SALVAGE / MAKE EVERY SCRAP COUNT

Food recycling
that adds up.

Turn leftovers into a plan. Compare food recycling values, budget drinking water from Ice and look up the resources inside common breakable objects.

What can you feed the machine?

Enter whole items to calculate their base nutrient contribution.

Nutrient mineral icon
50 nutrients each · Where to find it ↗
Chicken feed icon
50 nutrients each
Apple icon
20 nutrients each
Bitten apple icon
18 nutrients each
Apple core icon
15 nutrients each
Half-rotten apple icon
14 nutrients each
Rotten apple icon
12 nutrients each
Lemon icon
20 nutrients each
Rotten lemon icon
18 nutrients each
Half lemon icon
16 nutrients each
Potato icon
40 nutrients each
Rotten potato icon
35 nutrients each
Pickle icon
30 nutrients each

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Estimated nutrients

0

Base values before difficulty and installed-part effects.

Alcohol icon
Alcohol50 nutrients · Starts locked0 nutrients left afterward
×0
Nutrient pack icon
Nutrient pack24 nutrients · Available initially0 nutrients left afterward
×0
Energy drink icon
Energy drink30 nutrients · Starts locked0 nutrients left afterward
×0
Adrenaline icon
Adrenaline40 nutrients · Starts locked0 nutrients left afterward
×0
Oxyworm kebab icon
Oxyworm kebab60 nutrients · Starts locked0 nutrients left afterward
×0

Each line spends your entire nutrient budget on that one output. These are alternative choices, not quantities you can make together. Unlock the required slot in game first.

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Get the machine working and choose your supplies

How much water can Kettle Bobby make?

Each Ice provides 20 base water; each Bottle of water costs 22. Calculate a budget across batches, starting with an empty tank. These Build 25584330 values are before difficulty, machine condition and installed-part effects.

1 bottle40 water produced · 18 water left
4 Ice needed66 water spent · 14 water left

The kettle keeps a water budget between outputs. The separate crafting recipe uses 2 Ice per bottle. Tank space may require several loads; this calculator does not predict processing time or how much fits in one load.

PACK THE RIGHT TOOL

What are you gathering?

Find a material or a source you recognize, then choose the tool for that interaction. Surface and deep deposits can need different equipment.

17 matching gathering sources

Metal balls and compatible breakable objects

Ship and station wreckage

Bring: Crowbar / Scrap

Use the breakable-object list for specific drops; not every container contains Metal.

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Breakable ice

Ice formations and floating ice balls

Bring: Crowbar / Scrap

Gather crafting Ice from compatible breakable sources; some quest ice has its own required interaction.

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Exposed wiring

Ship and station wreckage

Bring: Cutter

Covered wires may first need access with the crowbar and your hands. The Cutter performs the gathering step.

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Rubber sheets

Surfaces of ship and station wreckage

Bring: Cutter

Look for insulating sheets attached to panels or bulkheads.

Plan the tool →

Tape patches on repaired objects

Exposed heat pipes and other patched structures

Bring: Cutter

Cut existing layers of tape free rather than searching only for loose rolls.

Plan the tool →

Foam panels and cushions

Ship and station wreckage

Bring: Cutter

Useful for suit panels, with tradeoffs beyond cold protection.

Plan the tool →

Parking racks

Station wreckage and inhabited sectors

Bring: Twister

Use the unscrewing interaction. You can also compare the Techbits crafting recipe.

Plan the tool →

Alkaline Mole burrows

Dark areas inside hollow asteroids

Bring: Spraytron

Use a suitable deposit interaction and deal with the Mole if present. Alkali and crafted Alkaline solution are separate supplies.

Plan the tool →

Build 25584330. Locations describe source types and areas; they do not guarantee a fixed amount or a specific spawn. Read the gathering and maintenance guide →

What do breakable objects drop?

Find the object you see or search for the resource you need. Objects with the same name are grouped together. Counts appear when their base variants specify the same amount; other amounts depend on the object you encounter.

19 object types

BREAKABLE OBJECT

Ice

Ice

Amount varies by object.

Data sources and machine rules

Recycling inputs and output costs follow the Nutri-Pack-O-Mat’s base food values. They are separate from hand-crafting recipes. Nutrient pack is the only food output available initially. The Kettle Bobby water budget covers Build 25584330, October 5, 2026. Both calculators use base values; difficulty, installed parts and your progress can change the machine you use.