Box of Mac and Cheese
| Box of Mac and Cheese | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Cooked and Prepared |
| Weight | 2.5 |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Macandcheese_Box
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A Box of Mac and Cheese is a shop box that holds 6 packs of Mac and Cheese. It is a bulk way to carry and store a dried pasta meal that keeps for months. The box weighs 2.5, which is less than the 3.0 that six loose packs weigh.
The Open Box of Canned Food recipe empties the box into 6 packs. Six loose packs can go back into a box with the Pack 6 Cans of Food in Box recipe. Boxes of mac and cheese are a rare find on store shelves. The Chef is the best occupation for cooked and prepared. It starts with the most Cooking skill. The Burger Flipper also starts with some Cooking skill.
Eating
The food is in the packs inside the box. Each pack of Mac and Cheese holds 690 calories, with 126 grams of carbohydrates, 21 grams of protein and 12 grams of fat. A box of six holds over 4000 calories in all.
A pack is not a meal on its own. The Open Mac and Cheese recipe splits it into Macaroni and Cheese Powder. Dry macaroni and plain cheese powder both make a character thirsty and unhappy when eaten raw. The macaroni is far better cooked in a saucepan or cooking pot.
Cooking
Each pack gives one portion of Macaroni and one of Cheese Powder. The macaroni goes into a saucepan or a cooking pot to cook as pasta. It also adds 10 hunger to a Soup or a Stew. The Cheese Powder adds 14 hunger to a Pasta, Stew, Soup, Rice or Omelette dish. Cooking the two together turns a box into several warm meals.
How to Craft Box of Mac and Cheese
Each recipe that makes the Box of Mac and Cheese 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 Mac and Cheese. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac and Cheese | 
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6x | No | /additem Base.Macandcheese
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Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Box of Mac and Cheese as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Box of Canned Food | Mac and Cheese |
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- | None | /additem Base.Macandcheese
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Storage
A pack of Mac and Cheese stays fresh for 180 days and is fully rotten by day 365. That makes a box one of the best long keeping foods outside a can. A fridge slows both counts down even further.
Locations
A Box of Mac and Cheese is a rare find. The shelves at Gigamart and grocery stores hold one now and then. General store shelves turn one up less often. Loose packs of Mac and Cheese are a much more common find in kitchens and food caches.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Gigamart | Shelves | 0.2% |
| Grocery store | Shelves | 0.2% |
| General store | Shelves | 0.1% |
Notes
- Packing six loose packs into a box saves 0.5 weight.
- Each pack keeps for half a year, so a box suits a long term store.
- Open each pack and cook the macaroni before eating it.
- Cheese Powder adds 14 hunger to a pasta, soup or rice dish.
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