What to do with · Valheim 1.0.17
What to do with Bear Meat
This fatty meat was once meant to sustain a body through hibernation.
The Cooking Station turns it into Cooked Bear Meat (and 1 other conversion).
Stacks to 20Weight 1Full Bear Meat page →
Turn it into something else
Eat it
Last resort: the Obliterator
Obliteratorturns any 10 items (stacks counted one by one) into 1 
Coal; the rest is lost.
Incinerator.Incinerate in the game code.
Where to get more Bear Meat
Dropped byBearBlack Forest
Dropped byVilePlains- Found inBarrelDeep North
Questions
›What is Bear Meat used for in Valheim?
The Cooking Station turns it into Cooked Bear Meat (and 1 other conversion).
›Can you sell Bear Meat in Valheim?
No. Traders only buy items with a trade value, and Bear Meat has none. The 9 that do: Amber, Amber Pearl, Ancient Coin, Draumyx, Grimvarn, Solryth, Veydris, Ruby and Silver Necklace.
›Can Bear Meat go through a portal?
Yes, Bear Meat can be carried through a portal.
›Where do you get Bear Meat?
Bear, Vile, Barrel. Every source is on the Bear Meat page.
Source: recipes, building pieces, stations, altars, traders and the Obliterator in the files of Valheim 1.0.17 (2026-10-05), prefab BjornMeat.