# Using the heating element in the integrated toolset and other noobie questions
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-the-heating-element-in-the-integrated-toolset-and-other-noobie-questions/1478
**Category:** The Bunker
**Created:** [May 27, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-the-heating-element-in-the-integrated-toolset-and-other-noobie-questions/1478 "2013-05-27T14:44:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@dakenho](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dakenho)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-the-heating-element-in-the-integrated-toolset-and-other-noobie-questions/1478/1 "2013-05-27T14:44:06Z")
1. I typically start my character with bionic and have started with the integrated tool set a few times but can not figure out how to use the heating element to cook things. I tried looking this up in the guide and forums but could not find it.
2. is stashing stuff in refrigerators worth doing? does it help preserve food at all? I assume by the lack of running water that power is off. It is really hard to tell, I have not had meat spoil or frozen dinners thaw but have had milk spoil, if some one could clarify this…
3. does this game have an objective? I ask because I recently had a character with a heck of a stash to the point where my safe house storage areas were literately overflowing with food and supplies and I have no idea of anything worth doing (spent sometime reading books but …).
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### Author:  [@halberdsturgeon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/halberdsturgeon)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-the-heating-element-in-the-integrated-toolset-and-other-noobie-questions/1478/2 "2013-05-27T14:54:49Z")
1. You’ll use it automatically from the crafting menu if you have enough bionic power available.
2. Nope. Fridges do nothing.
3. Your mission is to have fun.
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### Author:  [@dakenho](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dakenho)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-the-heating-element-in-the-integrated-toolset-and-other-noobie-questions/1478/3 "2013-05-27T15:01:17Z")
thanks for clearing that up, there was no indication that it used power, looks like I was just unlucky to not start with a power supply (or maybe it doesn’t start you with a power supply on purpose with this bionic).
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-the-heating-element-in-the-integrated-toolset-and-other-noobie-questions/1478/4 "2013-05-27T15:11:39Z")
That’s a feature bug!
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### Author:  [@Otaku](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Otaku)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-the-heating-element-in-the-integrated-toolset-and-other-noobie-questions/1478/5 "2013-05-28T15:13:02Z")
> [@gtaguy](#):
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> That’s a feature bug!
I think you mean:
"That’s a bug feature! 🙂
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### Author:  [@Argoroth](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Argoroth)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-the-heating-element-in-the-integrated-toolset-and-other-noobie-questions/1478/6 "2013-06-04T19:13:54Z")
> [@Otaku](#):
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> [quote=“gtaguy, post:4, topic:1478”]That’s a feature bug!
I think you mean:
"That’s a bug feature! :)[/quote]
There is no such thing as bugs… Just unexpected features.
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### Author:  [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-the-heating-element-in-the-integrated-toolset-and-other-noobie-questions/1478/7 "2013-06-05T19:24:07Z")
> [@dakenho](#):
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> thanks for clearing that up, there was no indication that it used power, looks like I was just unlucky to not start with a power supply (or maybe it doesn’t start you with a power supply on purpose with this bionic).
Are you sure you don’t have power? One of the intrinsic parts of being an android is that you get a free 10 power supply, even though it doesn’t show up in your bionics list.