We’re really enjoying My Time At Sandrock as you can tell by our many guides on the subject. Cooking is a great mechanic to make food yourself some food when you go ruin diving. But it’s also fun to find out everyone’s favourite recipes and give them to them as gifts!
While most things are somewhat doable to figure out Cooking is one thing that really isn’t clear. I don’t know if it’s by design or because the game is still in Early Access but Cooking is one thing that isn’t too clear here. So in this guide, we’ll go step by step through the various crafting stations you’ll need. As well as the recipes and their discovery process.
Disclaimer: My Time At Sandrock was released on the 26th of May 2022 in Early Access. As such information in this guide is subject to changes and additions. We’ll be adding more to this guide as the game updates!
Index
Cooking Machines
The productivity of your workshop in My Time At Sandrock is linked to the various machines that you have in there. In the beginning, you’ll be heading to Qi to give him some Data Discs for schematics. With some of the most important being the Grinder, Processor, Dew Collector etc. But once everything is up and running start your Cooking journey by unlocking the Drying Rack first.
These are all the cooking machines available in My Time At Sandrock now.
Drying Rack
Blueprint: 6x Data Discs from the Research Center (3 Days)
Recipe: Assembly Station – 4x Copper Stick, 4x Copper Screw
| Recipe | Craft Time | Ingredients | Effect | Sell Price | Liked By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dried Sandberry | 1h 15m | 2x Sandberry | Stamina +2 (2s for 10s) | 11 | Pebbles |
| Dried Sandacuda | 2h | 1x Sandacuda 1x Soy Sauce | Stamina +36 | 50 | Burgess, Captain |
| Jerky | 1h 15m | 1x Meat | Stamina +7 | 10 | Nemo |
| Paper | 1h 30m | 2x Plant Fiber | 3 | ||
| Salted Fish | 1h 30m | 1x Sand Carp 1x Salt | Stamina +16 | 20 | Macchiato, Mort |
Apprentice Cooking Station
Once you have the Drying Rack unlocked you’ll be able to unlock the Apprentice Cooking Station. Which holds the Cooking Pot and the Steamer.
Blueprint: 12x Data Discs from the Research Center (3 Days)
Recipe: Assembly Station – 1x Copper Pot, 3x Marble Slab, 3x Rubber Shell, 3x Bronze Bars, 4x Hard Wood
Cooking Pot Recipes
| Recipe | Ingredients | Effect | Sell Price | Liked By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef Noodles | 1x Meat 1x Flour 1x Soy Sauce | DEF +15 (30s) | 18 | Grace, Hugo, Justice, Rocky, Yan |
| Braised BBQ Ribs | 1x Rib Meat 1x Soy Sauce 1x Sugar 1x Five Spice Powder | DMG +50 (30s) | 37 | Nemo, Cooper, Justice |
| Braised Meat | 1x Meat 1x Potato 1x Sugar 1x Sand Leek | DMG +4% (30s) | 19 | |
| Chestnut Pork | 1x Chestnut 1x Meat 1x Soy Sauce | DMG +20 (30s) | 19 | Burgess, Cooper, Jensen, Rocky |
| Chilly Sandrice Noodles | 1x Sandrice 1x Flour 1x Soy Sauce 1x Chilli | DEF +14 (30s) | 15 | Trudy, Zeke |
| Drool With Joy Noodles | 1x Flour 1x Meat 1x Rib Meat 1x Alfalfa 1x Seesai Pepper Blend | DMG +12% (30s) | 30 | Mi-An |
| Farmer’s Stew | 1x Meat 1x Desert Mushroom 1x Potato 1x Flour 1x Sea Salt | DEF +6% (30s) | 25 | Matilda |
| Fine Beef Noodles | 1x Meat 1x Flour 1x Soy Sauce 1x Cilantro | DEF +33 (30s) | 27 | |
| Fine Braised Meat | 1x Meat 1x Cistanche 1x Sugar 1x Five Spice Powder | DMG +12% (30s) | 50 | |
