Cooking (The Sims 3)

Cooking

Cooking

For cooking in The Sims 4, see Cooking (The Sims 4).

Cooking returns as a skill in The Sims 3. The skill is augmented by the natural cook trait and the Born to Cook ^[TS3:ST] lifetime reward. Perfectionist Sims take longer to cook for better results. Vegetarian Sims learn vegetarian versions of meat dishes. Eco-friendly Sims serve organic dishes. The cooking skill is also an excellent skill for making legendary parties because high quality food makes guests happy.

When a Sim is cooking a recipe with a random ingredient, such as pancakes, they first will try use the ingredient available in their inventory. If there's no eligible ingredient, they will use the first ingredient in the fridge.

When you achieved Level 10, you will get a certificate:

"Recipes? who needs them? You know them all, anyway. The Chun Chamber of Culinary Commerce congratulates you, for achiveing the very highest level of excellence in your endeavors to satisfy the gustatory needs of others. Displaying this handsomely framed certificate with pride will assure all your guests that the epicurean creations coming out of your kitchen will always be top-notch."

Statistics[]

Favorite Meal
Meal Most Prepared
Highest Quality Meal
Recipes Prepared
Recipes Known

Challenges[]

Star Chef: Star Chefs have prepared at least 50 meals, so they clearly know their way around the kitchen. The dishes they prepare are more pleasing to those that eat them.

World-Class Chef: World-Class Chefs have prepared at least 75 dishes and are masters of the kitchen. World-Class chefs are known to prepare meals significantly faster.

Menu Maven: Menu Mavens have learned to prepare all recipes. Recipes are earned by improving the cooking skill and can be purchased at the bookstore. Menu Mavens prepare higher quality food.^{[n 1]}

Abilities[]

Better meals give progressively better and longer lasting positive moodlets. The moodlets vary depending on the quality of the meal. The higher the quality, the better the moodlet. Certain foods have special abilities such as ambrosia resetting a Sim's life stage or a lesser effect such as "Warm Fuzzies" from angel food cake. Having flame fruit in inventory also gives a Sim the "Cozy Fire" moodlet.

Once a Sim reaches level 10 of cooking skill, they can cook lobster thermidor. To be able to cook all meals perfectly, the Sim should accomplish the "Menu Maven" challenge, get an upgraded stove or MinusOne Kelvin Fridge, and/or achieve "Star Chef" status.

It is possible to cook food perfectly without having the aforementioned traits, simply by repeatedly cooking the same meal. Though it is tedious, the more a dish is cooked, the better the base will become. It can eventually be raised to perfect, without the need for expensive cooking appliances.

Food quality[]

Most food items in the game (as well as seeds and nectar^[TS3:WA]) will have one of 11 possible food qualities, listed from best to worst:

Perfect
Outstanding
Excellent
Great
Very Nice
Nice
Normal
Bad
Foul
Putrid
Horrifying

Foul and worse is treated as spoiled food, and have a set percentage chance to give the Nauseous moodlet if eaten. Quick meals will always be Normal, unless they're made with the food synthesizer.^[TS3:ITF]

Higher qualities can be ensured by increasing the cooking skill level, making more difficult meals, higher-quality kitchen equipment (e.g. fridge, oven), upgrading the food synthesizer, setting the resort buffet table^[TS3:IP] to "High" quality, or adding the Super Spice sauce^[TS3:UL] to meals that support the sauce.

Recipes[]

Dishes that have a recipe source can be learned in a number of ways:

Purchasing and reading recipes from the bookstore. See list of cooking books. Recipes for foods from World Adventures can be purchased from the bookstores in Al Simhara, Champs Les Sims and Shang Simla.
Using the 'Trade Cooking Secrets' social interaction. Target Sim must have cooking skill, active Sim must have unknown recipes. In case the target Sim does not have the cooking skill, the active Sim can increase their Logic Skill to 10, and then "Tutor Sims for Skill".^[1]
Watching "Cookin' Cable" TV channel.^[1]

