Disney Dreamlight Valleyoffers a variety of activities, like fishing in the ponds, gardening around the village, and crafting new furniture. One of the most exciting things to do is cook delicious meals to restore energy and share with your Disney and Pixar friends. However, cooking one meal at a time can be a slow and tedious process.

Thankfully, there’s a way you can prepare numerous meals at a time. We’ll show you how to do it and how you can make the most of this new machine in your village. Here’s everything you need to know about the slow cooker and how to start meal prepping.

How To Craft The Slow Cooker

Once youhave Tiana in your villageand you progress with her, you’llunlock the Slow and Steadyquest. Talk with Tiana in the village to discuss a way to prepare multiple meals over time.

She gives you the recipe for Gumbo and the blueprints to make a Slow Cooker. This device allows you tomake large batches of dishesat a time inexchange for Dreamlight.

Head to your crafting station to make one. It requires the following materials:

You can make multiple Slow Cookers, but you only need one for the quest.

How To Use The Slow Cooker

Once it’s built,place it anywherein the village or in your home. Interact with it to review the tutorial. You canselect any ingredientsfrom memory or from a recipe. Add them to the Slow Cooker, thenselect the quantityof dishes to make.

The cost in Dreamlight varies depending on how many dishes you make!

Afteradding Dreamlight to the cooker, the meals will take time to prepare.Go about your duties or take a break, then come back to the Slow Cooker later to retrieve your meals. You’ll know that the Slow Cooker isdone when it glitters!

The Slow Cooker Vs. Ancient Cooker

While the Slow Cooker is awonderful free additionto the Valley, it’s similar tothe Ancient Cookerfrom the A Rift In Time Expansion Pass. The Ancient Cooker requires Mist instead of Dreamlight,allowing you to use the additional currencyto prep meals if you’re finished with business on Eternity Isle.

Dreamlight is a precious commodity, so it’sworth using the Ancient Cookerif you have one to conserve that special magic. However,building these devices takes longer, especially if youwant one with more perks.

The Advanced Ancient Cookerworks twice as fastas the Slow Cooker.

Which one is best depends on how often you plan to use the device, how many meals you want, and how much you’re willing togrind for either Mist or Dreamlight. Both have merit, and there’s no reason you can’tuse multiple cooking machinesto prepare a feast.