Cooking should be like in FFXI HQ results yield more quantity plus HQ status

[Kewitt]

For thr HQ in FFXI, I find it strange...

You got a piece of meat, when HQ you get a few more pieces. That does not make sense.

It does, a bad cook cuts off and waste some of the meat to make it look perfect.
a Good cook uses all of the meat they are giving and make it look prefect and has some meat left over to make more.