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Strainer at a glance
Cooking Tools
It weighs 1.
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Strainer
Strainer is a cooking item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. 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.Strainer | Cooking |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Strainer is on 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jays Kitchen Baking | Restaurant (cupboard); Fish 'N' Chips Restaurant (cupboard); Jay's Chicken kitchen (cupboard); and 1 more place | 7.8% | 4 |
| Sushi Kitchen Baking | Sushi kitchen (cupboard) | 6.5% | 4 |
| Italian Kitchen Baking | Italian kitchen (cupboard) | 6.0% | 4 |
| Chinese Kitchen Cutlery | Chinese kitchen (cupboard) | 5.6% | 4 |
| Chinese Kitchen Baking | Chinese kitchen (cupboard) | 4.9% | 4 |
| Gigamart Pots | Department storage (shelves); General Store (shelves); GigaMart (shelves); and 2 more places | 4.8% | 4 |
| Kitchen Pots | House kitchen (cupboard); Kitchen (cupboard); Living room (cupboard) | 4.4% | 4 |
| Kitchen Dishes | House kitchen (cupboard, shelves); Kitchen (cupboard, shelves); Living room (cupboard) | 4.2% | 4 |
It is on 1 more table with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: 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 3 recipes: Smelt Iron From Small Item, Smelt Small Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Small Iron Item.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Strainer weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Strainer?
Base.Strainer.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.