Cooking
Your Tools
Microwave
The microwave is the premier kitchen appliance, being able to cook almost any meal you can think of as long as it's supplied with the right ingredients.
The microwave's UI lists the inserted ingredients on the left and a range of cooking times (from instantaneous to 30 seconds) on the right. Each recipe requires both specific ingredients and a specific cooking time; if a recipe is invalid, the microwave will simply spit out the inserted ingredients instead of cooking them.
You can cook multiple instances of the same food in the microwave, but you'll need to increase the ingredients and cooking time accordingly (e.g, if you want double the amount of food, you'll need to double both the number of ingredients and the total cooking time).
Reagent Grinder
A chef's second-most-important tool (behind the microwave). Used for grinding wheat, juicing fruits, or any number of similar applications.
The reagent grinder has two settings: "Grind" and "Juice". Grind deconstructs items into their base chemical components, while Juice turns an item into a specific liquid. For example, grinding an apple will break it down into vitamin and nutriment, while juicing an apple will turn it into apple juice.
Electric Grill
The Electric Grill is able to directly cook certain raw ingredients (such as raw meat and spaceshrooms). While less versatile than the microwave, it's great for quickly cooking lots of simple foods at once.
The Electric Grill has three power settings:
- Low - 33% power draw. Heats up to 905K.
- Medium - 66% power draw. Heats up to 1517K.
- High - 100% power draw. Heats up to 2129K.
The lowest setting can cook anything just fine, but higher settings will cook things a bit faster. Just be sure not to leave the power on, as the high power draw can drain the station's power reserves if you're not careful.
Sink
Useful for both dispensing water and disposing of liquids. Note that the sink has a limited capacity of water (replenishing over time) and can only dispose of so much liquid at once.
Meat Spike
File:Meat Spike.png File:Meat Spike Filled.png
Bipedal creatures such as monkeys and kobolds cannot be butchered on the ground like most other animals. Instead, the dead (or dying) animal must be click-and-dragged onto a meat spike. Once on the meat spike, you can use a knife to extract usable meat from them.
Freezers
File:Freezer Box.pngFile:Freezer Locker.png
Prevents meat or corpses placed inside from rotting. Great for if you want to keep some raw meat in your kitchen, or if your walk-in freezer is damaged. In an emergency, you can also use these to transport the dead bodies of crew members.
The locker variant also has an electronic lock, which only someone with chef access can lock/unlock. This gives it secondary use as a secure place to store anything you don't want stolen (or found).
Your Supplies
Chef's closet
Almost every station has at least one. The chef's closet contains:
- File:Pepper Packet.png Black pepper x3
- File:Cloth Box.png Box of FlutterSoft-brand cloth x1 (contains 10 cloth)
- File:Flour Bag.png Flour bag x2
- File:Milk Carton.png Milk x2
- File:Mousetraps box.png Mousetrap box x2 (contain 4 mousetraps each)
- File:Salt Packet.png Salt x3
- File:Soy Milk Carton.png Soy milk x1
- File:Spray Bottle.png Spray bottle x1 (Filled with 100u of water)
- File:Sugar Bag.png Sugar bag x1
- File:Universal Enzyme.png Universal enzyme x1
- File:Variant Cube Box.png Variant cube box x1 (contains 4 kobold cubes and 4 monkey cubes)
ChefVend
Where most of your starting ingredients are located. The ChefVend contains:
- File:Flour Bag.png Flour bag x2
- File:Cornmeal Bag.png Cornmeal bag x2
