diff --git a/code/game/objects/items_drying.dm b/code/game/objects/items_drying.dm
index cf5552eac9a..c1126919ff7 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items_drying.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items_drying.dm
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 	var/drying_threshold_temperature = 500
 	// If set to a type, drying this item will convert it to that type.
 	var/dried_type
+	// Set if colour should be passed to dried product.
+	var/dried_product_takes_color = TRUE
 
 /obj/item/proc/is_dryable()
 	return drying_wetness > 0
@@ -20,17 +22,23 @@
 
 // Returns null for no change, or an instance for a successful drying.
 /obj/item/proc/dry_out(var/obj/rack, var/drying_power = 1, var/fire_exposed = FALSE, var/silent = FALSE)
-	if(!dried_type)
+
+	if(!dried_type || !is_dryable())
 		return
+
 	if(drying_wetness > 0)
 		drying_wetness -= drying_power
 		if(drying_wetness > 0)
 			return
+
 	var/obj/item/thing = get_dried_product()
-	if(color)
+	if(!thing)
+		return
+
+	if(color && dried_product_takes_color)
 		thing.color = color
-	if(!silent && rack)
-		rack.visible_message(SPAN_NOTICE("The [src] is dry!"))
+	if(isturf(loc) && !silent)
+		visible_message(SPAN_NOTICE("\The [src] [gender == PLURAL ? "are" : "is"] dry!"))
 	if(thing != src)
 		qdel(src)
 	return thing
diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/wood_fire.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/wood_fire.dm
index f9b7dfb33fb..1d7b4c4a97c 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/wood_fire.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/wood_fire.dm
@@ -202,19 +202,12 @@
 	if(burning)
 
 		// Draw our actual fire icon.
-		var/fire_state
-		if(fuel_amount >= 10)
-			fire_state = "[base_icon_state]_intense"
-		else if(fuel_amount >= 5)
-			fire_state = "[base_icon_state]_hot"
-		else
-			fire_state = "[base_icon_state]_warm"
-		var/image/I = image(icon, fire_state)
+		var/image/I = image(icon, ((fuel_amount >= 5) ? "[base_icon_state]_hot" : "[base_icon_state]_warm"))
 		I.appearance_flags = RESET_COLOR | KEEP_APART
 		add_overlay(I)
 
 		// If we're capable of burning buckled mobs (usually via a stake),
-		// draw a second intense fire overlay and offset it to cover the mob.
+		// draw an intense fire overlay and offset it to cover the mob.
 		if(fire_is_burning_mobs())
 			I = image(icon, "[base_icon_state]_intense")
 			I.pixel_y = 13
@@ -386,4 +379,9 @@
 
 /obj/structure/wood_fire/fireplace/stove/get_fuel_overlay(var/fuel_amount)
 	. = ..()
-	LAZYADD(., "[base_icon_state]_cover")
+	if(!.)
+		. = "[base_icon_state]_cover"
+	else if(islist(.))
+		. += "[base_icon_state]_cover"
+	else
+		. = list(., "[base_icon_state]_cover")
diff --git a/code/modules/food/food/snacks.dm b/code/modules/food/food/snacks.dm
index e9a19302804..dc635959a01 100644
--- a/code/modules/food/food/snacks.dm
+++ b/code/modules/food/food/snacks.dm
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 	desc = "yummy"
 	icon = 'icons/obj/food.dmi'
 	icon_state = null
+	center_of_mass = list("x"=16, "y"=16)
+	w_class = ITEMSIZE_SMALL
+	force = 0
+
 	var/bitesize = 1
 	var/bitecount = 0
 	var/trash = null
@@ -23,9 +27,18 @@
 	var/package = FALSE // If this has a wrapper on it. If true, it will print a message and ask you to remove it
 	var/package_trash // Packaged meals drop this trash type item when opened, if set
 	var/package_open_state// Packaged meals switch to this state when opened, if set
-	center_of_mass = list("x"=16, "y"=16)
-	w_class = ITEMSIZE_SMALL
-	force = 0
+
+	// Halfassed version of Crabs' cooking system on Cit, should
+	// be folded into that if it is ported to Polaris.
+
+	/// What object type the food cooks into.
+	var/backyard_grilling_product      = /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/badrecipe
+	/// How many SSobj ticks it takes for the food to cook.
+	var/backyard_grilling_rawness      = 30
+	/// The message shown when the food cooks.
+	var/backyard_grilling_announcement = "smokes and chars!"
+	/// The span class used for the message above. Burned food defaults to SPAN_DANGER.
+	var/backyard_grilling_span         = "notice"
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/Initialize()
 	. = ..()
@@ -57,47 +70,37 @@
 		return "almost dried"
 	return "dehydrated"
 
