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Chef's Hat at a glance
Accessory Clothing & armour
It weighs 0.5.
Weight0.5
Chef's Hat
Chef's Hat is an accessory item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Clothing only protects the body parts it covers. Bite and scratch defence stop wounds, insulation keeps you warm, and wind and water resistance matter in storms. Heavy or bulky pieces can slow your running.
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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.Hat_ChefHat | Accessory |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Chef's Hat is on 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butcher Literature | Butcher (shelves); Butchery (shelves); Knox butcher (shelves) | 19% | 4 |
| Chef Outfit | Chef (drawer, cabinet) | 12% | 3 |
| Seafood Kitchen Sauce | Seafood Restaurant (cupboard) | 7.3% | 4 |
| Pizza Kitchen Cheese | Pizza Restaurant (cupboard) | 6.5% | 4 |
| Butcher Tools | Butcher (box, cupboard, shelves); Butchery (box, cupboard, shelves); Knox butcher (box, cupboard, shelves) | 5.4% | 4 |
| Jays Kitchen Sauce | Jay's Chicken kitchen (cupboard) | 5.1% | 4 |
| Crepe Kitchen Sauce | Crepe kitchen (cupboard) | 5.0% | 4 |
| Pizza Kitchen Sauce | Pizza Restaurant (cupboard) | 4.5% | 4 |
It is on 33 more tables with smaller shares.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Crafting and loot tables
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Butcher Literature (weight 10)
- Butcher Tools (weight 10)
- Chinese Kitchen Baking (weight 8)
- Chef Outfit (weight 8)
- Fish Chips Kitchen Sauce (weight 4)
- Jays Kitchen Baking (weight 4)
- Jays Kitchen Sauce (weight 4)
- Chinese Kitchen Sauce (weight 4)
- Italian Kitchen Baking (weight 4)
- Chinese Kitchen Cutlery (weight 4)
- Italian Kitchen Butcher (weight 4)
- Store Shelf BBQ (weight 4)
- Chinese Kitchen Butcher (weight 4)
- Pizza Kitchen Butcher (weight 4)
- Mexican Kitchen Butcher (weight 4)
Counts as: any isfirefuel, any isfiretinder.
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Quick answers
How much does the Chef's Hat weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Chef's Hat?
Base.Hat_ChefHat.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.