99 Nights in the Forest Thanksgiving Guide: Feeding Guests

99 Nights in the Forest Thanksgiving Update: How to Use the Crock Pot, Cook Recipes & Feed Guests

The Thanksgiving Update for 99 Nights in the Forest is one of the most fun (and stressful) seasonal challenges released this year. During this limited-time event, players must prepare a full Thanksgiving feast by cooking multiple dishes, collecting rare ingredients, and serving guests who arrive on Night 5. If you want Gold-tier loot and the best chests, you must cook every recipe correctly — and fast.

This complete guide explains how to start the event, unlock the Crock Pot, cook every dish in the correct order, and feed all guests to earn the maximum rewards.

???? How to Start the Thanksgiving Challenge

The Thanksgiving event begins automatically when you start a new game after updating.

You’ll see:

• A Thanksgiving Dinner Table appear near your campfire
• A noticeboard that shows your first dish assignment

Before cooking, you must unlock the cooking station.

Step 1 — Upgrade Crafting Bench to Tier 3

This allows you to craft the Crock Pot, the main tool required to cook all Thanksgiving dishes.

Step 2 — Build & Place the Crock Pot

Place it next to your campfire. You can now start cooking the sequence of required event dishes.

Step 3 — Collect Key Ingredients Early

Some ingredients are rare and time-consuming:

• Corn
• Chili
• Turkey Leg
• Stuffing
• Sweet Potato
• Cake
• Pumpkin

Farming plots help tremendously — or you can divide tasks with teammates to save time.

???? All Thanksgiving Recipes (All Dishes + Ingredients)

The dishes unlock in a fixed order, so you must cook them exactly in this sequence:

Some players claim extra dishes like “Spicy Swordfish” or a final hidden dish — these are either rare, optional, or event-run–specific.

????️ How to Serve Guests & Claim Thanksgiving Rewards

Guests arrive on Night 5.

How to serve them:

1. After cooking a dish, pick it up.
2. Place the dish on the Thanksgiving Dinner Table.
3. Each completed dish counts as one fed guest.
4. When Night 5 arrives, guests sit down and eat the dishes.
5. After the meal, reward chests spawn on the table.

Rewards by number of guests served:

Gold-tier chests can contain:

• Crossbow
• Trident
• Armor kits
• High-tier diamonds
• Rare consumables

⭐ Best Tips for Completing the Feast Easily

✔ Start early and gather rare ingredients before Day 5
Corn, Cake, Sweet Potato, and Chili are the hardest to get.

✔ Use Farming Plots
They guarantee consistent ingredient supply.

✔ Play with a team
Divide responsibilities — gathering, hunting, cooking, defending.

✔ Follow the fixed recipe order
Skipping a dish breaks the sequence and slows progress.

✔ Use the Cook Class (40 Diamonds)
Benefits include:

• Crock Pot cooks 20% faster
• Food provides more hunger restoration
• Massive help for longer survival sessions

???? TL; DR Summary

• Start new game → upgrade Crafting Bench → build Crock Pot
• Gather rare ingredients ASAP
• Cook dishes in fixed order
• Place dishes on the table
• Guests arrive Night 5
• Serve 8+ dishes to unlock the Gold Lid Chest
• Get weapons, armor kits, diamonds & more

⭐ FAQ — Thanksgiving Update (99 Nights in the Forest)

Q1: When do Thanksgiving guests arrive?
Guests arrive on the night of Day 5.

Q2: Do I need all dishes for Gold rewards?
Yes — feeding at least 8 guests is required for the Gold Lid Thanksgiving Chest.

Q3: What if I miss a dish?
You’ll still get Bronze or Silver chests, but miss top-tier loot.

Q4: Can I complete the Thanksgiving Challenge solo?
Yes, but it’s significantly harder due to ingredient farming. Co-op is recommended.

Q5: Is the Cook class useful for this event?
Absolutely — it speeds up Crock Pot cooking by 20% and boosts food value.