How to unlock the Grill
The Grill is tied to the Island 3 Blue Shark request and the official Grillmaster achievement, whose description is “Start the grill.” Current walkthrough evidence agrees on the following route:
- Reach Island 3. Complete the earlier quest and boss hand-ins before looking for the Grill Master.
- Buy the Standard Boss Lure. Current guide evidence lists it at $280 and treats the lure as consumed when used.
- Cast for the Blue Shark. Prepare a ranged weapon and healing before spending the lure.
- Defeat and keep the Blue Shark. Do not sell or cook the requested body on the way back.
- Carry it to the Grill Master. Completing the request starts the Grill and unlocks Grillmaster.
Cooking value and burnt items
| State | Displayed result | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Raw | Base value, 1x | Place it over the heat only when you can watch it |
| Cooking | Multiplier rises | Use the item inspection readout to track the change |
| Sweet spot | 1.5x value | Remove the item immediately |
| Burnt / solid black | Value falls to 0 | Use only when deliberately pursuing the burnt-creature achievement |
The inspection panel updates the value and cooking multiplier while the item is over the flame. The useful window is short: cooking past 1.5x does not keep adding value. Once the item is fully black, current guide evidence places its sale value at zero.
A safe cooking routine
- Clear space around the Grill. Move loose quest trophies and equipment away so the wrong object is not grabbed.
- Cook one item at a time. This keeps the inspection panel and the object you are watching aligned.
- Inspect immediately. Follow the live multiplier instead of counting seconds; item timing may change with handling and patches.
- Pull at 1.5x. Move the item completely away from the heat rather than holding it at the edge.
- Sell or store it deliberately. Do not mix a cooked sale item with a boss trophy needed for progression.
Should you cook weapons and fishing rods?
Community guides report that the Grill accepts guns and other sellable items, not only fish. That makes cooking a weapon tempting when you intend to sell it. The risk is cosmetic or state changes: players report that cooked guns can lose the visible look of a skin or camouflage.
The extra sale value is not worth changing the item you rely on for the next boss. If you need cash, cook ordinary catches first and keep a clean loadout on the boat.
Can you uncook a weapon or fishing rod?
Do not burn another item to test a theory. If a weapon or rod changed, remove it from the Grill and inspect the current inventory before deciding whether to save. Rebuying the same model may be a practical replacement when available, but it does not reverse the original item.
| Current state | Safest next step | What not to assume |
|---|---|---|
| The item is still over the heat | Move it fully away and inspect it immediately | Leaving it longer will not reverse the cooked state |
| The session still has an earlier desired state | Record the inventory and last save action before exiting | Force-closing guarantees recovery |
| The cooked state is already saved | Check whether the same model can be bought again | A reinstall recreates inventory data |
| A quest item was cooked | Check the active objective and report the exact item/version | An ordinary replacement is accepted as the same quest object |
Common Grill mistakes
- Cooking the Blue Shark before the Grill Master accepts it.
- Waiting for a stronger visual effect after the multiplier reaches 1.5x.
- Leaving several objects in the heat and losing track of which readout belongs to which item.
- Cooking a boss trophy, favorite weapon or skinned gun that was never meant for sale.
- Assuming a fully burnt item can be restored by cooking it again.
Sources used on this page
- How to Fish global achievements Steam Community · accessed 2026-08-24 · achievement names, achievement descriptions, achievement icons
- How to Fish community discussions Steam Community · accessed 2026-08-26 · current player questions, high GPU and FPS-cap reports, mouse-movement stutter, fish not biting, audio duplication and distortion, 0x11C7 launch-block reports, boat items after reload, missing equipment reports, weapon skin questions, second-island questions, lost Radar reports, drip creature questions, cooked fishing rod reports, boss difficulty, multiplayer issues
- How to Fish: How to Defeat All Bosses AllThings.How · accessed 2026-08-24 · Spider Crab, Giant Piranha, Albatross, Bowhead Whale, boss bait and hand-ins
- How to Fish Cooking: Grill Unlock, Money Loop, and Best Items Nerd's Chalk · accessed 2026-08-24 · Blue Shark grill unlock, cooking multiplier, burnt items, cooked weapons