Kitchen Book loot table

Kitchen Book is a loot table in Project Zomboid Build 42. The game rolls it 4 times when it fills a container, picking from 85 entries plus a junk list rolled 1 times. It is used in 3 containers across 2 room types.

01Part

Items and chances

Chance is each entry's weight as a share of the whole list, per roll.

Item	Weight	Share of list
Mail	20	6.6%
Index Card	20	6.6%
Note	20	6.6%
Phonebook	20	6.6%
Receipt	20	6.6%
Cooking Recipe Clipping	10	3.3%
Catalog	10	3.3%
Doodle	10	3.3%
Handwritten Letter	10	3.3%
Magazine	10	3.3%
Photograph	10	3.3%
Paperclip	8	2.6%
Pencil	8	2.6%
Brochure	8	2.6%
Flier	8	2.6%
Notepad	8	2.6%
Rubber Band	6	2.0%
Magazine	6	2.0%
Magazine: TV Monthly	6	2.0%
Pen - Blue	4	1.3%
Eraser	4	1.3%
Pen - Black	4	1.3%
Pen - Red	4	1.3%
Adhesive Tape	4	1.3%
Old Newspaper	4	1.3%
Newspaper	4	1.3%
Notebook	4	1.3%
Paperback	4	1.3%
Paperback	4	1.3%
Paperback	4	1.3%
Cordless Phone	4	1.3%
Butchering I: "Butchering Basics"	2	0.7%
Cooking I: "Better Burger Flipping"	2	0.7%
Agriculture I: "Better Gardening"	2	0.7%
First Aid I: "A Scouts Injury Guide"	2	0.7%
Animal Care I: "A Tale of St. Francis"	2	0.7%
Tailoring I: "Basic Clothing Repair"	2	0.7%
Scissors	2	0.7%
Safety Scissors	2	0.7%
ValuTech Radio	2	0.7%
Butchering II: "From Chuck to Shank"	1	0.3%
Cooking II: "Essential Home Cooking Guide"	1	0.3%
Agriculture II: "Growing Food at Home"	1	0.3%
Animal Care II: "Animal Welfare Basics"	1	0.3%
Tailoring II: "From Rags to Royalty: A Sewing Guide"	1	0.3%
Glue	1	0.3%
Pen - Green	1	0.3%
Marker - Black	1	0.3%
Premium Technologies Radio	1	0.3%
Butchering III: "Hunter's Guide to Butchering"	0.5	0.2%
Cooking III: "Flavorful Cuisine - 1993 Edition"	0.5	0.2%
Agriculture III: "Liam Keating's Subsistence Farming"	0.5	0.2%
Animal Care III: "How Animals Think: A Helpful Guide"	0.5	0.2%
Tailoring III: "Haute Couture Tailoring Methods"	0.5	0.2%
Magazine: Woolly Yarns - June 1993	0.5	0.2%
Magazine: Woolly Yarns - May 1993	0.5	0.2%
Magazine: Punk Fashion - From Trash to Thrash	0.5	0.2%
Magazine: Leather Crafts	0.5	0.2%
Magazine: Cowboy Living	0.5	0.2%
Magazine: Fun in the Woods!	0.5	0.2%
Magazine: Outdoor Gear, Done Right	0.5	0.2%
Magazine: Alpine Explorers	0.5	0.2%
Calculator	0.5	0.2%
Magazine: Good Cooking - June 1993	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Good Cooking - May 1993	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Italian Delights	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Grandma's Kitchen	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: World Cooking	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Delicious Meals - June 1993	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Kentucky Farmer - June 1993	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Kentucky Farmer - May 1993	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Blooms and Blossoms	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: The Farmers Guide	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: American Homesteading	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Cropping for Cash	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Growing Your Own	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Thyme Time	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Ancient Tailoring	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Medieval Peasant Clothing	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Real Gladiators	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Homespun	0.1	0.0%
Marker - Blue	0.1	0.0%
Marker - Green	0.1	0.0%
Marker - Red	0.1	0.0%
Box of Paperclips	0.1	0.0%

02Part

Junk items

Item	Weight
Picture of Bob	0.001
Picture of Casey-Jo	0.001
Picture of Chris Bailey	0.001
Picture of Dr. Cortman	0.001
Picture of Hank	0.001
Picture of James Garcia	0.001
Picture of Kate	0.001
Picture of Marianne Brown	0.001
ID Card	1

03Part

Where it appears

Room	Container
Kitchen	Other
Kitchen	Shelves
Living Room	Overhead

04Part

Quick answers

What can you find in Kitchen Book?

The most common entries are Mail, Index Card, Note, Phonebook, Receipt.

Where is the Kitchen Book loot table used?

In Kitchen (Other), Kitchen (Shelves), Living Room (Overhead).

Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.