Dinkum – The Complete Cooking Guide
It’s time to “put another shrimp on the barbie” as someone in Dinkum might say! In the recently released Animal Crossing-esque life sim, Dinkum you’re of carving out a nice little settlement in the Australian outback. This includes building up the township, your own farm and making the place a little more habitable. One thing that just screams home is just good old fashioned cooking.
If you’re low on health or energy, been taking a couple too many critter bites, then you’re going to want to replenish yourself with some food. In the early days you’re probably going to just eat the fruits that you find on the trees. But as you start to level up you’re going to want something a little more substantial. That’s where cooking comes in, by cooking ingredients you’re almost always going to increase the foods regenrative effects. So before you head out in Dinkum each day be sure to pack a bag of food.
How To Cook
To cook in Dinkum you need two things – a cooking station and at least one ingredient.
Cooking stations come in a few different forms, from the simple Camp Fire or BBQ and the more advanced Cooking Table. You can also use a Keg to brew up some delicious drinks and a Grain Mill to refine some of your crops for cooking.
Here’s a quick links navigation bar for all the recipes we’ve collected so far.
Camp Fire And BBQ
You’ll get the Camp Fire/BBQ in the early game by completing the few objectives on Day 1. The Camp Fire/BBQ will only need a single ingredient to cook and you can just place it directly on the station to cook.
One thing to note about Camp Fires is that they can be pretty dangerous and if you aren’t careful. If you stand too near them, you can set yourself on fire. And if you aren’t near water, things can get hot really quickly. For your own safety, don’t rely on having a production line of Camp Fires. Instead, invest in a BBQ.
Camp Fire & BBQ Recipes
| Recipe | Ingredient | Effects | Sale Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooked Apple | x1 Apple | +10 Health | 390 |
| Cooked Banana | x1 Banana | +10 Stamina | 290 |
| Cooked Bush Lime | x1 Bush Lime | +4 Health +6 Stamina | 190 |
| Cooked Cactus Figs | x1 Cactus Figs | +5 Stamina | 250 |
| Cooked Croco Meat | x1 Croco Meat | +25 Health +10 Stamina | 1750 |
| Cooked Drumstick | x1 Drumstick | +5 Health +10 Stamina | 700 |
| Cooked Flake | x1 Flake | +20 Health +20 Stamina +20 Max Health +20 Max Stamina | 1900 |
| Cooked Giant Drumstick | x1 Giant Drumstick | +5 Health +10 Stamina +10 Max Stamina | 1500 |
| Cooked Meat | x1 Meat | +10 Health +8 Stamina | 800 |
| Cooked Prime Meat | x1 Prime Meat | +50 Health +10 Stamina +50 Max Health +10 Max Stamina | 6000 |
| Cooked Quandong | x1 Quangdong | +8 Health +8 Stamina | 220 |
| Fried Egg | x1 Egg | +10 Stamina +10 Max Stamina |
Cooking Table Recipes
| Bread | x3 Flour | +35 Health +25 Stamina Defence Up (3 min) |
| Dagwood Dog | x1 Corn x1 Meat x1 Mangrove Stick | +15 Health +25 Stamina +15 Max Health Attack Up (3 min) Defence Up (3 min) |
| Damper | x1 Flour x1 Milk | +25 Health +15 Stamina +25 Max Health +15 Max Stamina Mining Up (5 min) |
| Fairy Bread | x1 Bread x2 Sugar | +10 Stamina Movement Up (2 min) |
| Fish and Chips | x1 Flake x2 Potato x1 Bush Lime | + 10 Health +30 Stamina Fishing Up (20 min) |
| Fruit Salad | x2 Bush Lime x2 Apple x2 Banana x2 Quandong | +10 Health +20 Stamina Defence Up (5 min) Woodcutting Up (5 min) |
| Garden Salad | x1 Cabbage x1 Tomato x1 Onion | +20 Health +20 Stamina +20 Max Health +20 Max Stamina Defence Up (2 min) Health Regen (2 min) |
