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11Overview22The Separator is a food processing station that converts raw crops, meat, fish, and bugs into refined cooking ingredients. It is one of the most important stations in the game because nearly every cooked meal requires at least one ingredient that starts at the Separator. The station produces seven of the eight base cooking ingredients: Flour, Sugar, Vegetable Juice, Fruit Pulp, Protein Powder, Meat Bites, and Fish Fillet. The eighth base ingredient, Fine Salt, is produced at the Charcoal Kiln instead.44If you plan to cook anything beyond the simplest campfire recipes, building a Separator early is essential. Many players consider it the first station to prioritize after completing the initial Crafter quests.77How to Unlock the Separator99The Separator blueprint comes from the Equipment Blueprint Pack, available for free at Zerine's General Store (specifically from the register at the front counter). This is a Starter-level blueprint pack tied to the Crafter profession. The pack also includes the Cutter I Blueprint, Charcoal Kiln Blueprint, and Furnace I Blueprint.1111To access the Equipment Blueprint Pack, you need to begin the Apprentice Crafter quest line by speaking with Zerine. She will ask you to craft a Charcoal Kiln first as part of the introductory tasks. Once that is complete, the Separator blueprint becomes available for crafting at any Worktable.1313Crafting Materials1515Building the Separator requires only basic materials that are available from the first day of the game.1717MaterialQuantitySourceStone3Mine rocks with a PickaxeSoftwood3Chop trees with a Stone Axe or betterFiber5Cut shrubs and wild plants with an axe1919The total cost is minimal, making the Separator one of the cheapest crafting stations in the game.2020All Separator Recipes2222The Separator accepts a raw material and refines it into a cooking ingredient. Each recipe uses a single input type (or a category of inputs) and produces one output type.2424OutputInputNotesFlourWheatWheat seeds available at the Happiness Seed Shop from GraminovaSugarBeetroot or SugarcaneTwo alternative crops; both are farmableVegetable JuiceAny vegetableAccepts Cucumber, Cabbage, Potato, Tomato, Leek, Garlic, and moreFruit PulpAny fruitAccepts all fruit tree productsMeat BitesBeef, Fowl, Mutton, or PorkCompact, calorie-rich jerky that is slow to spoilFish FilletAny fishAccepts any fish caught with a fishing rodProtein PowderAny bugAccepts any insect caught with a Bug Net2626The only base cooking ingredient not produced by the Separator is Fine Salt, which requires a Salt Brick and Fiber at the Charcoal Kiln.2727Where to Get Raw Materials2929Wheat (for Flour)3131Purchase Wheat Seeds from Graminova at the Happiness Seed Shop. Plant them on your farm, water daily, and harvest when mature. Wheat is the only specific crop required for Flour; no substitutes are accepted.3333Beetroot and Sugarcane (for Sugar)3535Both crops produce Sugar when processed. Beetroot seeds are available at the Happiness Seed Shop. Sugarcane seeds become available later in the game. Having either crop in rotation keeps your Sugar supply steady.3737Vegetables (for Vegetable Juice)3939Any vegetable works. Common options include Cabbage, Cucumber, Potato, Tomato, Leek, and Garlic. Grow whatever is in season or buy from shops. Vegetable Juice is used in many recipes, so keeping a large crop rotation of vegetables is a good habit.4141Fruits (for Fruit Pulp)4343Any fruit tree product works. Fruit trees take longer to mature but produce harvests repeatedly once grown. Plant several fruit trees early so you have a steady supply by mid-game.4545Meat (for Meat Bites)4747Meat cannot be farmed directly. Purchase it from Zerine's General Store. The four types and their prices are:4949Meat TypePricePork40 coinsFowl40 coinsMutton51 coinsBeef60 coins5151Meat Bites sell for around 20 coins each, so processing meat at the Separator is not profitable on its own. The value comes from using Meat Bites in cooked recipes that sell for much more.5252Fish (for Fish Fillet)5454Catch any fish using a fishing rod. Common, easy-to-catch fish like Clownfish and Greasyback Shrimp work just as well as rare species for producing Fish Fillet. See the Fishing article for rod details and fishing locations.5656Bugs (for Protein Powder)5858Catch bugs using a Bug Net. Bugs spawn throughout the island depending on the season and time of day. Any insect works. See the Gathering Materials Guide for a full list of bugs and where to find them.6060The Cooking Pipeline6262The Separator sits at the very start of the cooking workflow. Raw ingredients pass through the Separator first, and the refined outputs then go to various cooking stations for final recipes.6464Processing Stations6666StationWhat It ProducesKey InputsSeparatorFlour, Sugar, Vegetable Juice, Fruit Pulp, Meat Bites, Fish Fillet, Protein PowderCrops, meat, fish, bugsCharcoal KilnFine Salt, CharcoalSalt Brick + FiberGrinderRiceHarvested Rice or Mountain RiceBrewing BarrelVinegar, Soy Sauce, Cooking OilVarious crops (timed process)6868Cooking Stations6969StationWhat It ProducesCampfire / Gas StoveCooked meals (main recipes using Separator outputs)JuicerDrinks (Grape Juice, Watermelon Smoothie, etc.)Jam MakerJams (Fruit + Sugar, timed process)Pickling JarPickled Vegetables (Vegetables + Salt, timed process)7171Example Recipes Using Separator Products7272Here are some popular cooked meals that rely on Separator outputs. All of these are prepared at the Campfire or Gas Stove.7474RecipeIngredientsSeparator Products UsedPlain NoodlesFlourFlourVeggie NoodlesFlour + Vegetable JuiceFlour, Vegetable JuiceSoup Dumplings2 Meat Bites + 3 Flour + SaltMeat Bites, FlourHot Dry Noodles4 Flour + 1 Soy Sauce + 1 SugarFlour, SugarGolden Beef Noodles2 Beef + 4 Flour + 1 Soy SauceFlourCloud-Soft Toast3 Flour + 3 Sugar + 3 HoneyFlour, SugarGolden Garlic Crisps2 Garlic + 2 Flour + 1 Fine SaltFlourBlack Tea Macaron1 Egg + 3 Sugar + 4 FlourSugar, FlourWishful Heart Cookies1 Egg + 3 Sugar + 4 FlourSugar, FlourFish Head Tofu Soup4 Fish Fillet + 2 TofuFish FilletFresh Greens Plate2 Vegetable Juice + 1 Fruit PulpVegetable Juice, Fruit Pulp7676For a full list of recipes, see the Cooking Guide article.7777Upgrades7979As of the current version, the Separator has no upgraded tiers. Unlike the Worktable (I, II, III), Cutter (I, II), or Furnace (I, II), the base Separator handles all seven recipes from the start. There is no Separator II or III to unlock.8181Tips8383Build multiple Separators if you cook frequently. Having two or three running in parallel significantly speeds up ingredient preparation.Place the Separator near your other cooking stations (Campfire, Gas Stove, Brewing Barrel, Jam Maker) to create an efficient kitchen cluster.Flour and Vegetable Juice are the most commonly used outputs. Keep a large wheat crop and a diverse vegetable garden to avoid running short.Meat Bites are used in bait crafting as well as cooking. If you are also working on your Angler profession, factor in the extra demand.Processing is fast at the Separator, but it still takes in-game time. Queue up batches before heading out for the day to have ingredients ready when you return.Do not sell raw crops if you plan to cook. The processed ingredients and final cooked meals are worth significantly more than raw materials.
