Cooking/Food/Recipes

A guide on how to cook, the initial setup and what to cook

Cooking basics

Click on “Cook” when using the Pot and don’t let the food overcook (remove it) as it will burn.

Stay in the UI to gain Cooking experience.

Setting up a Campfire, Boiling Dirty Water and Cooking a Food Can.

Sticks (60), Planks (60) Logs (120), Charcoal (240) and Coal (600) are suitable fuel for Campfires. (Burn Times in Secs).

Cooking starts when Can’s or Meat are put in the “Drumstick” icons.
Cooking in the Pot starts when “Cook” is clicked. Clean up deletes anything burnt or unwanted items once cooking is finished.
To make the campfire line up when placed.
1L Bottle, 3L Bottle, 5L Canteen and Pot.

Be aware that containers (Pots, Water Bottles/Canteens) have a condition level when used and once its gone the item will be destroyed. Each drink from a Canteen or Water Bottle will give +30 Thirst.

A Cooking Pot is required to boil water and is part of the Starter Kit or looted from Houses, Farms and Industrial Buildings.

Water can be found from a River, Sea, Rainwater Collector and Wells but must be boiled first to make it Clean Water to avoid any illnesses.

Only using a Water Purifier with a Water Filter gives Clean Water.

Cooking Station

Once Electricity is available in your base, a more advanced cooking method can be unlocked which is the Cooking Station. It requires everything up to the Battery Table to be unlocked and for itself Engineering 4 , Electrical 3 , Cooking 2 and x2 Electrical Wire. To build it needs x2 Iron Ingots, x10 Advanced Parts, x5 Electrical Wire, x5 Electronic Components, x1 Electric Furnace (little white square things), x9 Planks, x4 Pots and x2 Toolboxes. It allows 4 things to be cooked at once, to cook Canned Food (Tins) put two cans MAX in each row.

Make the Rich sandwich using on the Cooking Station to get the “Master Chef” Steam Achievement.

Smoking Rack

This is where you can turn any raw meat into Jerky. It holds upto 4 pieces and requires any wood fuel source to “smoke” the items.

Fuel Capacity is 300

It requires Engineering 1, Cooking 1 and x3 Logs to unlock and needs x10 Wooden Sticks and x2 iron Ingots to build.

Ingredients

Below is a list of currently available ingredients to use in Cooking. Growable Vegetables and Fruits are able to be grown from Seeds and the rest are found when looting (Mushrooms can be gathered) or bartered from Traders. Farm Animals are the ones used in farming whilst the rest can be hunted in the wild. More information on Farming and Crops is here. Update (0089) saw the introduction of Fruits Trees (Orchards) which are Apple, Peach and Orange and also Raspberry Bushes making fruit easier to get hold of so therefore an extra recipe list is here specifically with these ingredients.

*For the purposes of this game, Tomatoes are vegetables but Cucumber is classified as a vegetable but it acts like a fruit in many recipes and like a vegetable in others. The freshness or Condition of ingredients or Canned Food does not matter as the final cooked item should be in a “Blue” condition, but beware, somethings won’t last long…

  • All Vegetables: Carrot, Potato, Tomato*, Wheat, Mushroom and Corn.
  • Growable Vegetables: Carrot, Potato, Tomato*, Wheat, and Corn.
  • All Fruits: Strawberries, Cucumbers, Raspberries, Peaches, Apples and Oranges.
  • Growable Fruit: Strawberries and Cucumbers
  • All Meats1: Wolf, Pork, Rabbit, Bear, Venison (Deer), Mutton, Chicken and Dried Meat2.
  • Farm Animals: Mutton (Ram, Ewe or Lamb) and Chicken
  • Fish: Sea Bass, Salmon, Catfish and Fish Meat3 .
  • Flavorings: Honey4 and Medicinal Herbs5.
  • Water: Dirty or Clean.
Key:
  1. Interact with any dead animal to skin it with an equipped knife. ↩︎
  2. Fill a Smoking Rack with any raw Meat or Fish. ↩︎
  3. Dismantle a Fish with an equipped knife. ↩︎
  4. Dismantle Honeycomb (found when chopping trees) with an equipped knife. ↩︎
  5. Can be grown, looted or bartered for at Traders ↩︎

Recipes

Below is a recipe list to make certain dishes and as there are too many combinations for each dish to fully list here, this isn’t a definitive guide it just shows what results can be achieved for the desired dish and is a tested combination. Some names, recipes and buffs have changed over the games evolution so this will be a ongoing WIP.

