

This kitchen and canteen feeds over 100 inmates with 3 cookers, 3 fridges, 4 cooks, and 1 sink, with plenty of food to spare.

Smaller kitchens can get by with one for the most part, though a second sink may be in order if you are really struggling with demand.īelow is an image of one of my kitchens in a smaller prison. Sinks are the least used kitchen equipment, and hence are what you need the least of. I've had more success improving my food supply by adding fridges than cookers and sinks. The more fridges you have, the more food your cooks will have on hand to work with. I would go so far as to say the fridge is perhaps the most important appliance in the kitchen, and is what you should have the most of. You need all three, but adding additional cookers and fridges helps far more than adding sinks. The three primary kitchen appliances are the cooker, the fridge, and the sink. Getting geared up Cookers, fridges, and sinks Note: If you've just started a new prison and are getting the "There are no canteens accessible by this cell." notification on your holding cell or cells, you need to secure the parameter with a fence so your guards will let your inmates leave buildings. The beginning recommended amount is two, but you want to hire up to 5 once your canteen is bustling during mealtimes. Hiring cooks is something you should just gradually do as your prison progresses. If you are simply having problems feeding all your inmates and know you have enough space, you need to first add some new equipment to your kitchen. Making another kitchen and canteen is usually something you don't have to do until you're pretty well expanded unless your initial ones were far too small. Fiddle with food distribution in logistics.Set inmates of different security levels to differing meal times.Add another serving table in the canteen.Increase the amount of equipment in your kitchen.Make a separate kitchen and canteen with their own equipment and staff.Below are some options for even the simplest prison: There are a few ways you can increase the amount of food you have available to your inmates.
