Hot Dog
| Hot Dog | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Cooked and Prepared |
| Type | Meat |
| Hunger | -20 |
| Thirst | - |
| Calories | 100 |
| Fresh | 3 days |
| Rotten | 6 days |
| Cook Time | - |
| Weight | 0.3 |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Hotdog
|
A Hot Dog is a Hotdog Wiener served in a Hotdog Bun. It is a quick, simple meal that needs no cooking skill to put together. It lowers hunger by 20 and weighs 0.3.
A hot dog can also be dressed up. It is the base of its own evolved recipe, so extra ingredients and condiments can be added before eating. Ketchup, Mustard, cheese, onion and other toppings all fit.
Hot dogs spoil fast, within about a week. They can be made from a bun and a wiener, and ready made hot dogs turn up in restaurant displays and shop fridges. 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
A plain hot dog lowers hunger by 20. It holds 100 calories, most of them from 12 grams of fat. Protein and carbohydrates are low, at 2 grams each.
That makes a plain hot dog a filling meal that does little for body weight. Adding toppings raises both the hunger it fills and the calories it gives.
The two parts are worth comparing. A Hotdog Bun and a Hotdog Wiener each lower hunger by 10 on their own. Putting them together keeps the same total of 20 hunger. The bun and wiener eaten apart hold 242 calories between them, against 100 for the hot dog. The real gain from the recipe is the room it makes for toppings.
The table shows the game figures for one serving. Negative hunger and thirst fill the character up, and negative unhappiness and boredom cheer them up.
| Item | Hunger | Calories | Carbs | Protein | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Dog | -20 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Cooking
The Prepare Hot Dog recipe joins one Hotdog Bun and one Hotdog Wiener. It needs no station, no tools and no skill.
Once made, the hot dog becomes the starting item for the hot dog evolved recipe. It takes up to 2 regular ingredients, and condiments and spices do not count toward that limit. Good fillings include Cheese, Corn, Cabbage, Tomato, Onion and cooked Ground Beef. Condiments such as Ketchup, Mustard, Mayonnaise, Hot Sauce and Pickles add a little more hunger each.
The Cooking skill makes each ingredient go further, so a trained cook gets a more filling hot dog.
Recipes
Hot Dog takes up to 2 ingredients. Every ingredient the game allows is listed with the hunger it restores, one kind of food per tab.
| Name | Image | Hunger Restored | Note | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Beef | 
|
10 | Cooked only | /additem Base.MincedMeat
|
| Canned Chili (Open) | 
|
8 | - | /additem Base.CannedChiliOpen
|
| Bacon | 
|
4 | Cooked only | /additem Base.Bacon
|
| Bacon Strip | 
|
4 | Cooked only | /additem Base.BaconRashers
|
| Name | Image | Hunger Restored | Note | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mushrooms | 
|
15 | - | /additem Base.MushroomGeneric1
|
| Canned Corn (Open) | 
|
8 | - | /additem Base.CannedCornOpen
|
| Corn | 
|
7 | - | /additem Base.Corn
|
| Cabbage | 
|
6 | - | /additem Base.Cabbage
|
| Tomato | 
|
6 | - | /additem Base.Tomato
|
| Fried Onion Rings | 
|
5 | - | /additem Base.FriedOnionRings
|
| Refried Beans | 
|
5 | - | /additem Base.RefriedBeans
|
| Lettuce | 
|
3 | - | /additem Base.Lettuce
|
| Bell Pepper | 
|
2 | - | /additem Base.BellPepper
|
| Onion | 
|
2 | - | /additem Base.Onion
|
| Name | Image | Hunger Restored | Note | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guacamole | 
|
2 | - | /additem Base.Guacamole
|
| Hot Sauce | 
|
2 | - | /additem Base.Hotsauce
|
| Ketchup | 
|
2 | - | /additem Base.Ketchup
|
| Marinara | 
|
2 | - | /additem Base.Marinara
|
| Mayonnaise | 
|
2 | - | /additem Base.MayonnaiseFull
|
| Mustard | 
|
2 | - | /additem Base.Mustard
|
| Pickle | 
|
2 | - | /additem Base.Pickles
|
| Remoulade | 
|
2 | - | /additem Base.RemouladeFull
|
| Bacon Bits | 
|
1 | Cooked only | /additem Base.BaconBits
|
| Basil | 
|
1 | - | /additem Base.Basil
|
| Chives | 
|
1 | - | /additem Base.Chives
|
| Cilantro | 
|
1 | - | /additem Base.Cilantro
|
| Gravy | 
|
1 | - | /additem Base.Gravy
|
| Habanero | 
|
1 | - | /additem Base.PepperHabanero
|
| Habanero (Dried) | 
|
1 | - | /additem Base.PepperHabaneroDried
|
| Jalapeno | 
|
1 | - | /additem Base.PepperJalapeno
|
| Jalapeno (Dried) | 
|
1 | - | /additem Base.PepperJalapenoDried
|
| Oregano | 
|
1 | - | /additem Base.Oregano
|
| Parsley | 
|
1 | - | /additem Base.Parsley
|
| Pepper | 
|
1 | - | /additem Base.Pepper
|
| Rosemary | 
|
1 | - | /additem Base.Rosemary
|
| Sage | 
|
1 | - | /additem Base.Sage
|
| Salt | 
|
1 | - | /additem Base.Salt
|
| Thyme | 
|
1 | - | /additem Base.Thyme
|
| Name | Image | Hunger Restored | Note | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheese | 
|
5 | - | /additem Base.Cheese
|
| Processed Cheese | 
|
5 | - | /additem Base.Processedcheese
|
Best Hot Dog Recipes
Each recipe fills every slot with a different ingredient, which gives the most hunger and the full variety bonus. A spice can go on top without using a slot. A higher Cooking skill adds more from every ingredient.
