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Overview

Hearty Grilled Meat is a high-tier recovery item (provision) in Crimson Desert. Its in-game description reads: "This thick cut of meat is grilled over a flame until golden on the outside and juicy on the inside. The smoky aroma enhances its rich flavor, making it a convenient and satisfying protein-packed meal." While it offers the highest single-use HP restoration of any basic grilled item, its steep ingredient cost makes it significantly less efficient than standard Grilled Meat on a per-resource basis.

Stats

Recipe

Any raw meat type can be used: Tough Meat, Lean Meat, Fine Meat, Tender Meat, or Marbled Meat. The quality of the meat has no effect on the final dish.

How to Cook

Hearty Grilled Meat is a Field Grill recipe. Approach any bonfire, campfire, or cooking pot and select "Cook." Navigate to the grilled items section, select Hearty Grilled Meat, and confirm. You need at least 10 pieces of raw meat in your inventory.

Efficiency Analysis

Hearty Grilled Meat looks appealing at +220 HP per use, but the math tells a different story. Here is a direct comparison using 10 raw meat:

Ten individual Grilled Meats restore a combined 800 HP for the same 10 raw meat, which is over 3.6 times more total healing. Since food can be consumed every 2 seconds during combat, there is no practical disadvantage to carrying more items. The only benefit of Hearty Grilled Meat is saving inventory slots, which is rarely a limiting factor.

When to Use Hearty Grilled Meat

Despite its poor efficiency, there are a few niche scenarios where Hearty Grilled Meat has value:

• Quick burst healing: If you need a large single heal between boss attack windows, one Hearty Grilled Meat restores more per use than any other basic grilled item.

• Inventory management: If your inventory is full and you cannot carry 10 separate Grilled Meats, a single Hearty Grilled Meat is a compact alternative.

• Selling for profit: At a sell price of 16, Hearty Grilled Meat sells for more than 10 individual Grilled Meats would (10 x 5 = 50), so it is actually less valuable to sell. However, compared to raw meat alone, cooking it first increases its resale value.

Tips

• In almost every situation, cooking 10 standard Grilled Meats is better than 1 Hearty Grilled Meat. Prioritize quantity over potency for sustained healing during boss fights.

• If you want high single-item HP restoration with resistance buffs, consider pot recipes like Meat Soup (+280 HP, Ice Res Lv 4) or Fish Porridge (+240 HP, Ice Res Lv 4) instead.

• For Chapter 5 and beyond, stock at least 100 Grilled Meats rather than 10 Hearty Grilled Meats. The total healing difference (8,000 HP vs. 2,200 HP) can mean the difference between beating a boss and running out of food.

• Use the cheapest raw meat available. Since all meat types produce the same Hearty Grilled Meat, there is no reason to waste expensive cuts on this recipe.