Editing DF2014 Talk:Cook

== Food values ==

The multiplier for prepared food seems to have been heavily reduced. My full pots of food are only worth an average of about 50 DB at the caravan.{{unsigned|DracMonster}}

:<strike>What version? In v0.40.02, prepared meals no longer receive a top-level quality modifier. That can significantly affect the value of biscuits prepared with low-value ingredients (>75% reduction is possible), but isn't really significant for lavish meals with good ingredients (roughly 12% reduction).</strike> 50 is exceptionally low--even a no-quality stack of 5 lavish meals with cheap ingredients is worth 90. Perhaps your broker is underestimating the values?--[[User:Loci|Loci]] ([[User talk:Loci|talk]]) 00:12, 16 July 2014 (UTC)
::I was mistaken. Prepared meals can still have a top-level quality modifier, and the resulting value calculations appear equivalent to v0.34.--[[User:Loci|Loci]] ([[User talk:Loci|talk]]) 00:42, 17 July 2014 (UTC)

::These are pots full of lavish meals. Maybe it is my broker, but I've never seen them valued this low even with a no-skill broker, so I still kinda think there's been some other alteration to the formula. Considering how insane prepared food values could be, it wouldn't surprise me.
:::I can confirm having traded a pot full of dwarven wine roast (don't remember quality - probably "fine") for over 1k db in the 2014 release. That said, I'm a fairly new player and don't know what expected values are. Will try to remember to update with more accurate info when I start another fortress (undead...) {{[[User:Mixtrak|Mixtrak]] ([[User talk:Mixtrak|talk]]) 06:17, 23 July 2014 (UTC)}}

==Stews==
Where do you think the dwarves get the bowls for stews?
Or do they kind of just let it sit in a puddle and coop it off the floor when they want to eat? [[Special:Contributions/203.59.109.87|203.59.109.87]] 06:29, 18 December 2016 (UTC)
: They just boil off the liquid and eat the solid. The stews are so thick and rich, they can carry it around on the end of a stick. [[Special:Contributions/27.96.218.9|27.96.218.9]] 23:35, 31 October 2020 (UTC)