Cooking for Blockheads transforms food preparation in Minecraft by introducing a multi-block kitchen system. Players can build functional kitchens where storage blocks, appliances, and the central 
Cooking Table all connect together to create an automated cooking experience.
The mod excels at organizing food recipes and ingredients across connected kitchen blocks. Instead of manually searching through 
Chests for ingredients, the Cooking Table automatically detects what food you can make based on everything stored in your connected kitchen.
Getting Started
Your First Kitchen
Building your first kitchen requires just a few basic blocks to get started. The Cooking Table serves as the heart of your kitchen, connecting to any adjacent kitchen blocks and accessing their inventories for recipe crafting.
Start by crafting a Cooking Table, which requires 3 
Stone, 5 
Terracotta, and a 
Cooking for Blockheads (II). Place it down and add storage blocks like Kitchen 
Counters or 
Fridges next to it. Any blocks touching the Cooking Table become part of your kitchen network.
For a basic functional kitchen, you need: one Cooking Table, one storage block (Counter or Fridge), one 
Sink for water-based recipes, and optionally an 
Oven for cooking raw foods.
How Kitchen Blocks Connect
Kitchen blocks automatically connect to each other when placed adjacent to one another. The Cooking Table detects all connected blocks and can access their inventories for recipe crafting. This means ingredients stored in your Fridge, Counter, or 
Spice Rack are all available when you open the Cooking Table.
Blocks must touch either directly or through Kitchen Connectors for corner placements. For kitchens spanning larger distances, Kitchen Floor blocks can link sections that do not physically touch.
Recipe Books Explained
Cooking for Blockheads adds three different 
Recipe Books, each with a distinct purpose. Understanding which book to use makes kitchen management much easier.
The Cooking for Blockheads I (Recipe Book) shows all food recipes you can currently make with ingredients in your inventory and connected kitchen. The Cooking for Blockheads II (Crafting Book) goes further by actually crafting the recipes for you using available ingredients.
Recipe Book (I): Smelt any Book in a Furnace. Crafting Book (II): Combine a Recipe Book with 2 
Diamonds and 2 
Crafting Tables. No Filter Edition: Place the No Filter book in the Cooking Table's special slot.
The 
No Filter Edition shows every food recipe in your modpack regardless of whether you have the ingredients. This is useful for planning what ingredients to gather. Craft it by smelting a Book in any 
Furnace.
The Cooking Table
How It Works
The Cooking Table is the central block of your kitchen. When opened, it displays all food recipes that can be made using ingredients from connected storage blocks, your inventory, and any special providers like the Sink or 
Milk Jar.
Recipes can be sorted by Name, Hunger restored, Saturation value, or whether you have already eaten them. Shift-clicking a recipe crafts an entire stack at once when possible.
Crafting with Connected Ingredients
The power of the Cooking Table comes from its ability to pull ingredients from all connected kitchen blocks. When you click a recipe, ingredients are automatically consumed from the most convenient location.
The Cooking Table also integrates with special provider blocks. A connected Sink provides infinite 
Water Buckets for recipes. A Milk Jar provides 
Milk Buckets. An Oven handles any smelting requirements automatically.
Kitchen Storage
Kitchen Counter and Cabinet
The Kitchen Counter provides 27 slots of storage for ingredients and connects to your kitchen network. It functions similarly to a Chest but matches the kitchen aesthetic and automatically shares its contents with the Cooking Table.
Kitchen 
Cabinets offer wall-mounted storage with the same 27 slots. Both blocks can accept the 
Preservation Chamber upgrade to prevent the last item in each slot from being consumed during cooking.
Fridge
The Fridge offers 27 slots of cold storage and features an animated door when opened. Two Fridges can be stacked vertically to create a combined 54-slot tall refrigerator that functions as a single unit.
Fridges can receive both the 
Ice Unit upgrade (provides 
Snowballs, 
Snow Blocks, and Ice for recipes) and the Preservation Chamber upgrade. These upgrades are installed by right-clicking the Fridge with the upgrade item.
Fruit Basket and Spice Rack
The 
Fruit Basket provides compact storage designed for fruits and small ingredients. It displays its contents visually on the block, making it easy to see what is stored inside.
The Spice Rack mounts on walls and holds spices and small cooking ingredients. Like other storage blocks, its contents automatically integrate with the Cooking Table for recipe crafting.
Kitchen Utilities
Sink
The Sink provides unlimited Water Buckets to recipes that require water. By default, it generates water infinitely without needing pipes or external water sources. This can be changed in the mod configuration to require piped water instead.
The Sink holds 16,000 mB of water when configured to require a water source. Right-clicking with a Water Bucket fills the tank, and connected pipes can also supply water automatically.
