Stardew Valley: How to Craft Items and What They Do

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How to Craft All Items in Stardew Valley

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Mayonnaise Machine – Turns eggs into mayonnaise.

  • Recipe – Farming Level 2
  • Requires:
    • Wood (15)
    • Stone (15)
    • Earth Crystal (1)
    • Copper Bar (1)
    • Wood (15)

Bee House – Place outside and wait for delicious honey! (Except in Winter).

  • Recipe – Farming Level 3
  • Requires:
    • Wood (40)
    • Coal (8)
    • Iron Bar (1)

Tapper – Place on a maple, oak, pine or palm tree and wait for the reservoir to fill with product!

  • Recipe – Foraging Level 3
  • Requires:
    • Wood (40)
    • Copper Bar (2)

Preserves Jar – Turns vegetables into pickles and fruit into jam.

  • Recipe – Farming Level 4
  • Requires:
    • Wood (50)
    • Stone (40)
    • Coal (8)

Cheese Press – Turns milk into cheese.

  • Recipe – Farming Level 6
    • Wood (45)
    • Stone (45)
    • Hardwood (10)
    • Copper Bar (1)

Loom – Turns raw wool into fine cloth.

  • Recipe – Farming Level 7
  • Requires:
    • Wood.png Wood (60)
    • Fiber.png Fiber (30)
    • Pine Tar.png Pine Tar (1)

Keg – Put a fruit or vegetable in here. Eventually it will turn into a beverage.

  • Recipe – Farming Level 8
  • Requires:
    • Wood (30)
    • Clay (1)
    • Copper Bar (1)
    • Iron Bar (1)

Oil Maker – Makes gourmet truffle oil

  • Recipe – Farming Level 8
  • Requires:
    • Slime (50)
    • Hardwood (20)
    • Gold Bar (1)

Bombs

How to Craft All Items in Stardew Valley

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Cherry Bomb – Generates a small explosion. Stand back!

  • Recipe – Mining Level 1
  • Requires:
    • Copper Ore (4)
    • Coal (1)

Bomb – Generates an explosion. Watch out!

  • Recipe – Mining Level 6
  • Requires:
    • Iron Ore (4)
    • Coal (1)

Mega Bomb – Generates an powerful explosion. Use with extreme caution.

  • Recipe – Mining Level 8
  • Requires:
    • Gold Ore (4)
    • Solar Essence (1)
    • Void Essence (1)

Explosive Ammo – Fire this with the slingshot.

  • Recipe – Combat Level 8
  • Requires:
    • Iron Bar (1)
    • Coal (2)

Consumables in Stardew Valley

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Field Snack – A quick snack to fuel the hungry forager.

  • Recipe – Foraging Level 1
  • Requires:
    • Acorn (1)
    • Maple Seed (1)
    • Pine Cone (1)

Life Elixir – Restores health to full.

  • Recipe – Combat Level 2
  • Requires:
    • Red Mushroom (1)
    • Purple Mushroom (1)
    • Morel (1)
    • Chanterelle (1)

Oil of Garlic – Drink this and weaker monsters will avoid you.

  • Recipe – Combat Level 6
  • Requires:
    • Garlic (10)
    • Oil (1)

Decorations in Stardew Valley

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Wood Floor – Place on the ground to create paths or spruce up your floors.

  • Recipe – Carpenter’s Shop
    • Wood (1)

Straw Floor – Place on the ground to create paths or spruce up your floors.

  • Recipe – Carpenter’s Shop
    • Wood (1)
    • Fiber (1)

Weathered Floor – Place on the ground to create paths or spruce up your floors.

  • Recipe – None
    • Wood (1)

Crystal Floor – Place on the ground to create paths or spruce up your floors.

  • Recipe – Krobus
    • Refined Quartz (1)

Stone Floor – Place on the ground to create paths or spruce up your floors.

  • Recipe – Carpenter’s Shop
    • Stone (1)

Wood Path – Place on the ground to create paths or spruce up your floors.

