# Suggestion: Multi-step cooking/charcoal-making mechanic for cooking

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestion-multi-step-cooking-charcoal-making-mechanic-for-cooking/14494>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [November 18, 2017, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestion-multi-step-cooking-charcoal-making-mechanic-for-cooking/14494 "2017-11-18T09:22:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pakislav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@Pakislav](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pakislav)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2017, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestion-multi-step-cooking-charcoal-making-mechanic-for-cooking/14494/1 "2017-11-18T09:22:06Z")

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How it works: Spend 20 minutes shelling, cutting and rinsing 4 acorns times a batch of 20 for total of 8 hours.

How it could work: Spend 2 hours shelling, cutting and rinsing 100 acorns. Put all of them inside an oven for 4 hours to roast, or put 20 of them at a time inside a pot, put the pot inside a fire and go about your business while they cook.

In short, introduce the charcoal-making mechanic to cooking and limit the batch to the size of container; eg a tin can vs a pot vs an oven vs a cauldron.