Q:
Can Purchased Recipes be Discovered?
A:
No it is not.
It would render the recipes pointless.
11x level 80’s 80+ Titles 2600+ skins , still a long way to go.
As a general rule, any recipes learned from sheets cannot be discovered. (There is ONE anomaly with Chef where there is a recipe that can be both discovered and learned, but it’s the only exception as far as I know.)
One or two of the Dry Top recipes can be discovered. In all other cases, buyable recipes MUST be bought to be learned.
Source: dulfy.net, verified personally.
Exception: if you are only concerned about skins and not stats, the new levelup weapons and armor will replicate the appearance of a handful of weapon and armor recipes that you can buy. It is far cheaper to go with the bought version if you’re just trying to get a particular skin, because the Handcrafted gear costs ectoplasm to make/discover.