The cookbook is opened when players purchase a stove, place it on their island and click on it. The sheer number of icons in there can be a bit confusing, so this guide will clear things up. While your stove is cooking, it is not possible to access the cookbook, just as it is not possible to access a cookbook without having bought a stove first.
If you have multiple stoves, they will share the same cookbook. A recipe unlocked in one is unlocked in the others. You may not be able to cook the recipe if it is in a stove that is a lower level than the recipe.
The large diagram below will illustrate most of the points. Each item is mentioned is circled. Refer to the color they are circled in.
Red: The X will close the cookbook.
Brown: The level of the recipe you are looking at. Pink: The sell value of the recipe you are cooking. Green: The ingredient needed. It is faded out because the player either does not have the right ingredient or enough of the right ingredient. Blue: The ingredient needed. It is lit up because the player has enough of the correct ingredient. Grey: The amount of the ingredient needed. Yellow: This will scroll to the next page. Black: The page you are on and the total number of pages. Purple: The number of stars you have. See Upgrading Recipes for more information. Aqua: The progress you have on that star. This bar will not appear if you have not cooked at least 1 of that recipe or if you have completed it. |
Cook, Learn and Research[]
"Cook" means precisely that. You can cook the recipe. "Learn" means you pay a number of coins and unlock the ability to cook the recipe. "Research" means you make a post onto the feed and have your friends help your reasearch the recipe. Research does not cost coins.
All, Fast and Slow[]
"All" shows all the recipes whether you have unlocked it or not. "Fast" shows all recipes that take 5 minutes or less to cook. "Slow" shows all recipes that take more than 5 minutes to cook.