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Empty Jar

General

Category

Item

Encumbrance

0.2 (Jar)
0.1 (Lid)
1.8 (Box)

Function

Cooking utensil

Technical

Item ID

Base.EmptyJar
Base.JarLid
Base.BoxOfJars

“

Can be used to pickle food. Requires jar lid.

— In-game tooltip

A jar is a tool used in cooking.

Usage

An empty jar, along with a jar lid, can be used to pickle certain foods, preserving them for a much longer time. Box or jars can be unpacked for 6 jars. Jarred food is fresh for 60 days and stale for another 30 days.

After jarring, it is necessary to cook the jar of food in a heat source. Otherwise, the food will rot as fast as if it were not jarred.

Upon opening a jar, the empty jar and vegetables are returned to the character. The jar lid is not reusable.

Crafting

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Empty Jar ×6	Box of Jars ×1	none	none	none	none

Cooking

Main article: Cooking

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Jar of Bell Peppers	One of: Brown Sugar ×1 Sugar ×1 Sugar Packet ×1 Each of: Jar ×1 Jar Lid ×1 Bell Pepper ×5 Water ×10 unit(s) Vinegar ×2 unit(s)	none	none	none	2.5 Cooking
Jar of Broccoli	One of: Brown Sugar ×1 Sugar ×1 Sugar Packet ×1 Each of: Jar ×1 Jar Lid ×1 Broccoli ×5 Water ×10 unit(s) Vinegar ×2 unit(s)	none	none	none	2.5 Cooking
Jar of Cabbage	One of: Brown Sugar ×1 Sugar ×1 Sugar Packet ×1 Each of: Jar ×1 Jar Lid ×1 Cabbage ×3 Water ×10 unit(s) Vinegar ×2 unit(s)	none	none	none	2.5 Cooking
Jar of Carrots	One of: Brown Sugar ×1 Sugar ×1 Sugar Packet ×1 Each of: Jar ×1 Jar Lid ×1 Carrots ×5 Water ×10 unit(s) Vinegar ×2 unit(s)	none	none	none	2.5 Cooking
Jar of Eggplants	One of: Brown Sugar ×1 Sugar ×1 Sugar Packet ×1 Each of: Jar ×1 Jar Lid ×1 Eggplant ×5 Water ×10 unit(s) Vinegar ×2 unit(s)	none	none	none	2.5 Cooking
Jar of Leeks	One of: Brown Sugar ×1 Sugar ×1 Sugar Packet ×1 Each of: Jar ×1 Jar Lid ×1 Leek ×5 Water ×10 unit(s) Vinegar ×2 unit(s)	none	none	none	2.5 Cooking
Jar of Potatoes	One of: Brown Sugar ×1 Sugar ×1 Sugar Packet ×1 Each of: Jar ×1 Jar Lid ×1 Potato ×5 Water ×10 unit(s) Vinegar ×2 unit(s)	none	none	none	2.5 Cooking
Jar of Radishes	One of: Brown Sugar ×1 Sugar ×1 Sugar Packet ×1 Each of: Jar ×1 Jar Lid ×1 Radish ×5 Water ×10 unit(s) Vinegar ×2 unit(s)	none	none	none	2.5 Cooking
Jar of Tomatoes	One of: Brown Sugar ×1 Sugar ×1 Sugar Packet ×1 Each of: Jar ×1 Jar Lid ×1 Tomato ×5 Water ×10 unit(s) Vinegar ×2 unit(s)	none	none	none	2.5 Cooking

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

EmptyJar distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers

Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
Chef	crate	23.28%
Chef	crate	41.14%
Chef	metal_shelves	23.28%
Chef	metal_shelves	41.14%
all	other	0.71%
bedroom	crate	1.01%
bedroom	crate	23.28%
bedroom	crate	41.14%
closet	crate	1.01%
closet	crate	23.28%
closet	crate	41.14%
empty	crate	2.81%
garagestorage	crate	1.01%
garagestorage	crate	23.28%
garagestorage	crate	41.14%
hall	counter	2.81%
jewelrystore	counter	2.81%
kitchen	counter	19.27%
kitchen	crate	23.28%
kitchen	crate	41.14%
livingroom	counter	19.27%
lobby	counter	2.81%
plazastore1	counter	2.81%
storageunit	crate	1.01%
storageunit	crate	23.28%
storageunit	crate	41.14%
storageunit	metal_shelves	1.01%
storageunit	metal_shelves	23.28%
storageunit	metal_shelves	41.14%

BoxOfJars distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers

Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
Chef	crate	10.78%
Chef	metal_shelves	10.78%
all	other	0.42%
bedroom	crate	10.78%
closet	crate	3.98%
closet	crate	10.78%
empty	crate	1.65%
garagestorage	crate	3.98%
garagestorage	crate	10.78%
gardenstore	counter	3.98%
gardenstore	metal_shelves	3.98%
gardenstore	shelves	3.98%
hall	counter	1.65%
jewelrystore	counter	1.65%
kitchen	counter	2.81%
kitchen	crate	10.78%
livingroom	counter	2.81%
lobby	counter	1.65%
plazastore1	counter	1.65%
producestorage	metal_shelves	3.98%
storageunit	crate	3.98%
storageunit	crate	10.78%
storageunit	metal_shelves	10.78%

JarLid distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers

Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
Chef	crate	23.28%
Chef	crate	41.14%
Chef	metal_shelves	23.28%
Chef	metal_shelves	41.14%
all	other	0.71%
bedroom	crate	1.01%
bedroom	crate	23.28%
bedroom	crate	41.14%
closet	crate	1.01%
closet	crate	23.28%
closet	crate	41.14%
empty	crate	2.81%
garagestorage	crate	1.01%
garagestorage	crate	23.28%
garagestorage	crate	41.14%
hall	counter	2.81%
jewelrystore	counter	2.81%
kitchen	counter	19.27%
kitchen	crate	23.28%
kitchen	crate	41.14%
livingroom	counter	19.27%
lobby	counter	2.81%
plazastore1	counter	2.81%
storageunit	crate	1.01%
storageunit	crate	23.28%
storageunit	crate	41.14%
storageunit	metal_shelves	1.01%
storageunit	metal_shelves	23.28%
storageunit	metal_shelves	41.14%

Code

Code snippet! This section contains source code from Project ZomboidShow / Hide

EmptyJar
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item EmptyJar
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Cooking,
		Type				=		Normal,
		DisplayName			=		Empty Jar,
		Icon				=		JarEmpty2,
		Weight				=		0.2,
		Tooltip = Tooltip_Jar,
		SurvivalGear = TRUE,
		WorldStaticModel = EmptyJar,
	}

JarLid
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item JarLid
    {
        DisplayCategory = Cooking,
        Type				=		Normal,
        DisplayName			=		Jar Lid,
        Icon				=		JarLid,
        Weight				=		0.1,
        MetalValue = 10,
        SurvivalGear = TRUE,
        WorldStaticModel = LidJar,
    }

BoxOfJars
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item BoxOfJars
    {
        DisplayCategory = Material,
        DisplayCategory = Cooking,
        Weight	=	1.8,
        Type	=	Normal,
        DisplayName	=	Box of Jars,
        Icon	=	JarBox,
        SurvivalGear = TRUE,
        WorldStaticModel = BoxOfJars,
    }

See also

• Jar
• Sugar
• Vinegar
• Food preservation