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Oven Mitt

Oven Mitt is a cooking item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.3. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Oven Mitt at a glance

Oven Mitt icon

Cooking Tools

It weighs 0.3.

Weight0.3
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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.OvenMittCooking
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Oven Mitt is on 16 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
Crate Black BBQGarage storage (box, crate); Shed (crate)14%4
Crate Red BBQGarage storage (box, crate); Shed (crate)13%4
Spiffos Kitchen BakingSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)9.8%4
Kitchen BakingHouse kitchen (cupboard); Kitchen (cupboard)7.8%4
Jays Kitchen BakingRestaurant (cupboard); Fish 'N' Chips Restaurant (cupboard); Jay's Chicken kitchen (cupboard); and 1 more place7.8%4
Mexican Kitchen BakingMexican Restaurant (cupboard); Taco kitchen (cupboard)7.7%4
Store Shelf BBQSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)7.6%4
Western Kitchen BakingWestern kitchen (cupboard)7.6%4

It is on 8 more tables with smaller shares.

Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Crafting and loot tables

Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):

Counts as: any isfirefuel, any isfiretinder.

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Quick answers

How much does the Oven Mitt weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 0.3 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Oven Mitt?

Base.OvenMitt.

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