Cooking

Cooking can be an incredibly beneficial practice for prospectors, though it is not necessary by any means. Prospectors can get by just fine eating many of the raw Food Items that can be found on Icarus. However, cooked recipes provide an enormous improvement over raw foods.

Description

Prospectors can sustain themselves by eating raw ingredients and will probably be just fine as they progress through Icarus. Wild Berry and Young Coconut will keep players alive and prevent them from starving, and can be eaten without any negative Status Effects like Dysentery.

However, prepared recipes are superior, both in terms of nutrition (how much they will satisfy the Hunger meter and replenish the Health bar), and in their unique status effects. Eating prepared foods will often boost the prospector's maximum health or Stamina, and also provide other benefits, like increased experience Points or bonuses to Weapon Damage.

There are several Crafting Benches where prospectors can prepare and cook foods. That all require a blueprint point in the Tech Tree, and while many offer built-in recipes, some recipes like the Berry Jam must be unlocked in the Tech Tree.