Mealtime^[2]	Monday-Friday	Weekend
Breakfast	01:00 - 11:00 1:00 AM – 11:00 AM	01:00 - 09:00 1:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Brunch	Not available	09:00 - 15:00 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Lunch	11:00 - 17:00 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM	15:00 - 17:00 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Dinner	17:00 - 01:00 5:00 PM – 1:00 AM	17:00 - 01:00 5:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Dessert	Any time	Any time

Standard Recipes[]

Recipe	Skill	Type	Ingredients	Notes	EP
Waffles	0	Breakfast, Brunch	Egg		&BG
Pancakes	1	Breakfast, Brunch	Any Fruit		&BG
Peanut Butter and Jelly	1	Breakfast, Brunch	Any Fruit	Cold Cooked.	&BG
Mushroom Omelette	2	Breakfast, Brunch	Egg, Bell Pepper, White Cap Mushrooms		&BG
Fruit Parfait	4^{[n 2]}	Breakfast, Brunch	Apple, Grapes	Cold Cooked.	&BG
Eggs Machiavellian	7^{[n 2]}	Breakfast, Brunch	Watermelon, Egg		&BG
French Toast	9	Breakfast, Brunch	2 Apples, 1 Egg		&BG
Ambrosia	10^{[n 2]}	Breakfast, Brunch	Death Fish, Life Fruit	Always perfect quality, can be cooked at any time in single serving. Considered vegetarian despite containing deathfish.	&BG
Crepes	8^{[n 2]}	Breakfast, Brunch	2 of any Fruit	Learned from France.	&EP01
Autumn Salad	0	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Lettuce	Cold Cooked.	&BG
Grilled Cheese	0	Lunch	Cheese		&BG
Hot Dogs	0	Lunch, Dinner	Links	Grilled in Group Portions. Can be cooked in a microwave oven if at least one refrigerator (except Manse Mini-Fridge^[TS3:UL]) is on the lot.	&BG
Tofu Dog	0	Lunch, Dinner	Tofu	Grilled in Group Portions. Can be cooked in a microwave oven if at least one refrigerator (except Manse Mini-Fridge^[TS3:UL]) is on the lot.	&BG
Mac and Cheese	0	Lunch, Dinner	Cheese	Can be cooked in a microwave oven if at least one refrigerator (except Manse Mini-Fridge^[TS3:UL]) is on the lot.	&BG
Ratatouille	1^{[n 2]}	Lunch, Dinner	Tomato	Can be cooked in a microwave oven if at least one refrigerator (except Manse Mini-Fridge^[TS3:UL]) is on the lot.	&BG
Goopy Carbonara^{[n 3]}	2	Lunch, Dinner	Onion		&BG
Cheesesteak	5^{[n 2]}	Lunch, Dinner	Cheese, Steak	Can be grilled.	&BG
Cheese Tofu Steak	5^{[n 2]}	Lunch, Dinner	Cheese, Tofu	Can be grilled.	&BG
Hamburger	6	Lunch, Dinner	Onion, Patty	Can be grilled.	&BG
Veggie burger	6	Lunch, Dinner	Onion, Tofu	Can be grilled.	&BG
Dim Sum	9	Brunch, Lunch	Three Fish		&BG
Vegetarian Dim Sum	9	Brunch, Lunch	Three Tofu		&BG
Shawarma	1^{[n 2]}	Lunch, Dinner	Steak	Learned from Egypt.	&EP01
Egg Rolls	2^{[n 2]}	Brunch, Lunch	Egg, Lettuce	Learned from China.	&EP01
Falafel	5^{[n 2]}	Lunch, Dinner	Onion, Lettuce	Learned from Egypt.	&EP01
Stir Fry	6^{[n 2]}	Lunch, Dinner	Garlic, Bell Pepper	Learned from China.	&EP01
Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich	5^{[n 2]}	Brunch, Lunch	Banana		&EP06
Chili Con Carne	1^{[n 2]}	Lunch, Dinner	Steak, Ghost Chili		&EP07
Vegetarian Chili	1^{[n 2]}	Lunch, Dinner	Tofu, Ghost Chili		&EP07
