Cooking (Harvest Moon: Magical Melody)

In the game you start out with a small kitchen with only two spaces to keep kitchen utensils. Larger and larger kitchens become available as you upgrade your house to higher levels. The largest kitchen (XL) has eight spaces for utensils, just enough room for every utensil.

By buying additional utensils, you unlock new recipes. Some recipes can be learned by befriending villagers, by attending festivals, by progressing through the seasons, and some recipes can only be learned through experimentation. You can know if an experimental recipe will succeed or not by looking at the name of the recipe while cooking and seeing an "! ! ! ! !" in its place.

Utensils

 * Knife Set - You have this utensil at the beginning of the game. It is used to make things such as sashimi.
 * Pot - You can buy this from the Junk Shop for 500G. It is used to cook things such as hot drinks, jams, soups, stewed vegetables, and fish.
 * Frying Pan - You can buy this from the Junk Shop for 500G. It is used to cook things such as omelettes, sautes, and fish.
 * Oven - You can buy this from the Junk Shop for 700G. It is used to cook things such as cakes, pies, puddings, breads, gratins, and fish.
 * Mixer - You can buy this from the Junk Shop for 400G. It is used to make things such as juices and milkshakes.
 * Dye Pot - You can buy this from the Junk Shop for 500G. It is used to dye yarn by combining the yarn with a flower or herb.
 * Aging Pot - You get this as a gift from Saibara. Befriend him and trigger a cutscene by walking into his shop. It is used to make things such as pickled vegetables and soda.
 * Mixing Pot - You get this as a gift from Saibara. Befriend him, ship at least 10 good clay, and trigger a cutscene by walking into his shop. This pot is required to obtain the Art Note. This utensil is used to create medicine and balms.
 * Bonfire - This is technically not a utensil, it is a tool you have at the beginning of the game, however it is used to cook some recipes. It has to be used on an appropriate tile (you cannot use it inside buildings, on other characters' property, in the Sunny Lake area, in a tree's 3x3 area, or on paths) and cannot be used during a rainy day. It is used to cook fish and some crops.