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Kitchen Tongs at a glance
Cooking Tools
It weighs 0.6.
Weight0.6
Max condition1
Kitchen Tongs
Kitchen Tongs is a cooking item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.6. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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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.KitchenTongs | Cooking |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Kitchen Tongs is on 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Kitchen Cutlery | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 23% | 4 |
| Crate Black BBQ | Garage storage (box, crate); Shed (crate) | 14% | 4 |
| Crate Red BBQ | Garage storage (box, crate); Shed (crate) | 13% | 4 |
| Burger Kitchen Cutlery | Arena kitchen (cupboard); Arena kitchen storage (cupboard); Burger kitchen (cupboard) | 13% | 4 |
| Spiffos Kitchen Baking | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 9.8% | 4 |
| Bakery Kitchen Cutlery | Bakery kitchen (cupboard) | 9.2% | 4 |
| Hotdog Stand Toppings | Hotdog stand (cupboard) | 8.0% | 4 |
| Jays Kitchen Baking | Restaurant (cupboard); Fish 'N' Chips Restaurant (cupboard); Jay's Chicken kitchen (cupboard); and 1 more place | 7.8% | 4 |
It is on 16 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Tool Roll - Fabric, 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
Needed as a tool in 54 recipes (it is not used up): Cast Iron Bar, Cast Iron Ingot, Cast Steel Bar, Cast Steel Bar from Iron, Cast Steel Ingot from Iron, Cast Steel Ingots, Extract Iron from Bloom, Extract Iron from Iron Bloom, Extract Iron from Iron Ore, Extract Iron from Smaller Items, Extract Steel from Smaller Iron Items, Forge Bar Half, Forge Bar Quarter from Chunk, Forge Carpentry Chisel and 40 more.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Kitchen Tongs weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.6 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Kitchen Tongs?
Base.KitchenTongs.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.