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	==Roleplaying==		=Roleplaying=
	* You are not a machine - take the time to talk to your customers		* You are not a machine - take the time to talk to your customers
	* Be friendly and try to accomodate culinary requests		* Be friendly and try to accomodate culinary requests

HelpfulHerbert: Initial article, needs review and images for mentioned items (grill/microwave/pizza/bread)

2026-06-10T08:46:45Z

Initial article, needs review and images for mentioned items (grill/microwave/pizza/bread)

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{{RolePageHeader
|department=Service
|roleTitle=Chef
|img=CHEF.png
|roleplayExpectations=Average
|RequiredGameKnowledge=Easy
|hoursRequired=None
|access=Kitchen, Maintenance
|supervisors=[[Head of Personnel]]
|subordinates=[[Service Worker]]
|responsibilities=Ensure adequate crew-morale and -nutrition
|guides=[[Food]]}}

=Overview=
==Your job==
As a Chef you will only feed your fellow crewmates and visitors. Possibly the mice, too. Hungry people get angry and arguable an angry crew is even more dangerous than a bored crew. To increase morale don't just serve nutri-bricks - make meals for all tastes and diets.

If you decide it is Deep-Frying-Day, they better like it. So what should you decide for? You see, there are a couple of options, but for the most part you will have to make do. Check what you have, decide what you want and order the rest from botany and cargo.
==Your place==
Your domain consists of the kitchen and a walk-in freezer. For obvious reasons botany and the bar should be nearby.
==Your tools==
* '''Knife''': Cutting and butchering
* '''Rolling Pin''': Used for flattening dough, essential for making pizza
* '''Grinder''': Grind and juice ingredients (or non-ingredients) to your hearts content
* Cooking-machines
** '''Microwave'''
** '''Oven/Stove'''
** '''Grill'''
** '''Fryer'''
==Your supplies==
* Vending-machines and sometimes lockers with ingredients
* Lifestock for slaughtering / milking (goat/cow) / eggs (chicken, duh)
* Mousetraps to ward off mice or fatally antagonizing rats
* Animal-cubes that can be re-hydrated into live animals (unwrap and then add water)

=The Basics=
==How to cook==
Cooking is recipe-based. There are a lot of special cases but generally it works like this:
1. Mix Ingredients
2. Optional: Use knife/rolling pin
3. Heat in a cooking-machine (microwave etc.)
As for the machines:
* The '''microwave''' and '''oven''' work by putting the food in and then dialing in the cooking-time. The time required scales with the quantity, meaning that if your meal takes 10 seconds in the microwave, you can cook two meals at once with 20 seconds.
* The '''grill''' works by turning it on using Alt-Leftclick (cycles multiple heat-levels). Then drop the items on the grill and it will start cooking
* The '''stove''' works like the oven but has no timer
* The '''fryer''' will fry anything that is put in but only one item at a time. Yes, you can also fry non-edible items or even live humans. Not that you would try that of course.
* The '''grinder''' needs a beaker added to function. Put the ingreedients in it and use the grind- or juice-option in the interface
==Butchering==
Butchering is messy and the resulting meat rots without cold. That is why butchering in the freezer is popular, since there is also a drain that will minimise the mess you make. Since the freezer is cold, make sure to bring winter-clothes to avoid dying in there. As for the process, there are two types of butchering:
* Normal animals can just be butchered on the ground
* Humanoids (including monkeys and kobolds) on the other hand need to be dragged onto a meatspike first.
==Hygiene==
Don't leave food on the floor and keep meat cold in the freezer (either walk-in or portable). That is about it. Otherwise the meat can spoil and vermin can eat your buffet. Mousetraps can work wonders and a resourceful chef can use the resulting meat for burgers.
==Lifestock==
When fed(usually with wheat from botany) Cows/Goats can be milked (using a container such as glass/bucket) and chicken lay eggs. Just make sure to keep them in a pen so they neither escape nor eat your meals. If you leave the eggs unattended (without storing them into containers) new chicken can hatch.
==Race-Diets==
Not every race can digest every food. Most notably (and most relevant) mothpeople can only digest fibre-based foods, meaning that you can feed them a hat, which however is not sufficiently tasty. Don't worry: You don't need to learn all diets, the customers will tell you. Just don't be surprised when someone asks for raw meat.

=Common recipes=
Since the full list of recipes can be overwhelming here is a minimalist list of "classics":
* '''Bread'''
** Mix 15u flour + 10u water = Dough
** Cook 10s in oven
** Cut into slices with knife
* '''Burger'''
** Mix 15u flour + 10u water = Dough
** Cut with knife = dough slices
** Heat dough-slices in oven for 5s each = Buns
** Cut Bun
** (Repeatable) Put anything on lower bun
** Add top bun
* '''Sausages'''
** 5u UniversalEnzyme(can be reused) + 1 organ
** Grind in grinder = raw sausage
** Heat on grill
** (optional) Put it on a bottom bun(see burger) to turn it into a hotdog
* '''Pizza'''
** Mix 15u flour + 10u water = Dough
** Flatten with rolling ping
** Follow specific pizza-recipe
** Cut into pieces with knife

==Roleplaying==
* You are not a machine - take the time to talk to your customers
* Be friendly and try to accomodate culinary requests
* You are not confined to the kitchen. Feel free to serve food using the food-carts elsewhere on station
* Service workers can help out by delivering food to other departments. Why not provide a last meal to the prisoners?
* The chaplain loves garlic foods and garlic accessories for odd reasons
* Surprise the captain with extraordinary meals... plan ahead and request from cargo early
* Ensure your food-counter is nice and orderly so the crew can appreciate the diversity of available food
* Feel free to juice some apples or provide plain water on the side when serving salty meat. Avoid serving alcohol without knowledge/permission of the bar though.

[[Category:Roles]]
[[Category:Civilian Roles]]

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HelpfulHerbert: Initial article, needs review and images for mentioned items (grill/microwave/pizza/bread)