Eating speed

[UnknownSoldier]

I know that a some foods are quicker to eat than some others. Which kind of food is the quickest ?

This has some importance for me because I regularly become starved during fight. In most fight I eat whatever is heaviest, sometimes I don't even bother going coward.
But in difficult fight, even in coward, it is dangerous to eat for more time that necessary.
I know I could pray to be satiated but if I'm low enough in HP, I'll be healed. Also, I could be in bad standing with my god.

Does satiation time increase with nutrition gained ?

[mike]

Not sure, but I think cooked lizards are fairly fast. I usually just use scrolls of satiation or berzio/toughness type potions when fighting.

[QuickDraw]

Bones are the fastest

[Epythic]

Scrolls of satiation, praying or blessed stomafillia are all very fast.

Other than that, cooked lizards are kinda fast too.

EDIT: QuickDraw, *one* bone is fast, but it wont get you far... Means, it's satiation:time ratio is pretty bad.

[Soirana]

no love for cookies?

blessed stoma is not fast in terms of avoiding starvation. Normally i say potions or lizards, but i do recall fortune cookies being option too.

[UnknownSoldier]

Cookies are fast ?
Do they offer much satiation ?

My succesfull char are generally not literate until dwarftown, wonder why
So, scrolls of satiation, potion of toughness or berzio potions are not an early game option.
I could use carrot juice but I think it doesn't offer much satiation. I gain only a few turn of battle before getting back to starved, IIRC.

[JellySlayer]

Potions and prayers are probably the best ways...

Really though, the better thing to do is avoid getting hungry during fights at all. I usually try to keep my character at Satiated or just below that at all times. It may be unavoidable in the early game when food is a bit scarce, or if you're trying to clear a vault while wearing an invisibility cloak or something, but having to eat regularly during combat is a bad habit to get in to.

[QuickDraw]

QuickDraw, *one* bone is fast, but it wont get you far... Means, it's satiation:time ratio is pretty bad.

I know, I was joking. One bone might be enough to get out of starvation and run away from the threat though.

[Baranor]

I've recently found Gnomish Candy to be fast and satiating.

[QuickDraw]

... and toughness abusing.