diff --git a/Prefabs/combinable_item.gd b/Prefabs/combinable_item.gd
index 5bc271e..c1f114b 100644
--- a/Prefabs/combinable_item.gd
+++ b/Prefabs/combinable_item.gd
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	if not _food_item:
 		push_error("CombinableItem is missing FoodItem reference. must be a sibling of a FoodItem on ", get_parent().name, ".")
 
+	if not _pickable:
+		push_error("CombineZone must be a grand child of an XRToolsPickable.")
+		return
+	if not _food_item:
+		push_error("CombineZone requires a FoodItem sibling on ", _pickable.name, ".")
+		return
+
 	# Detect items whether held (layer 17 "Held Objects") or loose
 	# (layer 3 "Pickable Objects"). Don't advertise a layer of our own.
 	combine_area_3d.collision_mask = 0b0000_0000_0000_0001_0000_0000_0000_0100
@@ -26,40 +33,22 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	set_deferred("monitoring", false)
 	set_deferred("monitorable", false)
 
-	if not _pickable:
-		push_error("CombineZone must be a grand child of an XRToolsPickable.")
-		return
-	if not _food_item:
-		push_error("CombineZone requires a FoodItem sibling on ", _pickable.name, ".")
-		return
-
+	# Signals
 	_pickable.picked_up.connect(_on_item_picked_up)
 	_pickable.dropped.connect(_on_item_dropped)
 	combine_area_3d.body_entered.connect(_on_body_entered)
 
 
-func get_result_for(other_id: StringName) -> PackedScene:
-	return RECIPE_MANAGER.get_combination(_food_item.id, other_id)
-
-
-## Trigger area that lets a snapped item combine with another item pushed into
-## it. The zone only monitors while its owning item is held by an
-## [XRToolsSnapZone]; when an item carrying a matching [FoodItem.id]
-## enters, the snapped (base) item transforms into the recipe result and the
-## incoming item is consumed.
-
-
 # Enable the trigger only while snapped into a snap zone (not hand-held).
 func _on_item_picked_up(_item: Node3D) -> void:
 	var by := _pickable.get_picked_up_by()
 	var snapped: bool = by != null and by.has_method("is_xr_class") and by.is_xr_class("XRToolsSnapZone")
 	set_deferred("monitoring", snapped)
 
-
 func _on_item_dropped(_item: Node3D) -> void:
 	set_deferred("monitoring", false)
 
-
+# If the other body is a FoodItem, check for a recipe and combine if one exists.
 func _on_body_entered(body: Node3D) -> void:
 	print("CombinableItem _on_body_entered")
 	if _combining or body == _pickable:
@@ -78,12 +67,12 @@ func _on_body_entered(body: Node3D) -> void:
 
 	_combine(body, result)
 
-
-# Transform the base item into [param result], consuming the incoming item.
+# Instantiate the result of combination and free the two ingredient items
 func _combine(other_body: Node3D, result: PackedScene) -> void:
 	print("CombinableItem _combine: combining %s + %s into %s" % [_food_item.id, _find_food_item(other_body).id, result.resource_path])
 	_combining = true
 
+	# Get Snapzone
 	var snap_zone := _pickable.get_picked_up_by()
 	if not snap_zone or not snap_zone.has_method("pick_up_object"):
 		push_warning("CombineZone: base item is not held by a snap zone; cannot combine.")
@@ -96,10 +85,10 @@ func _combine(other_body: Node3D, result: PackedScene) -> void:
 	_pickable.get_tree().current_scene.add_child(result_instance)
 	result_instance.global_transform = base_transform
 
-	# Free the base item and consume the incoming item.
+	# Free the pickable / root of this item and consume the incoming item.
 	snap_zone.drop_object()
 	_pickable.queue_free()
-	if other_body.has_method("drop_and_free"):
+	if other_body.has_method("drop_and_free"): # XRToolsPickable has this method
 		other_body.drop_and_free()
 	else:
 		other_body.queue_free()
diff --git a/RecipeManager.gd b/RecipeManager.gd
index 54b670e..ff3e8c1 100644
--- a/RecipeManager.gd
+++ b/RecipeManager.gd
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ extends Node
 
 static var _recipes: Dictionary = {}
 static var _combining_map: Dictionary = {}
-static var _scene_paths: Dictionary = {}
+static var _scene_paths: Dictionary 
 static var _loaded: bool = false
 
 static func load_recipes() -> void:
@@ -20,25 +20,14 @@ static func load_recipes() -> void:
 		var result = ClassDB.class_call_static("YAML", "load_file", recipe_path)
 		if result != null and not result.has_error():
 			var data = result.get_data()
-			if typeof(data) == TYPE_DICTIONARY:
-				_recipes = data
-				_build_scene_paths()
-				_build_combining_map()
-				_loaded = true
-				return
-			push_warning("RecipeManager: YAML addon parsed recipes.yaml but returned an unsupported structure; falling back to built-in parser")
-		else:
-			push_warning("RecipeManager: YAML addon failed to read %s; falling back to built-in parser: %s" % [recipe_path, result.get_error() if result != null else "unknown error"])
-
-	var fallback_data = _load_recipes_with_fallback_parser(recipe_path)
-	if typeof(fallback_data) != TYPE_DICTIONARY:
-		push_error("RecipeManager: failed to parse recipes.yaml with both YAML addon and built-in fallback")
-		return
-
-	_recipes = fallback_data
-	_build_scene_paths()
-	_build_combining_map()
-	_loaded = true
+			if typeof(data) != TYPE_DICTIONARY:
+				push_warning("RecipeManager: YAML addon parsed recipes.yaml but returned an unsupported structure")
+			
+			_recipes = data
+			_build_scene_paths()
+			_build_combining_map()
+			_loaded = true
+			
 
 static func get_combination(first_id: StringName, second_id: StringName) -> PackedScene:
 	load_recipes()
@@ -47,6 +36,7 @@ static func get_combination(first_id: StringName, second_id: StringName) -> Pack
 		return null
 	return get_item_scene(result_id)
 
