Recycled Can

Recycled Can
Release	14 June 2018
Missions	No
Properties
Item type	Tools
Equipable	No
Stackable	No
Examine	A basic container for melting snow, boiling water, and cooking food.
Values
Weight	0.15 kg (0.33 lbs)
Actions
Backpack	Use, Actions, Drop
On ground	Take It, Leave It

A Recycled Can is a tool that players used primarily for melting snow, boiling water, and cooking canned goods and drinks.

Overview

The player will always start the game with one recycled can in the inventory, even on Interloper. Additional Recycled Cans are obtained by the player after consuming a canned good. However, if the player smashes open a can, they will not receive a Recycled Can once the food is consumed. Additionally, Recycled Cans occasionally spawn in houses with kitchens or in various other locations.

A Recycled Can will decrease the amount of time required for canned food to cook by 50%, compared to the time needed to cook indirectly near the Fire. This time can be decreased by an additional 20% if the player uses a Cooking Pot instead of a Recycled Can. A Cooking Skillet can decrease cooking times even more than a Recycled can as well.

A Recycled Can can melt or boil up to 0.5 liters (0.13 gallons) of snow or water at a time. A Cooking Pot has four times the capacity (2L / 0.52 gallons) and melts/boils 20% faster.

A Recycled Can will degrade by 10% if its contents are burned or boiled dry. The Recycled Can will not degrade in any other circumstances.

Products

												Item	Skills	Materials
												Noisemaker	None	1 ×  Recycled Can 1 ×  Cloth 0.10 kg ×  Can of Gunpowder

Trivia

• All Fires have the same cooking, boiling, and melting times for food and drink items used with a Recycled Can. The cooking speed is not dependent on the temperature of the fire.
• Using a Recycled Can will not decrease the amount of time required to cook canned food, compared to cooking the food in its own can.
• You can only use two Recycled Cans, Cooking Pots/Skillets at a time on most cooking surfaces, but stoves have six slots.
• Recycled Cans make excellent target dummies for shooting practice, as they will be knocked back from the impact of a bullet/arrow.
• On Interloper, the Recycled Can is the only item you start with, besides some basic clothing.

Update history

• HOTFIX 28 Apr 2021 (Update):
  • [Audio] Cans and Pots now play sound effects when placed onto a cooking slot, as intended.
• HOTFIX 20 June 2018 (Update):
  • [All] Fixed players being able to use a Recycled Can/Cooking Pot to cook when the item was at 0% Condition.
• UPDATE 14 June 2018 (Update):
  • Added to game.