Starfield offers its players several ways to increase their in-game health; they can heal themselves by using medicine, but they might want to resort to some home-cooked meals, as some synthetic healing items can lead to addictions, which can cause serious negative effects.

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This guide will show players how they can acquire the recipe for The Deep food item in Starfield. It's possible to find this recipe early on in the game, and it's actually the best time to do so, as it's when fans will benefit the most from it. In the early game, it restores a decent amount of health, so gamers should always carry a couple of these meals with them in case they run out of Med Packs.

How to Find The Deep Recipe

finding the deep on tau ceti II

Players can unlock all sorts of recipes in Starfield and there are several ways to do so. Players can get more recipes by increasing their Gastronomy Skill and using the Research Lab. They can talk to certain characters to obtain special recipes. And they can also find cooking magazines to permanently learn new food item recipes.

In order to learn how to cook The Deep, players have to find the magazine with its recipe. Gamers will find The Deep recipe by reading the New Atlantian 01, which can be found in the Tau Gourmet: Common Quarters on Tau Ceti II in the Tau Ceti system. The magazine can be spotted near some ammo boxes - it's on a table near the Common Quarters computer.

Gamers will have to come to this planet sooner or later if they decide to join the Vanguard, as Grunt Work, the first mission for the faction, requires the player to search for a colony near the Tau Gourmet Production Center.

How to Make The Deep

directory entry for the deep food item

Players will have to use quite a few of their ingredients to make The Deep food item. It's quite similar to Shepherd's Pie, but it requires celery instead of onion. Although gamers won't benefit as much from it, it's quite a valuable recipe compared to many others.

Gamers can cook this recipe by interacting with a ship's Galley or any standard Cooking Station. In order to make The Deep in Starfield, players must have the following ingredients in their inventory:

  • Celery (1)
  • Red meat (1)
  • Carrot (1)
  • Spice (1)
  • Potato (1)

The Deep dish restores 20 health; this meal has no additional benefits, but it is worth 1,055 credits.

Starfield is available now for PC and Xbox Series X/S.