+
 static func get_item_scene(item_id: StringName) -> PackedScene:
 	load_recipes()
 	var scene_path = _scene_paths.get(str(item_id), "")
@@ -60,6 +50,7 @@ static func get_item_scene(item_id: StringName) -> PackedScene:
 		return null
 	return scene as PackedScene
 
+
 static func print_all_recipes() -> void:
 	load_recipes()
 	if not _loaded:
@@ -91,72 +82,6 @@ static func print_all_recipes() -> void:
 			else:
 				print("RecipeManager: invalid combining recipe for '%s'" % result_id)
 
-static func _load_recipes_with_fallback_parser(recipe_path: String) -> Dictionary:
-	var file := FileAccess.open(recipe_path, FileAccess.READ)
-	if file == null:
-		push_error("RecipeManager: could not open %s: %s" % [recipe_path, FileAccess.get_open_error()])
-		return {}
-
-	var lines := file.get_as_text().split("\n")
-	var result := {
-		"items": {},
-		"combining": {}
-	}
-	var current_section := ""
-	var current_result_id := ""
-	var current_item_id := ""
-	var current_item_def: Dictionary = {}
-
-	for line in lines:
-		var trimmed := line.strip_edges()
-		if trimmed.is_empty() or trimmed.begins_with("#"):
-			continue
-
-		var indent := line.length() - line.lstrip(" \t").length()
-		if indent == 0:
-			current_section = ""
-			current_result_id = ""
-			current_item_id = ""
-			if trimmed == "items:":
-				current_section = "items"
-			elif trimmed == "combining:":
-				current_section = "combining"
-			continue
-
-		if current_section == "items":
-			if indent == 2 and trimmed.ends_with(":"):
-				current_item_id = trimmed.trim_suffix(":")
-				current_item_def = {}
-				result["items"][current_item_id] = current_item_def
-				continue
-
-			if indent >= 4 and not current_item_id.is_empty():
-				var parts := trimmed.split(":", true, 1)
-				if parts.size() == 2:
-					var key := parts[0].strip_edges()
-					var value := parts[1].strip_edges()
-					current_item_def[key] = value
-			continue
-
-		if current_section == "combining":
-			if indent == 2 and trimmed.ends_with(":"):
-				current_result_id = trimmed.trim_suffix(":")
-				result["combining"][current_result_id] = []
-				continue
-
-			if trimmed.begins_with("- ") and not current_result_id.is_empty():
-				var item_text := trimmed.substr(2).strip_edges()
-				if item_text.begins_with("[") and item_text.ends_with("]"):
-					var inner := item_text.substr(1, item_text.length() - 2).strip_edges()
-					var parts := inner.split(",", false)
-					var recipe := []
-					for part in parts:
-						recipe.append(part.strip_edges())
-					result["combining"][current_result_id].append(recipe)
-				else:
-					result["combining"][current_result_id].append([item_text])
-
-	return result
 
 static func _build_scene_paths() -> void:
 	_scene_paths.clear()
@@ -171,6 +96,7 @@ static func _build_scene_paths() -> void:
 		if typeof(scene_path) == TYPE_STRING and not scene_path.is_empty():
 			_scene_paths[str(item_id)] = scene_path
 
+
 static func _get_recipe_entries(recipe_value: Variant) -> Array:
 	var recipes: Array = []
 	if typeof(recipe_value) != TYPE_ARRAY:
@@ -186,6 +112,7 @@ static func _get_recipe_entries(recipe_value: Variant) -> Array:
 			recipes.append(recipe_value)
 	return recipes
 
+
 static func _build_combining_map() -> void:
 	_combining_map.clear()
 	var combining = _recipes.get("combining", {})
@@ -200,6 +127,7 @@ static func _build_combining_map() -> void:
 			var key = _make_pair_key(first, second)
 			_combining_map[key] = result_id
 
+
 static func _make_pair_key(first_id: StringName, second_id: StringName) -> StringName:
 	if str(first_id) <= str(second_id):
 		return StringName(str(first_id) + "|" + str(second_id))
diff --git a/recipes.yaml b/recipes.yaml
index 422c779..1005071 100644
--- a/recipes.yaml
+++ b/recipes.yaml
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
 items:
   hamburger:
     scene: res://Items/hamburger.tscn
-    type: meal
   burger_buns:
     scene: res://Items/BurgerBuns.tscn
-    type: ingredient
   cooked_burger:
     scene: res://Items/cooked_burger.tscn
-    type: ingredient
   cube:
     scene: res://Items/PickupCube.tscn
-    type: ingredient
   charcoal:
     scene: res://Items/Charcoal.tscn
-    type: ingredient
 
 combining:
   hamburger:
@@ -21,3 +16,4 @@ combining:
     - [charcoal, charcoal]
   charcoal:
     - [cube, cube]
+