How to unlock and use the Lab Oven in Schedule 1

The Lab Oven is a crucial item in Schedule 1, as it allows you to take the business to the next level. The Lab Oven is required in the production of both Meth and Cocaine. This guide will help you to understand everything there's to know about it, which includes how to buy it in the first place. Table of contents How to buy the Lab Oven in Schedule 1 How to use the Lab Oven in Schedule 1 How to buy the Lab Oven in Schedule 1 As usual, the Lab Oven remains locked at the start, and you'll have to level up by a fair bit. The first step is to gain access to the Warehouse, which happens by completing the main questline. Level up enough, and Uncle Nelson will tell you about the Warehouse. There are three vendors at the Warehouse, and Oscar will provide you with a Lab Oven. To deal with Oscar (or any of the two other vendors), you'll have to reach there between 6 pm and 6 am. Oscar sells a host of illegal workstations, which includes stuff like the Lab Oven and the Cauldron. Once you buy the Lab Oven, it will be placed on your hot bar. Go to your base of operations, select the Oven from your hot bar, and place it at a suitable place. Screenshot by Destructoid How to use the Lab Oven in Schedule 1 The Lab Oven is easy to use, as it works with only one ingredient at a time. Once you have produced the raw material for either Meth or Cocaine, add it to your inventory. Select the Lab Oven and open the door. Add the freshly produced raw material to the tray of the Oven and close the door. You'll have to wait a fair amount of time till the cooking process is over. Once the process is complete, select the oven door and take out the baked product. The item will be presented on a tray; use the hammer to break the items into individual pieces and add them to your inventory. Once done, go to the Packaging station, where you can add the items to baggies/jars and get them ready for sale. As long as you have the chosen items listed for sale, you'll get plenty of orders from clients. You can also automate the full process by hiring a Chemist. Chemists typically work on workstations like Lab Ovens and Cauldrons. To complete the packaging process, you'll need to have a Handler who works with Packaging Stations, Brick Press, and more. As an alternative, you can use the cooked Meth/Cocaine at a Mixing Station to create new strains. You'll need additional Mixers, and the strains created in the process will sell at higher prices. There are plenty of mixes to create, but it's always better to go for the best recipes to increase your profits. The post How to unlock and use the Lab Oven in Schedule 1 appeared first on Destructoid.

Apr 4, 2025 - 08:40

How to unlock and use the Lab Oven in Schedule 1

The Lab Oven is a crucial item in Schedule 1, as it allows you to take the business to the next level.

The Lab Oven is required in the production of both Meth and Cocaine. This guide will help you to understand everything there's to know about it, which includes how to buy it in the first place.

How to buy the Lab Oven in Schedule 1

As usual, the Lab Oven remains locked at the start, and you'll have to level up by a fair bit. The first step is to gain access to the Warehouse, which happens by completing the main questline. Level up enough, and Uncle Nelson will tell you about the Warehouse.

There are three vendors at the Warehouse, and Oscar will provide you with a Lab Oven. To deal with Oscar (or any of the two other vendors), you'll have to reach there between 6 pm and 6 am. Oscar sells a host of illegal workstations, which includes stuff like the Lab Oven and the Cauldron.

Once you buy the Lab Oven, it will be placed on your hot bar. Go to your base of operations, select the Oven from your hot bar, and place it at a suitable place.

How to use the Lab Oven in Schedule 1

The Lab Oven is easy to use, as it works with only one ingredient at a time. Once you have produced the raw material for either Meth or Cocaine, add it to your inventory. Select the Lab Oven and open the door. Add the freshly produced raw material to the tray of the Oven and close the door.

You'll have to wait a fair amount of time till the cooking process is over. Once the process is complete, select the oven door and take out the baked product. The item will be presented on a tray; use the hammer to break the items into individual pieces and add them to your inventory.

Once done, go to the Packaging station, where you can add the items to baggies/jars and get them ready for sale. As long as you have the chosen items listed for sale, you'll get plenty of orders from clients.

You can also automate the full process by hiring a Chemist. Chemists typically work on workstations like Lab Ovens and Cauldrons. To complete the packaging process, you'll need to have a Handler who works with Packaging Stations, Brick Press, and more.

As an alternative, you can use the cooked Meth/Cocaine at a Mixing Station to create new strains. You'll need additional Mixers, and the strains created in the process will sell at higher prices. There are plenty of mixes to create, but it's always better to go for the best recipes to increase your profits.

The post How to unlock and use the Lab Oven in Schedule 1 appeared first on Destructoid.