Cooking is Quest SMP’s food preparation and culinary progression system, taught by Ken in Veilwood.
Getting started
Ken begins with five bakery shifts. These are ingredient and food deliveries, not Cooking Pot recipe assignments. Complete them in order before asking Ken about making your first Cooking Pot.
All five bakery shifts
| Shift | Name | What Ken requests |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stock the Pantry | 32 Wheat, 16 Sugar |
| 2 | Breakfast Prep | 24 Eggs, 4 Milk Buckets |
| 3 | Cookie Rush | 48 Cookies |
| 4 | Pie Day | 12 Pumpkin Pies |
| 5 | Big Bakery Order | 2 Cakes, 24 Bread |
Building a Cooking Pot
After finishing the bakery work, collect 1 Netherite Ingot, 8 Iron Ingots, 4 Bricks, and 1 Campfire. Bring everything to Ken so he can assemble a Cooking Pot. Keep an empty inventory slot available to receive it.
The apprenticeship
The next stage consists of 40 cooking shifts, normally one request per Minecraft day. Each shift asks for a specific dish. Better meals become necessary later in the course: shifts 21–30 require at least 1-star quality, shifts 31–37 require 2-star quality, and shifts 38–40 require 3-star quality. The final three are Pancakes, Beef Sandwich, and Bacon and Eggs.
Completing the apprenticeship unlocks full-time work.
Complete apprentice dish list
| Shift | Dish | Minimum quality |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pancakes | Any quality |
| 2 | Donut | Any quality |
| 3 | Brownie | Any quality |
| 4 | Chocolate Bar | Any quality |
| 5 | Chocolate Milk | Any quality |
| 6 | Fruit Salad | Any quality |
| 7 | Apple Turnover | Any quality |
| 8 | Berry Milk | Any quality |
| 9 | Eggies in a Basket | Any quality |
| 10 | Lollipop | Any quality |
| 11 | Beef Sandwich | Any quality |
| 12 | Chicken Sandwich | Any quality |
| 13 | Ham Sandwich | Any quality |
| 14 | Cod Sandwich | Any quality |
| 15 | Salmon Sandwich | Any quality |
| 16 | Bacon and Eggs | Any quality |
| 17 | Porkchop with Applesauce | Any quality |
| 18 | Pancakes | Any quality |
| 19 | Fruit Salad | Any quality |
| 20 | Beef Sandwich | Any quality |
| 21 | Donut | 1-star |
| 22 | Brownie | 1-star |
| 23 | Chocolate Milk | 1-star |
| 24 | Apple Turnover | 1-star |
| 25 | Eggies in a Basket | 1-star |
| 26 | Lollipop | 1-star |
| 27 | Chicken Sandwich | 1-star |
| 28 | Ham Sandwich | 1-star |
| 29 | Bacon and Eggs | 1-star |
| 30 | Porkchop with Applesauce | 1-star |
| 31 | Cod Sandwich | 2-star |
| 32 | Salmon Sandwich | 2-star |
| 33 | Beef Sandwich | 2-star |
| 34 | Fruit Salad | 2-star |
| 35 | Pancakes | 2-star |
| 36 | Berry Milk | 2-star |
| 37 | Chocolate Bar | 2-star |
| 38 | Pancakes | 3-star |
| 39 | Beef Sandwich | 3-star |
| 40 | Bacon and Eggs | 3-star |
Full-time cook
Ken promotes players after 40 apprentice requests. Full-time work consists of another 20 dishes, with 3-star quality required. Full-time assignments do not require waiting until the next Minecraft day; you can return for another job after finishing the previous one.
Full-time orders — all 20 dishes
| Full-time shift | Dish | Minimum quality |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glazed Ham | 3-star |
| 2 | Beef Kebab | 3-star |
| 3 | Chicken Kebab | 3-star |
| 4 | Cod Sushi | 3-star |
| 5 | Pancakes | 3-star |
| 6 | Donut | 3-star |
| 7 | Brownie | 3-star |
| 8 | Chocolate Milk | 3-star |
| 9 | Fruit Salad | 3-star |
| 10 | Apple Turnover | 3-star |
| 11 | Berry Milk | 3-star |
| 12 | Eggies in a Basket | 3-star |
| 13 | Lollipop | 3-star |
| 14 | Beef Sandwich | 3-star |
| 15 | Chicken Sandwich | 3-star |
| 16 | Ham Sandwich | 3-star |
| 17 | Cod Sandwich | 3-star |
| 18 | Salmon Sandwich | 3-star |
| 19 | Bacon and Eggs | 3-star |
| 20 | Porkchop with Applesauce | 3-star |
Master Chef
Finish all 20 full-time requests to receive the Master Chef achievement, 250 QuestTokens, and the Steak and Eggs recipe. The Cooking Pot remains useful for ordinary cooking afterward.