Chop Chop Inc: How to Craft Batteries

Batteries are a mid-game crafting material in Chop Chop Inc, and they only become craftable once you own the right machine. The recipe itself is short, but the machine that makes it is locked behind a mission chain that many players walk straight past.

Quick answer: Build the Electronics Press (the Electro Juicer), then craft a battery from 1 Metal Ingot + 4 Electric Wood.

Battery recipe in Chop Chop Inc

Once the Electronics Press is standing, crafting a battery is the easy part. Each battery costs the same two ingredients every time.

Ingredient	Amount
Metal Ingot	1
Electric Wood	4

There is no cap on how many you can make. Craft one, or craft a stack, then move on. Later missions tell you exactly how many batteries you need, so there is no reason to overproduce early.

Unlock the Electronics Press first

The battery recipe shows up in the crafting list from the start, but it does nothing until you own the machine. The Electronics Press recipe sits behind a duck-related mission chain, and the sticking point is the mission sequence itself.

Before any of the steps below, you need an elevator that reaches the world above. That is the dark, magical area where Harold and the other talkable ducks live. Finish the mission tied to Harold, then keep going.

Get the Electronics Press recipe

After the Harold mission, the ducks cook another duck named Luis and plan to eat him. Grab the cooked duck and run away right away. Harold will shoot you if you linger.

Carry the cooked Luis to the duck cult.

Talk to Walter. He tells you to put Luis’s remains in their rightful place, and the Spinner decides his fate.

Luis comes back to life. Once he is alive again and talks to you, pick up the recipe paper that sits next to the Eternal Spinner. This is the exact spot most players overlook, which is why they get stuck.

Build the Electronics Press

With the recipe in hand, gather the parts and place the machine next to the Furnace. Here is what the build costs.

Material	Amount
Piles of Screws	8
Metal Ingots	20
Hamsters	2

Once the Electronics Press is placed, the battery recipe is fully usable. Head to the machine any time you need a battery and craft one on the spot.

What batteries are used for

Batteries feed into your progression rather than everyday crafting. The two main uses are recharging the Eternal Spinner and building the Tech Bridge. One battery is enough for the Spinner, while later steps will state their own requirements.

You do not need batteries in the early game. The recipe appearing in your list from the start does not make it useful yet. Wait until the game asks you to build the Electronics Press, then craft batteries on demand whenever a mission or the Tech Bridge calls for one.