Meat

Don't Starve

DST

This page is about the food item, for other uses see: Meats.

“It's a bit gamey, but it'll do.”

–Wilson, when examining Meat.

“I could make this better with FIRE!”

–Willow, when examining Meat.

“Meat makes me strong!”

–Wolfgang, when examining Meat.

“It is still bloody.”

–Wendy, when examining Meat.

“I WILL ENJOY THIS”

–WX-78, when examining Meat.

“I normally wouldn't eat this raw.”

–Wickerbottom, when examining Meat.

“Tastes like moose.”

–Woodie, when examining Meat.

“I'm used to much finer fare.”

–Maxwell, when examining Meat.

“It needs cooking before I can consume it.”

–Wagstaff, when examining Meat.

“The true fruit öf the earth!”

–Wigfrid, when examining Meat.

“Some fire would spice this up.”

–Webber, when examining Meat.

“Five second rule!”

–Walani, when examining Meat.

“I must remember to cut across the grain.”

–Warly, when examining Meat.

“Flesh o'th'beast.”

–Woodlegs, when examining Meat.

“MEAT BE THE FOOD OF LOVE!”

–Wilba, when examining Meat.

“For belly”

–Wormwood, when examining Meat.

“Meat. It tastes like meat.”

–Wheeler, when examining Meat.

“Someone's eatin' good tonight!”

–Winona, when examining Meat.

“Ex-animal.”

–Wortox, when examining Meat.

“Glargh!”

–Wurt, when examining Meat.

“I hope I don't get sick from eating this...”

–Walter, when examining Meat.

“Well, a little raw meat never hurt anybody.”

–Wanda, when examining Meat.

Meat is a Food item dropped by numerous fleshy creatures (Pigs, Beefalo, Deerclops etc.) It can be used to make the Ham Bat, or as an ingredient in multiple Crock Pot Recipes. It also can be dried on a Drying Rack for 2 days to make Jerky. Its less-filling alternative is a morsel, which only provides 12.5 hunger.

See general meat uses.

Drop Table

Mob(s)/Structure(s)	Chance	Quantity
	75%	1
	75%	1
	100%	1
	100%	2
	100%	3
	100%	4
	100%	6
	100%	8

Cooked Meat

“Char broiled to perfection.”

–Wilson, when examining Cooked Meat.

“Unseasoned meat... great.”

–Willow, when examining Cooked Meat.

“I made meat good with fire!”

–Wolfgang, when examining Cooked Meat.

“The remaining blood has been cooked away.”

–Wendy, when examining Cooked Meat.

“FIRE MAKES THINGS BETTER”

–WX-78, when examining Cooked Meat.

“It is slightly more appetizing when cooked.”

–Wickerbottom, when examining Cooked Meat.

“Just like my dear old ma used to make.”

–Woodie, when examining Cooked Meat.

“It smells less like a barnyard now.”

–Maxwell, when examining Cooked Meat.

“Theoretically it won't cause stomach upset.”

–Wagstaff, when examining Cooked Meat.

“Meeeat!”

–Wigfrid, when examining Cooked Meat.

“Can't have any pudding if we don't eat it.”

–Webber, when examining Cooked Meat.

“Surfing fuel!”

–Walani, when examining Cooked Meat.

“Could use a chimichurri sauce...”

–Warly, when examining Cooked Meat.

“'Tis a fine meal.”

–Woodlegs, when examining Cooked Meat.

“WILBA DOTH EATS!”

–Wilba, when examining Cooked Meat.

“Yummm”

–Wormwood, when examining Cooked Meat.

“Meat on a bone to put a little meat on your bones.”

–Wheeler, when examining Cooked Meat.

“Cooked meat, ready to eat.”

–Winona, when examining Cooked Meat.

“I don't really like having food in my stomach.”

–Wortox, when examining Cooked Meat.

“Don't want it, florp.”

–Wurt, when examining Cooked Meat.

“You can't beat cooking outdoors!”

–Walter, when examining Cooked Meat.

“Alright, I guess it was worth taking the time to cook it.”

–Wanda, when examining Cooked Meat.

Cooked Meat is Meat that has been cooked on a Campfire, Fire Pit, or Star. It can also be used in multiple Crock Pot recipes. Mobs that ordinarily drop Meat and die from being set on fire will drop Cooked Meat instead. Cooked Meat is required to make Meat Effigies.

Jerky

“Just jerky enough.”

–Wilson

“Chewy, but satisfying.”

–Willow

“Look like leather, taste like meat.”

–Wolfgang

“Meat turned dry and delicious.”

–Wendy

“DEHYDRATED PROTEINS”

–WX-78

“Salty yet satisfying.”

–Wickerbottom

“It tastes like survival.”

–Woodie

“My teeth are getting too old for this.”

–Maxwell

“Theoretically, it's less susceptible to spoilage now.”

–Wagstaff

“Excellent battle prövisiöns.”

–Wigfrid

“That worked better than expected.”

–Webber

“Boy, this meat is jerky.”

–Walani

“Could use chipotle...”

–Warly

“Jerky lasts me months at sea!”

–Woodlegs

“'TIS MEAT O' DRIEDNESS”

–Wilba

“Dried up belly stuff”

–Wormwood

“Small, dry and ready to be eaten.”

–Wheeler

“It'll last awhile like this.”

–Winona

“Mortals like this more than when it's wet.”

–Wortox

“It smell bad.”

–Wurt

“That's some tasty jerky!”

–Walter

“An old, tough piece of meat.”

–Wanda

Jerky is a product of drying raw Meat on the Drying Rack for two game days. Jerky has a low rate of spoilage of 20 days, and restores 25 Hunger, 20 Health, and 15 Sanity. Jerky provides the same amount of Hunger, but more Health and Sanity than its raw or cooked counterparts. Jerky can also be used in a Crock Pot as normal Meat. See general meat uses. Unharvested Jerky will not start to spoil as long it is left on the Drying Rack, making it possible to keep it fresh for an indefinite amount of time.

Due to the fact that Jerky restores Health, Hunger and Sanity at the same time, this item can be useful for recovering from Woodie's Werebeaver transformation. The same effect can be achieved with Small Jerky, albeit, with weaker restorative properties than normal Jerky.

Downloadable Content

In the Reign of Giants and Shipwrecked DLCs, Jerky will begin to spoil immediately upon creation on a Drying Rack, regardless of whether it is harvested or not.

Additionally, in the Shipwrecked DLC, large Fish items such as Dogfish, Raw Fish and Swordfish can be dried to obtain Jerky, allowing them to be used in the Crock Pot as Meat instead.

In the Hamlet DLC, it has a 67% chance to spawn Jerky from Secret Bandit Camp and have a 4% chance to spawn from A Smashing Pot.

Usage

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×4

×4

Meat value of at least 3

Tips

• Without Crock Pots, Jerky is the meat food with the highest Sanity restoration. This makes it great for restoring sanity for Wickerbottom, who can't sleep due to her insomnia, and Wigfrid, who can only eat meat-based food.
• As Jerky does not technically count as a cooked item, Wagstaff will still suffer a 3 penalty from consuming it, bringing the total healing down to 17 .

Trivia

• Jerky was added in A Little Rain Must Fall update.

Gallery

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  Original HD Meat icon from Bonus Materials from CD Don't Starve
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  Original HD Cooked Meat icon from Bonus Materials from CD Don't Starve..
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  Meats as seen in the poster for A Little Rain Must Fall update.

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