = Short{{CiteGeneral |name=Guide }}
|members = No
|requirements = None
|items =
*A [[bucket]] (can be obtained during the quest)
*An [[empty pot]] (can be obtained during the quest)
|kills = None}}

[[File:Cook (Lumbridge) chathead.png|left|The Lumbridge cook]]
[[File:Cook's Assistant start point.png|thumb|right|125px|Starting point]]
===A feast for a Duke===
To begin the quest, talk to the [[Cook (Lumbridge)|cook]] in the [[Lumbridge Castle]]'s kitchen, which is on the ground floor. 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. Thus, he requires you to bring him a bucket of [[top-quality milk]], a [[super large egg]], and a pot of [[extra fine flour]].

===Obtaining the ingredients===
Before heading off to collect the ingredients, it is advised to take the empty pot sitting on the table in the kitchen, to collect the flour with. The [[bucket]] for collecting the [[bucket of milk|milk]] can be obtained right next to the prized cow, in the cattle pen east of the [[River Lum]] and south of the chicken farm, next to the [[prized dairy cow]] from whom the top-quality milk is collected. One could alternatively buy both of the items in a [[general store]].
[[File:General store icon.png|General store icon]]
[[File:Cook's Assistant map.png|thumb|300px|Useful locations]]

====Top-quality milk====
A bucket of top-quality milk may be obtained from the Lumbridge cow field. To do this, simply use a bucket on the prized dairy cow to receive a bucket of Top-quality milk.

====Super large egg====
To obtain a super large egg, visit the chicken farm in Lumbridge, east of the [[River Lum]], and 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, you should pick up some wheat from the field west of Fred the Farmer's farm, leave the field, and head north 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 grain with the hopper and operate the hopper controls, in order to cause the grain to grind. Finally, head down to the ground floor and empty the flour bin by clicking on it.

===Delivery===
To wrap up, take the ingredients back to the cook in the castle. Speak to him for the final time, and give him the ingredients to complete the quest.

==Rewards==
[[File:Cook's Assistant reward scroll.png|center]]
The following are rewarded to you upon completion of the quest:
*1 [[quest points|quest point]]
*300 [[Cooking]] experience
*500 [[coins]]
*20 [[sardine]]s
*Permission to use the [[Cook-o-matic 25]] range, which has a lesser ratio of burning food than other ranges.
*2 extra spins on the [[Squeal of Fortune]]

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.

==Required for completing==
The completion of Cook's Assistant is a requirement to complete the following:
*[[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"

==Development and release==
[[File:Paul Gower.png|thumb|Paul and Andrew Gower]]
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]].{{CiteGeneral |url=http://www.develop-online.net/features/203/IP-profile-RuneScape |title=IP Profile: RuneScape |date=19 May 2008 |accessdate=20:02, November 22, 2011 (UTC) |publisher=Develop |name=Co-founders }} [[Andrew Gower]], another co-founder,{{NamedRef|Co-founders}} originally did the conversion, while Nishal K did the [[QuestHelp]] and Ian T did the audio for the quest.{{CiteGeneral |name=Guide }}

The quest has been reworked since its release. The rework was developed by Chihiro Y, the [[Quality Assurance]] was done by Daniel G, and the graphics were done by Matt M.{{CiteGeneral |name=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 done by Alec V, Giuseppe G, and Daniel J.{{CiteGeneral |name=Guide }}

==Reception and sequel==
In a 2007 poll, 3% of players voted that Cook's Assistant was their favourite novice quest. In another poll in the same year, 50% of players voted that it was the first quest they completed. 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 |date=20:02, November 22, 2011 (UTC) |name=Sequel }}

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