First Steps
v0.4.0-alpha.1 is designed around a preparation and station workflow rather than putting every food into the vanilla crafting grid.
1. Build the core kitchen
Section titled “1. Build the core kitchen”Useful early blocks include:
- Kitchen Sink for washing and water
- Cutting Board and a Kitchen Knife for preparation
- Stovetop/Oven plus cookware
- Blender, Mixing Bowl, and Mortar and Pestle for processing
- Counters and Cabinets for connected storage
- Recipe Book for discovery and planning
See Equipment & Crafting for the current crafting recipes and Wood Kitchen Variants for the full furniture set.
2. Prepare ingredients
Section titled “2. Prepare ingredients”Produce generally begins unwashed. Wash it at the Kitchen Sink, then use the Cutting Board when a recipe requires slicing, dicing, mincing, julienning, peeling, shredding, or another preparation state.
3. Discover and pin recipes
Section titled “3. Discover and pin recipes”Explore Villages, Shipwrecks, and Strongholds for Recipe Notes. Use a note on the Recipe Book to discover its recipe.
Pin a recipe to display its requirements and enable compatible Load Pinned station behavior.
4. Follow prerequisite chains
Section titled “4. Follow prerequisite chains”Many recipes need intermediates such as sauces, doughs, seasonings, cooked Rice, boiled noodles, or fermented products. The Recipe Book can expose those prerequisite steps.
The Complete Recipe Index lists all 233 current recipes.
5. Cook with the correct station
Section titled “5. Cook with the correct station”Heated recipes use the Stovetop/Oven and the appropriate cookware. Processing recipes use their specified station and mode. Exact ingredients, time, and heat are listed in the Complete Recipe Index.
6. Watch freshness
Section titled “6. Watch freshness”Perishable food ages over time. Refrigerators slow aging and Freezers stop it while food remains frozen. Preservation methods can reduce the rate further.
See Freshness & Spoilage.
7. Grow ingredients
Section titled “7. Grow ingredients”A & A Cooking crops use Cultivated Soil and respond to seasons, moisture, fertility, light, temperature, humidity, wind, storms, soil temperature, pollination, and vigor.
See Agriculture Overview and Current Crops.
Reference pages
Section titled “Reference pages”Explore village markets
Section titled “Explore village markets”A Plains Village Market offers another way to encounter A & A Cooking equipment and supplies. Look for Chefs and Bakers, Spice Traders, and Crates. For basic tools, see Kitchen Knives.