| Fine Hot and Sour Fish | 1x Sandacuda 1x Vinegar 1x Chili | DEF +64 (30s) | 43 | Arvio |
| Fish Porridge | 1x Sand Carp 1x Rice 1x Sand Leek 1x Soy Sauce | DMG +35 (30s) | 28 | Ernest |
| Macaroni | 1x Flour 1x Tomato 1x Egg | DEF +9 (30s) | 11 | |
| Mushroom Soup | 1x Desert Mushroom 1x Sea Salt 1x Sand Leek | DEF +16 (30s) | 16 | Amirah, Sandy |
| Sand Tea Beef | 1x Meat 1x Tea Leaves 1x Cilantro 1x Five Spice Powder | DMG +56 (30s) | 40 | Cooper, Dan-bi, Grace, Pen, Rian |
| Sand Tea Noodles | 1x Flour 1x Sand Leek 1x Soy Sauce | DMG +3% (30s) | 13 | Burgess, Catori, Trudy, Owen |
| Sandberry Egg Soup | 1x Sandberry 1x Egg 1x Sand Leek | DMG +10 (30s) | 13 | Mort, Owen |
| Spicy Bean Paste | 1x Potato 1x Meat 1x Chili | DEF +13 (30s) | 14 | |
| Stewed Eagle Cistanche | 1x Cistanche 1x Chestnut 1x Meat 1x Sea Salt | Stamina +4 (2s for 30s) | 45 | Grace, Owen, Trudy, Ernest, Yan |
| Tea Egg | 1x Egg 1x Tea Leaves 1x Sea Salt | DMG +16 (30s) | 16 | Qi |
| Tea Porridge | 1x Tea Leaves 1x Rice | DEF +3% (30s) | 14 | Qi |
| Tomato and Egg Soup | 1x Tomato 1x Egg 1x Sand Leek | DMG +12 (30s) | 16 | |
| Tomato Beef Brisket | 1x Tomato 1x Meat 1x Sea Salt | DMG +3% (30s) | 15 | Nemo, Amirah, Burgess, Rian |
| Tomato Fish | 1x Tomato 1x Sand Carp 1x Egg 1x Sand Leek | DEF +35 (30s) | 28 | Pebbles, Heidi, Hugo, Macchiato, Vivi |
Steamer Recipes
| Recipe | Ingredients | Effect | Sell Price | Liked By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitter Bean Cake | 1x Bitter Beans 1x Rice 1x Sugar | Stamina +1 (2s for 30s) | 9 | Owen |
| Egg Custard | 1x Egg 1x Sea Salt | HP +3 (2s for 30s) | 5 | |
| Fine Mushroom Forest Cake | 1x Desert Mushroom 1x Egg 1x Cistanche | Stamina +4 (2s for 30s) | 62 | Jasmine, Ernest, Owen |
| Fine Sandberry Zongzi | 1x Sandberry 1x Sandrice 1x Meat 1x Ant Honey | Stamina +2 (2s for 30s) | 21 | Trudy, Owen |
| Honey Sambo | 1x Sandberry 1x Cactus Leaf 1x Cantaloupe 1x Ant Honey | HP +19 (2s for 30s) | 18 | Jasmine, Mabel |
| Meat Bun | 1x Meat 1x Flour 1x Sand Leek | Stamina +1 (2s for 30s) | 15 | Nemo |
| Meat Stuffed Mushroom | 1x Desert Mushroom 1x Meat 1x Soy Sauce | HP +26 (2s for 30s) | 26 | Haru, Matilda, Mort |
| Milk Steamed Egg | 1x Yakmel Milk 1x Egg | HP +5 (2s for 30s) | 7 | Catori |
| Mushroom Forest Cake | 1x Desert Mushroom 1x Egg 1x Sugar | Stamina +1 (2s for 30s) | 15 | Jasmine, Arvio, Ernest, Fang |
| Rib Gumbo | 1x Rib Meat 1x Rice 1x Popping Oil Fruit | HP +51 (2s for 30s) | 36 | Nemo, Rocky, Unsuur |
| Sandberry Sponge Cake | 1x Sandberry 1x Rice | HP +5 (2s for 30s) | 7 | Mabel, Owen |
| Sandberry Zongzi | 1x Sandberry 1x Rice 1x Sugar | Stamina +1 (2s for 30s) | 9 | Trudy, Owen |
| Sandrice Cake | 1x Sandrice 1x Sugar | Stamina +1 (2s for 30s) | 7 | Owen |
| Sandrice Sushi | 1x Sandrice 1x Meat 1x Vinegar | HP +13 (2s for 30s) | 14 | Miguel, Owen |
| Steamed Meat Pie with Salty Eggs | 1x Meat 1x Rice 1x Soy Sauce | Stamina +1 (2s for 30s) | 19 | All Neutral |
| Steamed Sandfish | 1x Sand Carp 1x Sea Salt 1x Sand Leek | Stamina +2 (2s for 30s) | 22 | Burgess, Hugo, Macchiato, Mort |
| Steamed Sweet Potato | 1x Sweet Potato | HP +2 (2s for 30s) | 4 | Haru |
| Sweet Potato with Meat | 1x Sweet Potato 1x Meat 1x Soy Sauce | HP +17 (2s for 30s) | 20 |
Chef’s Cooking Station
You can upgrade the Apprentice Cooking Station to the Chef’s Cooking Station to gain access to the Cooking Pot, Steamer and Wok.