Hot and Sour Soup	3^{[n 2]}	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Ghost Chili, Porcinis		&EP07
Firecracker Shrimp	5^{[n 2]}	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Honey, Ghost Chili		&EP07
Firecracker Tofu	5^{[n 2]}	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Honey, Ghost Chili		&EP07
Aloo Masala Curry	6^{[n 2]}	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Ghost Chili, Potato, Tomato		&EP07
Porcini Risotto	7^{[n 2]}	Lunch, Dinner	Onion, Porcinis		&EP07
Potato and Truffle Torte	9^{[n 2]}	Lunch, Dinner	Egg, Potato, Truffles		&EP07
Ceviche	10^{[n 2]}	Lunch, Dinner	Fish, Ghost Chili, Lime	Can be cooked in a microwave oven if at least one refrigerator (except Manse Mini-Fridge^[TS3:UL]) is on the lot.	&EP07
Fish and Chips	3^{[n 2]}	Dinner	Fish	Can be grilled.	&BG
Vegetarian Fish and Chips	3^{[n 2]}	Dinner	Tofu	Can be grilled.	&BG
Spaghetti	4	Dinner	Tomato		&BG
Spaghetti with Veggie Sauce	4	Dinner	Tomato		&BG
Sushi	4	Dinner	Fish	Cold Dish. The Showtime vegetarian version is called Veggi Rolls.	&BG
Stu Surprise	5	Dinner	Two of Any Ingredients		&BG
Grilled Salmon	8	Dinner	Garlic, Potato, Salmon	Can be grilled.	&BG
Vegetarian Grilled Salmon	8	Dinner	Garlic, Potato, Tofu	Can be grilled.	&BG
Tri-Tip Steak	8^{[n 2]}	Dinner	Potato, 1 Vegetable, Steak	Can be grilled.	&BG
Tri-tip Tofu Steak	8^{[n 2]}	Dinner	Potato, 1 Vegetable, Tofu	Can be grilled.	&BG
Stuffed Turkey	9^{[n 2]}	Dinner	Two Vegetables, Roast	Only available in group portions.	&BG
Stuffed Tursoykey	9^{[n 2]}	Dinner	Two Vegetables, Tofu	Only available in group portions.	&BG
Lobster Thermidor	10	Dinner	Garlic, Lobster, Bell Pepper	Can also be cooked in a microwave oven if at least one refrigerator (except Manse Mini-Fridge^[TS3:UL]) is on the lot.	&BG
Vegetarian Lobster Thermidor	10	Dinner	Garlic, Tofu, Bell Pepper	Can also be cooked in a microwave oven if at least one refrigerator (except Manse Mini-Fridge^[TS3:UL]) is on the lot.	&BG
Bouillabaisse	3^{[n 2]}	Dinner	Fish, Vegetable	Learned from France.	&EP01
Frogs Legs	3^{[n 2]}	Dinner	Garlic, Frog	Learned from France. Also found in Late Night bars.	&EP01
Veggi Rolls	4	Dinner	Tofu	Cold Dish. The non-vegetarian version is called Sushi.	&EP06
Cookies	3^{[n 2]}	Dessert	Egg	Also found on buffet tables. Sugar Cookies and Chocolate Cookies can be made with a toy oven if Ambitions is installed. Sugar Cookie can also be made with Baker's station.^[Store]	&BG
Cobbler	6^{[n 2]}	Dessert	Any Fruit, 1 Egg		&BG
Key Lime Pie	7	Dessert	Lime, 1 Egg		&BG
Baked Angel Food Cake	10^{[n 2]}	Dessert	Flame Fruit, 2 Eggs		&BG
Cheese Plate	1^{[n 2]}	Dessert	Grapes, Cheese	Learned from France. Also found in Late Night bars.	&EP01
Pumpkin Pie	5	Dessert	Egg, Pumpkin		&EP08

Toy Oven Recipes[]

If the household has a toy oven, children can bake pastries. They can make muffins (level 1), pie (level 2) and cake (level 3). With Ambitions, they can make blueberry muffins, vanilla muffins, chocolate cookies, sugar cookies, chocolate brownies, caramel brownies, vanilla cupcakes and pie.

