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Kitchen Activity

Kitchen Activity

Work in the prison kitchen to earn cigarettes, reduce your sentence, and contribute to the daily operations. A steady job can make prison life more bearable.


Overview

The kitchen activity allows inmates to work food service shifts in exchange for rewards. This is one of the most reliable ways to earn cigarettes (prison currency) and occasionally reduce your sentence time.


Getting Started

Starting a Shift

  1. Approach Kitchen Zone: Walk to the designated kitchen area

  2. Interact: Locate the guard and interact with him using ALT, or your target button.

Kitchen Guard

  1. Confirm: Accept a difficulty, and begin.

  2. Begin Tasks: Follow the notifications, or breadcrumbs — If they do not appear, you are close to the station already, simply hold ALT to locate the zone.


Kitchen Tasks

Kitchen work involves completing various food preparation tasks. Each task requires focus and proper execution.

Skill Check Mechanics

Similar to other activities, kitchen work uses skill checks:

  • Key Prompts: Press the correct keys when shown

  • Timing: Complete actions within time limits

  • Sequences: Follow multi-step processes


Rewards & Earnings

Per Shift:

  • Food Items: You may consume the items you create or place them into the hotbox for rewards.

  • Time Reduction: You will receive sentence reductions based on meal quality.

Factors Affecting Pay:

  • Difficulty: Higher difficulty = Higher quality meals.


Summary

The kitchen activity is one of the most reliable ways to:

  • Earn Cigarettes: Steady income source

  • Reduce Sentence: Steady time reductions (LEGAL)

  • Fund Activities: Support mission costs and purchases (ILLEGAL)

Kitchen work isn't glamorous, but it's honest work. With consistent effort, you can build a solid cigarette reserve and buy your way to better opportunities.


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