Blueprint: 16x Data Discs from the Research Center (4 Days)
Recipe: Intermediate Assembly Station – 1x Frying Pan, 2x Steel Frame, 2x Copper Pot, 3x Bloodstone Core, 2x Hardwood Planks
Wok Recipes
| Recipe | Ingredients | Effect | Sell Price | Liked By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfalfa Salad | 1x Alfalfa 1x Sea Salt 1x Chili | HP +109 | 12 | CoCo, Fang, Miguel, Mort, Sandy, X, Zeke |
| Churros | 1x Flour 1x Sugar | HP +33 | 5 | |
| Cilantro Meatloaf | 1x Meat 1x Cilantro 1x Flour 1x Five Spice Powder | Stamina +26 | 31 | |
| Cilantro Omelet | 1x Cilantro 1x Egg 1x Sea Salt | HP +159 | 16 | Burgess |
| Fine Di Sanxian | 1x Cistanche 1x Desert Mushroom 1x Alfalfa 1x Soy Sauce | Stamina +12% | 52 | Matilda |
| Fruit Salad | 1x Cactus Leaf 1x Sandberry 1x Cantaloupe | Stamina +10 | 12 | CoCo, Dan-bi, Fang, Fennec Fox, Meerkat, Pablo, X |
| Highwind Fried Rice | 1x Rice 1x Potato 1x Egg 1x Soy Sauce | HP +3% | 18 | Mabel, Vivi |
| Master Chef Omelet | 1x Egg 1x Sea Salt | HP +29 | 5 | |
| Melon and Beef | 1x Cantaloupe 1x Meat 1x Sugar 1x Sea Salt | HP +3% | 16 | Captain |
| Milk Chestnut | 1x Yakmel Milk 1x Chestnut 1x Sugar | HP +109 | 12 | Andy, Jasmine, Pebbles, Qi |
| Onion Cake | 1x Flour 1x Sand Leek 1x Sea Salt | Stamina +8 | 9 | |
| Rice Omelet | 1x Egg 1x Rice 1x Soy Sauce | HP +97 | 11 | |
| Roast Rutabaga | 1x Rutabaga 1x Sea Salt 1x Chilli 1x Alfalfa | Stamina +20 | 35 | Elsie |
| Spicy and Sour Potato | 1x Potato 1x Vinegar 1x Chili | HP +75 | 9 | Arvio, Justice, Mi-an |
| Sugar Fried Chestnut | 1x Chestnut 1x Sugar | Stamina +7 | 8 | Mabel, Jasmine |
| Sweet and Sour Pork | 1x Meat 1x Flour 1x Sugar | Stamina +11 | 13 | Nemo |
| Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs | 1x Rib Meat 1x Sugar 1x Vinegar | Stamina +5% | 24 | Andy |
| Sweet Potato Bake | 1x Sweet Potato 1x Flour | Stamina +5 | 6 | Hugo, Mabel, Jasmine |
| Tomato Scrambled Egg | 1x Tomato 1x Egg 1x Sea Salt | Stamina +9 | 10 | |
| Veggie Stir-Fry | 1x Cilantro 1x Desert Mushroom 1x Alfalfa 1x Soy Sauce | Stamina +8% | 41 | Matilda, Trudy |
Advanced Cooking Station
You can upgrade the Apprentice Cooking Station to the Chef’s Cooking Station to gain access to the Cooking Pot, Steamer, Wok and Oven.
Blueprint: 20x Data Discs from the Research Center (6 Days)
Recipe: Intermediate Assembly Station – 1x Frying Pan, 1x Copper Pot, 2x Magnesium-Chromium Furnace Core, 6x Granite Slab, 2x Microchip
Oven Recipes
| Recipe | Ingredients | Effect | Sell Price | Liked By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfalfa Baked Eggs | 1x Alfalfa 1x Egg 1x Sea Salt | CRIT DMG +2% (30s) | 14 | |
| Beef Tacos | 1x Meat 1x Flour 1x Egg 1x Sand Leek | CRIT DMG +4% (30s) | 20 | |
| Bread | 1x Flour 1x Egg 1x Sugar | CRIT DMG +2% (30s) | 10 | |
| Cheese Sandwich | 1x Flour 1x Yakmel Milk 1x Egg 1x Tomato | CRIT DMG +3% (30s) | 18 | Andy, Jasmine, Mabel |
| Five Spice Steak | 1x Rib Meat 1x Potato 1x Five Spice Powder 1x Sea Salt | CRIT DMG +8% (30s) | 41 | |
| Hashbrown | 1x Potato 1x Flour 1x Egg 1x Sand Leek | CRIT DMG +3% (30s) | 17 | |
| Honey Barbecued Pork | 1x Meat 1x Ant Honey 1x Five Spice Powder 1x Soy Sauce | CRIT DMG +6% (30s) | 34 | Andy, Unsuur |
| Lasagne | 1x Flour 1x Yakmel Milk 1x Tomato 1x Meat | CRIT DMG +4% (30s) | 23 | |
| Marinated Steak | 1x Rib Meat 1x Sea Salt 1x Five Spice Powder 1x Seesai Pepper | CRIT DMG +8% (30s) | 46 | |
| Melon Mousse | 1x Cantaloupe 1x Flour 1x Egg | CRIT DMG +2% (30s) | 20 | |
| Pizza | 1x Flour 1x Yakmel Milk 1x Meat 1x Egg | CRIT DMG +3% (30s) | 19 | |
| Roasted Sweet Potato | 1x Sweet Potato | CRIT DMG +1% (30s) | 5 | |
| Sweet Potato Pie | 1x Sweet Potato 1x Flour 1x Egg | CRIT DMG +2% (30s) | 11 |
Blender
The Blender is an additional machine that can be unlocked to assist you in your cooking journey.