- File:Sugar Bag.png Sugar bag x2
- File:Rice Bag.png Rice bag x2
- File:Salt Packet.png Salt x4
- File:Universal Enzyme.png Universal enzyme x2
- File:Hotsauce Bottle.png Hotsauce bottle x1
- File:Ketchup.png Ketchup bottle x1
- File:BBQ sauce bottle-East-5662.png BBQ sauce bottle x1
- File:Vinegar Bottle.png Vinegar bottle x2
- File:Olive Oil.png Olive oil x2
- File:Mayonnaise Bottle.png Mayonnaise tube x1
- File:Variant Cube Box.png Variant cube box x1 (contains 4 kobold cubes and 4 monkey cubes)
- File:Egg Carton.png Egg carton x1 (contains 12 eggs)
- File:Milk Carton.png Milk x2
- File:Soy Milk Carton.png Soy milk x1
- File:Stick Of Butter.png Stick of butter x3
- File:Cheese Wheel.png Cheese wheel x1
- File:Raw Meat.png Raw meat x6
Cutting the MNGR wire additionally yields:
- File:Egg Carton.png Egg carton x1 (contains 12 eggshells)
- File:Donk Pocket Box.png Box of donk-pockets x1
- File:Ice-Cream Sandwich.png Ice-cream sandwich x2
- File:Strawberry Ice-Cream Sandwich.png Strawberry ice-cream sandwich x2
Plasteel Chef's Dinnerware Vendor
Contains knives, cups, mugs, and other utensils. The Dinnerware Vendor contains:
- File:Butcher's Cleaver.png Butcher's cleaver x1
- File:Kitchen knife.png Kitchen knife x5
Rolling pin x4- File:Spoon.png Spoon x4
- File:Fork.png Fork x4
- File:Paired Chopsticks.png Paired chopsticks x4
- File:Bowl.png Bowl x10
- File:Large Plate.png Large plate x10
- File:Small Plate.png Small plate x10
- File:Pie Tin.png Pie tin x5
- File:Muffin Tin.png Muffin tin x5
- File:Skewer.png Skewer x5
- File:Metamorphic Glass.png Metamorphic glass x5
- File:Beaker Small.png Beaker x5
Large beaker x5- File:Metal Pitcher.png Metal Pitcher x2
- File:Mug.png Mug x5
- File:Mug Black.png Black mug x2
- File:Mug Blue.png Blue mug x2
- File:Mug Green.png Green mug x2
- File:Mug Heart.png Heart mug x1
- File:Mug Metal.png Metal mug x2
- File:Mug Moebius.png Moebius mug x1
- File:Mug 1.png #1 mug x1
- File:Mug Rainbow.png Rainbow mug x2
- File:Mug Red.png Red mug x2
Cutting the MNGR wire additionally yields:
- File:Candy Bowl.png Candy bowl x1
- File:Bar Spoon.png Bar spoon x2
- File:Shaker.png Shaker x2
ChefDrobe
Contains extra chef clothes. The ChefDrobe contains:
- File:Service Headset.png Service headset x2
- File:Apron-East-7861.png Apron x3
- File:Chef's Freezer Coat.png Chef's freezer coat x2
- File:Chef Jacket.png Chef jacket x1
- File:Chef Uniform Pants.png Chef uniform (pants) x1
- File:Italian Moustache.png Italian moustache x2
- File:Chef Uniform Skirt.png Chef uniform (skirt) x2
- File:Chef's Hat.png Chef's hat x2
- File:Black Shoes.png Black shoes x2
- File:Chef Shoes.png Chef shoes x2
- File:Chef Belt.png Chef belt x2
Cutting the MNGR wire additionally yields:
- File:Chef Figure.pngChef figure x1
Happy Honk Dispenser
Only available on specific stations. Each happy honk meal comes with its very own toy! (Meal not included). The Happy Honk Dispenser contains:
- File:Happy Honk Meal (clown).png Happy honk meal (clown) x10
- File:Happy Honk Meal (mime).png Happy honk meal (mime) x4
Cutting the MNGR wire additionally yields:
- File:Clown Figure.png Clown figure x1
- File:Mime Figure.png Mime figure x1
- File:Syndicate Operative Figure.png Syndicate operative figure x1
Cargo Orders
Vendor Restock Boxes
File:ChefVend restock box-East-704.png File:Plasteel Chef's Restock Box.png File:Wardrobe Restock Box.png File:Happy Honk Restock Box.png
Restock boxes can be inserted into their corresponding vending machines after the maintenance panel has been opened with a screwdriver. Adds a full set of contents to the vending machine's inventory. Vending machines have an inventory limit of three times their original stock.
