Your special item has been approved! While searching for utensils with which to ply his trade, among the assortment of items he buys (at your discretion) he'll find a wooden spoon. This appears to be an entirely ordinary wooden spoon.
It is not, in fact, an entirely ordinary wooden spoon. When used, it imbues the resulting food with a variety of effects (like 'food buff' items in RPGs; ie, a temporary boost to stamina). The effects are different depending upon varying methods of use -- ie, stirring direction, total time used, and so forth. The effects of a particular combination of methods will always be the same, though, so once Junior learns or writes down a 'recipe', he can replicate the effect whenever he likes. Not all of these effects are nice, and Junior will find that beneficial effects will often come with a negative consequence, but with time and practice he will be able to minimise those (though not erase them completely).
Two points have been deducted from Junior's total on the spreadsheet.
APPROVED
It is not, in fact, an entirely ordinary wooden spoon. When used, it imbues the resulting food with a variety of effects (like 'food buff' items in RPGs; ie, a temporary boost to stamina). The effects are different depending upon varying methods of use -- ie, stirring direction, total time used, and so forth. The effects of a particular combination of methods will always be the same, though, so once Junior learns or writes down a 'recipe', he can replicate the effect whenever he likes. Not all of these effects are nice, and Junior will find that beneficial effects will often come with a negative consequence, but with time and practice he will be able to minimise those (though not erase them completely).
Two points have been deducted from Junior's total on the spreadsheet.