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Forged Spoon

Forged Spoon is a cooking weapon item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.1 damage with 0.8 reach and a maximum condition of 3. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Forged Spoon at a glance

Forged Spoon icon

Cooking Weapon Melee weapons

As a weapon it hits for 0.1 damage with 0.8 reach and a maximum condition of 3. It weighs 0.25.

Weight0.25
Damage0.1
Reach0.8
Max condition3
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What it is and how to use it

Melee weapons use one of the weapon skills. Condition drops as you fight, a broken weapon is useless until repaired, and heavy two-handed weapons drain endurance faster.

More: Melee weapon stats · Weapons and ammo.

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Item ID and variants

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

Item IDGame category
Base.SpoonForgedCooking Weapon
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Forged Spoon is on 2 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
Medieval CookingSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)14%4
Wild West Bar CounterWild West town bar (cupboard)7.8%4

Town by town: loot locations.

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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

How to make it

RecipeIngredients (used up)Tools (kept)Requirements
Forge 2 Spoons
Primitive forge
any charcoal; quarter bar stockany smithing hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongsNo skill needed. Unlocks at Blacksmithing 2

What it is used for

Used up as an ingredient in 5 recipes: Extract Iron from Smaller Items, Extract Steel from Smaller Iron Items, Make Improvised Screwdriver, Make Shiv, Smelt Smaller Iron Item.

Needed as a tool in 18 recipes (it is not used up): Make Cake Batter, 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 Omelette, Prepare Pancakes, Prepare Pie Dough and 4 more.

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Quick answers

How much does the Forged Spoon weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 0.25 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Forged Spoon?

Base.SpoonForged.

How much damage does the Forged Spoon do?

0.1 per hit, with 0.8 reach.

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