Items marked with an asterisk (*) are created when your Cooking Skill is 3+. Items marked in blue are the recipes for the Canning Machine and ** are items renamed in (Update 0.0.8.7).

Any combinations that does not produce a dish results in a “Failed Recipe” and can be discarded, but you still get Cooking experience for making it.

FOOD ITEM (DISH)SLOTSLOTSLOT
CoffeeCoffee BeansWaterWater
Herbal Tea (Cures Dysentery)Medicinal HerbWaterWater
Boiled EggEggWaterWater
BreadWheatWaterWater
SandwichBreadMeatHoney
Rich Sandwich*BreadMeatHoney
Roasted VegetablesAny Veg
BBQAny Meat/Fish
Grilled FishAny Fish
StewTomatoWaterWater
Large Stew*TomatoWaterWater
BrothMeatWaterWater
Potato DishPotatoVegVeg
Full MealPotato DishMeatStrawberry/Cucumber
Large Full Meal*Potato DishMeatFruit
Fruit StewAny FruitWaterWater
Large Fruit Stew*Any FruitWaterWater
Savoury Fruit StewPeachMeatWater
Honey StewFruitHoneyHoney
Large Honey Stew*Grown FruitsHoneyHoney
Meat with HerbsBearMedicinal HerbMedicinal Herb
Meat with Fine Herbs*BearMedicinal HerbMedicinal Herb
Vegetable Broth**CornCornMedicinal Herb
MinestroneMushroomMushroomMeat
Large Minestrone*TomatoMeatWater
Fruit SoupCucumberWaterWater
Vegetable Soup**Carrot/Roast VegWaterWater
Rich StewMutton/VenisonMedicinal HerbMedicinal Herb
Large Rich Stew*MuttonMedicinal HerbMedicinal Herb
Fruit DishMeatWaterOrange/Peach
Pie**BreadHoneyTomato/Corn
DumplingsWheatMeatCorn/Carrot
Fish SoupFish MeatWaterWater
Rich Fish Soup*Fish MeatWaterWater
Fish SteakFish MeatFish MeatVeg
Rich Fish Steak*Fish MeatFish MeatVeg
Honey Grilled FishFishFishHoney
Rich Honey Grilled Fish*FishFishHoney
CevicheFishFishStraw
Rich Ceviche*FishFishStraw
Seafood SteakFishFruitHoney
Rich seafood steak*FishFruitHoney
Fish BreadFishCorn/MushroomsHoney
Rich Fish Bread*Sea Bass/CatfishCorn/MushroomsHoney
Seafood SoupFishCucumber/Strawberry/OrangeHoney

NPC’s can be used the gather any hard to find things if you have Botanical Greenhouse and/or Livestock Farm built, More information here.

Food Buffs

Below is the Dishes available to make, how long they last before spoiling and any buffs/boosts they may give.

