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# Masterchef; Manual v. Auto

The finer points of using MasterChef manually vs. with an Autocompounder.

1\. Bera goes to Uniswap and create 100 WETH|USDC LP tokens.\
2\. Bera stakes their 100 LP into the Masterchef.\
3\. After 1 hour, the Masterchef has emitted 10 FoodCoin tokens to the Bera.\
4\. Bera(s) claims their 10 FoodCoin.\
5\. Bera swaps 10 FoodCoin for 5 USDC and 5 WETH\
6\. Bera creates 5 WETH|USDC LP.\
7\. Bera stakes the 5 WETH|USDC LP into the Masterchef.\
8\. Repeat steps 3-7.\
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**In this example, there are a few points to consider:**\
\- The Bera needs to pay gas for a transaction for almost every step in the process.\
\- Steps 3-7 are a slow process.\
\- Waiting one hour before claiming rewards is not an optimal strategy.\
\- The Bera can’t repeat this process while they are asleep or away from the computer.

Counter to this, you have MasterChefs with an Autocompounder;

This example addresses each of the points above:\
\- Bera only needs to pay gas for creating the LP and staking it into the Autocompounder.\
\- The Autocompounder can Claim/Swap/Restake in 1 transaction (very quick).\
\- The Autocompounder can Claim/Swap/Restake as often as economically feasible.\
\- The Autocompounder can run 24/7.

1. Bera goes to Uniswap and create 100 WETH|USDC LP tokens.
2. Bera stakes their 100 LP into the Autocompounder.
3. The Autocompounder will automatically Claim/Swap/Restake when economically feasible.<br>

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