# Utensils and place settings

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/utensils-and-place-settings/26751>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [July 26, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/utensils-and-place-settings/26751 "2021-07-26T22:21:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/utensils-and-place-settings/26751/4 "2022-01-24T14:16:48Z")

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This is a feature I am very much interested in implementing in the game myself.

In addition to the morale boost you mentioned I think having _appropriate_ cutlery in your inventory or near you when eating should also slightly increase the time it takes to eat a meal. The trait **Rigid Table Manners** should also give a hefty morale penalty for eating without cutlery.

Appropriate cutlery:

- **Spoons** - increase morale and consumption time when eating soups.
- **Tablespoons** - decrease coffee and tea preparation time.
- **Forks** - increase morale and consumption time when eating solid food.

Link to related discourse thread:

> [@Dishes, tableware, cutlery](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dishes-tableware-cutlery/11489/2):
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> While I think a moral bonus for having silverware could be interesting these items actually aren’t without use. Butter knives can be used for a number of crafting recipes that call for metal and glasses can be broken to get shards of glass that are, again, used for some crafting recipes.

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