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Copper Cup

Copper Cup is a cooking item in Project Zomboid. It holds 0.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Copper Cup at a glance

Copper Cup icon

Cooking Tools

It holds 0.5. It weighs 0.5.

Weight0.5
Capacity0.5
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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 IDGame category
Base.CopperCupCooking
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Copper Cup is on 5 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
Wild West Bar CounterWild West town bar (cupboard)3.9%4
Wild West BedroomWild West town bedroom (drawer, cabinet); Wild West town living room (locker)1.4%4
Comic Store CounterComic store (cupboard)0.36%4
Crate CampingSurvivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate); and 4 more places0.14%4
Survival GearAttic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 2 more places0.11%4

On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

How much does the Copper Cup weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Copper Cup?

Base.CopperCup.

How much can the Copper Cup hold?

Capacity 0.5.

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