Cooking Fever – Smokey Grill BBQ Strategy Guide

Level Guide

Use this level guide to help develop your playing strategy.

Number of Guests – This number can be an indicator of how much people will order and what they may be ordering. After Level 15, a low number of guests might mean that they will be ordering multiple menu items or it could be an indicator that there won’t be enough earnings to get 3 stars unless you hand out treats or increase the price of the popular items. A high number of guests might be an indicator that many guests will be just ordering beverages or an add-on item instead of the main dishes.

First Orders – These are the first food items that customers will be ordering when the Level starts. There is a slight delay before the first customer shows up, so use this information to prepare their orders in advance and get a jump start on the level.

Popular Foods – These are menu items that are ordered often during the level. Prepare these items in advance and store them on your Tabletop or on warmers so that they are ready to hand out as soon as they are ordered. Upgrading these items before starting the level can also increase your level earnings.

Noteworthy – This is extra information that might be helpful during the level.

Level	Minimum Goal	Number of Guests	Popular Foods	Noteworthy
1	100	11		$50 Completion Bonus; Upgrade Briskets to L1
2	110	11		Upgrade Trays to L1
3	120	11		Coleslaw now available; Upgrade BBQ Smoker and Meat Slicer to L1
4	130	12		Upgrade Ginger Ale Tap to L1
5	180	12	Ginger Ale	$150 Completion bonus
6	200	12	Ginger Ale	Upgrade Ginger Ale Tap to L2
7	210	13	Ginger Ale	Buns now available
8	220	13	Ginger Ale	Upgrade Buns and Coleslaw to L1
9	320	13	Ginger Ale	Upgrade Ginger Ale to level 1 and Briskets to L2
10	325	14		$300 Completion Bonus; Hot Sauce now available
11	400	14		Upgrade Ginger Ale to L2
12	450	14	Ginger Ale	Upgrade BBQ Smoker and Meat Slicer to L2
13	460	15		Sausages now available
14	500	15		Upgrade Sausages and Tabletop to L1
15	510	15	Sausages	$500 Completion Bonus
16	520	16		Upgrade Buns to L2
17	530	16		Pickles now available
18	540	16
19	550	17	Ginger Ale	Upgrade Meat Slicer to L3
20	560	17		$700 Completion Bonus; Mashed Potatoes now available
21	700	17		Upgrade Pickles and Mashed Potatoes to L1
22	720	18		Upgrade Sausages to L2
23	730	18		Upgrade Tabletop to L2
24	900	18		Bread now available; upgrade Trays to L2
25	950	19	Bread	$1000 Completion Bonus; Upgrade Bread to L1 and Trays to L3
26	1000	19	Sausages	Upgrade Sausages to L3
27	1050	19	Sausages	Upgrade Hot Sauce to L1
28	1150	19	Sausages	Upgrade Tabletop to L3
29	1200	20		Upgrade Coleslaw to L2
30	1300	20		$1500 Completion Bonus; Pretzels now available
31	1400	20		Upgrade Ginger Ale and BBQ Smoker to L3
32	1500	20
33	1600	21		Upgrade Mashed Potatoes and Pickles to L2
34	1700	21		Upgrade Buns to L3
35	1800	21		$2000 Completion Bonus
36	1850	21		Upgrade Hot Sauce to L2
37	1900	22		Upgrade Pickles to L3
38	1950	22		Upgrade Mashed Potatoes to L3 and Bread to L2
39	2000	22
40	2200	22		$3000 Completion Bonus

Strategy and Upgrade Tips

The BBQ Warmer acts as a food warmer when opened.
Upgrade your BBQ Warmer. The last level has a cooked food indicator.
Food is cooking 25% faster in the red heat zone
Opening the Fireplace will cause you to lose heat immensely. Use this when you want to lose heat fast.
Be careful when adding firewood. Put too much in and your food will be burned instantly.
Upgrade Brisket and Sausages quickly. They provide an additional $4 per upgrade, whereas other food upgrades only increase by $2.
The Meat Slicer is painfully slow. Upgrade it as soon as possible.
You will lose coins if you overfill your Ginger Ale mug.
Upgrade your BBQ Smoker to L2 or L3 before Sausages become available at level 13 for additional cooking space.
Orders become more complex after level 25. Begin Interior Upgrades to increase customer patience.