Kettle

Kettle is a cooking item in Project Zomboid. It holds 1.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Kettle at a glance

Cooking Tools

It holds 1.5. It weighs 1.

Weight1

Capacity1.5

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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 ID	Game category
`Base.Kettle`	Cooking

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Kettle 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 table	Where that table is used	Share	Rolls
Kitchen Pots	House kitchen (cupboard); Kitchen (cupboard); Living room (cupboard)	5.4%	4
Gigamart Pots	Department storage (shelves); General Store (shelves); GigaMart (shelves); and 2 more places	4.8%	4
Break Room Counter	Break room (cupboard); Detective office (cupboard); Nolan's office (cupboard); and 1 more place	3.0%	4
Store Kitchen Cafe	Diner kitchen (cupboard); Dinner kitchen (cupboard); Donut dining (cupboard); and 4 more places	2.3%	4
Cafe Kitchen Tea	Cafe (cupboard)	1.7%	4

Inside bags and cases: Parcel - Small, Gift - Small, Garbage Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

What it is used for

Used up as an ingredient in 4 recipes: Make Kettle Maul, Smelt Iron From Small Item, Smelt Small Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Small Iron Item.

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Quick answers

How much does the Kettle weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 1 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Kettle?

Base.Kettle.

How much can the Kettle hold?

Capacity 1.5.