Recipe	Flavors^[TS3:A]	Skill	Note	EP
Muffin	Vanilla, Blueberry	0	Can also be bought from the espresso bar.^[TS3:UL] The non-descript flavor version is no longer available from the toy oven after installing Ambitions.	&BG
Pie		2	Can also be bought from food stands^[TS3:S] during fall and winter.	&BG
Cake	Vanilla, Chocolate	3	The non-descript flavor version is no longer available after installing Ambitions.	&BG
Brownie	Chocolate, Caramel	2		&EP02
Cupcake	Vanilla, Chocolate	3		&EP02
Cookie	Chocolate, Sugar	?		&EP02

Store Recipes[]

Recipe	Skill	Type	Notes	EP
Steamed Vegetables	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires a sauna.
Combination Pizza Margherita	7	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.
Pepperoni Pizza	0	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.
Extra Cheesy Pizza	0	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.
Wood Fired Lasagna	0	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.
Lasagna Sopresa	3	Lunch, Dinner	Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.
Herbivore Delight Lasagna	3	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.
Lemon and Eggplant Lasagna	0	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.
Meat Mania Calzone	5	Lunch, Dinner	Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.
Forever Alone Calzone	0	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.
Breakfast Calzone	0	Breakfast, Brunch	Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.
Garlic Bread	2	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.
Cheesy Bread	0	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.
Country Bread	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.
Summer Dessert Pizza	0	Dessert	Was intended to be made with the Wood Fire Oven,^[Store] but the finished Store product didn't have a way to make dessert recipes.^[3] Can be made with the Food Synthesizer if both Into the Future and Monte Vista are installed, spawned by a playable genie, or bought with the Food Register if both World Adventures and Monte Vista are installed.
Teppanyaki Chicken Fried Rice	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Chun Co. Teppanyaki Grill, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Teppanyaki Vegetable Medley	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Chun Co. Teppanyaki Grill, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Teppanyaki Pepper Steak	2	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Chun Co. Teppanyaki Grill, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Teppanyaki Filet Mignon	4	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Chun Co. Teppanyaki Grill, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Teppanyaki Salmon	5	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Chun Co. Teppanyaki Grill, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Teppanyaki Lobster	6	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Chun Co. Teppanyaki Grill, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Teppanyaki Jumbo Shrimp	3	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Chun Co. Teppanyaki Grill	&Store
Teppanyaki Trio	7	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Chun Co. Teppanyaki Grill, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Deep Fried Bacon	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer.	&Store
Deep Fried Burrito	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer.	&Store
Deep Fried Candy Bar	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer.	&Store
Deep Fried Cheese Sticks	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer.	&Store
Deep Fried Chicken	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer.	&Store
Deep Fried Corn Dog	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer.	&Store
Deep Fried Fish	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer.	&Store
Deep Fried Onion Fingers	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer.	&Store
Deep Fried Turkey Leg	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer.	&Store
Deep Fried Ice Cream	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer and a Frost-Bite Pro Ice Cream Machine on the same lot.	&Store
Deep Fried Ice Cream Fritter	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer and a Frost-Bite Pro Ice Cream Machine on the same lot. Although the deep fryer initially makes Deep Fried Fritter, the Sim will discard the meal entirely if it's interrupted before adding ice cream to it.	&Store
Deep Fried Maple Bacon Ice Cream	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer and a Frost-Bite Pro Ice Cream Machine on the same lot. Served as an ice cream cone.	&Store
Apple Cobbler	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Apple Pie	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Birthday Cake	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Chocolate Chip Cookies	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Cinnamon Roll	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Dinner Roll	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
White Bread	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Peanut Butter Cookies	1	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies	3	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Banana Cream Pie	3	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Cupcakes	4	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Sugar Cookies	5	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Wedding Cake	6	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Baguette	8	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Life Fruit Pie	9	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register.	&Store
Lemon Cobbler	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Harvest Stands.	&Store
Pear Cobbler	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden.	&Store
Strawberry Cobbler	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden.	&Store
Chocolate Pie	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden.	&Store
Strawberry Pie	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden.	&Store
Raspberry Pie	0	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden.	&Store
Plum Cobbler	1	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and World Adventures.	&EP01
Peach Pie	1	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden.	&Store
Pear Pie	1	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden.	&Store
Wheat Bread	2	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Wood Fire Oven.
Raspberry Cobbler	2	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden.	&Store
Orange Pie	2	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Grandpa’s Grove.	&Store
Plum Pie	2	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and World Adventures.	&EP01
Blueberry Pie	3	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden.	&Store
Pecan Pie	4	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden.	&Store
Pomegranate Pie	4	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and World Adventures.	&EP01
Sourdough Bread	4	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Wood Fire Oven.
Cherry Pie	5	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and World Adventures.	&EP01
Blackberry Pie	6	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden.	&Store
Rye Bread	6	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Wood Fire Oven.
Blueberry Cobbler	6	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden.	&Store
Plasma Cobbler	8	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Requires Baker’s Station and Late Night.	&EP03

