Hickory Omelette is objectively a huge help for many many masteries. Some items later in the game require lots of steel, both the huge amount of items requested in quests and mega masteries in order to progress in the tower.
Well, we have this building called "Steelworks" in our farm and it is not incredibly helpful. It is very expensive to upgrade after around 1000/hr and it is not very useful other than coming back to the game in the morning to find some steel in the inventory. So, as some convenience in the late-game, a meal could be used similar to hickory omelettes to increase the production in the steelworks.
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