| Hearty Stew | x1 Meat x1 Potato x1 Onion x1 Carrot | +45 Health +10 Stamina +45 Max Health +10 Max Stamina Attack Up (3 min) Defence Up (3 min) |
| Lamington | x1 Flour x1 Sugar x1 Coconut x1 Chicken Egg x1 Milk | +30 Health +30 Stamina +30 Max Health +30 Max Stamina Defence Up (4 min) Movement Up (60 sec) Mining Up (4 min) Woodcutting Up (4 min) |
| Meat On A Stick | x3 Meat x1 Mangrove Stick | +35 Health +15 Stamina Defence Up (3 min) |
| Meat Pie | x1 Flour x1 Meat x1 Drumstick | +25 Health +5 Stamina Attack Up (3 min) |
| Pastie | x1 Flour x1 Cabbage x1 Carrot x1 Potato | +30 Health +30 Stamina +30 Max Stamina Mining Up (3 min) Woodcutting Up (3 min) |
| Pavlova | x4 Big Chicken Eggs x2 Sugar x1 Fruit Salad | +40 Health +45 Stamina +45 Max Health +45 Max Stamina Movement Up (3 min) |
| Prime Roast | x1 Raw Prime Meat x3 Potato x2 Carrot x1 Kale x3 Green Bean x1 Pumpkin | +50 Health +50 Stamina +50 Max Health +50 Max Stamina Attack Up (5 min) Defence Up (5 min) |
| Quiche | x1 Flour x1 Chicken Egg x1 Cheese | +20 Health +30 Stamina Movement Up (5 min) Mining Up (5 min) Woodcutting Up (5 min) |
| Sausage Roll | x1 Flour x1 Chicken Egg x1 Meat x1 Onion | +30 Health +30 Stamina +30 Max Health +30 Max Stamina Attack Up (5 min) Defence Up (5 min) Movement Up (5 min) |
Kegs
To make a keg you need at least level 10 in foraging and a Woodcutting License Level 2. Once you’ve gotten all of that then you should unlock the recipe to craft Kegs.
A Keg costs 5 Palm Wood Planks and 1 Iron Bar. It can accept 3 things, Bottle Brush, Yellow Wattle Flower or Jelly. Once you’ve gotten what you want to place inside the Keg, just hold the item you want and face the keg. Left click on the keg and it should feed 10 units of whatever you want in there. The kegs can take couple of days to brew, but once done it should just spit out the product right in front of it.
Keg Recipes
| Recipe | Ingredient | Effects | Sale Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottled Brush | x10 Bottle Brush | +25 Health Health Regen (60 sec) | 1470 |
| Jelly Brew | x10 Jelly | +50 Health +50 Stamina Farming Up (10 min) | 5000 |
| Wattle Brew | x10 Yellow Wattle Flower | +25 Stamina +25 Max Stamina Mining Up (10 min) Woodcutting Up (10 min) Fishing Up (10 min) | 1160 |
Grain Mill
The Grain Mill is one of the most important items that you’ll need in Dinkum. The Grain Mill will take raw materials like corn and wheat and processes them to give resources like animal food and flour.
To unlock the Grain Milling Machine, you’ll need a Farming License which will you 250 permit points. Once you have your permit points, talk to Fletch at Town Hall. Once you have purchased the Level 1 Farming License, you will be given the blueprint/recipe for the Grain Mill.
To make the Grain Mill, you will need 4 Gumwood Planks, 4 Old Gears, 2 Copper Bars, and 1 Old Wheel.
Grain Mill Recipes
There are three products so far in Dinkum that can be refined with a Grain Mill. These ingredient seeds can be bought from Rayne. Rayne carries a random selection of Seeds every day. It’s a good idea to stock up in advance!
| Recipe | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| Animal Feed | Corn |
| Sugar | Sugarcane |
| Flour | Wheat |
Dinkum
Dinkum is out now early access for PC on Steam. It will be coming to other platforms later but that has yet to be announced. And for more Dinkum guides you can check out our ‘Complete Bug and Critter Catching Guide’. As well as our ‘Complete Fish and Fishing Guide‘.