This hot dog uses the most filling ingredients the dish takes. Its 2 ingredients restore 25 hunger in all. They are all different, so each one also takes about 5 off boredom and unhappiness. The ingredients marked Cooked go in only after cooking them.
| Name | Image | Hunger Restored | Note | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mushrooms |
|
15 | - | /additem Base.MushroomGeneric1
|
| Ground Beef |
|
10 | Cooked | /additem Base.MincedMeat
|
This hot dog uses only meat, fish and seafood. Its 2 ingredients restore 18 hunger in all. They are all different, so each one also takes about 5 off boredom and unhappiness. The ingredients marked Cooked go in only after cooking them.
| Name | Image | Hunger Restored | Note | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Beef |
|
10 | Cooked | /additem Base.MincedMeat
|
| Canned Chili (Open) |
|
8 | - | /additem Base.CannedChiliOpen
|
This hot dog uses no meat or fish at all. Its 2 ingredients restore 23 hunger in all. They are all different, so each one also takes about 5 off boredom and unhappiness.
| Name | Image | Hunger Restored | Note | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mushrooms |
|
15 | - | /additem Base.MushroomGeneric1
|
| Canned Corn (Open) |
|
8 | - | /additem Base.CannedCornOpen
|
This hot dog uses only crops a farm can grow. Its 2 ingredients restore 13 hunger in all. They are all different, so each one also takes about 5 off boredom and unhappiness.
| Name | Image | Hunger Restored | Note | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn |
|
7 | - | /additem Base.Corn
|
| Cabbage |
|
6 | - | /additem Base.Cabbage
|
This hot dog uses only canned, dried and packaged food that keeps. Its 2 ingredients restore 16 hunger in all. They are all different, so each one also takes about 5 off boredom and unhappiness.
| Name | Image | Hunger Restored | Note | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canned Chili (Open) |
|
8 | - | /additem Base.CannedChiliOpen
|
| Canned Corn (Open) |
|
8 | - | /additem Base.CannedCornOpen
|
How to Craft Hot Dog
Each recipe that makes the Hot Dog is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Prepare Hot Dog
The Prepare Hot Dog recipe makes the Hot Dog. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotdog Bun | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.BunsHotdog_single
|
| Hotdog Wiener | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Hotdog_single
|
Storage
A hot dog stays fresh for 3 days and is fully rotten by day 6. A fridge slows both counts down. It is best eaten soon after it is made or found.
Locations
Ready made hot dogs are a common find in places that serve food. Restaurant displays are the best spot, holding them most of the time in restaurants and their kitchens. Cafeteria displays carry them a little less often. Fridges in convenience stores, gas stations, grocery stores and Gigamart hold them fairly often. House fridges, pharmacies, motels and offices turn one up now and then.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurant dining | Restaurant display | 80% |
| Restaurant kitchen | Restaurant display | 80% |
| Cafeteria | Restaurant display | 60% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Restaurant display | 60% |
| Dining | Restaurant display | 40% |
| Convenience store | Fridge | 29.1% |
| Corner store | Fridge | 29.1% |
| Fossoil | Fridge | 29.1% |
| Gas 2 Go | Fridge | 29.1% |
| Gas store | Fridge | 29.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Living room | Fridge | 18.1% |
| Band kitchen | Fridge | 12.5% |
| Motel room | Fridge | 6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Fridge | 7.4% |
| Survivor safehouse | Fridge | 5.7% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Cardealership office | Fridge | 5.8% |
| Factory | Fridge | 5.8% |
| Medical office | Fridge | 5.8% |
| Office | Fridge | 5.8% |
| Police office | Fridge | 5.8% |
| Security | Fridge | 5.8% |
| Warehouse | Fridge | 5.8% |
| Break room | Fridge | 5.1% |
| Daycare | Fridge | 5.1% |
Notes
- A Hotdog Bun and a Hotdog Wiener together make a hot dog with no skill needed.
- Condiments and spices sit outside the 2 ingredient limit, so pile them on.
- Hot dogs rot within a week, so eat them early in a run.
- Restaurant displays are the likeliest place to find one ready made.
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