-/obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/dry_out(var/obj/rack, var/drying_power = 1, var/fire_exposed = FALSE, var/silent = FALSE)
+/obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/proc/get_backyard_grilling_text(var/obj/rack)
+	var/moistness = backyard_grilling_rawness / initial(backyard_grilling_rawness)
+	if(moistness > 0.65)
+		return "uncooked"
+	if(moistness > 0.35)
+		return "half-cooked"
+	if(moistness)
+		return "nearly cooked"
+	return "cooked"
 
-	// If it's a direct fire, cook the food instead.
-	if(fire_exposed)
-		return grill(rack)
+/obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/examine(mob/user)
+	. = ..()
+	if(backyard_grilling_rawness > 0 && backyard_grilling_rawness != initial(backyard_grilling_rawness))
+		. += "\The [src] is [get_backyard_grilling_text()]."
 
-	// Otherwise, try to dry it out.
-	if(!dried_type || dry)
-		return null
-	if(dried_type == type)
+/obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/get_dried_product()
+	if(dried_type == type && !dry)
 		dry = TRUE
 		name = "dried [name]"
 		color = "#aaaaaa"
-		if(rack && !silent)
-			rack.visible_message(SPAN_NOTICE("\The [src] is dry!"))
 		return src
-
 	return ..()
 
-/obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks
-
-	// Halfassed version of Crabs' cooking system on Cit, should
-	// be folded into that if it is ported to Polaris.
-
-	/// How many SSobj ticks of cooking the food has experienced.
-	var/backyard_grilling_progress     = 0
-	/// What object type the food cooks into.
-	var/backyard_grilling_product      = /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/badrecipe
-	/// How many SSobj ticks it takes for the food to cook.
-	var/backyard_grilling_threshold    = 10
-	/// The message shown when the food cooks.
-	var/backyard_grilling_announcement = "smokes and chars!"
-	/// The span class used for the message above. Burned food defaults to SPAN_DANGER.
-	var/backyard_grilling_span         = "notice"
+/obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/dry_out(var/obj/rack, var/drying_power = 1, var/fire_exposed = FALSE, var/silent = FALSE)
+	return fire_exposed ? grill(rack) : ..()
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/proc/grill(var/atom/heat_source)
-	if(!backyard_grilling_product || !backyard_grilling_threshold)
+	if(!backyard_grilling_product || backyard_grilling_rawness <= 0)
 		return null
-	backyard_grilling_progress++
-	if(backyard_grilling_progress >= backyard_grilling_threshold)
-		backyard_grilling_progress = 0
+	backyard_grilling_rawness--
+	if(backyard_grilling_rawness <= 0)
 		var/obj/item/food = new backyard_grilling_product
 		food.dropInto(loc)
 		if(backyard_grilling_announcement)
@@ -916,7 +919,8 @@
 	filling_color = "#FFDEFE"
 	center_of_mass = list("x"=17, "y"=13)
 	bitesize = 2
-	drying_wetness = 20
+	drying_wetness = 60
+
 	dried_type = /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/jerky/fish
 	backyard_grilling_product = /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/grilledfish
 	backyard_grilling_announcement = "steams gently."
@@ -1033,7 +1037,7 @@
 	bitesize = 6
 	backyard_grilling_product = /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/xenomeat/spidermeat/charred
 	backyard_grilling_announcement = "smokes as the poison burns away."
-	drying_wetness = 20
+	drying_wetness = 60
 	dried_type = /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/jerky/spider/poison
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/xenomeat/spidermeat/add_venom()
@@ -1044,9 +1048,8 @@
 	name = "charred spider meat"
 	desc = "A slab of green meat with char lines. The poison has been burned out of it."
 	color = COLOR_LIGHT_RED
-	drying_wetness = null
-	dried_type = null
 	backyard_grilling_product = /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/badrecipe
+	dried_product_takes_color = FALSE
 	dried_type = /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/jerky/spider
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/xenomeat/spidermeat/charred/add_venom()
@@ -1094,9 +1097,9 @@
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/donkpocket/grill(var/atom/heat_source)
 
