Makers Pot

The Maker's Pot is where all cooking, brewing, poison and bomb crafting is done. Anyone is able to use the Makers Pot with a Cauldron, open fire, and a Quarter days time. When using the Makers Pot, roll CRAFT, success will result in creating the intended item, failing this roll will result in loss of materials and time.

 
Every Ingredient has 3 stats: Volatility, Toughness, and Arcane. When mixing ingredients in the Makers Pot these stats are added together to determine the resulting creation. This means there is often more than one way to create an item. There are hundreds of possible items to create and only dozens known to the moon of Kenshi. Experimentation may yield powerful or valuable results, but mix carelessly and a Brew with too high Volatility may explode, or too Tough and turn your Cauldron to stone. Discovered recipies will be displayed below.

Big Book of Cooks
Generic article | Jun 12, 2025

Common Ingredients


Vegetable
Can be found in different shapes and sizes in every corner of the moon, hearty, reliable.
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Wilds

Grain
Common and stable, used in many bakes and brews.
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Okran's Pride1
Okran's Valley1
Bast1

Flour
A fine, dusty staple; born of grain, bound for batter, and bland until given purpose.
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Mills
Herb
Simple, sturdy greens, used for mending cuts, calming bellies, and adding a touch of flavor to plain stew.
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Animal Fat
Rendered from beasts; increases burn time, heaviness, or richness of effects.
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Animals

Raw Meat
Tough, bloody, and crawling with risk. Best not eaten unless the fire's gone cold and choices run dry.
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Wilds
Rice
A humble grain with endless potential, nourishing the poor, thickening brews, or hiding a bitter dose of poison.
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The Hook1
South Wetlands1
The Swamp1
Greenbeach1
Bast99

Saltspine Dust
A fine, bitter powder scraped from hardened crusts, often used to preserve meat or irritate wounds.
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Saltspine Crab1
Venge1
Deadlands1
Iron Valleys1
Black Desert1

Raw Fish
Slippery and sharp-smelling, it’s a gamble between sustenance and sickness.
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Wilds
Water
Clear, cold, and carried far. No brew, stew, or journey lasts long without it.
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Wilds

Sugarcap
A soft, pale fungus with a sweet aftertaste. Favored by cooks, feared by dentists.
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Caves
Border Zone1
Okran's Pride2
Okran's Gulf1
Okran's Arm1
Wend1
Skinner's Roam5

Bread
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Uncommon Ingredients


Fireroot
A spindly crimson tuber that thrives in scorched sand. Used in volatile concoctions and firebomb brews.
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Border Zone2
Stenn Desert1
Skinners Roam1
Great Desert1

Gorillo Blood
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Gorillo Fat
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Gorillo1

Heartbone
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Garru

Ember Thistle
A dry, thorny plant that ignites with even the slightest spark. Used to create volatile brews or stimulant powders.
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Border Zone3
Skinner's Roam9
Skimsands22
Heng24

Ashbulb Root
A starchy, bitter tuber found near campfires long extinguished. Thought to absorb heat from the air.
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Border Zone4
Stenn Desert66
Skinner's Roam68
Grey Desert65

Glow Kelp
A phosphorescent sea plant harvested at night. Highly unstable when dried.
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Hut Islands1
Vain
Gut

White Moss
A bright White Moss that reaches skyward during well lit nights, has a slight glow.
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Okran's Valley11
Okran's Pride11
Okran's Gulf11

Cloud Fern
Silvery fronds with feathery edges, constantly swaying even when no wind is present.
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The Grid11
Arach11
Spider Plains11

Yellow Melon
A fist-sized, yellowish melon with a strong iron taste and bitter rind. Cultivated near Ashland settlements using recycled wastewater.
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Ashlands19
Deadlands17
Iron Valleys18
Black Desert16

Thunderleaf
Rare bush with jagged leaves that crackle in the wind storing static electricity. Used in stimulant brews and shock-based bombs.
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Stormstop Isles2
Stormgap Coast2

Bloodfruit
Crimson, pulpy fruit known to raise aggression and stamina. Often fermented into Berserker Brews.
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Cannibal Plains1
Berserker Country1
Iron Trail

Gutter Blood
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Gutter

Stormblossom
Rare blossom variant with bright red petals that crackle when touched. Used in high-grade stimulant brews.
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Howler Maze1
Leviathan Coast2

