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
Approach Kitchen Zone: Walk to the designated kitchen area
Interact: Locate the guard and interact with him using
ALT
, or your target button.
Kitchen Guard

Confirm: Accept a difficulty, and begin.
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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