Mod «[42.15+] the ACTUAL Cook Times» for Project Zomboid

14.05.2026

Le Dodique

Project Zomboid Animals Balance Farming Food Framework Items Misc QoL Realistic

This mod overhauls cooking times for every cookable food item in the game to match real-life expectations, replacing unrealistic vanilla values.
Affected Food Categories:

Meat: MeatPatty, MincedMeat, Steak, Beef, Pork, PorkChop, MuttonChop, Venison, Sausage, Bacon, BaconRashers, BaconBits, Ham, HamSlice, Hotdog, SalamiSlice, BaloneySlice.
Poultry: ChickenFillet, TurkeyFillet, ChickenWings, TurkeyWings, TurkeyLegs, Chicken, ChickenWhole, TurkeyWhole, ChickenNuggets.
Fish & Seafood: All fish species, FishFillet, FishFingers, BaitFish, Salmon, Crayfish, Lobster, Mussels, Oysters, Shrimp, SquidCalamari, ShrimpDumpling.
Wild Game: DeadRabbit, DeadSquirrel, DeadBird, DeadRat, DeadRatSkinned, DeadRatBaby, DeadRatBabySkinned, DeadMouse, DeadMouseSkinned, DeadMousePups, DeadMousePupsSkinned, RatKing, Rabbitmeat, SmallAnimalmeat, SmallBirdmeat, FrogMeat.
Soups & Stews: PotOfSoup, BucketOfSoup, PotOfStew, BucketOfStew, SoupBowl, StewBowl (includes clay variants).
Eggs & Omelettes: OmeletteRecipe.
Pasta & Rice: All pan, pot, and saucepan variants, PastaBowl, RiceBowl, RamenBowl.
Baked Goods: CakePrep, CakeRaw, CakeSlice, PieWholeRaw, PieWholeRawSweet, Pie, BakingTray_Muffin, Muffintray_Biscuit, all 5 cookie doughs, Dough, BreadDough, BaguetteDough, PizzaRecipe.
Vegetables: Onion, Garlic, Eggplant, Potato, Cabbage, Tomato, Pumpkin, Squash, SweetPotato, Turnip, BellPepper, Broccoli, BrusselSprouts, Carrots, Cauliflower, Corn, Greenpeas, Leek, Peppers, Spinach, SugarBeet, all mushroom variants, Zucchini, Avocado, Kale.
Canned (Open): All open canned variants including corn, peas, tomato, sardines, chili, bolognese, soup, tuna, beans, and dogfood.
Miscellaneous: TVDinner, BeanBowl, FrenchFries, TatoDots, FriedOnionRings, PancakesCraft, Popcorn, Sandwich, BaguetteSandwich, Bagels, Marshmallows, Smore, Acorn, Tofu, SugarBeetPulpPot.
Insects & Critters: All 20+ insects, Leech, Tadpole, Slug, Snail, Worm, Maggots, and more.