Cold Storage
A & A Cooking uses modular Small Stainless Steel Fridge and Small Stainless Steel Freezer blocks. Each block works independently, while compatible vertical pairs form a combined 1×2 cold storage appliance.
Status: Implemented
Standalone 18 slot storage, 36 slot vertical pairing, mixed Fridge/Freezer layouts, per half freshness behavior, and connected kitchen access are currently implemented.
Standalone blocks
Section titled “Standalone blocks”| Block | Capacity | Freshness aging |
|---|---|---|
| Small Stainless Steel Fridge | 18 slots | 0.20× ambient |
| Small Stainless Steel Freezer | 18 slots | 0.00× ambient |
Refrigerated food therefore ages at one fifth of the normal ambient rate. Food stored in a Freezer does not lose freshness while it remains in frozen storage.
Vertical pairing
Section titled “Vertical pairing”Any two vertically adjacent cold storage halves with compatible facing can form one 36-slot appliance.
Large Stainless Steel Fridge
Section titled “Large Stainless Steel Fridge”[ Small Fridge ][ Small Fridge ]Two Fridge halves open as a Large Stainless Steel Fridge with 36 combined slots.
Large Stainless Steel Freezer
Section titled “Large Stainless Steel Freezer”[ Small Freezer ][ Small Freezer ]Two Freezer halves open as a Large Stainless Steel Freezer with 36 combined slots.
Freezer on bottom
Section titled “Freezer on bottom”[ Small Fridge ][ Small Freezer ]This creates a combined Stainless Steel Fridge with its Freezer section on the bottom.
Freezer on top
Section titled “Freezer on top”[ Small Freezer ][ Small Fridge ]This creates the opposite mixed layout, with the Freezer section on top.
Per half storage behavior
Section titled “Per half storage behavior”A combined 36-slot interface does not erase the identity of the two physical blocks. Each half still owns its own 18 inventory slots internally.
That matters for both breaking and freshness:
- Fridge owned slots use the refrigerated aging rate
- Freezer owned slots use the frozen aging rate
- mixed appliances can therefore contain refrigerated and frozen food at the same time
Placement and facing
Section titled “Placement and facing”When a second cold storage block is placed directly above or below a compatible half, the newly placed block copies the existing half’s horizontal facing. This keeps paired doors aligned regardless of whether the pair is Fridge/Fridge, Freezer/Freezer, or mixed.
Pairing is derived from the blocks that are physically present rather than saved as a permanent master/slave relationship.
Breaking a pair
Section titled “Breaking a pair”Breaking one half drops only the contents owned by that half. The remaining 18-slot block immediately returns to being a standalone Small Fridge or Small Freezer.
This avoids duplicating or destroying the surviving half’s inventory when a combined appliance is separated.
Longer vertical stacks
Section titled “Longer vertical stacks”Vertical runs are paired bottom up. Four matching Fridge blocks therefore become two separate 36-slot Large Fridges rather than one 72-slot appliance.
The same pairing rule applies to Freezers and compatible mixed runs.
Connected kitchen access
Section titled “Connected kitchen access”Standalone and paired cold storage can participate in the Kitchen Storage network. Recipe availability checks and supported station loading can search their inventories alongside Cabinets, Counters, and the player’s inventory.
Exact prepared state matching still applies to items in cold storage.