FAQ Cooking Live
What is Cooking Live?
Cooking Live is a fast-paced cooking game where you need to serve your customers exactly the dishes they order while balancing all sorts of ingredients.
What is the goal of the game?
The goal of the game is to feed all your customers the dishes they request before they get frustrated and leave. Serve enough customers to beat the level and move on to the next!
When do I beat a level?
Before each level, the game will tell you which objectives you need to accomplish. This could be serving a specific number of customers, staying open for a specific length of time, or some other objectives you’ll learn about as the game goes on!
How do I play once I begin a level?
When the level begins, you’ll be behind the counter, with ingredients and serving stations in front of you. Click on an ingredient, like the eggs, and it will automatically move to an open pan. When food is being prepared, a circular timer will appear next to it. For drinks like juice, the timer runs automatically and you don’t have to click at all. For eggs, once the timer is complete a new “burning” timer will replace it. Click the eggs again to automatically move them to a plate. Soon, customers will show up and ask for food, shown by a picture. Click on the ingredients to build the plates they ask for (i.e., click on the eggs to cook them, click them again to move them to a plate, and click on the tomatoes or bread to add those to the plate) and click on the finished plate to automatically send it to a customer. When the customer arrives they will have a vertical timer next to their order; be sure to give them their food before that timer runs out of they’ll leave.
Can I lose?
Yes – if you don’t complete your objectives in time you will lose the game.
After each level I receive coins and rubies. What do I use these for?
When you beat a level, you’ll receive rewards. Some of these rewards, like coins and rubies, can be used to purchase valuable upgrades. From the main screen in between each level, you’ll see your total of rubies and coins in the top left of the screen. Click on either one for the opportunity to earn more by watching ads. Then, click “upgrades” in the bottom left of the screen. Here, you can combine your coins and rubies to buy upgrades for your kitchen equipment, helping you create more food more quickly. When you purchase an upgrade, after a short while (that you can shorten by using rubies), it will appear in the deliveries tab in the bottom right. Click the tab and click the box that pops up to apply your upgrade to your kitchen!
Are there other ways to earn coins and rubies?
Yes. Look around the main screen for more opportunities to watch ads to earn currency. Additionally, there is a progress bar at the top of the main screen. Once your progress bar reaches one of the gift baskets – usually after you complete 20 levels – you’ll receive an infusion of coins and rubies. Don’t forget to use them to purchase upgrades!
How can I play faster?
In Cooking Live, there is one way to stay ahead of the steady stream of customer orders: always work ahead. If you receive an order of eggs and only then throw some eggs into the pan, you’ll run out of space and time too quickly.
It’s important to be as ready as you can be before each order. For the first group of levels, that means:
- Always having eggs ready to go on your plates, and no additional eggs cooking while your plates are full (there’s no penalty for eggs sitting out!)
- Always having a muffin ready to serve (once you unlock the oven)
- Starting to cook something as soon as there’s space for it at your serving station (serve some eggs? Cook more eggs!)
This way, when you need to deal with multiple orders at once, all you have to do is click on the item to serve it – or just add some tomatoes and toast to the ready-to-serve eggs.
Don’t forget to upgrade your equipment from the “Upgrades” tab at the bottom left of the main screen, using the coins and rubies you get by beating levels. These upgrades allow you to cook more at once and more quickly!
How do boosters work?
Once you beat a certain number of levels in Cooking Live, one of three boosters will become available to you. Eventually, you’ll have access to all three. At the beginning of each level, you can choose one to use:
- Pan: Grants you a “shield” that prevents your eggs from burning if they sit in the pan.
- Coins: Gives you extra coins for completing orders.
- Chef’s Hat: Your cooking and food preparation occurs instantly.
Sometimes you’ll be presented with a “hard level” – the game will tell you if the next level will be extra tough when you have the option to choose a booster. That’s a great time to use one!
Can I turn off the sound and music in Cooking Live?
Yes. Click the gear icon in the top right of the screen and you can toggle sound and music on and off.