Stranded: Alien Dawn Cooking Guide

Last Update: October 12, 2022 9:11 AM /

Our Stranded: Alien Dawn Cooking Guide will tell you how Cooking Works, how to unlock more Cooking Recipes, and the best Food to Cook!

How Stranded: Alien Dawn Cooking Works

Stranded: Alien Dawn Cooking is generally a simple process. Build a Campfire or Cook Stove, gather your ingredients, select your Recipe, and assign someone to Cook it -- you'll have a delicious meal in no time!

Cooked Food is superior to raw Food for several reasons. Aside from getting a bigger Happiness bonus, you'll also avoid the risk of anyone getting ill -- as long as the Food isn't close to spoiling.

Unfortunately, you won't be able to Cook everything right away. You'll have to collect a variety of different Crops (whether through gathering or Farming) before you can actually make them.

How to Unlock Stranded: Alien Dawn Cooking Recipes

You can unlock Stranded: Alien Dawn Cooking Recipes by collecting various Food. In some cases, you may need to do Research as well.

Best Food to Cook in Stranded: Alien Dawn

The best Food to Cook in Stranded: Alien Dawn is any of the "Chef's Recipes:"

Fruitcake
Chef's Steak
Fruits Flambe
Sweet Meat Bites
Mushroom Croquettes
Ratatouille

All of these Recipes give a +18 Happiness bonus upon consumption. It doesn't matter which one you Cook, so focus on making the one that's easiest to consistently Cook.

Don't forget about Coffee and Tea, though! Coffee gives an energy buff and Tea gives a buff that temporarily halts 100% of pain. These are both useful in their own right.

Stranded: Alien Dawn Cooking Guide - List of Cooking Recipes

Stranded: Alien Dawn Cooking Recipes List

Quicklinks: Hot Drinks | Quick Recipes | Tasty Recipes | Chef's Recipes

Hot Drinks

Recipe	Required Research	Required Food Collected	Required Skill	No Failure At	Time to Make	XP Gain	Ingredients	Vegetarian?	Produces
Coffee	Cereal Coffee	Grain	N/A	N/A	2h	N/A	20 Grain	Yes	5 Coffee
Smokeleaf Tea	Tea Boiling	Smokeleaf	N/A	N/A	2h	N/A	20 Raw Smokeleaf	Yes	5 Tea

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Quick Recipes

Recipe	Required Research	Required Food Collected	Required Skill	No Failure At	Time to Make	XP Gain	Ingredients	Vegetarian?	Produces
Grain Porridge	N/A	Grain	N/A	Cooking 2	1h	100	10 Grain	Yes	2 Grain Porridge
Veggie Soup	N/A	Vegetables	N/A	Cooking 2	1h	100	10 Vegetables	Yes	2 Veggie Soup
Meat Soup	N/A	Meat	N/A	Cooking 2	1h	100	10 Meat	No	2 Meat Soup
Cooked Emergency Ration	N/A	Emergency Rations	N/A	N/A	0.5h	50	1 Emergency Rations	Yes	1 Cooked Emergency Rations

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Tasty Recipes

Recipe	Required Research	Required Food Collected	Required Skill	No Failure At	Time to Make	XP Gain	Ingredients	Vegetarian?	Produces
Bread	N/A	Grain Oils & Fats	Cooking 3	Cooking 5	1.5h	200	10 Grain 5 Oils & Fats	Yes	2 Bread
Meat Pie	N/A	Raw Red Meat Chew Roots	Cooking 3	Cooking 5	1.5h	200	10 Raw Red Meat 10 Chew Roots	No	2 Meat Pie
Buttermelon Pie0	N/A	Grain Buttermelon	Cooking 3	Cooking 5	1.5h	200	10 Grain 10 Buttermelon	Yes	2 Buttermelon Pie
Veggie Pizza	N/A	Grain Beefberries	Cooking 3	Cooking 5	1.5h	200	10 Grain 10 Beefberries	Yes	2 Veggie Pizza
Meat Stew	N/A	Meat Oils & Fats	Cooking 3	Cooking 5	1.5h	200	10 Meat 5 Oils & Fats	No	2 Meat Stew
Veggie Stew	N/A	Vegetables Oils & Fats	Cooking 3	Cooking 5	1.5h	200	10 Vegetables 5 Oils & Fats	Yes	2 Veggie Stew

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Chef's Recipes

Recipe	Required Research	Required Food Collected	Required Skill	No Failure At	Time to Make	XP Gain	Ingredients	Vegetarian?	Produces
Fruitcake	N/A	Fruits Grains Sweet Syrup	Cooking 5	Cooking 7	2h	300	10 Fruits 10 Grain 5 Sweet Syrup	Yes	2 Fruitcake
Chef's Steak	N/A	Raw Red Meat Alcoholic Beverages	Cooking 5	Cooking 7	2.5h	600	10 Raw Red Meat 5 Alcoholic Beverages	No	2 Chef's Steak
Fruits Flambe	N/A	Fruits Alcoholic Beverages	Cooking 5	Cooking 7	2.5h	600	10 Fruits 5 Alcoholic Beverages	Yes	2 Fruits Flambe
Sweet Meat Bites	N/A	Meat Oils & Fats Sweet Syrup	Cooking 5	Cooking 7	2h	300	10 Meat 5 Oils & Fats 5 Sweet Syrup	No	2 Sweet Meat Bites
Mushroom Croquettes	N/A	Glitter Caps Grain Oils & Fats	Cooking 5	Cooking 7	2.5h	600	10 Glitter Caps 10 Grain 5 Oils & Fats	Yes	2 Mushroom Croquettes
Ratatouille	N/A	Chew Roots Beefberries Oils & Fats	Cooking 5	Cooking 7	2h	300	10 Chew Roots 10 Beefberries 5 Oils & Fats	Yes	2 Ratatouille

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