  • Recipe – None
    • Wood (1)

Gravel Path – Place on the ground to create paths or spruce up your floors.

  • Recipe – None
    • Stone (1)

Cobblestone Path – Place on the ground to create paths or spruce up your floors.

  • Recipe – None
    • Stone (1)

Stepping Stone Path – Place on the ground to create paths or spruce up your floors.

  • Recipe – Carpenter’s Shop
    • Stone (1)

Crystal Path – Place on the ground to create paths or spruce up your floors.

  • Recipe – Carpenter’s Shop
    • Refined Quartz (1)

Jack-O-Lantern – A whimsical fall decoration.

  • Recipe – Spirit’s Eve
    • Pumpkin (1)
    • Torch (1)

Wicked Statue – There’s something unsettling about the looks of this statue.

  • Recipe – Krobus
    • Stone (25)
    • Coal (5)

Flute Block – Plays a flute sound when you walk past.

  • Recipe – Robin (Hearts Event)
    • Wood (10)
    • Copper Ore (2)
    • Fiber (20)

Drum Block – Plays a drum sound when you walk past.

  • Recipe – Robin (Hearts Event)
    • Stone (10)
    • Copper Ore (2)
    • Fiber (20)

Fences in Stardew Valley

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Gate – Allows you to pass through a fence. (100 days)

  • Wood (10)

Wood Fence – Keeps grass and animals contained! (23 to 33 days)

  • Wood (2)

Stone Fence – Lasts longer than a wood fence. (55 to 66 days)

  • Recipe – Farming Level 2
    • Stone (2)

Iron Fence – Lasts longer than a stone fence. (120 to 132 days)

  • Recipe – Farming Level 4
    • Iron Bar (1)

Hardwood Fence – The most durable type of fence. Takes an average of a year before degrading.

  • Recipe – Farming Level 6
    • Hardwood (1)

Fertilizer

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Basic Fertilizer – Improves soil quality a little, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil.

  • Recipe – Farming Level 1
    • Sap (2)

Speed-Gro – Stimulates leaf production. Guaranteed to increase growth rate by at least 10%. Mix into tilled soil.

  • Recipe – Farming Level 3
    • Pine Tar (1)
    • Clam (1)

Basic Retaining Soil – This soil has a chance of staying watered overnight. Mix into tilled soil.

  • Recipe – Farming Level 4
    • Stone (2)

Quality Retaining Soil – This soil has a good chance of staying watered overnight. Mix into tilled soil.

  • Recipe – Farming Level 7
    • Stone (3)
    • Clay (1)

Deluxe Speed-Gro – Stimulates leaf production. Guaranteed to increase growth rate by at least 25%. Mix into tilled soil.

  • Recipe – Farming Level 8
    • Oak Resin (1)
    • Coral (1)

Quality Fertilizer – Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil.

  • Recipe -Farming Level 9
    • Sap (2)
    • Fish

Fishing

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Bait (5) – Used with Fiberglass/Iridium fishing rods. Causes fish to bite faster

  • Recipe – Fishing Level 2
  • Bug Meat (1)

Wild Bait (5) – Use with Fiberglass/Iridium fishing rods. Appeals to all fish.

  • Recipe – Linus (Heart Event)
    • Fiber (10)
    • Bug Meat (5)
    • Slime (5)

Crab Pot – Used with bait to capture crabs and other sea creatures.

  • Recipe – Fishing Level 3
    • Wood (40)
    • Iron Bar (3)

Spinner – The shape makes it spin around in the water. Slightly increases the bite-rate when fishing.

  • Recipe – Fishing Level 6
    • Iron Bar (2)

Trap Bobber – Causes fish to escape slower when you aren’t reeling them in.

  • Recipe – Fishing Level 6
    • Copper Bar (1)
    • Sap (10)

Cork Bobber – Slightly increases the size of your “fishing bar.”

  • Recipe – Fishing Level 7
    • Wood (10)
    • Hardwood (5)
    • Slime (10)

Treasure Hunter – Fish don’t escape while collecting treasures. Also slightly increases the chance to find treasures.