Canning Recipes[]

Canning with Grandma's Canning Station offers a unique way to cook, yield the meals Smothered Scone and Smothered Toast and/or store produce. Produce, jam and preserves all are in threes. Jams can be spread on scones or toast and eaten, and preserves can be opened to yield the original produce. Jams and preserves can both be given as gifts or sold. The quality of the jam, preserve or meal depends on the quality of the produce and not cooking skill.

			EP
Apple	Apple Jam	Preserved Apple	&BG
Bell Pepper	N/A	Preserved Bell Pepper	&BG
Garlic	N/A	Preserved Garlic	&BG
Grapes	Grapes Jam	Preserved Grapes	&BG
Lettuce	N/A	Preserved Lettuce	&BG
Lime	Lime Marmalade	Preserved Lime	&BG
Onion	N/A	Preserved Onion	&BG
Potato	N/A	Preserved Potato	&BG
Tomato	Ketchup	Preserved Tomato	&BG
Watermelon	Watermelon Jam	Preserved Watermelon	&BG
Avornalino Grapes	Avornalino Grapes Jam	Preserved Avornalino Grapes	&EP01
Cherimola Blan Grapes	Cherimola Blan Grapes Jam	Preserved Cherimola Blan Grapes	&EP01
Cherries	Cherries Jam	Preserved Cherries	&EP01
Cranerlet Nuala Grapes	Cranerlet Nuala Grapes Jam	Preserved Cranerlet Nuala Grapes	&EP01
Gralladina Fran Grapes	Gralladina Fran Grapes Jam	Preserved Gralladina Fran Grapes	&EP01
Meloire Grapes	Meloire Grapes Jam	Preserved Meloire Grapes	&EP01
Plum	Plum Jam	Preserved Plum	&EP01
Pomegranate	Pomegranate Jam	Preserved Pomegranate	&EP01
Pomelo	Pomelo Jam	Preserved Pomelo	&EP01
Renoit Grapes	Renoit Grapes Jam	Preserved Renoit Grapes	&EP01
Carrot	N/A	Preserved Carrot	&EP05
Banana	Banana Jam	Preserved Banana	&EP06
Truffles	N/A	Preserved Truffles	&EP07
Pumpkin	N/A	Preserved Pumpkin	&EP08
Blackberry^{[n 4]}	Blackberry Jam	Preserved Blackberry	&Store
Blueberry^{[n 4]}	Blueberry Jam	Preserved Blueberry	&Store
Cocoa^{[n 4]}	Chocolate Spread	Preserved Chocolate	&Store
Corn^{[n 5]}	N/A	Preserved Corn	&Store
Eggplant^{[n 6]}	N/A	Preserved Eggplant	&Store
Lemon^{[n 6]}	Lemon Marmalade	Preserved Lemon	&Store
Orange^{[n 7]}	Orange Jam	Preserved Orange	&Store
Peach^{[n 4]}	Peach Jam	Preserved Peach	&Store
Pear^{[n 4]}	Pear Jam	Preserved Pear	&Store
Pecan^{[n 4]}	Pecan Jam	Preserved Pecans	&Store
Raspberry^{[n 4]}	Raspberry Jam	Preserved Raspberry	&Store
Cucumber^{[n 5]}	Relish	Pickles	&Store
Strawberry^{[n 4]}	Strawberry Jam	Preserved Strawberries	&Store

Pet Recipes[]

Sims can prepare gourmet pet food once they've reached level 1 of Cooking skill. These recipes count as the number of recipes known, despite being food for pets.

