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Cooking I: "Better Burger Flipping"

Cooking I: "Better Burger Flipping" is a skill book item in Project Zomboid. It trains Cooking for levels 1–2 and has 220 pages. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Cooking I: "Better Burger Flipping" at a glance

Cooking I: "Better Burger Flipping" icon

Skill Book Books & media

It trains Cooking for levels 1–2 and has 220 pages. It weighs 1.

Weight1
SkillCooking
Levels1–2
Pages220
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What it is and how to use it

Skill books multiply the experience you earn in one skill for a band of levels, so read the volume that matches your level before training. Other literature eases boredom and unhappiness, and magazines and schematics teach recipes.

More: Skill books and reading · Every skill.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.BookCooking1Skill Book
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Cooking I: "Better Burger Flipping" is on 26 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 tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Bookstore CookingBookstore (shelves)9.8%4
Chef OutfitChef (drawer, cabinet)9.1%3
Chef ToolsChef (box, cupboard, crate, …)8.9%3
Library BooksLibrary (shelves)2.5%4
Food GourmetAny building (cabinet)2.4%4
Bookstore BooksBookstore (crate, box); Pawnshop (box, shelves)2.0%4
Crate BooksAttic (box, crate); Bathroom (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); and 5 more places1.5%4
Post Office BooksPost Office (box); Post storage (box)1.1%4

It is on 18 more tables with smaller shares.

On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Survivalist, Survivalist 02, Survivalist 02 Late, Survivalist 02 Mid, Survivalist 03, Survivalist 03 Late, Survivalist 03 Mid, Survivalist 04 and 7 more.

Inside bags and cases: Military Backpack, Garbage Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Crafting and loot tables

Made with:

Used in 1 recipe (as an ingredient or tool):

Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):

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Similar items

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Quick answers

How much does the Cooking I: "Better Burger Flipping" weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 1 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Cooking I: "Better Burger Flipping"?

Base.BookCooking1.

What does Cooking I: "Better Burger Flipping" teach?

It trains Cooking for levels 1–2.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.