-	backyard_grilling_progress++
-	if(backyard_grilling_progress >= backyard_grilling_threshold)
-		backyard_grilling_progress = 0
+	backyard_grilling_rawness--
+	if(backyard_grilling_rawness <= 0)
+		backyard_grilling_rawness = initial(backyard_grilling_rawness)
 
 		// We're already warm, so we burn.
 		if(warm)
@@ -1696,9 +1699,10 @@
 	center_of_mass = list("x"=16, "y"=12)
 	bitesize = 2
 	backyard_grilling_product = null
+	backyard_grilling_rawness = 10
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/badrecipe/grill(var/atom/heat_source)
-	if(!backyard_grilling_progress) // Smoke on our first grill
+	if(backyard_grilling_rawness <= 0) // Smoke on our first grill
 		// Produce nasty smoke.
 		var/datum/effect_system/smoke_spread/bad/burntfood/smoke = new /datum/effect_system/smoke_spread/bad/burntfood
 		playsound(src, 'sound/effects/smoke.ogg', 20, 1)
@@ -1709,8 +1713,8 @@
 		var/obj/machinery/firealarm/FA = locate() in get_area(src)
 		if(FA)
 			FA.alarm()
-	backyard_grilling_progress++
-	if(backyard_grilling_progress >= backyard_grilling_threshold)
+	backyard_grilling_rawness--
+	if(backyard_grilling_rawness <= 0)
 		qdel(src)
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/badrecipe/Initialize()
@@ -8184,6 +8188,6 @@
 	nutriment_desc = list("flaky grilled fish" = 5)
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/grilledfish/sivian
-	desc = "A lightly grilled fish fillet. This one is blue; it's probably an illegally fished native species."
+	desc = "A lightly grilled fish fillet. This one is blue, so you can expect a visit from the Sif Department of Fisheries."
 	icon_state = "grilledsiffish"
 	nutriment_desc = list("flaky grilled fish" = 5, "a mild, musky aftertaste" = 1)
diff --git a/code/modules/food/food/snacks/meat.dm b/code/modules/food/food/snacks/meat.dm
index be102ca7e93..523bc847caf 100644
--- a/code/modules/food/food/snacks/meat.dm
+++ b/code/modules/food/food/snacks/meat.dm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	health = 180
 	filling_color = "#FF1C1C"
 	center_of_mass = list("x"=16, "y"=14)
-	drying_wetness = 20
+	drying_wetness = 60
 	dried_type = /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/jerky/meat
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/meat/get_drying_state()
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 	center_of_mass = list("x"=17, "y"=20)
 	backyard_grilling_product = /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/cutlet
 	backyard_grilling_announcement = "sizzles as it is grilled through."
-	drying_wetness = 10
+	drying_wetness = 30
 	dried_type = /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/jerky/cutlet
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/rawcutlet/Initialize()
diff --git a/code/modules/hydroponics/grown.dm b/code/modules/hydroponics/grown.dm
index be9f5930a23..e51218446c4 100644
--- a/code/modules/hydroponics/grown.dm
+++ b/code/modules/hydroponics/grown.dm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	slot_flags = SLOT_HOLSTER
 	drop_sound = 'sound/items/drop/herb.ogg'
 	pickup_sound = 'sound/items/pickup/herb.ogg'
-	drying_wetness = 20
+	drying_wetness = 45
 
 	var/plantname
 	var/datum/seed/seed
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 	name = "[seed.seed_name]"
 	trash = seed.get_trash_type()
 	backyard_grilling_product      = seed.backyard_grilling_product
-	backyard_grilling_threshold    = seed.backyard_grilling_threshold
+	backyard_grilling_rawness    = seed.backyard_grilling_rawness
 	backyard_grilling_announcement = seed.backyard_grilling_announcement
 
 	update_icon()
diff --git a/code/modules/hydroponics/seed.dm b/code/modules/hydroponics/seed.dm
index f626e350868..77340c7765f 100644
--- a/code/modules/hydroponics/seed.dm
+++ b/code/modules/hydroponics/seed.dm
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	var/force_layer
 