Food ItemStat BoostCondition DaysBuff Duration (s)Stamina LimitStamina RegenHealth Regen
CoffeeThirst+20 Mood+5 Fatigue+200.5
Herbal Tea (Cures Dysentery)Thirst+10 Mood+50.5
Boiled EggProtein+62
JerkyProtein+5 Thirst-1030
HoneyCarbohydrate+5 Mood+5 10
BreadCarbohydrate+20 Mood+2
Thirst-5
3
SandwichCarbohydrate+40 Protein+15 Mood+10 Fatigue+302
Rich Sandwich*Carbohydrate+40 Protein+15 Mood+15 Fatigue+352150+50+10
Roasted VegetablesCarbohydrate+8 Thirst-50.5
BBQProtein+10 Thirst-51
Grilled FishProtein+20 Thirst-52
StewCarbohydrate+40 Fatigue+52
Large Stew*Carbohydrate+15 Mood+15 Fatigue+5 2300+10
BrothCarbohydrate+5 Protein+15 Thirst+151
Potato DishCarbohydrate+25 Mood+2
Thirst-10
2
Full MealCarbohydrate+40 Protein+30 Fatigue+40 Mood+52
Large Full Meal*Carbohydrate+40 Protein+30 Fatigue+45 Mood+102300+30+5
Fruit StewCarbohydrate+15 Mood+15 Fatigue+52
Large Fruit Stew*Carbohydrate+15 Mood+15 Fatigue+52150+30
Honey StewCarbohydrate+30 Mood+5 Fatigue+102 
Large Honey Stew*Carbohydrate+30 Mood+5 Fatigue+102300+10
Meat with HerbsCarbohydrate+1 Protein+100.5200+0.15
Meat with Fine Herbs*Carbohydrate+1 Protein+100.5200+0.15
Vegetable Broth**Carbohydrate+10 Protein+10.5200+0.2
Fruit StewCarbohydrate+15 Protein+15 Mood+10 Fatigue+152
Savoury Fruit StewCarbohydrate+15 Protein+15 Fatigue+15 Mood+102150+30+6
MinestroneCarbohydrate+30 Protein+20 Fatigue+152
Large Minestrone*Carbohydrate+30 Protein+20 Fatigue+152300+10+3
Fruit SoupCarbohydrate+15 Thirst+15 Mood+52
Vegetable Soup**Carbohydrate+15 Thirst+151
Rich StewCarbohydrate+10 Protein+30 Fatigue+252
Large Rich Stew*Carbohydrate+10 Protein+30 Fatigue+252300+10+3
Fruit DishCarbohydrate+15 Protein+15 Fatigue+15 Mood+102
Pie**Carbohydrate+40 Protein+10 Fatigue+30 Mood+52
DumplingsCarbohydrate+15 Protein+30 Thirst+15 Fatigue+150.5
Fish MeatProtein+5 Thirst-10 Mood-22
Fish SoupCarbohydrate+15 Protein+15 Thirst+150.5
Rich Fish Soup*Carbohydrate+30 Protein+30 Thirst+300.5
Fish SteakCarbohydrate+25 Protein+150.5
Rich Fish Steak*Carbohydrate+50 Protein+300.5
Honey Grilled FishCarbohydrate+10 Protein+20 Mood+100.5
Rich Honey Grilled Fish*Carbohydrate+20 Protein+40 Mood+300.5
CevicheCarbohydrate+5 Protein+25 Thirst+100.5
Rich Ceviche*Carbohydrate+10 Protein+30 Thirst+100.5
Seafood SteakCarbohydrate+10 Protein+30 Fatigue+150.5
Rich Seafood steak*Carbohydrate+15 Protein+55 Fatigue+250.5
Fish BreadCarbohydrate+30 Protein+10 Fatigue+100.5
Rich Fish Bread*Carbohydrate+50 Protein+15 Fatigue+200.5
Seafood SoupCarbohydrate+20 Protein+20 Fatigue+100.5

Although the Basic Foods do not offer much Stat boosts, they can often keep you alive a bit longer!

Food ItemStat BoostCondition Days
Caught FishProtein+10 Mood-52
Raw MeatProtein+10 Mood-5 Thirst-102-3
Raw EggProtein+35
CarrotCarbohydrate+63
CornCarbohydrate+6 Protein+2 Thirst-53
CucumberCarbohydrate+3 Mood+1 Thirst+53
MushroomCarbohydrate+3 Thirst-13
PotatoCarbohydrate+5 Protein+2 Thirst-34
TomatoCarbohydrate+5 Mood+1 Thirst+23
WheatCarbohydrate+3 Protein+2 Thirst-510
AppleCarbohydrate+5 Mood+33
OrangeCarbohydrate+5 Mood+3 Thirst+13
PeachCarbohydrate+5 Mood+33
RaspberryCarbohydrate+22
StrawberryCarbohydrate+5 Mood+1 Thirst+13
Cooked Dishes Models, Icons & Animations

In Update 0089, some of the Food, Cooked Dishes and Canned Food (Tins) World Models, Icons were changed along with the eating animations.

Fish Soup
Vegetable Soup
Fruit Stew

Canned/Looted Food

Canned Food, Energy Bars, Compressed Biscuits and Alcoholic drinks (Beer, Corn Wine and Cider) can be looted or bought at certain Traders. Update 0089– New Food Icons.

0089 Models

Dog Food (#11) cannot be cooked and only eaten as is (cold).

Some Foods can be crafted into certain cans in the Canning Machine.

  1. Rich Canned Honey Meat.
  2. Canned Honey Meat.
  3. Rich Canned Meat.
  4. Canned Meat.
  5. Rich Canned Fruit Meat. (Yummy!)
  6. Rich Canned Vegetable Meat.
  7. Canned Vegetable Meat.
  8. Canned Meat.
  9. Canned Vegetables.
  10. Canned Fruit Pulp.
  11. Canned Dog Food.
  12. Energy Bar.
  13. Compressed Biscuits.
  14. Beer.
  15. Corn Wine.
  16. Cider.

