How to Easily Farm Culinary Chests Grow a Garden Guide!

The new Cooking Expansion in Grow a Garden has introduced the Culinary Chest, one of the most sought-after rewards thanks to its rare loot like the King Cabbage and Lobster Tidor. Also check out our Kitchen Storm Update Guide, Codes and More!

These drops can grant powerful mutation effects, including Molten (×25 value) and Meteoric (×125 value), which were previously only admin-exclusive. While the update might seem complex, there’s a straightforward way to consistently farm these chests without relying on complicated recipes or random cravings.

What You Need

• A large supply of plants (any type works—tomatoes, elephant ears, etc.)
• Patience for mutations (higher-tier mutations = better rewards)
• Cooking pot access for preparing food
• Knowledge of the mutation meter (to maximize chances for mutated dishes)

4 Steps To Farm Culinary Chest Grow a Garden

Step 1 – Plant and Mutate

The only thing the Taste-Testing Rat Connoisseur cares about is whether your food is mutated. Plant any crop—rarity and type do not matter—and wait for mutations to appear. Higher-tier mutations (like Shocked or Tempest) increase the odds of better rewards, but even Frozen or low-tier mutations still work.

Step 2 – Load the Cooking Pot with Mutated Plants

When cooking, only add plants that have mutations. Each mutated plant increases the mutation chance meter (about +50% for the first, then smaller increments for each additional). Aim for 90–100% mutation chance before starting the cook for best results.

Step 3 – Cook and Submit to the Rat

Once cooked, your dish should inherit the mutations from the plants you used. Give the food to the Rat, and you’ll be offered three random rewards—always take the Culinary Chest if it appears. The more and higher-quality mutations your dish has, the better your odds of getting rare items inside.

Step 4 – Repeat for Speed Farming

Since recipes don’t matter, you can spam fast-growing plants (like tomatoes), mutate them, cook them, and feed them in rapid cycles. Size, rarity, and plant type don’t affect the reward—mutations are the only priority.

Extra Tip – Use Kitchen Storm

Feeding Crisp P with cooked dishes can trigger a Kitchen Storm at 40 points. During Kitchen Storm, you’ll get:

• 2× cooking speed
• Higher mutation carryover to cooked food
• Increased chance for the Aromatic mutation

This makes farming mutated dishes much faster.

If you focus entirely on growing mutated plants, you can farm Culinary Chests in Grow a Garden at high speed without worrying about recipes or rare crops. Keep your cooking pot filled with only mutated ingredients, aim for a full mutation meter every time, and cash in on the Rat’s rewards. The faster you cycle through cooking, the faster you can stockpile chests—and with them, a shot at game-changing items like the Lobster Tidor and King Cabbage.