	Food	Notes	EP
	Gourmet Pet Food	Only edible by dogs and cats. Available in flavors: Chicken, Duck, Beef, Fish. Difficult to remove from inventories of Sims in non-pet households without cheats. Requires cooking skill level 1 to make.	&EP05

Opportunities[]

Title	Description	Reward
One,Two,Tri-Tip Steaks	Prepare a group meal of Tri-Tip Steaks and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor.	Cash
Fresh Cookies For Sale!	Bake two group serving of cookies and deliver them to the school.	Varies
Hot Dogs,Please!	Prepare hot dogs and give it to specified Sim neighbor.	Cash
Burgelicious	Cook burgers and deliver them to specified Sim neighbor.	Cash
Borrowing Ingredients	Deliver a tomato to specified Sim neighbor.Cash Reward.	Relationship Increased
Great Gooey Cheesesteaks	Cook Cheese Steak and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor.	Cash
Swim Into The Grill	Cook Grilled Salmon and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor.	Cash
A Life Giving Recipe	Prepare Ambrosia and deliver it to the hospital.	Cash
From One Chef To Another	Share cooking tips with specified Sim neighbor.	Cash, Relationship Increased
Burgers For Sims In Uniform	Cook burgers and deliver them to the police station.Time Limited.	Cash, Relationship Increased
A Favourite Meal	Cook specified recipe and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor.Time Limited.	Varies
Excellence You Can Taste!	Prepare an 'excellent' group meal and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor.Time limited.	Varies
The Greatest Food Ever	Prepare a 'great' group meal and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor.Time limited.	Varies
Nice!	Prepare a 'nice' group meal and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor.Time limited.	Varies
Very Nice!	Prepare a 'very nice' group meal and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor.Time limited.	Varies
Perfection From The Pan	Prepare a 'perfect' group meal and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor.Time limited.	Varies
That's Outstanding!	Prepare an 'outstanding' group meal and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor.Time limited.	Varies

Wishes[]

Name	Lifetime Happiness	Description	EP
Learn Cooking Skill	500	Your Sim seeks to learn something new to enrich and enlighten. Have your Sim refine a talent to perhaps pick up a new skill!	&BG
Take a Class in the Cooking Skill	500	Your Sim wants to take a Cooking Skill class to learn the skill. Visit the Bistro to enrol in the class.	&BG
Improve Cooking Skill	500	Learning is an exciting pursuit many Sims enjoy. Your Sim wants to improve a skill so they can do more things with the knowledge! Practice the skill until your Sim gains a level.	&BG
Learn a New Recipe	350	The pursuit of knowledge often leads to a satisfied stomach when you're a cook. Your Sim wants to learn a new recipe to expand their menu.	&BG
Learn a Recipe Containing Fish	400	Recipes that contain fish swim well with a Sim's stomach. Your Sim wants to learn to prepare a recipe that contains fish as an ingredient. Send your Sim to the bookstore to see what recipes are available!	&BG
Prepare a Meal	300	Your Sim has a hankering to cook something and wants to start preparing it right away. Get the right ingredients from the supermarket and start cooking!	&BG
Prepare a Meal Using [fish name]	300	Properly prepared fish can taste simply wonderful, assuming the dish is without scales or that fishy taste! Your Sim aspires to prepare a recipe that contains fish. Get the right ingredients and start cooking.	&BG
Serve Home Cooked Meal at a Party	600	Your Sim has the culinary chops to really wow the guests at a party. Your Sim wants to throw a party that's catered with home cooked food! Pick a fantastic recipe, buy the ingredients, then serve enough food for the guests.	&BG
Master the Cooking Skill	5,000	Mastering a Skill takes a great patience and dedication, but your Sim aspires to be the best. Have your Sim practice the skill and complete Opportunities, and great things will happen.	&BG

