Monster Jerky

Monster Jerky is the product of drying raw Monster Meat on a Drying Rack for 1 Day.
Monster Jerky can be given to the Pig King in exchange for a Gold Nugget, unlike raw Monster Meat. It can also be fed to a Caged Bird to produce an Egg. It also will decrease Sanity and Health but to a lesser degree than the other forms of monster meat.
See general meat uses.
Unharvested Monster Jerky will not start to spoil as long it is left on the Drying Rack, making it possible to keep it fresh for an indefinite amount of time. However this feature was changed in Reign of Giants DLC in which all dried meat does spoil on the Drying Rack at the same speed as if it was left on the ground. Same change was made for any finished meal left on a Crock Pot.
== Downloadable Content ==
In the Reign of Giants and Shipwrecked DLCs, Monster Jerky will begin to spoil immediately upon creation on a Drying Rack, regardless of whether it is harvested or not.
== Don't Starve Together ==
In Don't Starve Together, Monster Jerky can be fed to Woby which can transform her into big Woby.
== Usage ==
== Tips ==
*Since Monster Jerky does not technically count as a cooked food item, Wagstaff will suffer an additional 3 penalty for eating it, meaning it will instead damage him for 6 .
*For preservation, it is best to convert all Monster Meat into Monster Jerky, as Monster Meat in a Salt Box will last up to 24 days (12 Days on an Ice Box), whereas Monster Jerky on an Ice Box lasts for 40 Days.
*Compared to Cooked Monster Meat, it has half the sanity penalty. As Monster Meat takes 2 days to dry whereas Cooking Monster Meat takes only half a second to cook, it is more worthwhile to cook it instead of drying it except for preservation.
**As Webber, Monster Jerky provides no additional bonuses over raw Monster Meat.
== Gallery ==
A Little Rain Must Fall.jpg|Monster Jerky as seen in the poster for A Little Rain Must Fall update.
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