Does cooking recipes do anthing?

[Spark Bibo]

So, lets say I make a recipe using Dodo Egg, MejoBerry, and Raw Meat. It cooks up just fine, but does combining food offer any advantage?

[Motor]

You're able to produce food with stats. Check out the Wiki: http://ark.gamepedia.com/Recipes

[HawthornThistleberry]

You can also 'condense' a bunch of materials into something that lasts a long time and has a higher food value (though not as high as all the things that went into it taken separately, but still, high for the amount of weight it takes in your inventory, and slots in your fridge). And it's just cool to invent your own dishes.

[peace_maker41]

if u put 5000 mejo berries and 200 prime meat in one recipe then you want have to spam the berry button ever again

[MortVent]

If you level up the crafting speed stat the cooked recipes are even better than the original foods... not recommended except in tribes where there is a dedicated cook/artisan player

Or if you have higher level limits

[Spark Bibo]

Originally posted by Motor:

You're able to produce food with stats. Check out the Wiki: http://ark.gamepedia.com/Recipes

Ah, yes, I've seen that list. What I meant was the new dishes you can make up. Like writing a recipe on a note, putting the note in the cook pot, and having it make your "creation."

[ChromaticGrey]

I have a recipe that heals for 250 ish HP, made from 160 raw meat. It really handy, especially in cold, most recently in the new caves.

You can use the soup that doubles crafting speed, and the resulting food have better stats. As its linked to crafting speed. Or even respec as well as soup once you know the recipes you are going to male.

They are really useful.

[Besser]

Find the highest level person in your tribe. Give them two mindwipe tonics. Take one tonic. Level only crafting speed. Make amazing recipes that anyone can use, both food and drink (make duplicates as well). After said recipes have been made your tribe member can take second mindwipe and level however they see fit. The recipes will now work for anyone regardless of their crafting speed. Best things to cook with: Eggs, Mushrooms, Crops, Kibble and berries (because berries are cheap).