I can't roast meat on a fire or on a stove

[Sid1701d]

I can't roast meat on a fire or on a stove what is going on, none of my cooking skills will unlocked, its almost winter time and I am completely screwed.

[TheMole]

have you lit the fire, you need to have a torch equipped to light it

[Sid1701d]

Yep, I did light the fire I was able to do it when I was building a house, now I can't roast any meet over the fire, it is not showing up on the fire place or the cooking stove.

[TheMole]

are you catching the cauldron instead of the fire itself, if so that will show many other recipes such as soups

[Whiplash711]

Back away from the one inside a bit and look at the floor. Easily will catch the campfire. Can also just set up a fire outside. There you only have to hit E. Campfire for outside is only 16 sticks works through the rain......
Get a food storage and fill it with as much as you can. Berries if you have any summer left, not sure if they are still viable in fall. Note you do not have to survive the whole season it seems. You are allowed to sleep through it. Though I do not know sleeping the entire winter away......that is Yogi's job......I know I know who is Yogi....

[Sid1701d]

I only was able to find the roast menu just by tapping E, not holding it down, but Winter snuke up on me so I don't really know how that happened. However did manage to find enough reed and sticks to sell to the tavern to eat each day, the only day I had trouble with food and health is when I went hunting in winter got the deer, but it ran off with the spar, I lost him. I ran after him, but for being injured he just ran so fast I lost track of him he probable fall down and rot somewhere if another animal don't get him.

[richardmgoldsmith]

I remember this causing me trouble for a while on my very first playthrough. The trick is to very short press on the fire hearth to get the meat and fish roasting menu up. Press too long and it goes to the sleep menu, (or used to).

[Sid1701d]

I would love to get the cauldren stuff, but it says I don't have enough technology points to unlock.

[Philtre]

Originally posted by Sid1701d:

I would love to get the cauldren stuff, but it says I don't have enough technology points to unlock.

Just keep crafting stuff, and having your NPCs craft stuff; once you get to a certain threshold, you will unlock the kitchen and can then buy some new recipes. The kitchen is in the Crafting tech tree, and any sort of crafting activities will progress it.

[Arami]

Look at the fire under the cauldron and you can use that to roast your meat. In the kitchen, look at the grate/grill, not the pot to cook meat and fish.