Learn how to cook meals in Monster Hunter Wilds! Discover ingredient effects, buffs, and how to use the Portable BBQ Grill to maximize your hunter's health, stamina, and stats.
Alright, let's talk about cooking in Monster Hunter Wilds! Back in Monster Hunter: World, we had the Portable BBQ Grill for making Well-Done Steaks to boost stamina, and the canteen for full meals. But since Wilds is way more open-world, they needed a more flexible system. You won't always be able to pop back to a main camp before heading out, and honestly, those cooking animations were pretty great, right?
So, the solution? You can now cook your own meals right from the Portable BBQ Grill, pretty much anywhere! Once you've got it, you'll see two options: 'Grill a Meal' and 'Grill Meat'. 'Grill Meat' is like the old days – turn Raw Meat into Well-Done Meat. But we're here for 'Grill a Meal'!
Cooking a full meal gives you all sorts of buffs depending on what you put in. Generally, you're looking at a solid boost to your maximum health and stamina that lasts a good while, usually between 30 minutes and an hour. Plus, you can stack on other bonuses like increased attack, defense, elemental resistances, and even special skills.
When you choose 'Grill a Meal', you've got a few choices: 'Recommended Meal', 'Custom Meal', or 'Favorite Meals'. 'Recommended Meal' is super handy when you just want a decent buff without fussing over ingredients – it'll just grab what it can and whip something up. But for real power, you'll want to dive into 'Custom Meal'. This lets you combine a Ration with two other ingredients to craft your perfect dish.
Where to get your cooking supplies:
- Rations: You can grab these at base camps. Tom at the Ingredient Center in the Plains region (or the Support Deck in other base camps) will supply you with more over time. Think of these as your basic building blocks.
- Additional Ingredients: These are rarer but way more impactful. You can find them as quest rewards, through trading, or just by looting pretty much anything you come across in the world. The more regions you unlock, the more variety you'll find!
Ingredient Effects:
So, how do these ingredients actually work? A basic Ration, when cooked, acts as your meat, fish, or veggie. It'll give you a small health boost and a big stamina boost. If you use it as 'meat', you get an attack buff; 'fish' gives you defense; and 'veggies' offer defense and elemental resistance. Cooking a Ration on its own is a cheap and effective way to keep yourself topped up if you're not facing anything too tough.
But here's where it gets interesting: adding an 'Additional Ingredient' or a 'Finishing Touch' lets you really customize your meal. These ingredients can add special 'Food Skills' that grant all sorts of awesome boons. The more ingredients you add, the better the buffs and the longer they last.
Don't stress too much if you're low on fancy ingredients. If you're just cruising or not doing anything super challenging, sticking to Rations is totally fine. Otherwise, keep an eye out for those extra ingredients while you're questing, gathering herbs, capturing endemic life, or just exploring!
Remember, while Well-Done Steaks are quick for on-the-go stamina and health recovery, full meals offer much broader and longer-lasting buffs.
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