How many cooking stations do you have?

[Sigge Svag]

5 survivors and I have one fireplace for a quick meal, hot drinks and one stove for chef meals. What I want to do is cook 2 (have them set to until 2) of every chef meals variants and one quick food that is one survivors favorite but everyone just eat the same food and complains about eating same food over and over.

Observed what they are cooking and they only cook one of the chef meals and the quick meal. They almost never start to cook any of the other chef meals after the first is at 2 cooked meals even if the stores are full of all the raw food and ingredients.

If I want food variety, do I have to make 5 cooking stations for only 5 survivors or what? What is your setup for cooked food?

[Furball]

I have a stick oven, an electric oven, and a couple of fireplaces.

The ovens have identical recipes, while the fireplaces have tea and coffee prioritized as well as some of the quick recipes.

Out of my 7 survivors, I have 3 with cooking as a priority #1, mixed together with other high-priority tasks such as harvesting, planting, etc. But essentially, I only have one "Cooking"-only survivor. The others just help out when they can.

[Bjørn]

Originally posted by Furball:

Out of my 7 survivors, I have 3 with cooking as a priority #1, mixed together with other high-priority tasks such as harvesting, planting, etc. But essentially, I only have one "Cooking"-only survivor. The others just help out when they can.

Interesting. Do you know the priority of tasks if survivors have several activities set to priority 1? Is it based on their skills, or what is most important, or just random?

I have everyone (most times) set to priority 1 for carrying and handling (and healing), and then the skill they're good as the last one at priority 1. This way they seem to do their main task before carrying and handling, at least.

Pretty new to the game (started 3 games, but not yet played through a winter), but I've been using 2 cooking stoves for food and the camp fire for drinks. Not tried the electric oven yet. Are they faster, or just good for saving sticks?

[Don Cool]

One for 8 people, they eat berries and grain porridge.

[alation13]

Why do you guys need so many cooking stations and cooks. I have had no issues running an entire game from landing to having all leave on year 6 (aside from my last guy) with just a single cooking stove and cook.

[Adam_Spokane]

Originally posted by Bjørn:

Originally posted by Furball:

Out of my 7 survivors, I have 3 with cooking as a priority #1, mixed together with other high-priority tasks such as harvesting, planting, etc. But essentially, I only have one "Cooking"-only survivor. The others just help out when they can.

Interesting. Do you know the priority of tasks if survivors have several activities set to priority 1? Is it based on their skills, or what is most important, or just random?

I have everyone (most times) set to priority 1 for carrying and handling (and healing), and then the skill they're good as the last one at priority 1. This way they seem to do their main task before carrying and handling, at least.

Pretty new to the game (started 3 games, but not yet played through a winter), but I've been using 2 cooking stoves for food and the camp fire for drinks. Not tried the electric oven yet. Are they faster, or just good for saving sticks?

Tasks are prioritized left to right (after considering the priority number of course)

[kampfer91]

2 elec oven and i only cook 3 or 4 foods ,never cook more than 5 per dish and adjusting the number according to the number of survivor . Same for tea and coffe . I make batch of 5 cus there is a cool down timer after survivor consume 1 so not like you constantly need to make them . Also 2 cookers . Been working great so far with my group of 7 and people sometime idle too.

[Bjørn]

Originally posted by Adam_Spokane:

Originally posted by Bjørn:

Do you know the priority of tasks if survivors have several activities set to priority 1?

Tasks are prioritized left to right (after considering the priority number of course)

That makes sense, thanks!

[Jumbo Shrimp]

I have 11 survivors and 5 electric cooking stations.

I split Chef recipes to 2 stations
Tasty recipes to next 2 stations
5th one for quick meals and drinks