Cooking station (Fallout 4)

Cooking stations are a constructible settlement object and crafting station in Fallout 4. They are found throughout the Commonwealth and are used to cook food from a variety of ingredients.

Characteristics

Cooking stations are workstations consisting of a cooking pot suspended over a campfire by cinder blocks, a modified pre-War stove, and a rotisserie spit. They facilitate the cooking of various food, drink, and aid items from ingredients found in the wastes or grown in settlements. Unlike campfires in Fallout: New Vegas, cooking stations in Fallout 4 remove radiation from crafted foods and beverages.

Any cooking station built in a player character owned settlement will share its contents with the location's workshop and crafting stations. When removed from the settlement, its contents will remain accessible from the settlement's shared inventory.

Crafting

Campfire variant

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Concrete (3) Screw (3) Steel (5) Wood (3)		Workshop Local Leader Rank 2		Cooking station (1)

Spit variant

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Gears (3) Screw (2) Steel (4) Wood (2)		Workshop Local Leader Rank 2		Cooking station (1)

Stove variant

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Gears (3) Screw (2) Steel (4) Wood (2)		Workshop Local Leader Rank 2		Cooking station (1)

Crafting recipes

All XP amounts are shown for a player character with 1 Intelligence.

Beverage

Name	XP Gain	Effect	Items Needed
Dirty Wastelander	6 XP	-2 INT, +3 STR, +1 CHR	Mutfruit Nuka-Cola Whiskey x2
Fire Belly¹		-60 Hit Points Damage gradually increases at low health	Aster x3 Black bloodleaf x2 Vodka
Purified water	3 XP	+40 Hit Points	Dirty water x3
Vim²		+6.5 Hit Points for 10 seconds +2 Action Points for 5 seconds	Acid Corn Mutfruit Purified water
Vim Captain's Blend²		+67.5 Hit Points for 10 seconds +100 Action Points -2 CHR Sea creatures are more hesitant to attack you.	Aster Mirelurk meat Vim
Vim Quartz²		+10.5 Hit Points for 10 seconds +5 Action Points for 5 seconds +15 Carry Weight	Bubblegum Carrot Vim
Vim Refresh²		+7 Hit Points for 30 seconds +7 Action Points for 15 seconds	Dandy Boy Apples Gourd Vim
Ware's brew³		+10 Hit Points for 10 seconds -100 Rads	Raw sap x3

¹This crafting recipe will only appear after completing Mitch's quest, The Hold Out.

²This crafting recipe will only appear after downloading it from the research terminal inside the laboratory on the roof of the Vim! Pop factory.

³This crafting recipe will only appear after completing Zealot Ware's quest, The Trial of Brother Devin.

