Applied Cooking
by Sebastrn
Applied Cooking connects Applied Energistics 2 storage networks to Cooking for Blockheads, so a kitchen can draw ingredients straight from a network.
What it does
The mod adds one block, the Kitchen Station, which joins the cooking system to an Applied Energistics 2 network. Before a station is placed, the kitchen network has to be configured with a Wireless Terminal. Versions below 1.20 need an AE2 Security Terminal for this step, while 1.20 and later use an AE2 Wireless Access Point instead.
Once a station is connected, items stored in the AE2 network can be consumed directly by cooking, and water and milk can be pulled from the network as well. A station can show as connected, linked, offline or unlinked, which reports its state. The mod runs on its own in a Forge or NeoForge setup, and it is published under the MIT License as open source, with a source code repository and an issue tracker.
Installation requires Applied Energistics 2, Balm, Cooking for Blockheads and SebastrnLib. Jade, Just Enough Items, Patchouli and The One Probe are optional, and the optional mods supported depend on the Minecraft version. Patchouli provides an in-game guide book that explains the setup, so it has to be installed to read it. The server and every player need the mod installed.
Key features
Kitchen Station block
A single block links cooking to an AE2 network, and it reports whether it is connected, linked, offline or unlinked.
Network ingredients
Cooking can consume items that are stored in the AE2 network inventory instead of only items in nearby containers.
Water and milk from the network
Water and milk can be pulled from the network for recipes that need them.
Optional mod support
Jade, JEI, Patchouli and The One Probe add integration when installed, with the supported set depending on the Minecraft version.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 3
Optional 2
How it compares
Create Stock Bridge is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, open source under the MIT License, and it is client and server like Applied Cooking. AE2 WCWT covers the same loaders and versions and is also MIT licensed, but it works on the wireless terminal side rather than on cooking. AE2 Lightning Tech is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and covers 1.20.1 – 26.1.2, a wider range than Applied Cooking's kitchen integration.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Cooking | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-28 |
| Create Stock Bridge | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-05 |
| AE2 WCWT | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-02 |
| AE2 Lightning Tech | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-11 |
Questions
Does Applied Cooking need Cooking for Blockheads?
Do servers and players both need Applied Cooking?
Which loaders does Applied Cooking support?
In the catalog
Applied Cooking is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
A mod that allows Applied Energistics 2 and Cooking for Blockheads to work together! One new block was added. The Kitchen Station!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/applied-cooking
- Owner
- Sebastrn
- Published
- 2023-08-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15