# Choosing what recipes to learn

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/choosing-what-recipes-to-learn/11037>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [December 5, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/choosing-what-recipes-to-learn/11037 "2015-12-05T18:34:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![JAVAgamer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/javagamer/32/4952_2.png) [@JAVAgamer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/JAVAgamer)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/choosing-what-recipes-to-learn/11037/1 "2015-12-05T18:34:51Z")

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Have you ever spent 3 days reading a book to learn 1 recipe you’ll ever need from said book?

I know you have, that was a rhetorical question. So, I wish to see a feature that lets you choose what recipe you’d like to learn.

Thank You for reading!

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/choosing-what-recipes-to-learn/11037/2 "2015-12-05T18:43:36Z")

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You do know you don’t have to “learn” (actually memorize) the recipe before using it, right? After identifying a book, you can use any recipes in it as long as you meet the requirements and it’s in crafting range.  
Also each time you use the recipe, there’s a (relatively high) change of you memorizing it, this is intended to be the primary way of memorizing recipes, not reading the book over and over.

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**Author:** ![JAVAgamer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/javagamer/32/4952_2.png) [@JAVAgamer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/JAVAgamer)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/choosing-what-recipes-to-learn/11037/3 "2015-12-05T18:49:15Z")

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[quote=“Kevin Granade, post:2, topic:11037”]You do know you don’t have to “learn” (actually memorize) the recipe before using it, right? After identifying a book, you can use any recipes in it as long as you meet the requirements and it’s in crafting range.  
Also each time you use the recipe, there’s a (relatively high) change of you memorizing it, this is intended to be the primary way of memorizing recipes, not reading the book over and over.[/quote]  
You, sir, are figuratively and literally a life saver!

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**Author:** ![sparr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/sparr/32/1188_2.png) [@sparr](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/sparr)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/choosing-what-recipes-to-learn/11037/4 "2015-12-08T20:16:51Z")

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[quote=“Kevin Granade, post:2, topic:11037”]You do know you don’t have to “learn” (actually memorize) the recipe before using it, right?[/quote]This is very welcome news to me!