  • Recipe – Fishing Level 7
    • Gold Bar (2)

Dressed Spinner – The metal tab and colorful streamers create an enticing spectacle for fish. Increases the bite-rate when fishing.

  • Recipe – Fishing Level 8
    • Iron bar (2)
    • Cloth (1)

Barbed Hook – Makes your catch more secure, causing the “fishing bar” to cling to your catch. Works best on slow, weak fish.

  • Recipe – Fishing Level 8
    • Iron Bar (1)
    • Gold Bar (1)

Magnet – Increases the chance of finding treasures when fishing. However, fish aren’t crazy about the taste.

  • Recipe – Fishing Level 9
    • Iron Bar (1)

Lighting

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Torch – Provides a modest amount of light.

  • Recipe – None
    • Wood (1)
    • Sap (2)

Campfire – Provides a moderate amount of light.

  • Recipe – None
    • Stone (10)
    • Wood (10)
    • Fiber (10)

Wooden Brazier – Provides a moderate amount of light.

  • Recipe – Robin
    • Wood (10)
    • Coal (1)
    • Fiber (5)

Stone Brazier – Provides a moderate amount of light.

  • Recipe – Robin
    • Stone (10)
    • Coal (1)
    • Fiber (5)

Gold Brazier – Provides a moderate amount of light.

  • Recipe – Robin
    • Gold Bar (1)
    • Coal (1)
    • Fiber (5)

Carved Brazier – Provides a moderate amount of light.

  • Recipe – Robin
    • Hardwood (10)
    • Coal (1)

Stump Brazier – Provides a moderate amount of light.

  • Recipe – Robin
    • Hardwood (5)
    • Coal (1)

Barrel Brazier – Provides a moderate amount of light.

  • Recipe – Robin
    • Wood (50)
    • Solar Essence (1)
    • Coal (1)

Skull Brazier – Provides a moderate amount of light.

  • Recipe – Robin
    • Hardwood (10)
    • Solar Essence (1)
    • Coal (1)

Marble Brazier – Provides a moderate amount of light.

  • Recipe – Robin
    • Marble (1)
    • Aquamarine (1)
    • Stone (100)

Wood Lamp-post – Provides a good amount of light.

  • Recipe – Robin
    • Wood (50)
    • Battery Pack (1)

Iron Lamp-post – Provides a good amount of light.

  • Recipe – Robin
    • Iron Bar (1)
    • Battery Pack (1)

Seeds

How to Craft All Items in Stardew Valley

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Wild Seeds (Sp) – An assortment of wild spring seeds.

  • Recipe – Foraging Level 1
    • Wild Horseradish (1)
    • Daffodil (1)
    • Leek (1)
    • Dandelion (1)

Wild Seeds (Su) – An assortment of wild summer seeds.

  • Recipe – Foraging Level 4
    • Spice Berry (1)
    • Grape (1)
    • Sweet Pea (1)

Wild Seeds (Fa) – An assortment of wild fall seeds.

  • Recipe – Foraging Level 6
    • Common Mushroom (1)
    • Wild Plum (1)
    • Hazelnut (1)
    • Blackberry (1)

Wild Seeds (Wi) – An assortment of wild winter seeds.

  • Recipe – Foraging Level 7
    • Winter Root (1)
    • Crystal Fruit (1)
    • Snow Yam (1)
    • Crocus (1)

Ancient Seeds – Could these still grow?

  • Ancient Seed (1)

Sprinklers

How to Craft All Items in Stardew Valley

Sprinkler – Waters the 4 adjacent tiles every morning.

  • Recipe – Farming Level 3
    • Copper Bar (1)
    • Iron Bar (1)

Quality Sprinkler – Waters the 8 adjacent tiles every morning.

  • Recipe – Farming Level 6
    • Iron Bar (1)
    • Gold Bar (1)
    • Refined Quartz (1)

Iridium Sprinkler – Waters the 24 adjacent tiles every morning.

