Turkey Leg
| Turkey Leg | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Cooked and Prepared |
| Type | Poultry |
| Hunger | -42 |
| Thirst | - |
| Calories | 230 |
| Fresh | 2 days |
| Rotten | 4 days |
| Cook Time | 30 min |
| Weight | 0.3 |
| Crafting Skill | Cooking: 0 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.TurkeyLegs
|
| Crafting XP | 20 XP (Cooking) |
A Turkey Leg is a raw drumstick cut from a whole turkey. It makes a filling meal once cooked and carries the most protein of the turkey cuts. It is at its best in a soup, stew, stir fry, rice or pasta dish.
A turkey leg spoils within days, so it should be cooked or frozen quickly. Legs come from cutting up a Turkey (Whole), which gives two of them. 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 cooked turkey leg lowers hunger by 42. It holds 230 calories, with 38 grams of protein and 9 grams of fat and no carbohydrates. That high protein suits a character who is building strength.
Raw turkey is dangerous to eat and can make the character sick, so a leg must be cooked first. Turkey is better hot, so a freshly cooked leg gives a small mood lift.
Among the turkey cuts, a Turkey Fillet lowers hunger by 50 and a Turkey Wing by 30. The leg sits between them, with more protein than either.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Leg | -42 | 230 | 0 | 38 | 9 |
Cooking
A turkey leg cooks in 30 minutes and burns after 60. An oven or a fire both work, but a microwave is a poor choice for it.
The leg shines in a pot. It adds 31 hunger to Soup, Stew, Stir Fry, Rice and Pasta, more than any other turkey cut. In a Pizza or a Pie it adds only 10. Once cooked, a leg can also go into a Sandwich, Burger, Salad, Taco or Burrito for 10.
These dishes take the Turkey Leg as an ingredient, with the hunger it restores in each.
| Dish | Hunger Restored | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta | 31 | - |
| Rice | 31 | - |
| Soup | 31 | - |
| Stew | 31 | - |
| Stir Fry | 31 | - |
| Burger | 10 | Cooked only |
| Burrito | 10 | Cooked only |
| Pie | 10 | - |
| Pizza | 10 | - |
| Salad | 10 | Cooked only |
| Sandwich | 10 | Cooked only |
| Taco | 10 | Cooked only |
How to Craft Turkey Leg
Each recipe that makes the Turkey Leg is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Cut Up Turkey
The Cut Up Turkey recipe makes the Turkey Leg. It needs Cooking level 0.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Knife | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.LargeKnife
|
| Turkey (Whole) | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.TurkeyWhole
|
Storage
A turkey leg stays fresh for only 2 days and is fully rotten by day 4. A fridge slows both counts down, and a freezer holds it far longer. Freezing legs soon after cutting a turkey keeps the meat for later.
Notes
- The leg adds the most hunger of any turkey cut to a soup, stew or stir fry.
- A leg adds far less to a pizza or pie, so it is best saved for a pot.
- The leg carries the most protein of the turkey cuts.
- Raw turkey is dangerous, so every leg needs cooking before eating.
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