Roast

Name	XP Gain	Effect	Items Needed
Baked bloatfly	3 XP	+40 Hit Points +20 Radiation Resistance	Bloatfly meat x2
Bloodbug steak	3 XP	+105 Hit Points +15 Hit Points for 60 minutes	Bloodbug meat
Cooked softshell meat	7 XP	+85 Hit Points +15 Action Points for 60 minutes	Softshell mirelurk meat x2
Crispy cave cricket	10 XP	HP +250 Energy Resistance +20	Cave cricket meat x2
Crispy squirrel bits	1 XP	+35 Hit Points	Squirrel bits
Deathclaw egg omelette	10 XP	+115 Hit Points Small HP regeneration for 120 minutes	Blood pack Deathclaw egg
Deathclaw steak	10 XP	+185 Hit Points +1 Agility for 60 minutes	Deathclaw meat
Fried fog crawler	10 XP	+12.5 Hit Points per second for 10 seconds Damage resistance greatly increases in foggy and rainy weather conditions for 30 minutes (+30)	Oil Raw fog crawler meat
Gatorclaw steak	10 XP	HP +195 AGI +1	Gatorclaw meat
Gazelle steak	10 XP	HP +60 Carry Weight +25	Gazelle meat
Grilled hermit crab	4 XP	+200 Hit Points +2 STR and +2 END for 30 minutes	Hermit crab meat
Grilled Nukalurk	6 XP	+80 Hit Points +12 Action Points (30 Minutes)	Nukalurk meat x2
Grilled queen Nukalurk	4 XP	+220 Hit Points +3 Endurance (1 Hour)	Queen Nukalurk meat
Grilled radroach	2 XP	+30 Hit Points	Radroach meat x3
Grilled radstag	8 XP	+120 Hit Points +25 Carry Weight for 60 minutes	Radstag meat
Iguana on a stick	2 XP	+40 Hit Points	Iguana bits Wood
Mirelurk cake	10 XP	+140 Hit Points Allows breathing underwater for 30 minutes	Mirelurk egg Mirelurk meat Oil Razorgrain
Mirelurk egg omelette	4 XP	+45 Hit Points +50 Action Points	Dirty water Mirelurk egg
Mirelurk jerky⁴		3.5 Hit Points per second for 10 seconds +15 Poison Resistance +3 PER	Anti-freeze bottle Mirelurk meat x2 Tarberry x2
Mirelurk queen steak	4 XP	+200 Hit Points +2 Endurance for 60 minutes	Queen mirelurk meat
Mole rat chunks	2 XP	+50 Hit Points +5 Action Points for 15 minutes	Mole rat meat x2
Mutant hound chops	2 XP	+60 Hit Points -50 Radiation	Mutant hound meat
Mutt chops	2 XP	+40 Hit Points	Mongrel dog meat
Poached angler	4 XP	+10 Hit Points per second for 10 seconds +15 Action Points and reduced fall damage for 20 minutes	Angler meat
Radscorpion egg omelette	10 XP	+75 Hit Points Cures addictions	Purified water Radscorpion egg
Radscorpion steak	9 XP	+150 Hit Points +25 Energy Resistance for 60 minutes	Radscorpion meat
Rad-rat steak	3 XP	+48 Hit Points +5 Action Points	Rad-rat meat x2
Ribeye steak	5 XP	+100HP	Brahmin meat
Roasted ant	2 XP	+45 Hit Points	Ant meat x3
Roasted bloodworm	2 XP	+20 Hit Points +10 Radiation Resistance	Bloodworm meat x2
Roasted mirelurk meat	6 XP	+70 Hit Points +10 Action Points for 30 minutes	Mirelurk meat x2
Seasoned rabbit skewers		+4.5 Hit Points per second for 10 seconds +1 LCK for 30 minutes	Aster Black bloodleaf Blight Lure weed Rabbit leg
Slocum's BuzzBites⁵		-10 Hit Points +1 Perception and +25 AP for 1 hour	Coffee tin Dirty water Mirelurk egg Oil Razorgrain x3
Squirrel on a stick	1 XP	+45 Hit Points	Squirrel bits Wood
Stingwing filet	5 XP	+130 Hit Points +1 Perception for 60 minutes	Stingwing meat
Tasty deathclaw omelette⁶		+115 Hit Points +50 Max HP for 120 minutes	Blood pack Carrot x2 Mutfruit x2 Pristine deathclaw egg Purified water
Wolf ribs	2 XP	+6 Hit Points per second for 10 seconds Small accuracy bonus and night vision in exteriors for 5 minutes	Lure weed Wolf meat
Yao guai ribs	10 XP	+165 Hit Points +15 Damage Resistance for 60 minutes	Yao guai meat
Yao guai roast	10 XP	+210 Hit Points +10 Melee Damage for 60 minutes	Carrot Tato Yao guai meat

⁴This crafting recipe will only appear after completing Walk in the Park.

⁵This crafting recipe will only appear after you have found the Slocum's BuzzBites recipe.

⁶This crafting recipe will only appear after completing The Devil's Due.

