Pot Cooking System

Pot cooking runs through the stove station.

It is built for soups, stews, pasta sauces, and other multi-serving dishes.

1

Start a new pot

Go to a stove and start a fresh pot.

You can only build a valid pot from the ingredients allowed by the system.

2

Add ingredients

Add the required ingredients from your inventory.

A pot usually needs at least 3 ingredients before it can start.

3

Cook the pot

Once the recipe matches, start cooking.

Default stove timing commonly uses:

• cookingTime = 600

• preparedDuration = 7200

• coldDuration = 3600

4

Serve bowls

When the pot is ready, use the configured bowl item to pull servings.

The last serving clears the pot.

Pot states

• Empty - no active pot

• Adding - ingredients are being added

• Cooking - recipe is in progress

• Prepared - hot and ready to serve

• Cold - still usable, but lower quality

• Expired - spoiled and should be discarded

Recipe discovery

If recipeBookMode is set to discover:

• staff start with no known pot recipes

• a successful cook unlocks that recipe

• unlocked recipes are shared per restaurant

• unknown combinations can become mystery stew

Matching rules

Pot recipes use minimum ingredient counts.

That means:

• every required ingredient must meet its minimum

• extra ingredients are allowed

• optional ingredients can improve the dish

• wrong ingredients can break the match

Special ingredients

Special ingredients can add custom effects to the finished food.

Common uses:

• screen effects

• speed buffs

• temporary custom behavior

This is an advanced setup. Keep it inside the safe editable modules when possible.

Key stove settings

Look in config/stations/stove.lua for:

• potConfig.enabled

• potConfig.maxIngredientSlots

• potConfig.minIngredients

• potConfig.maxIngredients

• potConfig.bowlItem

• potConfig.recipeBookMode

• defaultStateTiming

Common problems

• Recipe does not match: minimum counts are wrong or the wrong items were added.

• No serving available: check the bowl item and pot state.

• Players cannot see expected recipes: recipe discovery is probably enabled.

Related pages

• Station Types

• Configuration Info

• Troubleshooting