New to crafting

[Spursfan011]

Recently I just got my culinarian to lvl 50. I haven't leveled any gathering classes, so I had to buy most of my ingredients. I need to know what are some of the best meals to make for moderate amount of cash to keep me going until I lvl up my gathering classes.

[PirateCat]

The specific things are going to depend on your server economy. The best way to figure out what you can make and sell for profit is to research the market. Go through your crafting log, check the market board for the items, and see what is listed for a good price and has been selling reliably. (The little page icon in the upper right corner of the price list will take you to the sale history.) If something has been selling frequently for a price that exceeds the cost of the materials by a comfortable amount, then congrats, you just found a market.

For specific suggestions: Generally speaking, the CUL 50 recipes have been outclassed by recipes that are craftable at higher levels, so there aren't a lot of things people are going to want as primary raid food and similar. But there are a few that could still sell well for various reasons.
- Bouillabaisse gives a bunch of CP and was widely regarded as the best food to use for crafting up until 3.0. It's been eclipsed by Baked Onion Soup and Seafood Stew but could still sell well as a budget option.
- Buttons in a blanket was one of the best raid foods in 2.0 and might still see some use as a midcore/leveling food. It's also notably used in a CUL levequest.
- Crowned Pie is used for the level 45 courier levequest and is thus likely to be in moderately high demand because it's an efficient method of leveling.