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Open Box of Canned Food recipe

Open Box of Canned Food is a packing crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Canned Beans or Canned Spaghetti Bolognese or Canned Carrots or Canned Chili or Canned Corned Beef or Canned Corn or Canned Fruit Cocktail or Canned Fruit Beverage (or 15 more) x6. It needs no skill level.

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Skill, learning and time

  • It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.
  • Skill needed: none.
  • Base crafting time: 100 (game time units in the recipe file).
  • Can be crafted in your hands, in the dark.
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Quick answers

How do you make Canned Beans or Canned Spaghetti Bolognese or Canned Carrots or Canned Chili or Canned Corned Beef or Canned Corn or Canned Fruit Cocktail or Canned Fruit Beverage (or 15 more) in Project Zomboid?

Use the Open Box of Canned Food recipe (Packing category). You need Box of Mac and Cheese or Box of Canned Beans or Box of Canned Spaghetti Bolognese or Box of Canned Carrots or Box of Canned Chili or Box of Canned Corned Beef or Box of Canned Corn or Box of Canned Fruit Cocktail (or 15 more).

What skill does Open Box of Canned Food need?

No skill level is required.

How do I learn the Open Box of Canned Food recipe?

It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.

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