How to Upgrade Your Cauldron in Valheim

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In Valheim, what you put in your belly is just as important as the equipment you wear, and an upgraded Cauldron will ensure you have the most nutritious meals ready for consumption. By default, the Cauldron can be used to cook a decent range of recipes, from simple Carrot Soup to the Mead Base for brewing Frost Resistance Mead. However, a Cauldron with upgrades will have access to new and more potent recipes, such as Muckshake, Wolf Skewer, and the Mushroom Omelette. Additionally, some higher-tier recipes in Valheim are made to be placed in the Stone Oven, like the Uncooked Meat Platter or the Unbaked Lox Pie.

Upgrading the Cauldron in Valheim involves assembling specific structures and placing them within the vicinity of the cooking station. For instance, to upgrade a Cauldron to Level 2, you will need to craft a Spice Rack and place it near the cooking pot to unlock the upgrade’s corresponding recipes.

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Here is a list of all the structures required to upgrade the Cauldron to Level 5, which is its current max level in Valheim as of February 2023:

Upgrade Level	Structure	Blueprint Materials & Their Sources
2	Spice Rack	Dandelion × 3 — Grows in the Meadows and is a drop from Greydwarf Brutes Carrot × 2 — Obtained by farming Carrot Seeds found in the Black Forest Mushroom × 5 — Grows in the Meadows, Black Forest and Swamp Thistle × 3 — Grows in the Black Forest and Swamp Turnip × 3 — Obtained by farming Turnip Seeds found in the Swamp
3	Butcher’s Table	Ancient bark × 2 — Drops from Ancient Trees in the Swamp and can spawn in Sunken Crypts Chests Core Wood × 4 — Drops from Pine Trees in the Black Forest Fine Wood × 4 — Drops from Birch and Oak trees in the Meadows and Plains Silver × 2 — Forged at a Smelter using Silver Ore mined from deposits in the Mountains
4	Pots & Pans	Iron × 5 — Harvested from Muddy Scrap Piles in Sunken Crypts Copper × 5 — Forged at a Smelter using Copper Ore mined from deposits in the Black Forest Black Metal × 5 — Forged at a Blast Furnace using Black Metal Scrap dropped by Fulings or looted from their Chests in the Plains Fine Wood × 10 — Drops from Birch and Oak trees in the Meadows and Plains
5	Mortar & Pestle	Black Marble × 8 — Harvested from Giant Remains and structures found within the Mistlands Fine Wood × 6 — Drops from Birch and Oak trees in the Meadows and Plains Core Wood × 4 — Drops from Pine Trees in the Black Forest