Oil

Oil is a cooking ingredient made in the Oil Maker. It can also be purchased from Stone's General Store for a fixed price, and Stone sells it at the Desert Festival for Calico Eggs. On the Beach Farm, 2–4 Oil may occasionally appear in Supply Crates, provided the player has upgraded the Farmhouse at least once.

Oil has no quality rating, so its sell price never increases from quality bonuses. It also does not benefit from the Artisan Profession. Its main value is as a crafting and cooking ingredient, especially because it is used in a number of useful recipes rather than as a high-profit sale item on its own.

Oil made from base-quality sunflowers, sunflower seeds, and gold or lower-quality corn is profitable, though corn is generally more profitable when processed through the Keg, Preserves Jar, or Seed Maker instead. Because it is produced by the Oil Maker, Oil is usually best treated as a utility product rather than a standalone money-maker.

Oil is also used in tailoring. Placing it in the spool of the Sewing Machine creates the Oil Stained Shirt. It can additionally be used for dyeing, where it functions as a yellow dye at the dye pots in Emily's and Haley's house at 2 Willow Lane.