Can't remove food from cook station

I'm a new player and I'm trying to use the cook station. However, pressing e on the station again after 30 seconds just adds more meat, and I can't separately target the hanging meat. I've been trying to figure this out for 20 seconds. Is the game just bugged for me, or is there some special trick to getting meat off the hooks?
9:13 am, February 9, 2023
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kaypy replied to Can't remove food from cook station February 9, 2023 @ 3:36:44 am PST

Sounds like you have actual cooking working, but if you do find yourself wanting to abort cooking, then dismantling the station will allow you to reclaim uncooked meat. (Useful when you accidentally hang up something you actually wanted to use in a recipe)
12:13 pm, February 9, 2023
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Suzaku replied to Can't remove food from cook station February 8, 2023 @ 10:51:27 pm PST

The meat can't be removed until it has been cooked. IIRC, removing cooked meat takes priority over any other action, too.
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Jaggid Edje replied to Can't remove food from cook station February 8, 2023 @ 11:00:36 pm PST

Target the cook station, not the individual pieces of meat. Once it is actually cooked (you'll hear it sizzle), interact and it will be removed.
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чипс нахуй replied to Can't remove food from cook station February 9, 2023 @ 12:37:22 am PST

I tried targeting the meat and the station. I ended up reinstalling and it seems like it's working now.
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