Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5354667-20151219005304/@comment-4842859-20151220015521

Stovetop cooking (using the craft tool) algorithm is as follows: (food mass)/(cooking level) < 5

'food mass' is calculated in 'studs' by length x width x height. 'cooking level' is obviously your current skill level.

If the mass of the food divided by your cooking level is less than 5, you will NOT burn the food.

However, there is also a random factor involved. Regardless of your level, there is always a 1/20 chance of burning, and a 1/20 chance of successfully cooking the food. This means a level 1 cook could actually cook a bugshark, but a level 20 cook could also burn one. (Fact: A level 1 cook successfully cooking a bugshark would instantly raise the skill level to about 4, but likely waste a lot of food in the process)

Cooking skill has absolutely no effect when utilizing a burning object to cook food.

As a side not if you want other skills to have perks feel free to start a new thread in the suggestions forum with ideas.