Milk Jar and Cow in a Jar
The Milk Jar stores up to 32,000 mB of milk and provides Milk Buckets to recipes. Fill it by right-clicking with Milk Buckets, or connect it to pipes from other mods for automated milk delivery.
The Cow in a Jar is a fun alternative that passively generates milk over time. Create one by dropping an 
Anvil onto a Cow. The cow will be captured in the jar and slowly produce milk without needing manual milking.
Place a 
Jukebox near your Cow in a Jar and play a music disc. The cow will dance to the music!
Oven
The Oven handles all smelting requirements for food recipes. It has 3 input slots, 9 processing slots that cook simultaneously, and 3 output slots. Items cook in 10 seconds using standard fuel like 
Coal or 
Charcoal.
When connected to your kitchen, the Cooking Table automatically sends items requiring smelting to the Oven. The Oven also provides 4 tool slots on top where you can place items for display.
Toaster
The 
Toaster holds 2 slices of 
Bread and takes 60 seconds to produce Toasted Bread. Right-click with Bread to insert it, then right-click the Toaster again to start toasting. The toast pops out automatically when done.
Toasting already-toasted bread creates "Very Toasted Bread" which is actually Charcoal. This burnt toast cannot be eaten but can be used as fuel. The mod configuration can disable this feature if desired.
Tool Rack and Cutting Board
The 
Tool Rack mounts on walls and holds kitchen tools that can be used for recipes. Place items like Rolling Pins on the rack, and they become available as ingredients to the Cooking Table.
The Cutting Board provides a surface for cutting ingredients. Like the Tool Rack, it integrates with the kitchen network to provide its tools for recipe crafting.
Kitchen Connectivity
Kitchen Connector
Kitchen Connectors solve the problem of corner connections. Place them where two kitchen block rows meet at a 90-degree angle to maintain the network connection.
They match the visual style of other kitchen blocks and can be dyed to match your kitchen's color scheme. Connectors do not provide storage but ensure your kitchen network stays connected.
Kitchen Floor
Kitchen Floor blocks connect kitchen sections that are separated by gaps. Any kitchen blocks standing on Kitchen Floor tiles will connect to each other, even if they are not physically adjacent.
This allows for creative kitchen layouts where you might have an island counter in the middle of your kitchen, separate from the wall units but still connected through the floor tiles.
Kitchen Upgrades
Heating Unit
The 
Heating Unit allows your Oven to run on Forge Energy (FE) instead of traditional fuel. Install it by right-clicking the Oven with the Heating Unit in hand. The Oven can then receive power from cables connected to generators.
With the Heating Unit installed, the Oven has a 10,000 FE internal buffer. This removes the need to constantly refuel your Oven when cooking large quantities of food.
Ice Unit
The Ice Unit upgrades your Fridge to provide Snowballs, Snow Blocks, and Ice for recipes. Install it by right-clicking a Fridge with the upgrade item. Recipes requiring these cold items will automatically pull from the Ice Unit.
This is particularly useful in modpacks where ice cream or frozen dessert recipes require ice or 
snow. The Ice Unit provides these infinitely without needing actual ice stored.
Preservation Chamber
The Preservation Chamber prevents the last item in each slot from being consumed during cooking. This is useful for preserving template items or ensuring you always keep at least one of each ingredient type.
Install it on Fridges or Kitchen Counters by right-clicking with the upgrade item. With this upgrade, if you have 5 
Eggs in a slot, only 4 can be used for recipes. The last Egg remains protected.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Cooking Table only shows recipes you can currently make. If you see no recipes, either you have no food ingredients in connected storage, or your kitchen blocks are not properly connected. Ensure blocks are adjacent to each other or connected through Kitchen Connectors and Kitchen Floor tiles.
Hold the upgrade item (Heating Unit, Ice Unit, or Preservation Chamber) and right-click the appropriate block. The Heating Unit goes on Ovens, the Ice Unit goes on Fridges, and the Preservation Chamber works on Fridges and Kitchen Counters. Breaking the block drops the upgrade back.
Yes, the Oven supports automation. Items inserted from the top go into input slots, items extracted from the bottom come from output slots, and items inserted from the sides go into the fuel slot. This can be disabled in the mod configuration if desired.
Drop an Anvil onto a Cow. The cow will be captured and transformed into a Cow in a Jar block that passively generates milk over time. The cow retains its name if it had one, and yes, named cows keep their custom names in the jar.
Cooking for Blockheads I (Recipe Book) shows recipes you can make with current ingredients. Cooking for Blockheads II (Crafting Book) actually crafts recipes for you. The No Filter Edition shows all food recipes regardless of ingredients. Use the No Filter book by placing it in the Cooking Table's special slot.
If you toast bread that has already been toasted, it becomes "Very Toasted Bread" which is actually Charcoal. This burnt toast cannot be eaten but works as fuel. To avoid this, only toast regular Bread, not already-toasted bread.
