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Barbecue

Barbecue is a piece of furniture in Project Zomboid. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Barbecue at a glance

Barbecue icon

Furniture Furniture

There is no recipe for it in the game files, so you find it in the world.

TypeFurniture
CategoryFurniture
Weight0.5
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What it is and how to use it

Barbecue is a movable object. In furniture mode you can pick it up, carry it and place it somewhere else, as long as your skills and tools allow it for that piece.

More: Base building · Carpentry · Recipe database.

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Moving it, placing it and taking it apart

It weighs 10.0 when you carry it. Taking it apart uses Welding, Propane Torch, Welder Mask. It works as storage.

Weight when carried10.0
Size1 tile
To take it apartWelding, Propane Torch, Welder Mask
StorageYes

See base building for how furniture mode works.

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Item ID

Use the item ID in admin tools and mods.

Item IDTypeWorld sprite
Base.Mov_RedBBQFurnitureappliances_cooking_01_35
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Barbecue is on 1 loot table in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Grill Store Red BBQSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)100%1

Inside bags and cases: Parcel - Extra Large, Gift - Extra Large.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

Can you craft Barbecue in Project Zomboid?

No recipe for it exists in the Build 42 game files. You find it in the world and move it.

What is the item ID for Barbecue?

Base.Mov_RedBBQ.

Names, IDs and recipes from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid. Furniture and tile details from PZwiki (CC BY-SA).