Livestock Processing Guide
Village in the Shade Milk Processor Guide
The Milk Processor handles four distinct processing chains: Goat Milk becomes Cheese, Cow Milk becomes Cream, Cream becomes Butter, and Soybean becomes Tofu. The base machine is unlocked through the Shrine and crafted at a Workbench with Salt and Iron Ingots.
The short version
Milk, cream or soybean in. Finished food out.
All four verified Milk Processor recipes take 1 day. Cheese and Cream use different milk sources, while Butter requires Cream as a second-stage input.
Verified outputs
4
Upgrade capacity
Up to 3 materials
Quick Answer
Milk Processor: Quick Answer
The Shrine gate, Workbench recipe, exact routes and upgrade in one scan.
Shrine stage
Repair Stage 1
Station
Workbench
Base recipe
Salt ×5
Base recipe
Iron Ingot ×2
Base sell price
¥69
Processing
1 day
Output families
4 verified
Base capacity
Not verified
Unlock
How to Unlock the Milk Processor
The Shrine skill unlocks the recipe. The Workbench then builds the machine.
- 1. Reach Shrine Repair Stage 1.The canonical skill record places the Milk Processor at the first repair stage. This is a Shrine progression gate, not a fixed calendar day.
- 2. Learn the Milk Processor skill.Pay Standard Magatama ×2, Child Magatama ×2 and Bronze Mirror ×1. No Rain Magatama, Twin Magatama or Sword is listed.
- 3. Gather the Workbench materials.The complete recipe is Salt ×5 and Iron Ingot ×2. Salt is not documented as a per-batch fuel or additive.
- 4. Craft the machine.Use the Workbench to create the base Milk Processor. Its listed sell price is ¥69.
Construction recipe
Milk Processor
- Salt×5
- Iron Ingot×2
Operating boundary
No separate fuel is documented
Do not turn the Salt ×5 construction cost into a per-cycle ingredient. Current records do not establish fuel, placement or a maximum number of machines.
Production Flows
What Can You Put in the Milk Processor?
Use exact inputs. The machine is not milk-only, and different milk types map to different outputs.
Cheese
Goat Milk → Cheese
Goat Milk → Milk Processor → 1 day → Cheese
- Sell
- ¥189
- Quantity
- Not verified
Cream
Cow Milk → Cream
Cow Milk → Milk Processor → 1 day → Cream
- Sell
- ¥220
- Quantity
- Not verified
Butter
Cream → Butter
Cream → Milk Processor → 1 day → Butter
- Sell
- ¥304
- Quantity
- Not verified
Tofu
Soybean → Tofu
Soybean → Milk Processor → 1 day → Tofu
- Sell
- ¥60
- Quantity
- Not verified
Stamina recovery: ×45
How to make Butter
Cow Milk → Milk Processor → Cream. Then put Cream into the Milk Processor again → Butter. Butter is not documented as a direct Cow Milk output.
Why does Soybean use it?
The game's defined processing map sends Soybean directly to Tofu through the Milk Processor. No Soy Milk intermediate is verified.
Find Soybean on CropsCompatibility
Milk, quality and branded-product boundaries
Livestock owns animal care. This page only records exact processing mappings and unresolved quality behavior.
Cow Milk
The exact canonical route is Cow Milk → Cream in 1 day. Do not assume it can replace Goat Milk for Cheese.
Livestock guideGoat Milk
The exact canonical route is Goat Milk → Cheese in 1 day. Species and branding are separate concepts.
Livestock unlocksBranded Milk
The current source set does not establish whether branded or quality Milk can be processed, whether branding survives, or how output value changes. Keep Branded Milk reserved for the Greenhouse delivery until tested.
Greenhouse guideUpgrade
What Does the Upgraded Milk Processor Do?
It adds loading capacity while keeping the listed one-day processing cycle.
Verified benefit
Up to 3 materials at once
The source describes capacity, not a three-times-faster timer. It does not define whether mixed inputs, queue slots or simultaneous recipes are supported.
Repair stage
3
Processing
1 day
Sell price
¥202
Product set
Needs verification
Upgrade skill
Upgraded Milk Processor
Standard Magatama ×5, Twin Magatama ×2, Child Magatama ×1 and Bronze Mirror ×2. No Rain Magatama or Sword is listed.
Workbench recipe
Upgraded Milk Processor
- Milk Processor×1
- Iron Ingot×10
- Hard Stone×5
Boundaries
Keep neighboring machines straight
A few easy mix-ups account for most Milk Processor troubleshooting.
Yogurt
Cow Milk → Yogurt belongs to the Pickling Barrel route, not the Milk Processor.
Pickling Barrel guideSmoked Cheese
Cheese can continue to the Smoker for Smoked Cheese in 1 day. The Smoker owns that second machine.
Smoker guideTroubleshooting
If a batch fails, check the exact input ID, recipe skill, Workbench materials and one-day collection timing before assuming fuel or quality behavior.
FAQ
Milk Processor Questions
Short answers for recipes, milk compatibility, timing and the upgrade.
How do I unlock the Milk Processor?
Learn the Milk Processor Shrine skill at Repair Stage 1. It costs Standard Magatama ×2, Child Magatama ×2 and Bronze Mirror ×1.
What is the Milk Processor recipe?
Craft it at a Workbench with Salt ×5 and Iron Ingot ×2. Salt is a construction material here, not a confirmed operating ingredient.
Can Cow Milk make Cheese?
The current canonical mapping is Goat Milk to Cheese and Cow Milk to Cream. Do not substitute Cow Milk for Goat Milk in the Cheese route.
Why does Soybean use the Milk Processor?
The game's Milk Processor also handles Soybean as a defined input and produces Tofu in one day. There is no Soy Milk intermediate in the verified chain.
What does the Upgraded Milk Processor do?
It accepts up to 3 materials at once and keeps the listed one-day cycle. It does not have a verified three-times-faster effect.
Related Guides
Follow the dairy and soybean chain
Each neighboring guide owns its deeper acquisition or recipe system.
For the other documented Soybean branches, see the Oil Press Guide for Soy Sauce and Dye processing.
Salt is milled from Rock Salt in the Mill Guide before it appears in the Milk Processor construction recipe.
Written by: Village in the Shade Guide Editorial Team
Last updated: August 27, 2026
Sources: Official publisher and storefront pages, released-game research and linked source notes.