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Spatula at a glance
Cooking Tools
It weighs 0.6.
Weight0.6
Spatula
Spatula 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.Spatula | Cooking |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Spatula is on 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burger Kitchen Cutlery | Arena kitchen (cupboard); Arena kitchen storage (cupboard); Burger kitchen (cupboard) | 38% | 4 |
| Arena Kitchen Cutlery | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 23% | 4 |
| Grill Acessories | Barbecue Store (cupboard, shelves); Barbecue store (second list) (cupboard, shelves); Butcher (shelves); and 2 more places | 17% | 4 |
| Crate Black BBQ | Garage storage (box, crate); Shed (crate) | 14% | 4 |
| Crate Red BBQ | Garage storage (box, crate); Shed (crate) | 13% | 4 |
| Gigamart Pots | Department storage (shelves); General Store (shelves); GigaMart (shelves); and 2 more places | 4.8% | 4 |
| Gigamart BBQ | GigaMart (shelves); Grocers (shelves); Grocery (shelves) | 4.6% | 4 |
| Kitchen Pots | House kitchen (cupboard); Kitchen (cupboard); Living room (cupboard) | 4.4% | 4 |
It is on 2 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 17 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 3 more.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Spatula weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.6 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Spatula?
Base.Spatula.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.