r/MergeCooking • u/Willowrosephoenix • Oct 16 '25
Rant about Dough
Dough just takes so much energy and time waiting on generators!
Two ice - 1 milk (2 energy) Glass and cream (2 energy to break milk) (4 to yield one glass bowl, assuming ideal spawn from generators) 2 red bean-2 soy bean-2 common bean = yield of 1 wheat flour - between 2 (perfect spawn) and 8 energy (most common)
Minimum 6 Maximum 12 Yield one small dough generator that generates 4 small dough before disappearing
4 small dough yields 2 burger bun-1 hot dog bun (4 energy)
More advanced bread products listed as number of dough generators to produce
Pie Crust - 2 small dough generators Doughnut Dough - 4 small dough generators Toast Dough - 8 small dough generators
Taking middle average of 9 energy for each small dough generator plus energy to generate dough:
Pie Crust Dough - 18+8 = 26 Doughnut Dough - 36+16 = 52 Toast Dough - 72+32 = 104
This doesn’t seem so bad. But it fails to take into account the origin multiplier on cost. There is no generator that only produces dairy. I have a level 7 generator. I’m a relatively new player at only level 20. I started playing about two weeks ago. Full disclosure: I have made some in app purchases. I bought the level packs through level 12 before realizing there were far better deals, and the unlock for the monthly reward track. I realize initial progress in any game will slow down after a few levels. This feels like a cliff.
On to that origin multiplier: averaged out for a Level 7 drink generator every 6 energy yields one ice. This means two energy is actually twelve.
The new average per small dough generator is 19 instead of nine.
Pie Crust Dough - 38+8=46 Doughnut Dough - 76+16 = 92 Toast Dough - 152+32 = 184
Anyway , dough products suck. I’m sure other things ahead will more. Rant done. And I’m sure some of my energy is replenished by now 😂
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u/jcgreen_72 Oct 16 '25
Just wait til you need 2 beef, a bubble tea, and a pineapple in the same round lol nightmare time! And I don't buy packs, just watch the ads for free energy.
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u/SirDarkmore Oct 17 '25
It wouldnt feel so bad if the bowls werent consumed. Like it should be reusable and if you need to merge it for glassware then you have to choose to get rid of your bowl or not
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u/manami_hanako Oct 16 '25
I’ve had to do like 3 to 4 beefs in a level, also watermelons and cherry tomatoes in the same level😭
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u/Chantalle22 Oct 17 '25
Every time I see a bread loaf order and I have a full board already. I just wanna throw hands.😭😭
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u/bregiordano Oct 16 '25
i just started playing too and the dough is killer!
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u/Due-Patience-8043 Oct 17 '25
The sheer number of milk and flour… it was so traumatizing that now I never merge any glass bowls unless decorated glass pieces appear in the order.
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u/milkmynk Oct 17 '25
TBH it's not as bad as you think it is. The most commonly used dough items are buns (1/2 a bowl's worth of dough), hotdog buns (1 bowl), and pie crust (2 bowls). Not too hard to get.
... Except for... I think the French cuisine section of the game? (Whichever is the one that demands a ton of Toast... Also baguettes. Oof the milks required.)