Cooking Gives Alchemy Experience - with Hearthfire Oven support
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #12 of 13 Alchemy mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Cooking gives experience to alchemy. Simple and lightweight, ESL mod.
If you're looking for a mod that works for Campfire - Complete Camping System, then check out Campfire Cooking Gives Alchemy Experience.
This mod makes cooking food grant Alchemy experience, addressing a vanilla oversight. It's a simple quality-of-life tweak for Skyrim players who want their culinary efforts to contribute to their Alchemy skill progression. With 273 endorsements and recent updates, it's a small but appreciated addition.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 273 endorsements and over 26k downloads.
- Fills a logical gap—cooking should level Alchemy, and this mod makes it so.
- Hearthfire oven support means your homestead cooking also counts.
⚠️ Cons
- May unbalance Alchemy progression if you cook a lot, since it adds a new XP source.
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter cooking or Alchemy skill progression.
- No config options to adjust XP rates, so you're stuck with the default balance.
For Skyrim players who enjoy cooking and want their culinary efforts to feel meaningful for skill progression. Also for roleplayers who want a more logical connection between cooking and alchemy. Skip if you're happy with vanilla Alchemy leveling or use overhaul mods that already change cooking mechanics.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, install this mod through it to keep your load order clean.
- Place this mod after any mods that alter cooking or Alchemy in your load order to avoid conflicts.
- Test with a new save or after a clean save to ensure no issues with existing progress.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Freyr95
- Version
- 2.0
- Downloads
- 26,644
- Endorsements
- 273
- Category
- Alchemy
- Created
- 7/11/2023
- Updated
- 7/18/2023
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