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Open Canned Food recipe

Open Canned Food is a cooking crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Canned Beans (Open) or Canned Spaghetti Bolognese (Open) or Canned Carrots (Open) or Canned Chili (Open) or Canned Corn (Open) or Canned Fruit Cocktail (Open) or Canned Fruit Beverage (Open) or Canned Evaporated Milk (Open) (or 9 more) x1. 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 (Open) or Canned Spaghetti Bolognese (Open) or Canned Carrots (Open) or Canned Chili (Open) or Canned Corn (Open) or Canned Fruit Cocktail (Open) or Canned Fruit Beverage (Open) or Canned Evaporated Milk (Open) (or 9 more) in Project Zomboid?

Use the Open Canned Food recipe (Cooking category). You need Canned Beans or Canned Spaghetti Bolognese or Canned Carrots or Canned Chili or Canned Corn or Canned Fruit Cocktail or Canned Fruit Beverage or Canned Evaporated Milk (or 9 more) and these tools: any canopener.

What skill does Open Canned Food need?

No skill level is required.

How do I learn the Open Canned Food recipe?

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

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