 	// Backyard grilling vars. Not passed through genetics.
-	var/backyard_grilling_threshold    = 5
+	var/backyard_grilling_rawness      = 20
 	var/backyard_grilling_product      = /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/badrecipe
 	var/backyard_grilling_announcement = "smokes and chars!"
 
diff --git a/code/modules/materials/materials/organic/wood.dm b/code/modules/materials/materials/organic/wood.dm
index 62c31b0d56f..49a5ea10473 100644
--- a/code/modules/materials/materials/organic/wood.dm
+++ b/code/modules/materials/materials/organic/wood.dm
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 	destruction_desc = "splinters"
 	sheet_singular_name = "plank"
 	sheet_plural_name = "planks"
+	var/drying_rack_type = /obj/structure/drying_rack/wood
 
 /datum/material/wood/generate_recipes()
 	..()
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
 		new /datum/stack_recipe("coilgun stock", /obj/item/coilgun_assembly, 5, pass_stack_color = TRUE, recycle_material = "[name]"),
 		new /datum/stack_recipe("crude fishing rod", /obj/item/material/fishing_rod/built, 8, time = 10 SECONDS, pass_stack_color = TRUE, recycle_material = "[name]"),
 		new /datum/stack_recipe("noticeboard", /obj/structure/noticeboard, 1, recycle_material = "[name]"),
-		new /datum/stack_recipe("drying rack", /obj/structure/drying_rack, 3, one_per_turf = TRUE, time = 20, on_floor = TRUE, supplied_material = "[name]"),
+		new /datum/stack_recipe("drying rack", drying_rack_type, 3, one_per_turf = TRUE, time = 20, on_floor = TRUE, supplied_material = "[name]"),
 		new /datum/stack_recipe("roofing tile", /obj/item/stack/tile/roofing, 3, 4, 20, recycle_material = "[name]"),
 		new /datum/stack_recipe("shovel", /obj/item/shovel/wood, 2, time = 10, on_floor = TRUE, supplied_material = "[name]")
 	)
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
 	stack_type = /obj/item/stack/material/fuel/wood/sif
 	icon_colour = "#0099cc" // Cyan-ish
 	stack_origin_tech = list(TECH_MATERIAL = 2, TECH_BIO = 2) // Alien wood would presumably be more interesting to the analyzer.
+	drying_rack_type = /obj/structure/drying_rack/sifwood
 
 /datum/material/wood/sif/generate_recipes()
 	..()
diff --git a/code/modules/materials/sheets/organic/tanning/leather_wet.dm b/code/modules/materials/sheets/organic/tanning/leather_wet.dm
index 421ec67ac45..a806cb0ca60 100644
--- a/code/modules/materials/sheets/organic/tanning/leather_wet.dm
+++ b/code/modules/materials/sheets/organic/tanning/leather_wet.dm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	no_variants = FALSE
 	max_amount = 20
 	stacktype = "wetleather"
-	drying_wetness = 30
+	drying_wetness = 120
 	dried_type = /obj/item/stack/material/leather
 
 /obj/item/stack/wetleather/get_drying_state(var/obj/rack)
diff --git a/code/modules/materials/sheets/organic/tanning/tanning_rack.dm b/code/modules/materials/sheets/organic/tanning/tanning_rack.dm
index 5ada3e6298a..cf535042157 100644
--- a/code/modules/materials/sheets/organic/tanning/tanning_rack.dm
+++ b/code/modules/materials/sheets/organic/tanning/tanning_rack.dm
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 /obj/structure/drying_rack
 	name = "drying rack"
-	desc = "A rack used to stretch leather out and hold it taut during the tanning process."
+	desc = "A rack used to hold meat or vegetables for drying, or to stretch leather out and hold it taut during the tanning process."
 	icon = 'icons/obj/drying_rack.dmi'
 	icon_state = "rack"
+	var/dismantle_product = /obj/item/stack/material/steel
+	var/dismantle_amount = 3
 	var/obj/item/drying
 