- ChefVend restock box - $680
- Plasteel Chef's restock box - $2000
- Wardrobe restock box - $2480 (restocks the ChefDrobe, found in the clothing restock crate)
- Happy Honk Restock Box - $2100
Kitchen Supplies Crate
File:Crate White.png Cost: $750
Contains many basic ingredients used for cooking. Great if there are no botanists, or if Botany is too focused on other tasks to get you ingredients.
Contains:
- File:Cloth Box.png Box of FlutterSoft-brand cloth x1 (contains 10 cloth)
- File:Egg Carton.png Egg carton x2 (contain 12 eggs each)
- File:Flour Bag.png Flour bag x3
- File:Milk Carton.png Milk x4
- File:Rice Bag.png Rice bag x3
- File:Salt Packet.png Salt x3
- File:Soy Milk Carton.png Soy milk x2
- File:Sugar Bag.png Sugar bag x2
- File:Universal Enzyme.png Universal enzyme x2
Getmore Bakemore Crate
File:Crate White.png Cost: $750
An alternative supply crate containing baking ingredients.
Contains:
- File:4no Raisins.png 4no raisins x4
- File:Cloth Box.png Box of FlutterSoft-brand cloth x1 (contains 10 cloth)
- File:Chocolate Bar Wrapped.png Chocolate bar x6
- File:Egg Carton.png Egg carton x2 (contain 12 eggs each)
- File:Flour Bag.png Flour bag x3
- File:Milk Carton.png Milk x2
- File:Salt Packet.png Salt x3
- File:Sugar Bag.png Sugar bag x2
- File:Sweetie's Pistachios.png Sweetie's pistachios x4
Kitchen Dinnerware Crate
File:Crate White.png Cost: $750
Someone beak all your bowls? Want to make more than 5 pies at a time? The dinnerware crate has you covered, and it's significantly less expensive than a vendor restock.
Contains:
- File:Bowl.png Bowl x4
- File:Kitchen knife.png Kitchen knife x1
- File:Large Plate.png Large plate x4
- File:Metamorphic Glass.png Metamorphic glass x4
- File:Muffin Tin.png Muffin tin x4
- File:Pie Tin.png Pie tin x4
- File:Skewer.png Skewer x4
- File:Small Plate.png Small plate x4
- Utensil box x1 (contains 2 forks and 2 spoons)
Animal Crates
If you need livestock, be it for milk or their meat, you can order them from Cargo. Some animals useful to a chef are:
- Chicken crate (contains 4 chickens) - $4000
- Cow crate (contains 1 cow) - $3200
- Crab crate (contains 3 crabs) - $3000
- Duck crate (contains 6 ducks) - $4000
- Goat crate (contains 1 goat) - $1200
- Goose crate (contains 2 geese) - $2100
- Penguin crate (contains 2 penguins) - $2100
- Pig crate (contains 1 pig) - $1100
Recipes
Base products
Mixing
Ingredient is not consumed during the reaction*
Rolling
Cutting
Cooked Meat
- Raw meat can be cooked by placing it in the microwave for any amount of time, or by heating it on the grill
Tacos & Nachos
- For custom tacos, see Taco Shell
Burgers
- For custom burgers, see Bun
Breads & Sandwiches
Pizzas
Pasta
Rice dishes
Soups
Potato dishes and fries
Skewers
- For custom skewers, see Skewer
Chilis
Salads
Pancakes & Waffles
Pies & Tarts
Cakes
Muffins
Cookies & Brownies
Sentient Food
Cotton Meals
- For custom cotton burgers, see cotton bun
Donk pockets
Syndicate Recipes
- Syndicate recipes require the use of a Donk Co. Microwave



