
Meal items are unique artifacts that can only be obtained through the CHEF’s combination service. They typically require "edible" or sustain-focused items as ingredients. The most important of these is the Ultimate Meal, which offers a massive boost to overall run reliability.
| Item | Main Ingredient | Secondary Ingredients | Effect Summary |
| Seared Steak | Bison Steak | Bison Steak, Mocha, Cautious Slug, Eclipse Lite, Bustling Fungus, Power Elixir, Elusive Antlers, Energy Drink, Monster Tooth | Gain a base +50 max health, plus 5% (+5% per stack) of your current max health. |
| Quick Fix | Common Item Scrap | Bison Steak, Mocha, Cautious Slug, Eclipse Lite, Bustling Fungus, Power Elixir, Elusive Antlers, Energy Drink, Monster Tooth | Increases bonus health and regeneration gains (does not affect leveling bonuses). |
| Hearty Stew | Lepton Daisy | Lepton Daisy, Squid Polyp, Leeching Seed, Noxious Thorn | Increases health regeneration by 2.5/s. This bonus is converted into damage when health is full. |
| Sauteed Worms | Molten Perforator | Charged Perforator | Attacks have a 10% chance to summon a spectral wyrm that damages and ignites enemies. |
| Ultimate Meal | 57 Leaf Clover | 57 Leaf Clover, Alien Head, Growth Nectar, Wake of Vultures, RejuvenationRack, Symbiotic Scorpion, Brainstalks, Bottled Chaos, Interstellar DeskPlant | While at full health, every random effect is rolled an additional 2 times, and the game chooses the more favorable result. |
These recipes are essential for converting low-utility items into powerfulcornerstone pieces, or for crafting necessary Scrap for higher-tierrecipes.
| Recipe (Input) | Output Item(s) | Utility/Strategy |
| 2x Bison Steak | Infusion + White Scrap | Converts a utility item into permanent health gain. |
| 2x Lens-Maker's Glasses | Predatory Instincts / Harvester's Scythe + White Scrap | Converts Common Crit into Uncommon Crit/Sustain items. |
| 4x Lens-Maker's Glasses | Laser Scope + White Scrap | Creates a powerful Legendary item; can be reversed for quick crit stacking. |
| 4x Paul's Goat Hoof | Hardlight Afterburner + White Scrap | Converts movement speed into a Legendary Equipment recharge item. |
| 4x Bustling Fungus | Interstellar Desk Plant + White Scrap | Turns a highly specific item into a universal healing AoE Legendary. |
| 4x Topaz Brooch | Ben's Raincoat + White Scrap | Converts barrier gain into a unique utility Legendary item. |
| 4x Power Elixir | Bottled Chaos + Empty Bottle | Creates a high-tier Lunar item from a common consumable. |
| 2x White Scrap | White Scrap + Green Scrap | Upgrades scrap rarity. |
| 4x White Scrap | White Scrap + Yellow or Red Scrap | Upgrades scrap rarity to high tiers. |
These recipes often focus on building key elemental or synergy pieces. Note the powerful combination for the essential Bands.
| Recipe (Input) | Output Item(s) | Utility/Strategy |
| 2x AtG Missile | Pocket ICBM + Green Scrap | Creates a powerful Legendary missile item. |
| 1x Old Guillotine | Crowbar + Armor Piercing Rounds | Converts common damage items into a guaranteed execute item. |
| 1x Kjaro's Band | Runald's Band + Gasoline | Converts one Band into the other using an explosive common item. |
| 1x Runald's Band | Kjaro's Band + Stun Grenade | Converts one Band into the other using a utility common item. |
| 1x Red Whip | Cautious Slug + Energy Drink | Converts healing/mobility items into out-of-combat speed boost. |
| 1x Noxious Thorn | Tri-Tip Dagger + Bolstering Lantern | Converts bleed chance into poison and utility. |
| 1x Harvester's Scythe | Monster's Tooth + Lens-Maker's Glasses or Hiker's Boots | Crafts a vital crit-healing item from basic drops. |
| 2x Green Scrap | Red Scrap + Green or Yellow Scrap | Upgrades scrap rarity to high tiers. |
Legendary items are key to customizing high-level builds and creating highly specific synergies.
| Recipe (Input) | Output Item(s) | Utility/Strategy |
| 1x Alien Head | Death Mark + Infusion or Seed of Life | Converts utility/damage into cooldown reduction. |
| 1x Laser Scope | Harvester's Scythe + Predatory Instinct | Converts Uncommon crit items into a high-damage legendary. |
| 1x Sentient Meat Hook | Primordial Cube + Ukulele | Combines pull/grouping with electric chain for massive crowd control. |
| 1x H3AD-5T v2 | Hopoo Feather, Wax Quail, Faraday Spur (any 3) | Combines mobility items into the powerful vertical damage helmet. |
| 1x Pocket ICBM | AtG Missile Launcher + Disposable Missile Launcher | Combines two missile items into the ultimate missile utility item. |
| 1x Unstable Tesla Coil | Ukulele + Razorwire | Converts chain lightning and proximity damage into the continuous electric field. |
The CHEF also allows for the creation of Boss items, Elite Aspects, and essential Equipment pieces.
| Category | Recipe (Input) | Output Item(s) | Utility/Strategy |
| Boss | Old War Stealth Kit + Runald's Band | Genesis Loop | Converts utility/elemental damage into explosion ring. |
| Boss | Infusion + Leeching Seed | Titanic Knurl | Converts healing items into large health and regeneration bonus. |
| Boss | Razorwire + Leeching Seed | Planula | Converts healing/damage items into projectile nullification. |
| Boss | Will-o'-the-Wisp + Noxious Thorn | Shatterspleen | Combines fire and poison for bleeding explosion damage. |
| Equipment | Fuel Cell + Ben's Raincoat | Blast Shower | Converts equipment recharge and utility into cleanse. |
| Equipment | Gasoline + Paul's Goat Hoof | Volcanic Egg | Converts fire damage and speed into explosive flight. |
| Equipment | Fuel Cell + AtG Missile | Disposable Missile Launcher | Converts equipment recharge and damage into missile equipment. |
| Elite | Wake of Vultures + Growth Nectar | Aurelionite's Blessing | Creates the Elite Aspect item. |
Mastering the CHEF's recipes allows for unprecedented build customization, making the difference between a stalled run and an unstoppable death machine.Utilize these combinations to turn undesirable drops into the exactpieces your survivor needs.