Forge Kettle is a cookware crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Copper Kettle x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 3.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | Copper Sheet | Used up |
| 1 | any ballpeenhammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingpliers | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingchisel | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Small Handle | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Copper Kettle |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Forge Kettle recipe (Cookware category). You need any charcoal, Copper Sheet, Small Handle and these tools: any ballpeenhammer, any metalworkingpliers, any metalworkingchisel.
It needs Blacksmithing level 3.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 5 and Cooking 2. Reading Magazine: Everyday Smithing - May 1993 teaches it. You can also research it from Kettle, Kettle Maul - Metal Handle, Kettle Maul - Wood Handle.
It gives 25 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.
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