Cooked Beef
A high-quality food obtained by cooking raw beef in a furnace, smoker, or campfire. Restores significant hunger.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryFood
Version Added
Version Added1.0
Item ID
Item IDcooked_beef
Overview
Cooked Beef is a food item in the Food category of Minecraft, obtained through smelting Raw Beef and killing cows with Fire Aspect. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Cooked Beef. Eating it restores 8 hunger (4 drumsticks) and 12.8 saturation points.
Restoring 8 hunger and 12.8 saturation, Cooked Beef keeps your hunger bar topped up so natural health regeneration can continue; higher saturation means you stay full for longer before needing to eat again.
How to Obtain
- Smelting Raw Beef
- Killing cows with Fire Aspect
Food Value
Hunger Restored
Hunger Restored8 (4 drumsticks)
Saturation
Saturation12.8
Notes
Also known as Steak. One of the best food sources in the game for hunger and saturation.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Cooked Beef in Minecraft?
Cooked Beef is obtained through smelting Raw Beef and killing cows with Fire Aspect. No recipe exists for Cooked Beef: what you see above is how it enters the game.
What is Cooked Beef used for?
Cooked Beef is eaten to restore 8 hunger and 12.8 saturation, helping you keep your hunger bar full and regenerate health.
How many Cooked Beef can you stack?
One slot takes 64 Cooked Beef. Eaten end to end that is 25.6 bars from empty.
When was Cooked Beef added to Minecraft?
Cooked Beef was added in the 1.0 full release.