All Sims need to eat and cooking skills will help you make a larger variety of tastier meals.

There are also careers which benefit from the skill.

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They haven’t tried this career track yet.

Here’s how to build it.

How To Level Up The Cooking Skill

The cooking skill can be leveled infour different ways.

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Studying

Cookery books areavailable from any bookshelf.

Studying is the fastest way to build cookery skills andchildren will gain the skill quickerthan adults.

Both studying and watching TV willincrease a Sim’s culinary interest.

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double-check tocook new recipesas often as possible.

Sims with ahigh culinary interestwillenjoy all activities relating to cookingand building cooking skills.

All Recipes Sims Can Learn

Sims willautomatically learn new recipesas they level their cooking skills.

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Here areall the recipes Sims can learn and make at home.

Food

Skill Level

When Available

Notes

Bass With Squash

Lunch, Dinner

Requires A Largemouth Bass.

Can Be Grilled

Cereal

Breakfast

No Cooking Required

Chips

Any

Snack

Cookies

Cup ‘O’ Ramen

Requires Microwave.

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Gelatin

Dessert

Group Only.

No Cooking Required

Hot Dogs

Group Only.

Requires Grill

Instant Meal

Juice

Lunch Meat Sandwich

Lunch

Toaster Pastries

No Preparation Required

TV Dinner

Single Meal Only.

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Can be Grilled

Berry Pie

5

Pork Chops

Layer Cake

6

Salmon

Stuffed Golden Trout

Requires A Golden Trout.

Can Be Grilled

Turkey

Cheesecake

7

Group Meal Only.

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Other Recipes

There are alsoseveral restaurant-exclusive foods.

These are Filet Mignon, Fried Chicken, Lime Seared Prawns, Nectarine Tartlette.

you’re free to only create and serve these if youown a restaurant.

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Sims can alsoown and run their own restaurant.

Theculinary careerrequires thehighest level of culinary skill.Arestaurantwill also bemore successfulthehigher the skill level of the chef.

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