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Cooking Pit

Cooking Pit is something you build in the world in Project Zomboid, not an item you carry. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Cooking Pit at a glance

Cooking Pit as it looks in the game

Buildable Masonry

You build it from the building menu. Masonry 2.

TypeBuildable
CategoryMasonry
Skill neededMasonry 2
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What it is and how to use it

Cooking Pit is built in place, so it never sits in your inventory like a normal item. Gather the materials and tools in the recipe below, stand where you want it, and place it from the building menu.

More: Base building · Masonry · Recipe database.

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Item ID

Use the item ID in admin tools and mods.

Item IDType
Base.Cooking_PitBuildable
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Quick answers

How do you build Cooking Pit in Project Zomboid?

From the building menu. It uses: 10 × Stone Block; any concrete. Masonry 2.

What is the item ID for Cooking Pit?

Base.Cooking_Pit.

Names, IDs and recipes from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.