How to Make Mayonnaise in Stardew Valley
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How to Make Mayonnaise in Stardew Valley
Mayonnaise Tips
Mayonnaise is the gateway to understanding Stardew Valley’s artisan goods system — the principle that processing animal products through machines multiplies their value is one of the most impactful lessons in the game. A single chicken producing one egg per day at 50g raw becomes a 190–532g daily income source once you have a Mayonnaise Machine and the Artisan profession. Scaling this across a full coop of 8–12 chickens with matched machines creates a substantial passive income stream that funds most of your mid-game needs without active farming. Build your first Mayonnaise Machine as soon as you hit Farming level 2 and never sell a raw egg again.
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How to Make Mayonnaise
Place any Chicken Egg in a Mayonnaise Machine — it processes in 3 in-game hours and produces Mayonnaise worth 190g (342g with Artisan profession). Craft the Mayonnaise Machine using 1 Wood (15), 1 Stone (15), 1 Copper Bar, and 1 Earth Crystal — the recipe unlocks at Farming level 2.
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Reach Farming level 2 to unlock the recipe. The Mayonnaise Machine recipe unlocks automatically at Farming level 2 — you receive it in the mail the morning after levelling up. Farming XP comes from harvesting crops, petting animals, and using the hoe and watering can. Level 2 is typically reached within the first week of gameplay with a small crop plot.
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Craft the Mayonnaise Machine. Open your crafting menu and find Mayonnaise Machine. You need: 15 Wood, 15 Stone, 1 Copper Bar, and 1 Earth Crystal. Wood and Stone are collected by chopping trees and mining rocks. Copper Bars are smelted from 5 Copper Ore. Earth Crystals are found in the first 40 floors of The Mines as drops from rocks and enemies.
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Place the machine and add an egg. Put the Mayonnaise Machine anywhere on your farm — inside your house, in a shed, or outdoors. Right-click it to open the input slot and place any chicken egg inside. The machine processes automatically — no further interaction needed. Check back after 3 in-game hours to collect the finished Mayonnaise.
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Scale up with multiple machines. Each Mayonnaise Machine processes one egg at a time. To convert all your daily eggs efficiently, craft one machine per chicken — a coop with 4 chickens needs 4 machines to process every egg in a single day. Place them in a row for easy access and collect all mayo in one pass each morning.
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Artisan profession doubles the value: at Farming level 10 choose the Artisan profession — it increases all artisan goods (including Mayonnaise) by 40%. Regular Mayonnaise goes from 190g to 266g, Gold quality from 285g to 399g, and Iridium quality from 380g to 532g. Artisan is the single best income profession for animal-product-focused farms.
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Large Eggs make Large Mayonnaise: Large Eggs (produced by chickens at maximum friendship) go into the Mayonnaise Machine and produce 2 regular Mayonnaise instead of 1. This effectively doubles your mayonnaise output from happy chickens — always pet your chickens daily and ensure they go outside on sunny days to reach max friendship faster.
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Duck Mayonnaise is worth significantly more: Duck Eggs processed in a Mayonnaise Machine produce Duck Mayonnaise which sells for 375g base (525g with Artisan) — nearly double regular mayo. If you have Ducks in your Deluxe Coop, always process their eggs rather than selling raw.
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Dinosaur Mayonnaise — the most valuable: Dinosaur Eggs processed in the Mayonnaise Machine produce Dinosaur Mayonnaise worth 800g (1,120g with Artisan) — one of the highest-value artisan products from animals. If you have a Dinosaur producing daily eggs, always process them.
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Place machines inside a shed for organisation: build a Shed through Robin and fill it with Mayonnaise Machines, Cheese Presses, and other artisan equipment. A dedicated processing shed keeps your farm tidy and lets you collect all artisan goods in a single indoor visit each morning rather than searching your whole farm.
How do you make a Mayonnaise Machine in Stardew Valley?
The Mayonnaise Machine recipe unlocks at Farming level 2. Craft it using 15 Wood, 15 Stone, 1 Copper Bar, and 1 Earth Crystal. Earth Crystals drop from rocks and enemies in The Mines on floors 1–40. The machine processes eggs into mayonnaise in 3 in-game hours.
How much does Mayonnaise sell for in Stardew Valley?
Regular Mayonnaise sells for 190g base. Gold quality Mayonnaise sells for 285g. With the Artisan profession these increase by 40% to 266g and 399g respectively. Duck Mayonnaise sells for 375g base (525g Artisan) and Dinosaur Mayonnaise sells for 800g base (1,120g Artisan).
What eggs can you use in a Mayonnaise Machine?
Regular chicken eggs, Large Eggs (produce 2 mayo), Duck Eggs (produce Duck Mayo), Void Eggs (produce Void Mayo worth 275g), and Dinosaur Eggs (produce Dinosaur Mayo worth 800g). Each egg type produces a different mayonnaise variety with its own sell price. Always process rather than sell raw eggs.
How long does a Mayonnaise Machine take in Stardew Valley?
A Mayonnaise Machine takes 3 in-game hours to process one egg into mayonnaise. Since the in-game day runs from 6am to 2am (20 hours), you can run multiple batches per day if you collect and reload the machine promptly. In practice most players load the machine in the morning and collect in the afternoon.