The bonfire is the pinnacle of basic cooking resources. It provides a large inventory space and has a small footprint.

Unlock Bonfire from the Knowledge menu.

Place fuel and raw meat in the Bonfire's inventory and activate it by pressing the Play button. Branches, Coal, and Wood are some of the items that can be used as fuel.

After the meat has cooked, take it from the Campfire's inventory for yourself.

Grinders can be used to provide additional resources by grinding items down.

Unlock Grinder from the Knowledge menu.

Many items can be put into the grinder to produce other resources.

An example of this is Stone, from which you can gain basic salts used to preserve and dry meat and as a way of improving the taste of cooked items.

An effective way of getting food is with the use of fish or shellfish traps. Fish does not only provide you with food but can be put into a Fluid Press to provide oil.

Unlock Fisher from the Knowledge menu.

The Dryer allows you to dry meat and wood and is useful for making food that lasts.

Unlock Dried Preserves from the Knowledge menu.

Dried Meat lasts much longer than normal meat but sates your hunger less. Place bark and meat in the Dryer's inventory and activate it by pressing the Play button.

After the meat has dried, take it from the Dryer's inventory for yourself.

The stove is the most important crafting station for a chef. Here you can craft a variety of proper meals.

Unlock Stove from the Knowledge menu.

Fish Strips are a common food and both savage and the civilized mouths water when strips of meat sizzle and hiss on the skewer.

Craft Fish Strips in the crafting panel of a Stove.

To truly master the art of cooking, you must be able to cook something that not only tastes good, but is filling.

Several recipes for proper meals can be found at the Stove to serve this purpose.