Soup

Name	XP Gain	Effect	Items Needed
Chicken noodle soup	4 XP	+6 Hit Points per second for 10 seconds +55 Rad Resistance for 30 minutes	Black bloodleaf Carrot Chicken thigh Dirty water
Deathclaw Wellingham⁷		+115 Health Points Increased heal rate	Deathclaw egg Dirty water Tato
Gulper slurry	10 XP	Invisible for 10 seconds	Acid Crystal Gulper innards x3 Purified water
Iguana soup	5 XP	+95 HP	Carrot Dirty water Iguana bits x3
Noodle cup	2 XP	+40 HP	Dirty water Razorgrain
Radstag stew	10 XP	+150 Hit Points +30 Energy Resistance for 60 minutes	Gourd Radstag meat Silt bean Vodka
Squirrel stew	5 XP	+105 Hit Points +2% XP gain for 120 minutes	Bloodleaf Carrot Dirty water x2 Squirrel bits Tato
Vegetable soup	3 XP	+25 Rad resist for 1 hour HP +55 for 10 seconds	Carrot Dirty water Tato

⁷This crafting recipe will only appear after completing The Devil's Due.

Utility

Name	XP Gain	Effect	Items Needed
Vegetable starch	10 XP	Adhesive x5	Corn x3 Mutfruit x3 Purified water Tato x3

Locations

Settlements

Although cooking stations can be built in any player character owned settlement once the second rank of Local Leader has been obtained, the following locations come with a pre-installed cooking station:

Other locations

Cooking stations are found innumerably in the Commonwealth, found in former and current settlements and locations of human habitation.

Bugs

PC Playstation 4 Occasionally, the cooking spit may turn itself, as though it is in use by a settler or the Sole Survivor. Crafting at the station while this occurs will show the Sole Survivor animation out of sync with the cooking spit animation.^[verified]

Gallery

Crafting in Fallout 4

Crafting components	Aid	Angler meat · Ant meat · Ash blossom · Aster · Black bloodleaf · Blight · Bloatfly meat · Blood pack · Bloodbug meat · Bloodleaf · Bloodworm meat · Bourbon · Brahmin meat · Brain fungus · Bubblegum · Buffout · Carrot · Carrot flower · Cave cricket gland · Cave cricket meat · Chicken thigh · Corn · Dandy Boy Apples · Deathclaw egg · Deathclaw meat · Dirty water · Fever blossom · Gatorclaw meat · Gazelle meat · Glowing fungus · Gourd · Gourd blossom · Gulper innards · Hermit crab meat · Hubflower · Iguana bits · Irradiated blood · Jet · Lure weed · Med-X · Melon blossom · Mentats · Mirelurk egg · Mirelurk meat · Mole rat meat · Mongrel dog meat · Mutant hound meat · Mutfruit · Nuka-Cherry · Nuka-Cola · Nuka-Cola Quantum · Nukalurk meat · Pristine deathclaw egg · Psycho · Purified water · Queen mirelurk meat · Queen Nukalurk meat · Rabbit leg · Radaway · Rad-rat meat · Rad-X · Radroach meat · Radscorpion egg · Radscorpion meat · Radstag meat · Raw fog crawler meat · Raw sap · Razorgrain · Silt bean · Softshell mirelurk meat · Squirrel bits · Stimpak · Stingwing meat · Tarberry · Tato · Thistle · Vim · Vodka · Whiskey · Wild razorgrain · Wolf meat · Yao guai meat

	Ammo	Berserk syringe · Flamer fuel · Fusion cell · Mini nuke

	Junk components	Acid · Adhesive · Aluminum · Antiseptic · Asbestos · Ballistic fiber · Bone · Ceramic · Circuitry · Cloth · Concrete · Copper · Cork · Crystal · Fertilizer · Fiber optics · Fiberglass · Gears · Glass · Gold · Lead · Leather · Nuclear material · Oil · Plastic · Rubber · Screw · Silver · Spring · Steel · Wood

	Junk	Abraxo cleaner · Anti freeze bottle · Baseball · Bloatfly gland · Blood sac · Bowling ball · Coffee tin · Condensed fog · Pencil · Radscorpion stinger · Stingwing barb

	Misc	Vault-Tec lunchbox

Crafting tables	Fallout 4	Armor workbench · Chemistry station · Cooking station · Power armor station · Weapons workbench · Workshop

	Automatron	Robot workbench

	Contraptions Workshop	Ammunition plant · Armor forge · Auto-loom · Builder · Energy weapon forge · Explosives mill · Food processor · Heavy weapon forge · Pyrotechnics mill · Weapon forge

	Nuka-World	Nuka-mixer station