Cooking Oil

Overview

Cooking Oil is a processed condiment in Starsand Island used as an ingredient in a wide variety of cooking recipes. It cannot be eaten on its own and has no stamina recovery or buff effect by itself. Instead, Cooking Oil is a key component in dishes ranging from simple fried snacks to complex multi-ingredient meals.

Cooking Oil is produced at the Brewing Barrel by processing 1x Peanut into 1x Cooking Oil. It can also be purchased from the Aureleaf Kitchen in Starsand Town. With a sell price of 60 Coins, Cooking Oil is one of several condiments that players produce or buy to unlock more advanced cooking recipes.

How to Make Cooking Oil

Cooking Oil is crafted at the Brewing Barrel, a processing station that converts raw crops into liquid condiments. Place 1x Peanut into the Brewing Barrel and it will produce 1x Cooking Oil after the processing timer completes.

The Brewing Barrel processes ingredients over time and is slower than stations like the Grinder or Separator. Queue up several Peanuts before going about your day so the oil is ready when you need it. If you need Cooking Oil immediately and do not want to wait, you can buy it from the Aureleaf Kitchen shop in town instead.

Ingredient Sourcing

The sole ingredient for Cooking Oil is Peanut, a legume crop grown on your farm. Peanut is an all-season crop, meaning it can be planted in Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter without any seasonal restrictions. Here are the key details for growing Peanuts.

Since each Peanut plant yields 4 Peanuts per harvest, a single harvest produces enough Peanuts for 4 batches of Cooking Oil. At a sell price of 58 Coins per raw Peanut versus 60 Coins per Cooking Oil, processing Peanuts into oil adds a small 2-Coin margin per unit. The real value of Cooking Oil is not in selling it directly but in using it as an ingredient for higher-value cooked dishes.

Peanut seeds are available from the Happiness Seed Shop once you reach Apprentice Farmer rank. Since Peanuts grow year-round, you can maintain a steady supply of Cooking Oil regardless of the season. Dedicate a few plots on your farm to Peanuts to keep your Brewing Barrel stocked.

Recipes Using Cooking Oil

Cooking Oil is a versatile ingredient that appears in seven known cooking recipes. Most of these dishes are prepared at a Campfire or Stove. The table below lists every recipe that requires Cooking Oil, along with the full ingredient list, stamina recovery, and sell price.

In addition, Fire-Kissed Garlic uses 4x Cooking Oil along with 2x Garlic. It is cooked in the Oven (not a Campfire or Stove), restores 108 stamina, and sells for 262 Coins. Fire-Kissed Garlic is the single most Cooking Oil-intensive recipe in the game.

Among these recipes, Redcrest Stew stands out as the most valuable at 529 Coins and +160 stamina recovery. If you want to maximize profit from your Cooking Oil supply, prioritize cooking Redcrest Stew or Forest Treasure Bowl (374 Coins, +131 stamina).

Sell Price and Value

Cooking Oil sells for 60 Coins when sold directly to a vendor. Since a raw Peanut sells for 58 Coins, converting Peanuts into Cooking Oil adds only 2 Coins per unit. Selling Cooking Oil directly is not an efficient money-making strategy.

The value of Cooking Oil lies in its role as a recipe ingredient. By cooking dishes that use Cooking Oil, you transform cheap ingredients into meals worth hundreds of Coins. For example, Youtiao requires 3x Flour and 2x Cooking Oil and sells for 166 Coins, while Redcrest Stew sells for 529 Coins. The profit margin on these cooked dishes far exceeds what you would earn by selling oil or Peanuts raw.

All Condiments Comparison

The Brewing Barrel produces several condiments from raw crops. The following table compares Cooking Oil with the other Brewing Barrel products so you can plan your processing schedule.

All Brewing Barrel condiments follow the same pattern: a single crop goes in and a single condiment comes out. None of the condiments are consumed directly as food. Instead, they serve as intermediate ingredients for more complex cooking recipes. Keep a stock of each condiment in your storage so you are always ready to cook any recipe that calls for them.

Tips

• Grow Peanuts year-round to maintain a steady Cooking Oil supply. Since Peanuts are an all-season crop, you never have to worry about seasonal gaps.

• Each Peanut harvest yields 4 Peanuts, which converts into 4 Cooking Oil at the Brewing Barrel. That is enough for two batches of most recipes (which use 2x Cooking Oil each).

• Queue up multiple Peanuts in the Brewing Barrel before heading out to explore or fish. The oil will be ready when you return.

• If you run out of Cooking Oil and need it quickly, visit the Aureleaf Kitchen in Starsand Town. Buying oil is more convenient than waiting for the Brewing Barrel to finish processing.

• Prioritize using Cooking Oil in high-value recipes like Redcrest Stew (529 Coins) or Forest Treasure Bowl (374 Coins) rather than selling the oil raw for 60 Coins.

• Selling cooked dishes to the Merchant Ship roughly doubles their price, making Cooking Oil-based recipes even more profitable when timed with ship visits.