Barbeque

Barbeque is a cooked meal made from meat at the Electric Grill. It is a higher-quality food than its raw ingredients and is one of the early meat-based dishes used to turn surplus critter products into a more efficient calorie source.

Each unit of Barbeque is made from 2 units of meat, totaling 3200 kcal, and the cooking process adds 800 kcal to the ingredients while improving food quality. Because it only needs meat, it is a straightforward way to convert ranching output into a reliable meal once a colony can support regular critter harvesting.

Barbeque can also be used as an ingredient for more advanced meals:

• Inside the Gas Range, it can be cooked into Surf'n'Turf.
• Inside the Gas Range, it can be cooked into Frost Burger.

In practice, Barbeque is most valuable in colonies that already produce excess meat from ranching. It is especially useful when you want to move beyond simple raw-food handling without relying on more demanding farm setups. Since the recipe is based on meat alone, it is a good fit for colonies that have critter production but limited access to other crops or cooking ingredients.

A few practical notes:

• Barbeque is a cooked food, so it benefits from being stored and handled as a finished meal rather than as raw meat.
• Its ingredients make it a natural outlet for hatch ranches, drecko farming, and other meat-producing setups.
• Because it can be upgraded further in the Gas Range, it serves as an intermediate step in the meal chain rather than a final food for long-term high-end dining.