Once the ingredients and utensils are selected and the dish started, a bar with a slider and a highlighted section will appear on the screen. If the recipe hasn't been learned, a dish can still be prepared by manually selecting the correct utensils and ingredients in the cooking menu and completing a brief mini-game.
If the player has obtained the recipe for a dish as well as the necessary utensils and ingredients, the dish can be prepared automatically by the selecting the recipe from the cooking menu.
