Direct answer: To cook a gun, place it on an unlocked grill and pick it up when its color turns brown. If the gun is overcooked, its value can fall. To clean the cooking effect from a weapon or tool, dip it in water and pick it back up.
How to cook a gun
Unlock the grill on Island 3
You must first unlock a grill. The earliest regular opportunity is on Island 3, although any working grill can be used after it becomes available.
Place the gun on the grill
- Get the gun you want to cook.
- Place it directly on the active grill.
- Watch the gun's color while it cooks.
- Pick it up once the color turns brown.
Do not leave the weapon on the grill without watching it. Cooking for too long can overcook the gun and reduce its value.
How to clean or uncook a gun
Throw or dip the cooked gun into water, then pick it back up. Current versions allow cooking effects on weapons and tools to be cleaned with water.
Check the weapon's displayed color and value after retrieving it. Water cleaning removes the cooking effect, but it should not be treated as a guaranteed way to restore every previous visual state, upgrade, or value change.
Cooked gun effects
Sell value can increase
Cooking a gun can raise the amount recovered when selling it, although the reported result is still lower than the original purchase price. This can help recoup part of the money spent on a weapon.
Overcooking lowers value
A gun can overcook if it remains on the grill too long. Remove it when it reaches the intended brown state rather than waiting for a fixed timer, because position and heat contact can make visual timing unreliable.
Safe cooking checklist
- Test the mechanic with a replaceable weapon first.
- Inspect the weapon before cooking so you know its starting value.
- Watch the color rather than walking away from the grill.
- Remove the gun as soon as it reaches the cooked state.
- Use water if you want to clean the cooking effect.