Some cooked Canned Food can give foods with the same name as other dishes but will have different properties.

Canned ItemStat BuffCondition
Days
Buff DurationStamina LimitStamina Regen
Rich Canned Honey MeatCarbohydrates+5 Protein+15 Mood+5 Fatigue+1540150306
Canned Honey MeatCarbohydrates+5 Protein+15 Mood+5 Fatigue+1535
Rich Canned MeatCarbohydrates+5 Protein+25 Fatigue+2040300103
Canned MeatCarbohydrates+5 Protein+25 Fatigue+2035
Rich Canned Fruit MeatCarbohydrates+10 Protein+10 Mood+10 Fatigue+1040150306
Rich Canned Vegetable MeatCarbohydrates+25 Protein+15 Fatigue+1040300103
Canned Vegetable MeatCarbohydrates+25 Protein+15 Fatigue+1035
Canned MeatCarbohydrates+10 Protein+30 Fatigue+2560
Canned VegetablesCarbohydrates+30 Protein+20 Fatigue+1560
Canned Fruit PulpCarbohydrates+10 Protein+10 Mood+5 Fatigue+1035
Canned Dog FoodCarbohydrates+15 Protein+1560
Energy BarCarbohydrates+5 p5 Mood+5 Fatigue+2525
Compressed BiscuitsCarbohydrate+20 Protein+20 Thirst -3030
BeerCarbohydrate+2 Thirst+20 Mood+2060
Corn WineCarbohydrate+2 Thirst+20 Mood+2060
CiderCarbohydrate+3 Thirst+20 Mood+2050

Cooking (Heating Up) Canned food gives better stat buffs.

In the campfire, all three “slots” can be filled with Canned Food but only put two cans MAX per row in the Cooking Station.

Canned FoodWhen cooked it turns into:After cooking> Stat BuffsBuff DurationStamina LimitStamina Regen
Rich Canned Honey MeatLarge Honey StewCarbohydrate+10 Protein+20 Fatigue+20 Mood+10150306
Canned Honey MeatHoney StewCarbohydrate+10 Protein+20 Fatigue+20 Mood+10
Rich Canned MeatLarge Rich StewCarbohydrate+10 Protein+30 Fatigue+25300+10+3
Canned MeatRich StewCarbohydrate+10 Protein+30 Fatigue+25
Rich Canned Fruit MeatSavoury Fruit StewCarbohydrate+15 Protein+15 Fatigue+15 Mood+10150306
Rich Canned Vegetable MeatLarge MinestroneCarbohydrate+30 Protein+20 Fatigue+15300103
Canned Vegetable MeatMinestroneCarbohydrate+30 Protein+20 Fatigue+15
Canned MeatRich StewCarbohydrate+10 Protein+30 Fatigue+25
Canned VegetablesMinestroneCarbohydrate+30 Protein+20 Fatigue+15
Canned Fruit PulpFruit DishCarbohydrate+15 Protein+15 Fatigue+15 Mood+10

Refrigerator and Freezer

Currently there is difference in game mechanics between the two cold storages (other than storage capacity) regarding keeping food fresher which is roughly extends the time it turns into Rotten Food (Condition) by x3. IE: A Full Meal would normally last 2 days in a Storage Box, but in a Refrigerator/Freezer it lasts 6 days.

Refrigerator= 14×9 Storage Freezer= 14×18 Storage

The Freezer requires x2 Blueprint:Refrigerator, Electrical 4, Engineering 4, Mechanical 4, and x3 Electrical wire to unlock.

The Refrigerator and Freezer require Power via the Battery Table and are found under “Furniture” when unlocked.

The Refrigerator requires x1 Blueprint:Refrigerator, Electrical 4, Engineering 4, Mechanical 3, and x3 Electrical wire to unlock.

The Refrigerator needs x5 Aluminum Ingots, x20 Advanced Parts, x5 Electrical Wire, x10 Electronic Components, x1 Condenser, x3 Plastic, x3 Rubber and x5 Glass to build.

The Freezer needs x10 Aluminum Ingots, x40 Advanced Parts, x10 Electrical Wire, x20 Electronic Components, x2 Condenser, x6 Plastic, x6 Rubber and x10 Glass to build.

Canning Machine

The Canning Machine takes known recipes that have been cooked (see above) and turns them into Canned Food using Aluminium Ingots so the food lasts longer in condition or “freshness”.

