User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Appreciation Day: Yama Tsukami/@comment-88.0.121.236-20120324115543/@comment-969093-20120324134007

I wouldn't consider Quick Eating to be so useless, Lord_Loss. Even if you know when it's safe to consume. It significantly shortens that redundant animation the hunters do when eating a Steak or Drink. Especially when used in conjunction with Wide Area, it becomes a pretty good (even life-saving) ability. Just have a look at any MHFO video.

It allows you to make use of items without having to wait for a real opening such as a Rajang doing his Super Kamehameha. You can swiftly eat something during a very small opening and continue attacking right away again.

Sure, in the end you could say that it's redundant. However, I wouldn't say it's a bad armor skill. I actually have grown quite fond of it over the past 2 months. If you can get it activated on an armor with decent armor skills, it sure as heck beats Speed Sharpening.