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Bowl at a glance
Cooking Tools
It holds 0.3. It weighs 0.5.
Weight0.5
Capacity0.3
Bowl
Bowl is a cooking item in Project Zomboid. It holds 0.3. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.
More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Bowl | Cooking |
Base.ClayBowl | Cooking |
2 versions share the name Bowl, usually different colours, sizes or states.
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Bowl is on 16 loot tables 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 table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store Kitchen Dishes | Cafeteria kitchen (cupboard); Catfish kitchen (cupboard); Chinese kitchen (cupboard); and 12 more places | 38% | 4 |
| Crate Dishes | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 4 more places | 25% | 4 |
| Bakery Kitchen Trays | Bakery kitchen (cupboard) | 15% | 4 |
| Wild West Barber Counter | Wild West town aesthetician (cupboard) | 13% | 4 |
| Gigamart Housewares | Department storage (shelves); General Store (shelves); GigaMart (shelves); and 2 more places | 13% | 4 |
| Store Kitchen Sauce | Cafeteria kitchen (cupboard); Diner kitchen (cupboard); Dinner kitchen (cupboard); and 2 more places | 11% | 4 |
| Wild West General Store | Wild West town general store (shelves) | 9.3% | 4 |
| Wild West Barber Shelves | Wild West town aesthetician (shelves) | 9.1% | 4 |
It is on 8 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
How to make it
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepare Cake In hand | Baking Pan; Cake Batter | None | No skill needed |
| Tan Leather | any leather crude large or any leather fur large or any leather crude medium or 3 more; any brain tan | None | No skill needed |
| Fire Clay Bowl Small kiln or Large kiln | Clay Bowl (Unfired); a fire starter; any log or any charcoal | None | No skill needed |
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 11 recipes: Divide Food into 2 Bowls, Divide Food into 4 Bowls, Make Bowl of Beans, Make Bowl of Brain Tan, Make Cake Batter, Make Fruit Salad, Make Fruit Salad, Make Salad, Make Salad, Pour Bowl of Cereal, Pour Bowl of Oatmeal.
Needed as a tool in 16 recipes (it is not used up): Harvest Roe, Make Gravy, Make Guacamole, Prepare 2 Breaded Onion Rings, Prepare Baguette, Prepare Biscuits, Prepare Bread Dough, Prepare Chocolate Chip Cookies, Prepare Chocolate Cookies, Prepare Muffins, Prepare Oatmeal Cookies, Prepare Pancakes, Prepare Pie Dough, Prepare Pizza and 2 more.
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Quick answers
How much does the Bowl weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Bowl?
Base.Bowl, Base.ClayBowl (variants share the name).
How much can the Bowl hold?
Capacity 0.3.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.