Box of Canned Tomato
| Box of Canned Tomato | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Canned Food |
| Weight | 4 |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.CannedTomato_Box
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A Box of Canned Tomato is a shop box that holds 6 cans of Canned Tomato. It is a bulk way to carry and store a vegetable that keeps far longer than fresh tomatoes. The box weighs 4.0, which is less than the 4.8 that six loose cans weigh.
The Open Box of Canned Food recipe empties the box into 6 cans. Six loose cans can go back into a box with the Pack 6 Cans of Food in Box recipe. Boxes of canned tomato are a rare find in grocery stores, cafeteria kitchens and survivor caches.
Eating
The food is in the cans inside the box. Each can needs a Can Opener, a Sharp Knife or a Chipped Stone to open. An opened can of tomato lowers hunger by 12 and thirst by 8. That thirst bonus is useful when clean water runs short.
The tomatoes are good hot, so a warmed can gives a small mood lift. A can holds only 90 calories, so it does little for body weight. Its main use is as a cooking ingredient. An opened can adds 12 hunger to a Pizza, an Omelette, a Soup, a Stew, a Pie, a Stir Fry, a Rice dish or Pasta. It adds 6 to a Sandwich, a Burger or a Salad.
How to Craft Box of Canned Tomato
Each recipe that makes the Box of Canned Tomato is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Pack 6 Cans of Food in Box
The Pack 6 Cans of Food in Box recipe makes the Box of Canned Tomato. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canned Tomato | 
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6x | No | /additem Base.CannedTomato2
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Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Box of Canned Tomato as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Box of Canned Food | Canned Tomato |
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- | None | /additem Base.CannedTomato2
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Storage
Sealed cans keep without spoiling, so a box of canned tomato suits a long term food store. Once a can is opened, the tomato stays fresh for 2 days and is fully rotten by day 4. A fridge slows both counts down. The cans are best opened one at a time, only when they will be used.
Locations
A Box of Canned Tomato is a rare find. Grocery stores and grocery storage rooms hold one now and then. Cafeteria kitchen shelves, general stores and the shelves at Gigamart turn one up a little less often. Survivor food caches, survivor crates and house kitchens hold one only once in a long while.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | Other | 0.3% |
| Grocery storage | Other | 0.3% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Metal shelves | 0.2% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Other | 0.2% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Shelves | 0.2% |
| General store | Other | 0.2% |
| Gigamart | Shelves | 0.2% |
| Grocery store | Shelves | 0.2% |
| General store | Shelves | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Food cache1 | Food box | 0.1% |
| Survivor cache | Survivor crate | 0.1% |
| Survivor cache | Survivor crate | <0.1% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Survivor crate | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen | Other | 0.1% |
Notes
- Packing six loose cans into a box saves 0.8 weight.
- Each opened can lowers thirst by 8, so a box helps stretch a water supply.
- Canned tomato fits more dishes than most canned vegetables, from pizza to pasta.
- A Can Opener, a Sharp Knife or a Chipped Stone is needed for each can.
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