The Meat Curing Box is a Decorations item that can be Crafted as part of the Safehouse Customization feature.
Overview[]
The Meat Curing Box uses Salt to slowly convert raw meat into Cured Meat and raw fish into Cured Fish. Both versions are lighter in weight and expire very slowly. Cured Meat can also be used in late-game food recipes like Pemmican Bar and Last Resort Soup.
Boxes have a storage capacity of 20.00kg, and can only store raw meat/raw fish/salt.
Curing[]
Meat and fish that have been cured have no Scent, and are completely safe to consume despite not being Cooked over a fire. If predator meat is cured, there will be no Risk of Intestinal Parasites on difficulties where it is enabled. Additionally, Cured Meat/Fish inherits the condition of the meat/fish you inserted into the box (Eg, putting in a 86% condition raw meat will result in a 86% condition cured meat).
Curing a fish will produce one 0.20 kg portion of Cured Fish, regardless of the original fish's weight.
Salt[]
Salt placed inside the Box will slowly disappear as it is used to cured raw meat and fish. Presently the box uses approximately 0.80 kg of salt for each day while it is curing. This rate is not affected by the quantity of meat, meaning the same amount of salt is used regardless of whether 1.00 kg or 20.00 kg of meat have been placed inside. As a result, it is a more efficient use of salt to cure meat/fish in large batches whenever practical.
As the box is used, it will require a regular resupply of more Salt. Both Salt (0.25kg) and Salt (Bag) (10.00kg) can be used to refill the Box. Salt Deposits and Salt (Bag) traded from the Trader can be very helpful for building a large store of Salt for Boxes.
Tips[]
- Salt can be harvested in coastal regions at Salt Deposits with most tools.
- Sutherland the Trader sells 10kg bags of salt (up to 3 per trade).
- Cured Meat/Fish have no Scent, are lightweight, and have high energy density: making them effective and renewable travel food.
- Curing makes predator meat safe to eat from Risk of Intestinal Parasites.
- On Misery, meat curing is extremely useful for late-game survival: mitigating food spoilage, parasites risk, preventing Food Poisoning due to Sour Stomach, and weight management.
- Meat Curing Boxes can be relocated and moved to new locations with Safehouse Customization.
Crafting[]
A Meat Curing Box requires a Furniture Workbench and the very rare Woodworking Tools before it can be built.
Update History[]
- Added to game.