Master the Art of Cooking in Grow a Garden
Your journey begins with a basic kitchen. Complete the "First Harvest" quest to unlock the cooking station.
Collect ingredients from your garden, animals, fishing, and foraging.
Learn recipes through experimentation, NPCs, and leveling up.
Each dish cooked earns experience. Higher rarity = More XP!
Different dishes require different heat levels for perfect results.
Timing is everything! Overcook and you'll ruin the dish.
💡 Tip: Watch for steam particles as visual cue
⚠️ Burnt food sells for 1g and gives no buffs
Ingredient quality affects final dish quality and buffs.
Execute perfectly for bonus rewards and XP multipliers.
✨ Perfect: Right temp + Right time = 2x XP
Master cooks can achieve perfect consistently with practice!
Eating cooked food provides various buffs and benefits. Only one food buff can be active at a time!
⚠️ Important: Eating a new buff food will replace your current buff! Plan strategically.
Don't be afraid to experiment! Many secret recipes are only discovered through trying new combinations.
Substitute Similar Items:
Try replacing ingredients with similar items (e.g., any berry type in berry recipes)
Add Secret Ingredients:
Some recipes have hidden "deluxe" versions with extra ingredients
Unlock at Cooking Level 7: Cook multiple servings at once!
At Level 5 and 10, choose a specialization path:
Focus on dishes with high sell price relative to ingredient cost. Risotto and Quiche are top earners!
Cook high-rarity recipes even if you don't need them. The XP gain is worth it for faster progression.
Each NPC has favorite dishes. Gifting them doubles friendship points and unlocks special recipes.
Dedicate one day per week to batch cooking. Stock your fridge with buffs for the entire week!