diff --git a/.erp b/.erp
index 38423f9..efda13f 100644
--- a/.erp
+++ b/.erp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <resetOnSceneChange>false</resetOnSceneChange>
   <debugMode>false</debugMode>
   <EditorClosed>true</EditorClosed>
-  <LastTimestamp>1677612387</LastTimestamp>
+  <LastTimestamp>1677615563</LastTimestamp>
   <LastSessionID>8006271043655199372</LastSessionID>
   <Errored>false</Errored>
 </ERPSettings>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Assets/Prefabs/Counter/CuttingCounter.prefab b/Assets/Prefabs/Counter/CuttingCounter.prefab
index a970acf..aa4abd2 100644
--- a/Assets/Prefabs/Counter/CuttingCounter.prefab
+++ b/Assets/Prefabs/Counter/CuttingCounter.prefab
@@ -364,7 +364,10 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   m_Name: 
   m_EditorClassIdentifier: 
   counterTopPoint: {fileID: 9008358141095219129}
-  cutKitchenObjectSO: {fileID: 11400000, guid: f00d7c6ba063ee6448dd26fac2bf4ce4, type: 2}
+  cuttingRecipeSOArray:
+  - {fileID: 11400000, guid: 4b789feab80f3af4d9f54c0b12fc6f89, type: 2}
+  - {fileID: 11400000, guid: 26b6267afdd6fcf42b5c4f100065f7cd, type: 2}
+  - {fileID: 11400000, guid: 13cce409a5589f447b8b5b33c98ec9d6, type: 2}
 --- !u!4 &9008358141095219129 stripped
 Transform:
   m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 1024188629140685204, guid: 509501a557d1d0a45817fb7332917dd5,
diff --git a/Assets/Prefabs/KitchenObjects/CheeseSlices.prefab b/Assets/Prefabs/KitchenObjects/CheeseSlices.prefab
index f6db146..1c82850 100644
--- a/Assets/Prefabs/KitchenObjects/CheeseSlices.prefab
+++ b/Assets/Prefabs/KitchenObjects/CheeseSlices.prefab
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Transform:
   m_LocalScale: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1}
   m_ConstrainProportionsScale: 0
   m_Children:
-  - {fileID: 4217830993578611624}
+  - {fileID: 1277091092657317217}
   m_Father: {fileID: 0}
   m_RootOrder: 0
   m_LocalEulerAnglesHint: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   m_Name: 
   m_EditorClassIdentifier: 
   kitchenObjectSO: {fileID: 11400000, guid: adbde85b933684c4992834e8bb9d893b, type: 2}
---- !u!1001 &1036586551768401192
+--- !u!1001 &2689542459995665377
 PrefabInstance:
   m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
   serializedVersion: 2
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ PrefabInstance:
     m_AddedGameObjects: []
     m_AddedComponents: []
   m_SourcePrefab: {fileID: 100100000, guid: 17cb28a1a37fd7f44ae6e1ad2aa9da78, type: 3}
---- !u!4 &4217830993578611624 stripped
+--- !u!4 &1277091092657317217 stripped
 Transform:
   m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 3812876574508226176, guid: 17cb28a1a37fd7f44ae6e1ad2aa9da78,
     type: 3}
-  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 1036586551768401192}
+  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 2689542459995665377}
   m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
diff --git a/Assets/Prefabs/KitchenObjects/Tomato.prefab b/Assets/Prefabs/KitchenObjects/Tomato.prefab
index 2e65e3a..9df1ae9 100644
--- a/Assets/Prefabs/KitchenObjects/Tomato.prefab
+++ b/Assets/Prefabs/KitchenObjects/Tomato.prefab
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Transform:
   m_Children:
   - {fileID: 7776824414934913256}
   m_Father: {fileID: 0}
-  m_RootOrder: 9
+  m_RootOrder: 0
   m_LocalEulerAnglesHint: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
 --- !u!114 &5792615824413011753
 MonoBehaviour:
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   m_Script: {fileID: 11500000, guid: 9f604455b7aeb5f4790263b920c04313, type: 3}
   m_Name: 
   m_EditorClassIdentifier: 
-  kitchenObjectSO: {fileID: 11400000, guid: 9a7cd1ad975e4124e9873832ba4af356, type: 2}
+  kitchenObjectSO: {fileID: 11400000, guid: 38de64e72d766a34c82d1ef83d41c98d, type: 2}
 --- !u!1001 &6847401699804399208
 PrefabInstance:
   m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/CuttingCounter.cs b/Assets/Scripts/CuttingCounter.cs
index a37fe24..6bbff0b 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/CuttingCounter.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/CuttingCounter.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ using UnityEngine;
 public class CuttingCounter : BaseCounter
 {
 
-    [SerializeField] private KitchenObjectSO cutKitchenObjectSO;
+    [SerializeField] private CuttingRecipeSO[] cuttingRecipeSOArray;
 
     public override void Interact(Player player)
     {
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ public class CuttingCounter : BaseCounter
             if (player.HasKitchenObject())
             {
                 // player has object
-                player.GetKitchenObject().SetKitchenObjectParent(this);
+                if (HasRecipeWithInput(player.GetKitchenObject().GetKitchenObjectSO()))
+                {
+                    // player is carrying an object that can be chopped
+                    player.GetKitchenObject().SetKitchenObjectParent(this);
+                }
             }
             else
             {
@@ -39,12 +43,39 @@ public class CuttingCounter : BaseCounter
 
     public override void InteractAlternate(Player player)
     {
-        if (HasKitchenObject())
+        if (HasKitchenObject() && HasRecipeWithInput(GetKitchenObject().GetKitchenObjectSO()))
         {
-            // there is a KitchenObject here
+            // there is a KitchenObject AND it is able to be cut
+
+            KitchenObjectSO outputKitchenSO = GetOutputForInput(GetKitchenObject().GetKitchenObjectSO());
+
             GetKitchenObject().DestroySelf();
 
-            KitchenObject.SpawnKitchenObject(cutKitchenObjectSO, this);
+            KitchenObject.SpawnKitchenObject(outputKitchenSO, this);
         }
     }
+
+    private bool HasRecipeWithInput(KitchenObjectSO inputKitchenObjectSO)
+    {
+        foreach (CuttingRecipeSO cuttingRecipeSO in cuttingRecipeSOArray)
+        {
+            if (cuttingRecipeSO.input == inputKitchenObjectSO)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private KitchenObjectSO GetOutputForInput(KitchenObjectSO inputKitchenObjectSO)
+    {
+        foreach (CuttingRecipeSO cuttingRecipeSO in cuttingRecipeSOArray)
+        {
+            if (cuttingRecipeSO.input == inputKitchenObjectSO)
+            {
+                return cuttingRecipeSO.output;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
 }