Items that count as cookable

In Project Zomboid Build 42, 86 items carry the base:cookable tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any cookable" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.

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Items with this tag

Item	Category	Weight
Baking Pan	Cooking	1
Baking Tray	Cooking	1
Beer Bottle	Food	0.4
Beer Bottle	Water Container	0.1
Beer Can	Food	0.3
Beer Can	Water Container	0.1
Bottle	Water Container	0.1
Bottle	Food	0.1
Bottle	Food	0.1
Bottle of Fine Red Wine	Food	1
Bottle of Whiskey	Food	0.7
Bowl	Cooking	0.5
Bowl	Cooking	0.5
Brandy	Food	0.5
Bucket	Water Container	1
Bucket	Water Container	1
Bucket	Water Container	1
Bucket	Water Container	1
Can of Soda	Food	0.3
Canteen	Water Container	0.2
Canteen	Water Container	0.2
Canteen	Water Container	0.2
Canteen	Water Container	0.2
Ceramic Jar	Material	0.3
Ceramic Teacup	Cooking	0.2
Champagne	Food	1
Champagne Glass	Water Container	0.2
Cheap Red Wine	Food	1
Cider	Food	1
Coffee Liqueur	Food	1
Cola	Food	0.3
Cologne	Junk	0.2
Cooking Pot	Cooking	1
Cooking Pot	Cooking	1
Copper Cup	Cooking	0.5
Copper Kettle	Cooking	1
Copper Saucepan	Cooking Weapon	0.7
Curacao	Food	1
Diet Cola	Food	0.3
Drinking Glass	Water Container	0.3
Flask	Memento	0.1
Gin	Food	1
Ginger Ale	Food	0.3
Glazed Ceramic Jar	Material	0.3
Goblet	Memento	0.5
Gold Cup	Cooking	0.5
Gold Goblet	Memento	0.5
Grenadine	Food	1
Imported Beer	Food	0.4
Jar	Cooking	0.2
Jar	Cooking	0.2
Jerrycan of Gas	Vehicle Maintenance	4
Kettle	Cooking	1
Large Ceramic Crucible	Material	5
Metal Cup	Cooking	0.5
Mug	Cooking	0.2
Mug	Cooking	0.2
Mug	Memento	0.2
Mug	Cooking	0.2
Paint Bucket	Water Container	1
Perfume	Junk	0.1
Pop Can	Junk	0.1
Pop Can	Junk	0.1
Pop Can	Junk	0.1
Port	Food	1
Red Wine	Food	0.3
Red Wine (Open)	Food	0.3
Roasting Pan	Cooking	1.3
Rum	Food	1
Saucepan	Cooking Weapon	0.7
Scotch	Food	1
Sherry	Food	1
Silver Cup	Cooking	0.5
Silver Goblet	Memento	0.5
Small Ceramic Crucible	Material	0.2
Teacup	Cooking	0.2
Tequila	Food	1
Tin Can	Junk	0.2
Tin Can	Junk	0.2
Tumbler	Water Container	0.2
Vermouth	Food	1
Vodka	Food	1
Water Dish	Animal	0.3
White Wine	Food	0.3
White Wine (Open)	Food	0.3
Wine Glass	Water Container	0.2

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Quick answers

Which items count as cookable in Project Zomboid?

86 items: Baking Pan, Baking Tray, Beer Bottle, Beer Bottle, Beer Can, Beer Can, Bottle, Bottle, Bottle, Bottle of Fine Red Wine, Bottle of Whiskey, Bowl and more.

Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.