Hunters in Monster Hunter Wilds know that a perfectly cooked well-done steak is more than just a meal-it’s a vital boost that fully restores health and stamina when the hunt gets tough. But mastering the art of grilling this essential consumable requires precise timing and skill, from gathering raw meat off small monsters to nailing the grill mini-game with flawless flips and cuts. Ready to turn your portable BBQ grill into a life-saving tool? Here’s how to get well-done steak every time, whether you’re on PC, PlayStation, or Xbox.
What are well-done steaks in Monster Hunter Wilds?
Well-done steaks in Monster Hunter Wilds are consumable items obtained by grilling raw meat on a portable BBQ grill. They fully restore both health and stamina and provide a temporary boost to maximum health, making them essential for maintaining peak condition during hunts. To cook a well-done steak, players must carefully time their grilling: remove the meat immediately after it browns and then precisely press the button in sync with the hunter’s cutting rhythm during the mini-game. Perfect timing yields up to 12 well-done steaks from a single piece of raw meat, while poor timing can result in rare steak or burnt meat with lesser benefits. Raw meat can be gathered from small monsters found in various regions, and grilling must be done outdoors using the portable grill.
Well-done steaks are a hunting item consumable. When you’re out in the field, eating them will restore your health and stamina, and (slightly) increase your max of both. You can get them by grilling raw meat.
Grilling the raw meat hunting item gets you a new consumable item – rare steak, well-done steak, or burnt meat depending on how well you do it.
There are a few versions of steaks you can end up with and each have a slightly different effect:
- Rare steak restores health and stamina, and temporarily increases your max health
- Well-done steaks restores health and stamina, and restores both gauges
- Burnt meat restores stamina
When can you get well-done steaks in Monster Hunter Wilds?
You can get well-done steaks in Monster Hunter Wilds by grilling raw meat using the Portable BBQ Grill, which becomes available early in the game after your first visit to Y’sai’s village and delivering honey to the provisioner. To successfully cook a well-done steak, you must time the grilling mini-game perfectly: wait for the meat to turn golden brown and slightly charred, then press the cook button right after flipping the meat. This will trigger a cutting mini-game where precise timing can yield up to 12 well-done steaks from a single piece of raw meat. Well-done steaks fully restore both health and stamina and provide a temporary boost to their maximum levels, making them essential consumables during hunts.
You can start grilling meat in Monster Hunter Wilds pretty early on, but not until after you attempt to visit Y’sai’s village and get turned away. On your way back to the base camp in Windward Plains, you’ll need to gather some honey for the provisioner.
When you it off at the provisions shop, he’ll give you your Essential Items – a portable BBQ grill, fishing rod, binoculars, capture net, throwing knife, paint pod, and ghillie mantle.
The portable BBQ grill is what you need in order to start grilling meat.
How to get raw meat in Monster Hunter Wilds
To get Raw Meat in Monster Hunter Wilds, players can primarily hunt and carve small monsters such as Ceratonoth and Dalthydon found in the Windward Plains, where packs of these creatures roam and provide a good source of Raw Meat upon defeat. Additionally, Raw Meat can be obtained as a reward from completing various Hunter Rank 1 main and optional quests, including “A Stage of Rose and Thorn,” “Drive Off the Congalala,” and “Balahara of the Sandsea,” among others. Another method is trading with the NPC trader Kilama in Kunafa, though the inventory rotates daily. Raw Meat is essential for crafting items like Well-Done Steaks and other special meats used to enhance hunts.
Before you can make any well-done steaks, you’ll need a supply of raw meat.
Raw meat is a hunting item you’ll get from carving small monsters. There are four types of small monster that get you raw meat, and at least one type in each region:
- Ceratonoth – Windward Plains
- Dalthydon – Windward Plains, Scarlet Forest
- Gelidron – Oilwell Basin
- Rafma – Ruins of Wyveria
How to get well-done steaks in Monster Hunter Wilds
To get well-done steaks in Monster Hunter Wilds, you need to grill raw meat using the Portable BBQ Grill, which you receive early in the game after delivering honey to the provisions shop in Y’sai’s village. First, ensure you have raw meat in your item pouch, which can be obtained from small monsters like Ceratonoth or Dydon in various regions. When grilling, start the process outdoors and watch the meat carefully; once it gets a nice sear and changes texture after flipping, press the grill button (X on controller or left click on PC) immediately to remove it. This timing is crucial-removing too early yields rare steak, too late results
With everything in hand, it’s time to start grilling. At the portable BBQ grill, choose the grill meat option.
You can’t grill meat in your tent. It has to be out in the wild (even just as soon as step outside of your tent in a camp). And, before you can grill meat, you’ll need to have raw meat in your item pouch (not just in your item box).
Choosing the grill meat option starts a minigame of sorts. You’ll have to watch your character as they wave the meat around above the grill and then hit the X/Abutton at the right time. If you hit the button way too early, you won’t get anything. If you hit it just a little early, you’ll get a couple raw steaks along with a few well-done steaks. Doing well gets you six well-done steaks per raw meat. Too late, and you’ll get a mix of well-done steaks and burnt meat.
To time it perfectly, you have to watch the meat carefully. Wait for your character to flip the meat over. Just a second after that, the texture of the meat will change. Hit the button as soon as you see that change. That will consistently get you the full six well-done steaks.
It’s easy to miss, but there’s a second stage to the grilling minigame that starts right after. When your character starts to cut up the well-done steaks, you can hit the X/A button in time with the music and cuts to get a few extra. Do it perfectly, and you’ll get a total of 12 well-done steaks.
What secret timing tricks help me get perfect well-done steaks in Wilds
To get perfect well-done steaks in Monster Hunter Wilds, timing is everything during the grilling mini-game. The key secret is to watch closely as your hunter flips the raw meat on the portable BBQ grill-wait about one second after the flip when the meat starts to brown and char, then press the cook button (X/A) immediately to start slicing.
During the slicing phase, tap the cut button in rhythm with the music or the chopping animation to maximize your yield. Perfectly timed cuts can give you up to 12 well-done steaks from a single piece of raw meat, while mistimed cuts reduce the number or result in burnt meat. Listening for the beat and chopping in sync acts like a metronome to help nail the timing.
Avoid pressing too early or too late-too early yields rare steaks, and too late results in burnt meat, which are less beneficial. Mastering this timing trick ensures you consistently cook the most effective well-done steaks to boost your health and stamina during hunts.
What is the exact timing to press the button for perfect steaks in Wilds
The exact timing to press the button for a perfect well-done steak in Monster Hunter Wilds is as follows:
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During the grilling animation, wait for your hunter to flip the meat on the portable BBQ grill. About one second after the flip, when you see the meat start to brown and char with a slight color change and hear a sizzling sound, press the cook/interact button (X on controller or left click on mouse) immediately to remove the meat from the grill.
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Removing the meat too early results in Rare Steak, and too late results in Burnt Meat, so hitting this moment right after the browning begins is crucial.
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After this, in the cutting phase, press the cut button five times in rhythm with the chopping animation or music beat. Perfect timing here yields up to 12 well-done steaks and triggers the “SO TASTY” message. Missing the rhythm reduces the number of steaks obtained.
In summary, the key is to press the cook button immediately when the meat shows the first signs of browning after the flip, then follow the chopping rhythm precisely during the slicing phase to maximize your well-done steak yield.
