Artisan Goods Database

Cheese Stardew Valley Artisan Good Guide

Cheese is the basic barn processing route and can also be aged later in Casks.

Machine
Cheese Press
Processing time
200m
Inputs
Milk, Large Milk
Bundle usage
Artisan Bundle

Last checked: 2026-05-22 · Source: Stardew Valley Wiki

How to use this data

Decide when Cheese is worth processing

Artisan pages should help you compare raw inputs, machine time, output value, and farm routine pressure instead of assuming every item should always be processed.

  1. Start with the machine requirement: Cheese uses Cheese Press, so capacity matters as much as item value.
  2. Check processing time before filling every machine. 200m affects whether this fits your current daily loop.
  3. Compare the input rows against your current animal-product supply, not against a perfect late-game farm.
  4. Save any required bundle item before treating the output as pure profit.
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Input and value reference

Use these rows to compare raw inputs with processed output before choosing what to sell or process.

1x input1x output

Milk

Open animal product
Output value
230g
With Artisan
322g
Quality
normal

Milk produces normal-quality Cheese.

1x input1x output

Large Milk

Open animal product
Output value
345g
With Artisan
483g
Quality
gold

Large Milk produces gold-quality Cheese.

Animal sources for these inputs

Open the animal pages to check building tier, unlock path, care notes, and seasonal constraints before scaling this processing route.

Cow

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