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I am not a chef of any level.

I am looking for a complete meal of food and drink that makes me entirely full. I know that some (most?) foods have a negative effect but the NET effect of eating these foods must be a minimum of a 50 point increase in constution and and not decrease ANY other areas. Plus as many other points as possible.

I know that a lot of Chefs are struggling and I think this would help out a lot. Most fighters are relying on nothing or on spice when I think food can be a viable alternative (less increases, but less negative end-results as well).

Any thoughts?

If you're looking for straight con buff, I tend to use a combination of meatlumps and Deuterium Pyros, but that's with my limited menu (cooking II and mixology II, going for entrees).Each meatlump gives +100 for about 3-4 minutes, and two will fill you up. The Pyros Give +90 for about 3-4 minutes, and you can drink 3. They *do* have a hit of -55 to willpower, so you won't be regenerating mind as quickly, which sounds like it might be a showstopper. So, with just the meatlump/pyros, you get: +470 constitution, -110 willpower for about 3.5 minutes.

There are some better buffs, even at lower levels. From the ever-informative www.thehegemon.com/chef.htm the best con buff is at Entree II: Fire Stew which adds 190 con and -50 willpower for about six minutes. Definitely an improvement (makes note to speed up entree skills). That same skill also gives Veghash, which has +120 constitution, stamina, and willpower for a little over 3 minutes. That'll erase the willpower negative, with an additional con plus. But since it's food, they both fill up the same fullness bar, and the will buff will wear out first. You might be better off with two or three stews (not sure how full they make you), an Iceblaster (+150 willpower for 3-4 minutes), and aPyro or two to finish up the drink bar.

You might try browsing that list to see what else might be useful for you. Note that these were done by a master chef with 9 experimentation and the best alcohol component for the mixology drinks. So the values may vary a bit, especially duration.