  • Recipe – Farming Level 9
    • Gold Bar (1)
    • Iridium Bar (1)
    • Battery Pack (1)

Rings

How to Craft All Items in Stardew Valley

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Sturdy Ring – Cuts the duration of negative status effects in half

  • Recipe – Combat Level 1
    • Copper Bar (10)
    • Refined Quartz (5)
    • Earth Crystal (10)

Warrior Ring – Occasionally infuses the wearer with “warrior energy” after slaying a monster.

  • Recipe – Combat Level 4
    • Iron Bar (10)
    • Coal (25)
    • Frozen Tear (10)

Ring of Yoba – Occasionally shields the wearer from damage.

  • Recipe – Combat Level 7
    • Gold Bar (5)
    • Iron Bar (5)
    • Diamond (1)

Iridium Band – Glows, attracts items, and increases attack damage by 10%.

  • Recipe – Combat Level 9
    • Iridium Bar (5)
    • Solar Essence (50)
    • Void Essence (50)

Miscellaneous

How to Craft All Items in Stardew Valley

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Chest – Holds up to 30 different Items

  • Recipe – After first entering the mines.
    • Wood (50)

Furnace – Turns ore and coal into metal bars.

  • Recipe – After first entering the mines.
    • Copper Ore (20)
    • Stone (25)

Scarecrow – Prevents crows from eating crops in an area around the scarecrow

  • Recipe – Farming Level 1
    • Wood (50)
    • Coal (1)
    • Fiber (20)

Seed Maker – Place crops inside to produce a varying amount of seeds. Doesn’t work with fruit tree crops.

  • Recipe – Farming Level 9
    • Wood (25)
    • Coal (10)
    • Gold Bar (1)

Staircase – Use this to move down a level in the mines.

  • Recipe – Mining Level 2
    • Stone (99)

Crystalarium – Insert a gem of your choice and it will grow copies.

  • Recipe – Mining Level 9
    • Stone (99)
    • Gold Bar (5)
    • Iridium Bar (2)
    • Battery Pack (1)

Charcoal Kiln – Turns 20 pieces of wood into one piece of coal.

  • Recipe – Foraging Level 4
    • Wood (20)
    • Gold Bar (1)

Lightning Rod – Collects energy from lightning storms and turns it into battery packs

  • Recipe – Foraging Level 6
    • Iron Bar (1)
    • Refined Quartz (1)
    • Bat Wing (5)

Recycling Machine – Turns fishing trash into resources.

  • Recipe – Fishing Level 4
    • Wood (25)
    • Stone (25)
    • Iron Bar (1)

Worm Bin – Produces bait on a regular basis. The worms are self-sufficient.

  • Recipe – Fishing Level 8
    • Hardwood (25)
    • Gold Bar (1)
    • Iron Bar (1)
    • Fiber (50)

Slime Egg – Press Compresses 100 pieces of slime into a slime egg. It’s a miracle of science!

  • Recipe – Combat Level 6
    • Coal (25)
    • Fire Quartz (1)
    • Battery Pack (1)

Slime Incubator – Hatches slime eggs into slimes. Allows you to raise slimes outdoors.

  • Recipe – Combat Level 8
    • Iridium Bar (2)
    • Slime (100)

Warp Totem: Beach – Warp directly to the beach. Consumed on use.

  • Recipe – Foraging Level 6
    • Hardwood (1)
    • Coral (2)
    • Fiber (10)

Warp Totem: Mountains – Warp directly to the mountains. Consumed on use.

  • Recipe – Foraging Level 7
    • Hardwood (1)
    • Iron Bar (1)
    • Stone (25)

Warp Totem: Farm – Warp directly to your house. Consumed on use.

  • Recipe – Foraging Level 8
    • Hardwood (1)
    • Honey (1)
    • Fiber (20)

Rain Totem – Activate to greatly increase the chance for rain tomorrow. Consumed on use.

  • Recipe – Foraging Level 9
    • Hardwood (1)
    • Truffle Oil (1)
    • Pine Tar (5)

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