This guide provides the fastest methods to farm the new Culinarian Chests from the rat NPC. The core strategy is based on one crucial fact:
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The size, type, or mutation rarity of the food you give to the rat does NOT affect your reward chances.
Therefore, the best strategy is to produce the largest quantity of any small, mutated food as quickly as possible. Small foods are ideal as they cook in as little as 5 minutes.
At a Glance: 5 Farming Strategies
This table summarizes the five main methods discussed. Choose the one that best fits the pets and items you own.
| Method Name | Required Item / Pet | Strategy Summary |
| 1. The Kodama Method | 8x Kodama OR 8x Corrupted Kodama | Plant multi-harvest Zen crops (like Serenity Bush) for a 100% chance of getting Tranquil or Corrupted mutations. Do not mix the two types of Kodamas. |
| 2. The Raptor Method | A full team of Raptor pets | Plant any multi-harvest crop (like tomatoes). Raptors have a chance to apply the Amber mutation to fruits when you harvest them. |
| 3. The Kappa Method | One or more Kappa pets | The Kappa’s ability sprays water in a large radius, applying the Wet mutation to many plants at once. Ideal for densely packed gardens. |
| 4. The Tanchozuru Method | One or more Tanchozuru pets | Similar to the Kappa, this pet applies the Zen mutation to many plants in its radius. It is described as being excellent for overnight AFK farming. |
| 5. The Sprinkler Method | Mutation Sprinklers (e.g., Honey, Chocolate) | This method requires no specific pets. Plant a very dense garden of small fruits and use a mutation-applying sprinkler to give them all a mutation. |
Bonus Tips to Maximize Your Farming
In addition to the main methods, here are three extra tips to make your farming even more efficient.
- Use the Pancake Stack Place a Pancake Stack item in the middle of your crop field. This item attracts pets, keeping them in a central location and ensuring they use their mutation abilities on the densest area of your garden.
- Get the Gorilla Chef Pet This new pet, which can be earned from the rat NPC, is crucial for overcoming the 5-minute cooking time bottleneck. It has a 5-10% chance to duplicate the food you cook, effectively doubling your output some of the time. You can swap in your Gorilla Chef pets right before cooking.
- Activate the Cooking Storm Event By feeding the rat NPC, you build up points towards a “Cooking Storm.” Activating this event doubles all cooking speeds, allowing you to produce food for the rat at a much faster rate. Prepare a large batch of mutated fruits, then activate the storm for a massive cooking session.
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