Blueprint: 12x Data Discs from the Research Center (4 Days)
Recipe: Assembly Station – 1x Bronze Blade, 3x Steel Bar, 2x Bearing, 1x Engine
| Recipe | Craft Time | Ingredients | Effect | Sell Price | Liked By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassia Potion | 1h 30m | 1x Foggy Bassia 1x Bitter Beans | Prevent Burns (60s) | 18 | Justice, Mort, X, Fang |
| Bran Bait (5) | 1h 30m | 2x Flour 2x Rice 1x Water | 2 | Elsie | |
| Fang Special | 2h | 1x Lavender Extract 1x Oregano | HP +30% | 18 | Justice, Mort, Venti, X, Yan, Fang |
| Fang Special X | 3h | 1x Fang Special 1x Cistanche | HP +60% | 32 | Justice, Mort, X, Miguel, Pen, Venti, Yan, Zeke, Fang |
| Fertilizer | 1h 15m | 2x Manure 1x Plant Fiber | 5 | Burgess, CoCo, Dan-bi, Trudy, Zeke | |
| Five Spice Powder (3) | 1h 35m | 1x Chili 1x Seesai Pepper 1x Alfalfa 1x Garlic | 8 | Krystal, Burgess, Zeke | |
| Flour (5) | 1h 15m | 4x Wheat | 2 | ||
| Golden Bell Pill | 2h | 1x Haloxylon Fruit 1x Yakmel Horn | DEF +20% (60s) | 22 | Justice, Mort, X, Amirah, Miguel, Pen, Venti, Yan, Zeke, Fang |
| Hemostat | 1h | 3x Oregano 1x Medicine Bottle | HP +300 | 15 | Justice, Mort, Venti, X |
| Iron Muscle Soup | 2h | 1x Cactus Flower 1x Animal Bones | DMG +20% (60s) | 34 | Justice, Mort, X, Miguel, Pen, Venti, Yan, Zeke |
| Lavender Extract | 1h | 1x Ant Honey 1x Yellow Lavender | HP +10 (1s for 30s) | 9 | Mort, Venti, Fang, X |
| Orchid Extract | 1h 30m | 1x Hyacinth Orchid 1x Bitter Beans | Prevent Poison (60s) | 18 | Amirah, Justice, Mort, Venti, X, Fang |
| Sandberry Jam | 1h | 1x Sandberry 1x Sugar | Endurance +2 (2s for 30s) | 9 | Mabel, Owen, Jasmine |
| Strong Medicine | 1h 15m | 3x Bitter Beans 1x Medicine Bottle | HP +800 | 26 | Mort, Amirah, Justice, Venti, X, Yan |
| Thunderweed Extract | 1h 30m | 1x Heliconia Nail 1x Bitter Beans | Prevents Numb (60s) | 18 | Mort, Justice, Venti, X, Yan, Zeke, Fang |
How To Unlock Recipes
The recipe discovery process in My Time At Sandrock is a bit random, to say the least. It involves experimentation and discovery with your cooking machines. Simply go to your Cooking Station and select whichever ingredients you’d like to add in and cook.
- Select at least one Main Ingredient.
- Select one or more additional ingredients or herbs.
- Select your Cooking Tool.
- Hit the Confirm button.
If you manage to stumble upon a correct recipe, you’ll get that new recipe’s result in your inventory and you can add it to your list. If not, you’ll get Food Scraps and effectively waste the food.
In this case, it’s probably better to follow a recipe if you’re not keen on wasting food and time. One way is to befriend the people of Sandrock. As you get to know them better, they’ll teach you recipes and you can in turn sell whatever recipes you have to them.
This makes cooking much easier because you’ll be able to select the recipe at your Cooking Station and let it auto-cook, provided you have said recipe and its ingredients.
My Time At Sandrock
My Time At Sandrock is will be out on Steam and Epic Games on May 26th 2022! For more information about gameplay features in My Time At Sandrock check out our early article here!
