Ladle at a glance

Cooking Tools
It weighs 0.6.
Ladle is a cooking item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.6. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

Cooking Tools
It weighs 0.6.
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.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Ladle | Cooking |
Ladle is on 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seafood Kitchen Sauce | Seafood Restaurant (cupboard) | 18% | 4 |
| Arena Kitchen Sauce | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 17% | 4 |
| Burger Kitchen Sauce | Arena kitchen (cupboard); Burger kitchen (cupboard); Restaurant (cupboard) | 17% | 4 |
| Spiffos Kitchen Sauce | Spiffo's kitchen (cupboard) | 15% | 4 |
| Jays Kitchen Sauce | Jay's Chicken kitchen (cupboard) | 13% | 4 |
| Crepe Kitchen Sauce | Crepe kitchen (cupboard) | 12% | 4 |
| Pizza Kitchen Sauce | Pizza Restaurant (cupboard) | 11% | 4 |
| Mexican Kitchen Sauce | Mexican Restaurant (cupboard); Taco kitchen (cupboard) | 10% | 4 |
It is on 18 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Tool Roll - Fabric, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
It weighs 0.6 in Build 42.
Base.Ladle.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.