Jar of Tomatoes
| Jar of Tomatoes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Canned Food |
| Type | - |
| Hunger | -48 |
| Thirst | - |
| Calories | 56 |
| Fresh | 30 days |
| Rotten | 60 days |
| Cook Time | 60 min |
| Weight | 0.8 |
| Crafting Skill | Cooking: 0 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.CannedTomato
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Cooking) |
A Jar of Tomatoes is a sealed glass jar of preserved tomatoes. It is a way to keep a tomato harvest edible for a very long time. Fresh tomatoes spoil within days, while a properly cooked jar lasts for years.
The jar cannot be eaten straight from the seal. It has to be opened first, which turns it into a Jar of Tomatoes (Open). Jars turn up in kitchens, fridges and survivor caches, and any cook can make more with the Make Jar of Preserved Food recipe.
Eating
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jar of Tomatoes | -48 | 56 | 14 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
Cooking
The Make Jar of Preserved Food recipe fills one jar with 4 tomatoes. It also needs an empty jar, a Jar Lid, vinegar, salt and a little water. A knife is used and kept. The recipe is known from the start.
A freshly made jar is not yet preserved. It must be cooked for 60 minutes on a stove or over a fire to seal it properly. It burns if left on the heat for 120 minutes. The item tooltip itself says to cook the jar to preserve it for longer.
Jars found in the world spawn already cooked, so they need no further work. Once opened, the tomatoes go into Pizza, Soup, Stew, Pie, Pasta and many other dishes.
How to Craft Jar of Tomatoes
Each recipe that makes Jar of Tomatoes is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Jar of Preserved Food
The Make Jar of Preserved Food recipe makes Jar of Tomatoes. It needs Cooking level 0. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bread Knife | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.BreadKnife
|
| Jar | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.EmptyJar
|
| Jar Lid | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.JarLid
|
| Bell Pepper | 
|
6x | No | /additem Base.BellPepper
|
| Vinegar | 
|
2x | No | /additem Base.Vinegar2
|
| Salt | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Salt
|
| Water Bottle | 
|
0.5 L | No | /additem Base.WaterBottle
|
Storage
An uncooked jar stays fresh for 30 days and rots after 60. A cooked jar stays fresh for 730 days and rots after 1,560 days. That makes a cooked jar one of the longest keeping foods a cook can make. Opening the jar ends that protection, and the open tomatoes spoil within a few days.
Locations
The best place to look is the counter of an Italian restaurant kitchen, which holds a jar more often than not. Food boxes in hidden food caches and survivor crates in survivor caches are also good finds. Farm counters and fridges in houses and survivor safehouses turn one up now and then. Attics, closets, halls and garage storage hold them rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Italian kitchen | Counter | 63.5% |
| Any building | Fridge | 5.1% |
| Living room | Fridge | 5.1% |
| Garage storage | Other | 1.2% |
| Any building | Dishes cabinet | 1% |
| Closet | Other | 0.6% |
| Kitchen | Other | 0.6% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 0.3% |
| Attic | Crate | 0.3% |
| Attic | Other | 0.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Food cache1 | Food box | 23.8% |
| Survivor cache | Survivor crate | 17.9% |
| Survivor cache | Survivor crate | 8.9% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Survivor crate | 8.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Fridge | 7.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Fridge | 0.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Farmer | Counter | 7.8% |
| Storage unit | Other | 0.1% |
Notes
- Always cook a freshly made jar, or it spoils in about two months.
- Four tomatoes fill one jar, which turns a short lived harvest into years of food.
- Open a jar only when the tomatoes will be used within two days.
- Italian restaurant kitchens are the most reliable place to find ready made jars.
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