It requires Power and the Machining Table unlocked as well as Advanced Parts and itself needs to unlock:

  • Electrical 5.
  • Mechanical 5.
  • Engineering 4.
  • x1 Steel Ingot.

To build:

Canning machine UI.

Below is what is crafted (canned) using x1 Aluminium Ingot and the > “cooked item” required.

  1. Canned Vegetable Meat> Minestrone.
  2. Canned Fruit Pulp> Fruit Dish.
  3. Canned Honey Meat> Honey Stew.
  4. Canned Meat> Rich Stew.
  5. Rich Canned Vegetable Meat> Large Minestrone.
  6. Rich Canned Fruit Meat> Savoury Fruit Stew.
  7. Rich Canned Honey Meat> Large Honey Stew.
  8. Rich Canned Meat> Large Rich Stew.

Fishing

Fishing 101

This an excellent guide on how to Fish.

Rods are bought from Traders and Fish Line and Fish Bait is made in the Agriculture Bench.

@313VeeGaming

Update 0089- New Map with Fruit Trees and Raspberry Bushes

Apple Tree
Peach Tree
Orange Tree

Fruit trees are chopped with the tree model remaining but any fruits will drop from the branches and be collected from the floor.

There is currently an issue as the fruit when dropped instantly rots.

Raspberry Bushes can be collected by chopping with an equipped Knife or Axe and you will get x3 Sticks, x4 Plant Fibre and x2 Raspberries.

Map 03 has some Wheat Seeds as static spawns (loot on the ground) at D8 and H3 buildings (WIP).

Raspberry Bush
Fruit Recipe List

Again, below is a recipe list to make certain dishes and as there are too many combinations for each dish to fully list here, this isn’t a definitive guide it just shows what results can be achieved for the desired dish and is a tested combination. Some names, recipes and buffs have changed over the games evolution so this will be a ongoing WIP.

Slot 1Slot 2Slot 3ItemCooking Skill 3+
RaspberryRaspberryRaspberryFailed RecipeFailed Recipe
RaspberryRaspberryWaterLarge Fruit StewLarge Fruit Stew
RaspberryWaterWaterFruit SoupFruit Soup
RaspberryJerkyWaterBrothBroth
RaspberryHoneyWaterFruit SoupFruit Soup
RaspberryJerkyMushroomFailed RecipeFailed Recipe
     
AppleAppleAppleFailed RecipeFailed Recipe
AppleAppleWaterFruit StewFruit Stew
AppleWaterWaterFruit StewFruit Stew
AppleJerkyWaterFruit DishFruit Dish
AppleHoneyWaterFruit StewLarge Fruit Stew
AppleJerkyMushroomSavoury Fruit StewSavoury Fruit Stew
     
OrangeOrangeOrangeFailed RecipeFailed Recipe
OrangeOrangeWaterLarge Fruit StewLarge Fruit Stew
OrangeWaterWaterFruit StewFruit Stew
OrangeJerkyWaterFruit DishSavoury Fruit Stew
OrangeHoneyWaterLarge Fruit StewFruit Stew
OrangeJerkyMushroomFruit DishSavoury Fruit Stew
     
PeachPeachPeachFailed RecipeFailed Recipe
PeachPeachWaterLarge Fruit StewLarge Fruit Stew
PeachWaterWaterFruit StewLarge Fruit Stew
PeachJerkyWaterFruit DishSavoury Fruit Stew
PeachHoneyWaterFruit StewFruit Stew
PeachJerkyMushroomFruit DishSavoury Fruit Stew
     
AppleOrangePeachFruit StewLarge Fruit Stew
AppleRaspberryOrangeFruit StewLarge Fruit Stew
ApplePeachRaspberryLarge Fruit StewFruit Stew
RaspberryOrangePeachFruit StewLarge Fruit Stew
StrawberryOrangePeachFruit StewFruit Stew
StrawberryAppleRaspberryFruit StewLarge Fruit Stew
StrawberryRaspberryWaterFruit StewFruit Stew
     
WheatMushroomRaspberryStewLarge Stew
HoneyHoneyRaspberryHoney StewLarge Honey Stew
HoneyRaspberryRaspberryFruit StewFruit Stew
     
BreadStrawberryStrawberryFruit StewFruit Stew
BreadRaspberryRaspberryFruit StewFruit Stew
BreadStrawberryRaspberryFruit StewLarge Fruit Stew
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