Shell Plating
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Swamp Turtle

Gritfruit
A dusty orange cactus fruit with almost no moisture. Chewed by warriors to steel their nerves.
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Stenn Desert9
Skinner's Roam8
Grey Desert5

Ironleaf
This metallic-veined plant is bitter and rigid, often mistaken for scrap. Supposedly feeds off static in the air.
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Leviathan Coast2
Iron Trail1
Border Zone5
Howler Maze1

Skitter Seed
A small seed pod with needle-like roots protruding in all directions, upon close inspection the roots can be seen searching for flesh to anchor to.
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Royal Valley22
Fog Islands11
Vain52
Greyshelf11
Hut Islands11

Mirror Kelp
Thin, blackened seaweed with glistening, mirrored bubbles on its surface.
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Arach27
Shun16
The Hook50
The Ashlands58
Cheater's Run28

Brineweed
Pale, fleshy plant with salty crystal formations along its stems. Clusters around mineral-rich deposits or near the edges of dry salt lakes.
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Sonorous Dark22
The Pits26
The Pits East52
The Ashlands34
Spider Plains32

Frostpetal
Delicate blue flower that absorbs cold, often used in cryo-based poisons or cooling poultices.
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Leviathan Coast3
Northern Coast1
Cannibal Plains2
Sinkuun1

Wispshroom
Purple hued fungus that often attract small insects called wisps.
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Stobe's Gamble
Stobe's Garden
The Outlands

Skimmer Sac
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Skimmer

Bonebull Horn
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Bonebull

Bat Fang
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Land Bat

Dune Ivy
This creeping, pale green plant thrives under rocks and offers mild psychoactive effects when boiled.
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Stenn Desert5
Skimsands5
Heng5
Great Desert5

Redmeat Vine
A grotesque plant that smells like blood and is often found near fresh corpses. Possibly carnivorous.
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Gut1
Cannibal Plains3
Stormgap Coast5
Fog Islands1

Hivewax
A sticky and sweet substance, a byproduct of Hiver birth.
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Hut Islands2
Vain1
Royal Valley1
Greyshelf2
Fog Islands2

Heart Seed
A small pearl-like seed that grows in the mud of root systems, it has a feint red glow.
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Shem2
Flat's Lagoon1
Stobe's Gamble1
South Wetlands2

Ashfeather Moss
Pale gray, fluffy moss that sheds into the air like ash when disturbed.
IMG PLS
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Ashlands9
Sonorous Dark1
Cheater's Run1

Ironmoss
Moss that spreads like rust, has a metallic grit, useful in armor tonics.
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Burning Forest1
Hidden Forest2

Crab Jelly
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Crab1

Okran's Kiss
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Okran's Gulf4

Bone Rat Milk
A rich, foul-smelling secretion from the feral bone rats. Used in fear-inducing toxins or fertility brews.
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Bone Rat

Gleamcap
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Caves
Border Zone6

Blubber Fern
A buoyant plant filled with thick, oily sap. Makes excellent binding agents or waterproof salves.
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Hut Islands3
Raptor Island1
Iron Trail44
Fishman Isle24

Hollowseed Pod
Pods that make unsettling sounds when shaken. Used in traps or fear-inducing concoctions.
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Gut2
Cannibal Plains4
Northern Coast2
Berserker Country2

Skittermoss
A fast-growing moss cultivated on dead husks, used by Southern Hive brewers.
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Royal Valley2
Fog Islands3
Greyshelf1

Bone Vine
A pale, thorny vine with tiny flowers shaped like human teeth, found twisting its way up through mass graves and ossuaries.
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Bast8
Fog Islands7
Sonorous Dark9

Echo Spore
Pale blue puffballs that pulse gently when noise is nearby. Often found near collapsed amplifier stations.
IMG PLS
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Greyshelf8
Sonorous Dark9

Rare Ingredients



Sunspine Bloom
A golden flower that only blooms during the solar beams of Venge. Said to concentrate raw sunlight in its petals.
Known Locations
Venge2


Crystalline Mycelium
Fungal mats that spread like glass underfoot. Glows faintly and used in advanced healing brews. IMAGE PLS
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Venge3


Blood Blossom
A bright red, almost flesh-like flower. This flower will only blossom from living flesh that came in contact with a Skitter Seed.
Known Locations
Northern Coast7


Thornsleep Pods
Hidden among tangled thorn thickets on the edges of Shek Territory.
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Stenn Desert7


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