Stardew Valleyallows its players to combine items to craft tools and equipment. Items like staircases, bombs, chests, and everything in between are crucial to making a playthrough more manageable, and the crafting system allows players to make better use of the raw materials available. Aside from these items, however,Stardew Valleyalso allows players to craft meals that can grant bonuses to players.
Cooking inStardew Valleycan be a complicated prospect, however, and requires players to complete a few steps first. Crucial to this cooking system is the fridges that players can unlock as they make their way through the game. For those players looking to learn more about fridges and mini-fridges inStardew Valley, this guide is here to help.
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How to Unlock the Fridge and Mini Fridge?
When players first begin their farm, their farmhouse is without any kitchen, and it is up to the player to upgrade it to unlock the ability to cook. The first upgrade to the farmhouse requires players tospeak toStardew Valley’s carpenter, Robinand costs 10,000 gold and 450 wood. After three days work, the kitchen will be added to the farmhouse and players will have earned themselves a fridge. The standard fridge functions as a place for storage and holds 36 item slots.
TheMini-Fridgefunctions as an expansion to a player’s fridge storage and, despite its name, also has 36 item slots. This item is sold at Robin’s Carpenter’s Shop for 3,000 gold, but there is another way to acquire one. Through the quest “Gus' Famous Omelet,” players can collect 24 eggs and deliver them to the fridge at The Stardrop Saloon in exchange for a single mini fridge.
How to Use the Fridge and Mini Fridge?
Fortunately, players don’t need to do much once they have these items in their farmhouse. Both function similarly to chests andother storage devices inStardew Valleybut their use extends beyond this. When players interact with the stove in their farmhouse and bring up the cooking menu, the game takes into account the items in a player’s inventory, the items in the fridge, as well as the items in the mini-fridge.
Recipes are unlocked through a variety of ways inStardew Valleyand, as long as they are known and the ingredients are in one of those three locations, players will be able to craft the item. This makes cooking a much simpler process, especially for those looking to create multiple different dishes. It is important to note that mini-fridges can only be placed inside the farmhouse or in the farmhouse on Ginger Island.
Stardew Valleyis available now on Mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
