Cooking
Boil dirty water in a kettle or cooking pot to make it safe to drink. Build a campfire, use 3 firewood to build supports, then attach the kettle or cooking pot. Add the dirty water and wait for it to boil (campfire must be lit). Once the water is clean, you can drink it directly, add it back to a container, or use it to make a stew.
Using a kettle, you can brew many different kinds of tea, each with its own unique effects. Boil water in a kettle at a campfire and then select the "Brew Tea" option to add an ingredient.
Some teas will help cure various illnesses such as the flu, dysentery or food poisoning. Others provide mild but long lasting buffs, and yet others help protect you from the elements or help you sleep. See here for a full list of tea effects.
Grilling food increases its nutritional value. It also makes meat safe to eat, as eating it raw can give you food poisoning.
Attach a grill to a lit campfire, and directly place a piece of meat, vegetable or mushroom onto the grill to start cooking it. Wait until the food turns brown, then pick it up from the grill. Wait too long and the food will burn and turn black, which significantly reduces its nutrition value.
You can also cook food without a grill by placing food directly onto the fire, however this will always result in the food becoming burnt.
Your survival skill determines the time in between fully cooking and burning food.
Attach a cooking pot and a ladle in order to make stew. Fill the cooking pot with water and add ingredients, then wait for the stew to cook. Stew can be eaten directly from the cooking pot, or transferred to a container to eat later. All misc pot items (clay pots, redware pots etc) can be used to store stew.
Each food type provides a different buff when added to a stew. These buffs can last for many hours, depending on how much stew you have eaten.
| Food Type | Stew Type | Buff |
|---|---|---|
| Meat | Hearty | Fortify Health |
| Vegetables | Nutritious | Fortify Fatigue |
| Mushroom | Chunky | Fortify Magicka |
| Herb | Aromatic | Fortify Personality |
| Seasoning | Tasty | Fortify Agility |
| Food Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Food | - Pre-made food such as bread and scuttle. - Provides a large amount of nutrition without needing to cook. |
| Meat | - Eating raw meat can cause food poisoning. - Must be cooked in a grill or a stew before it is safe to eat. - Provides a high amount of nutrition. - Adding meat to a stew adds the “Hearty” buff. |
| Egg | - Eggs can be eaten raw and provide a moderate amount of nutrition. |
| Vegetable | - Can be eaten raw for a medium amount of nutrition, or grilled to improve nutrition value even further. - Adding to a stew adds the “Nutritious” buff. |
| Mushroom | - Doesn't provide much nutrition when eaten raw, but can be grilled to increase nutrition. - Adding to a stew adds the “Chunky” buff. |
| Herb | - Does not provide much nutrition at all. Can be added to stew to add the “Aromatic” buff. - Many herbs can also be used to brew tea. |
| Seasoning | - Provides next to no nutrition. - Can be added to stew to add the “Tasty” buff. |
| Other | - Provides no satiation when eaten. |
| Tea Name | Description | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Belladonna Tea | Belladonna berries make for a slighty bitter tea that provides a mild resistance against magicka. Unripened berries have a slightly weaker effect. | Resist Magicka 10 Points |
| Bittergreen Tea | The overbearing aroma of Bittergreen tea helps cleanse the mind of distracting thoughts. | Fortify Magicka 15 Points |
| Black Anther Tea | A popular drink among socialites and those who wish to stand out, Black Anther tea gives the skin a healthy, radiant glow. | Light 5 Points on Self |
| Chokeweed Tea | Drinking Chokeweed tea helps to boost your immune system. Like any good medicine, it taste absolutely terrible. | Resist Common Disease 30 Points |
| Coda Flower Tea | Tea made from the coda flower has a mild psychotropic effect that allows one to sense nearby lifeforms. | Detect Animal 50 Points |
| Comberry Tea | A tea brewed from comberries is a well known home remedy for the flu. | Cures the Flu |
| Fire Petal Tea | Fire Petal tea is a spicy beverage that helps keep one warm on cold nights. | Reduce Cold Weather Effects by 20% |
| Gold Kanet Tea | Tea brewed from the Gold Kanet flower is known to enhance one's strength. | Fortify Strength 5 Points |
| Golden Sedge Tea | A favourite among fighters, Golden Sedge tea increases attack power. | Fortify Attack Power 10 Points |
| Hackle-lo Tea | Hackle-lo tea increases energy and alertness, allowing one to stay awake for longer. | Tiredness Gain Reduced by 25% |
| Heather Tea | Heather tea is a relaxing beverage that makes you light on your feet. | Sanctuary 5 Points |
| Holly Tea | A sweet, fragrant tea often served in Solstheim for its ability to stave off the cold. | Reduce Cold Weather Effects by 10% |
| Kreshweed Tea | Kreshweed tea is a powerful laxative, making it an effective cure for food poisoning. | Cures Food Poisoning |
| Meadow Rye Tea | Tea brewed from Meadow Rye acts as a powerful stimulant, increasing one's speed. | Fortify Speed 5 Points |
| Moon Sugar Coffee | While not as potent as Skooma, a coffee made with Moon Sugar will make one feel awake and alert. Be warned however, you may find yourself exhausted once the effect wears off. | Well Rested Effect |
| Noble Sedge Tea | A rare beverage, prized among Acrobats, the Noble Sedge tea improves one's Agility. | Fortify Agility 10 Points |
| Roobrush Tea | Roobrush tea has a smooth, slightly nutty flavor, and is used as a cure for dysentery. | Cures Dysentery |
| Timsa-come-by Tea | Tea brewed from this rare plant makes one highly resistant to paralysis. | Resist Paralysis 40 Points |
| Trama Root Tea | Trama Root tea is dark and bitter. The Ashlanders drink this tea for its calming effects. | 1.5x Sleep Recovery |
| Scathecraw Tea | Scathecraw Tea provides a modest resistance against blight disease. | Resist Blight 40 Points |
| Stoneflower Tea | The pleasant, floral aroma of Stoneflower tea lingers on the breath longer after it is consumed. | Fortify Speechcraft 10 Points |
