The latest event in Grow a Garden has introduced cooking as a brand-new feature, allowing players to prepare delicious in-game dishes for rewards. Among these recipes is the burger — a straightforward but rewarding dish that uses just three ingredients.
Cooking a burger is not only a fun way to explore the game’s new mechanics, but it also plays a role in keeping NPCs happy and boosting your progress. This step-by-step guide will walk you through how to find the ingredients, prepare them, and serve your finished burger to Chris P the Pig for a reward.
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Step 1: Gather Your Ingredients
To make a burger in Grow a Garden, you will need:
• 1 Pepper
• 1 Corn
• 1 Tomato
These ingredients can be obtained in a couple of different ways:
• Farming: Plant the seeds in your garden and wait for them to grow. This is the most consistent method if you already have seeds.
• Harvesting in the wild: Certain areas in the game world have crops growing naturally. Exploring and checking different biomes can help you gather ingredients without spending seeds.
• Trading: If you have an excess of other crops, consider trading with friends or other players for what you are missing.
Tip: Keep a small stockpile of peppers, corn, and tomatoes in your storage so you can quickly make more burgers when needed, especially if Chris P requests them multiple times in one play session.
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Step 2: Go to the Cooking Pot
Once you have collected the pepper, corn, and tomato, head back to your garden. The cooking pot is your main tool for preparing any recipe in the game.
If it is your first time using the pot, you will notice an interactive prompt when you stand near it. This is where you can select which recipe you want to make and add your chosen ingredients.
Cooking pots are always located in your garden area, so you will not need to travel far once your ingredients are ready.
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Step 3: Start Cooking
With your ingredients in hand, interact with the pot and place the pepper, corn, and tomato inside. Once they are all added, start the cooking process.
The burger takes a little over 8 minutes to cook from start to finish. You can:
• Wait it out if you are doing other activities nearby, like harvesting crops or organising storage.
• Use the fast-forward feature if you want the burger immediately and have the resources to skip cooking time.
While the burger is cooking, you can multitask by checking on your garden’s plants, collecting extra crops, or preparing for your next recipe.
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Step 4: Your Burger Is Ready
Once the timer finishes, your freshly cooked burger will appear in your inventory. At this point, you can either keep it for later use or take it directly to the NPC who might want it.
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Step 5: Feed Chris P the Pig
Chris P is a friendly pig NPC who roams around your garden area. He is an important part of the cooking update because he rewards you for serving him dishes he is craving.
How Chris P works:
• Every hour, Chris P changes his preferred dish.
• A speech bubble above his head will display exactly what he is in the mood for.
• If the bubble shows a burger, you are in luck — you can serve it immediately for a reward.
Feeding Chris P a burger:
1. Walk up to him and press E to open his menu.
2. Make sure you are holding the burger in your hand.
3. Select the option that says something like “Try this food I cooked up!”
4. Chris P will taste it, make a short reaction, and then give you an in-game reward.
Rewards can vary, but they often include useful items, currency, or resources to help you continue progressing in Grow a Garden.
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Final Tips
• Always check Chris P’s request before cooking, so you do not spend ingredients on something he may not want immediately.
• Keep extra peppers, corn, and tomatoes growing in your garden to save time on ingredient gathering.
• Use the burger recipe as a quick and easy way to engage with the cooking system and practice before attempting more complex dishes.
With these steps, you will have no trouble making a perfect burger in Grow a Garden and making Chris P very happy in the process.