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Cooking is as a skill in The Sims 4. The Cooking skill unlocks new recipes and is the required skill for advancing in the Culinary career.
Learning
Sims can begin their culinary practice by cooking at home. Once the Sim starts cooking, they will automatically advance to level 1 of the Cooking skill. Sims can learn the Cooking skill by cooking with the appliances, watching cooking channel on the TV, or reading the Cooking skill books. As Sims continue to raise their Cooking skill, they will unlock new recipes and tricks.
Abilities
At level 2: Combo Add trick move.
At level 3: Talk about Cooking with other Sims.
At level 5: Unlock new skill: Gourmet Cooking Skill.
At level 6: Addition trick moves.
At level 8: Flavorize the stove.
At level 9:
- Gives cooking tips to other Sims.
- Sell cupcakes to local Bakery.
Recipes
There are a total of 76 food dishes available in the game.
Quick Meals
Quick Meals are meals available for quick meals interaction.
| Image | Skill | Food | Ingredients | Cost | Serving Time | Source | Note | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereal | Quick Meals | |||||||
| Chips | Quick Meals | |||||||
| Milk | Quick Meals | |||||||
| Orange Juice | Quick Meals | |||||||
| Yogurt | Quick Meals | |||||||
| Oatmeal | Quick Meals | Requires Microwave | ||||||
| Microwave Dinner | Quick Meals | Requires Microwave | ||||||
| Microwave Pastry | Quick Meals | Requires Microwave |
Fridge/Oven Recipes
| Image | Skill | Food | Ingredients | Cost | Serving Time | Source | Note | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Salad | Fridge Only | TS4 | |||||
| 1 | Grilled Cheese | TS4 | ||||||
| 1 | White Cake | TS4 | ||||||
| 1 | Chocolate Cake | TS4 | ||||||
| 1 | Scrambled Eggs | TS4 | ||||||
| 1 | Mac and Cheese | TS4 | ||||||
| 1 | Hamburger Cake | Requires the Up All Night digital content | TS4 | |||||
| 2 | Eggs and Toast | TS4 | ||||||
| 2 | Chips and Salsa | TS4 | ||||||
| 2 | BLT | TS4 | ||||||
| 2 | Fish Tacos | TS4 | ||||||
| 2 | High Energy Protein Plate | Energized emotion | TS4 | |||||
| 3 |
Chocolate Chip Cookies |
TS4 | ||||||
| 3 | Pancakes | TS4 | ||||||
| 3 | Taco Casserole | TS4 | ||||||
| 3 | Pan Fried Tilapia | TS4 | ||||||
| 3 | Silly Gummy Bear Pancakes | Playful emotion | TS4 | |||||
| 3 | Flirty Heart Cookies | Flirty emotion | TS4 | |||||
| 4 | Spaghetti | TS4 | ||||||
| 4 | Strawberry Cake | TS4 | ||||||
| 4 | Angry Flaming Spaghetti | Angry emotion | TS4 | |||||
| 4 | Black and White Cookies | Up All Night Content | TS4 | |||||
| 5 | French Toast | TS4 | ||||||
| 5 | Fish and Chips | TS4 | ||||||
| 5 | (Sim's Name) Signature Cake | Require level 6 in Culinary branch of Culinary career | TS4 | |||||
| 6 | Chili | TS4 | ||||||
| 6 | Blue Confetti Cake | TS4 | ||||||
| 7 | Blackened Bass | TS4 | ||||||
| 7 | Omelet | TS4 | ||||||
| 8 | Apple Pie | TS4 | ||||||
| 9 | Cioppino | TS4 | ||||||
| 9 | Chicken Stir Fry | TS4 | ||||||
| 10 | Tuna Casserole | TS4 | ||||||
| 10 | Roast Chicken | TS4 | ||||||
| 10 | Ambrosia | Reviving Ghost | TS4 |
Outdoor Grill Recipes
| Image | Skill | Food | Ingredients | Cost | Serving Time | Source | Note | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburgers | TS4 | ||||||
| 1 | Hot Dogs | TS4 | ||||||
| 1 | Tofu Dogs | TS4 | ||||||
| 1 | Veggie Burger | TS4 | ||||||
| 3 | Chicken Sandwich | TS4 | ||||||
| 5 | Salmon | TS4 | ||||||
| 7 | Steak | TS4 |
Cupcake Machine Recipes
| Image | Skill | Food | Ingredients | Cost | Serving Time | Source | Note | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classic Vanilla | TS4 | ||||||
| 2 | Minty Mocha | TS4 | ||||||
| 3 | Carrot Cake | TS4 | ||||||
| 4 | Butterscotchman | TS4 | ||||||
| 5 | Strawberry Fizzy | TS4 | ||||||
| 6 | Red Velvet | TS4 | ||||||
| 7 | Steak | TS4 | ||||||
| 8 | The Baconing | TS4 |
Tips
The Cooking Skill has 2 branches: Homestyle (regular) and Gourmet (advanced).
Sims can unlock 4 additional food recipes when entering the "Energized", "Playful", "Flirty," or "Angry" emotions.
Sims with the “"oodie" trait unlock the "Cooking Show" TV Channel.
When completing the "Master Chef" aspiration, Sims create high quality food that never spoils.
When Sims are ready for some of the real meals from fridge[clarification needed], they can use the "Cook" (select any serving), "Serve" (party size serving), or "Have" (single serving) options.
Having high quality ingredients from Gardening increases the quality of the food.
Fresh ingredients from your inventory will be highlighted green in the recipe panel.
The cost to prepare food decreases when using your own ingredients.