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Achievements[]

The following achievements from The Sims 3 Website can be unlocked through the activities involving cooking skill:

Name	Type	Description	Notes & Tips
Bon Appétit!	Gold	Have your Five-Star Chef Sim serve perfect Lobster Thermidors 20 times	Requires Level 10 of the Culinary career and Level 10 of the Cooking skill to unlock the recipe
Evil Sweets	Gold	Have a Sim become an Emperor of Evil in the Criminal Career then serve 20 batches of great cookies	Requires Level 10 of the Criminal career
Heavenly Warmth	Silver	Experience the Warm Fuzzies of Angel Food Cake	Prepare the special recipe Baked Angel Food Cake and have your Sim eat it
Pastry Perfect	Silver	Have your Pastry Chef Sim prepare 5 perfect Key-Lime Pies	Requires Level 6 of the Culinary career
Profoundly Perfect Dishes	Platinum	Have Sims prepare 200 perfect meals
Sturgeon Surgeon	Silver	Have your Trauma Surgeon Sim prepare Great Sushi	Requires Level 6 of the Medical career
The Perfect Chef	Gold	Prepare 3 Perfect meals of the following: Grilled Cheese, Hamburger, Stuffed Turkey, Goopy Carbonara, Tri-Tip Steak, and Stew Surprise	Requires Level 9 of the Cooking skill to unlock every necessary recipe

Notes[]

↑ The Menu Maven challenge actually requires a Sim to learn 28 recipes, the number of recipes available when it was introduced. More recipes were introduced in the World Adventures, Pets, Showtime, Supernatural, and Seasons expansion packs, making it possible for a Sim to complete the skill challenge by raising the Cooking skill alone.
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 ^2.16 ^2.17 ^2.18 ^2.19 ^2.20 ^2.21 ^2.22 ^2.23 ^2.24 ^2.25 ^2.26 ^2.27 ^2.28 ^2.29 ^2.30 ^2.31 ^2.32 Learned from Recipes.
↑ "Goopy" supposedly refers to Jim "Goopy" Rossi who worked at Maxis at the time, and not to the consistency or American slang.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 ^4.7 Requires Bohemian Garden
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Comes with Canning Station/Brunch at the Old Mill
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Requires Humble Harvest Stand
↑ Requires Grandpa's Grove

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 These methods don't restrict World Adventures recipes from being learned.
↑ http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/skills/cooking/recipe-list.php
↑ Summer Dessert Pizza ("Hidden" Wood Fire Oven food)

[Menu_Maven-1] The Menu Maven challenge actually requires a Sim to learn 28 recipes, the number of recipes available when it was introduced. More recipes were introduced in the World Adventures, Pets, Showtime, Supernatural, and Seasons expansion packs, making it possible for a Sim to complete the skill challenge by raising the Cooking skill alone.

[recipe-4] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 ^2.16 ^2.17 ^2.18 ^2.19 ^2.20 ^2.21 ^2.22 ^2.23 ^2.24 ^2.25 ^2.26 ^2.27 ^2.28 ^2.29 ^2.30 ^2.31 ^2.32 Learned from Recipes.

[5] "Goopy" supposedly refers to Jim "Goopy" Rossi who worked at Maxis at the time, and not to the consistency or American slang.

[Bohemian_Garden-7] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 ^4.7 Requires Bohemian Garden

[Canning_Station-8] 5.0 ^5.1 Comes with Canning Station/Brunch at the Old Mill

[Harvest_Stand-9] 6.0 ^6.1 Requires Humble Harvest Stand

[Grandpa's_Grove-10] Requires Grandpa's Grove

[WA_recipe-2] 1.0 ^1.1 These methods don't restrict World Adventures recipes from being learned.

[3] ttp://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/skills/cooking/recipe-list.php

[6] Summer Dessert Pizza ("Hidden" Wood Fire Oven food)

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