+/obj/structure/drying_rack/wood
+	icon_state = "rack_wooden"
+	dismantle_product = /obj/item/stack/material/fuel/wood
+
+/obj/structure/drying_rack/sifwood
+	icon_state = "rack_wooden_sif"
+	dismantle_product = /obj/item/stack/material/fuel/wood/sif
+
 /obj/structure/drying_rack/Initialize()
 	. = ..()
 	START_PROCESSING(SSobj, src) // SSObj fires ~every 2s , starting from wetness 30 takes ~1m
@@ -36,13 +46,28 @@
 	if(drying_state)
 		add_overlay(drying_state)
 
-/obj/structure/drying_rack/attackby(var/obj/item/I, var/mob/user)
-	if(istype(I) && I.is_dryable() && !istype(I, /obj/item/stack/material/fuel))
-		if(user.unEquip(I))
-			I.forceMove(src)
-			drying = I
+/obj/structure/drying_rack/attackby(var/obj/item/W, var/mob/user)
+
+	if(W.is_wrench())
+		playsound(src, W.usesound, 75, 1)
+		visible_message(SPAN_NOTICE("\The [user] begins dismantling \the [src]."))
+		if(do_after(user, 5 SECONDS * W.toolspeed))
+			visible_message(SPAN_NOTICE("\The [user] dismantles \the [src]."))
+			if(drying)
+				drying.dropInto(loc)
+				drying = null
+			if(dismantle_product && dismantle_amount)
+				new dismantle_product(loc, dismantle_amount)
+			qdel(src)
+		return TRUE
+
+	if(!drying && W.is_dryable() && !istype(W, /obj/item/stack/material/fuel))
+		if(user.unEquip(W))
+			W.forceMove(src)
+			drying = W
 			update_icon()
 		return TRUE
+
 	return ..()
 
 /obj/structure/drying_rack/attack_hand(var/mob/user)
diff --git a/code/modules/materials/sheets/organic/wood.dm b/code/modules/materials/sheets/organic/wood.dm
index 7e8def218d7..8f2d6d38829 100644
--- a/code/modules/materials/sheets/organic/wood.dm
+++ b/code/modules/materials/sheets/organic/wood.dm
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	drop_sound = 'sound/items/drop/wooden.ogg'
 	pickup_sound = 'sound/items/pickup/wooden.ogg'
 	no_variants = FALSE
-	drying_wetness = 50
+	drying_wetness = 120
 	dried_type = /obj/item/stack/material/fuel/wood/dried
 	bonfire_fuel_time = 3 MINUTES
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 	description_info = "Use inhand to craft things, or use a sharp and edged object on this to convert it into two wooden planks."
 	drop_sound = 'sound/items/drop/wooden.ogg'
 	pickup_sound = 'sound/items/pickup/wooden.ogg'
-	drying_wetness = 80
+	drying_wetness = 180
 	dried_type = /obj/item/stack/material/fuel/log/dried
 	bonfire_fuel_time = 4 MINUTES
 	var/plank_type = /obj/item/stack/material/fuel/wood
diff --git a/icons/obj/drying_rack.dmi b/icons/obj/drying_rack.dmi
index 950ada402ed..618b0ae5d65 100644
Binary files a/icons/obj/drying_rack.dmi and b/icons/obj/drying_rack.dmi differ
diff --git a/icons/obj/wood_fire.dmi b/icons/obj/wood_fire.dmi
index d859afc6a63..85c0963d279 100644
Binary files a/icons/obj/wood_fire.dmi and b/icons/obj/wood_fire.dmi differ
diff --git a/maps/cynosure/cynosure-7.dmm b/maps/cynosure/cynosure-7.dmm
index 4cdd454d051..4f4132d47ee 100644
--- a/maps/cynosure/cynosure-7.dmm
+++ b/maps/cynosure/cynosure-7.dmm
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 /turf/simulated/floor/water/deep,
 /area/surface/outside/river/gautelfr)
 "zq" = (
-/obj/structure/drying_rack,
+/obj/structure/drying_rack/sifwood,
 /turf/simulated/floor/outdoors/dirt/sif/planetuse,
 /area/surface/outside/wilderness/normal)
 "zS" = (