Unlabeled Can of Food
| Unlabeled Can of Food | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Canned Food |
| Type | - |
| Hunger | - |
| Thirst | - |
| Calories | - |
| Fresh | - |
| Rotten | - |
| Cook Time | - |
| Weight | 0.8 |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.MysteryCan
|
An Unlabeled Can of Food is a sealed tin whose label has gone. Its contents stay a mystery until the can is opened. It is still a sealed, long-lasting food store, which makes it worth picking up.
The can must be opened before anything inside can be eaten. A Can Opener, a Sharp Knife or a Chipped Stone will open it. Unlabeled cans turn up in hoarder kitchens, house kitchens, military crates and survivor safehouses.
Cooking
Opening the can is the only preparation it needs. The Open Unlabeled Can recipe uses any can opener, which is kept. The Open Unlabeled Can with Blade recipe uses a sharp knife instead, and the knife is kept too. A Chipped Stone also works, which helps when no proper tool is at hand.
Six cans can be packed into a Box of Unlabeled Cans of Food with the Pack 6 Cans of Food in Box recipe. Opening such a box gives the six cans back. Boxing cans is a tidy way to move a stock of them.
How to Craft Unlabeled Can of Food
Each recipe that makes the Unlabeled Can of Food is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Open Box of Canned Food
The Open Box of Canned Food recipe makes the Unlabeled Can of Food. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box of Unlabeled Cans of Food | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.MysteryCan_Box
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Unlabeled Can of Food as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Unlabeled Can | - | - | - | None | - |
| Open Unlabeled Can with Blade | - | - | - | None | - |
| Pack 6 Cans of Food in Box | Box of Unlabeled Cans of Food |
|
- | None | /additem Base.MysteryCan_Box
|
Storage
A sealed can keeps indefinitely, so it can wait on a shelf for as long as needed. Its weight of 0.8 is the main cost of hoarding them.
Locations
Unlabeled cans are a fairly common find. Hoarder kitchen counters always hold them. Other storage in house kitchens turns them up about one time in five. Military crates hold them about one time in nine. Survivor safehouse counters hold them now and then, as do counters in old army buildings. House kitchen counters, shelves and cupboards each hold one a few times in a hundred.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Hoarder kitchen | Counter | 100% |
| Kitchen | Other | 19.2% |
| Any building | Military crate | 11.2% |
| Kitchen | Counter | 2.9% |
| Kitchen | Metal shelves | 2.9% |
| Kitchen | Overhead cupboard | 2.9% |
| Kitchen | Shelves | 2.9% |
| Living room | Counter | 2.9% |
| Living room | Overhead cupboard | 2.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Counter | 7.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 6.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 4.3% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 2.9% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 2.9% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 2.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Oldarmy | Counter | 4.4% |
Notes
- A Can Opener, a Sharp Knife or a Chipped Stone can open the can.
- Hoarder kitchens are certain to hold unlabeled cans.
- Six cans pack into one box, which makes them easier to carry and store.
- A sealed can keeps forever, so it is a safe store for a long winter.
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