Refrigerator

A refrigerator is an appliance from which a Sim stores and/or takes food.

The Sims
In The Sims the household loses an amount of money each time they take food from their refrigerator, but refrigerators are always full. The quality of the refrigerator will affect how satisfying a meal is; more expensive refrigerators will produce more satisfying meals.

Llamark Refrigerator

 * The Llamark cools perishables at temperatures ranging from "Medium" to "Coolest". Patented gas technology produces only minimal carbon monoxide emissions. Comes with shelves, drawers, door and a little inside light that goes on and off.

Price: 600

Requires packs: none

Hunger: 6

Porcina Refrigerator Model P1g-S

 * State of the art cooling technology and standard aesthetics meet head on in the Porcina P1g-S. Ample door and freezer spaces eliminate bottlenecks in the fridge-to-mouth food pipeline. Flip & Glide SpillNot shelves. Backup compressor. Deli drawer. Egg couch. Meat hanger. Feed trough. No longer available in Avocado, Chocolate or Harvest Gold.

Price: 1200

Requires packs: none

Hunger: 7

Freeze Secret Refrigerator

 * The brainchild of reclusive Shiny Things Inc. founder Malcolm Landgraab, the Freeze Secret exploits experimental cryogenic technology. Utilizing a combination of liquid sulfur dioxide and argon in a low gravity vacuum, perishables are kept fresh for generations. High impact stainless steel and modern design make this the veritable ice queen of refrigeration.

Price: 2500

Requires packs: none

Hunger: 8

Olde Thyme Victual Preservatorium
''Before electricity, keeping food cold was an art form in itself. On the outside, the Preservatorium proudly displays the rich, decorative iron and zinc work characteristic of the period. On the inside, a controlled reaction of barium hydroxide octahydrate and ammonium thiocyanate yields a controlled endothermic reaction that chills the food, while leaving only faint whiffs of ammonia and water condensation.''

Price: 2750

Requires packs: Livin' Large

Hunger: 9

La Frigorifero by Belconi
''Living the rural Italian life in today's world isn't easy. Once in a while, everyone needs basic modern conveniences -like hydraulic fridge doorstops and a ColderIce freeze-injection system. For the first time, Belconi brings these cutting-edge modern conveniences to you in a stylish cabinet-front exterior that will have your neighbors thinking that you're still living in the Renaissance. "For the best in culinary satisfaction - go from Belconi to the belly!"''

Price: 2950

Requires packs: Makin' Magic

Hunger: 10

Room: 1

Note: If Superstar is installed, the butler will not recognize this fridge.

The Sims 2
Refrigerators in The Sims 2 ship with a full food supply. As the food in a refrigerator is used, a family member must buy more, either at a grocery store or by calling for delivery. In The Sims 2, each unit of food costs §2. Starting with The Sims 2: Seasons, refrigerators can store leftovers and be stocked with produce, which will stay good indefinitely.

All refrigerators in The Sims 2 have the same Hunger value, but the most expensive model will hold more food than the cheaper ones. If a refrigerator is stocked with produce, food will be cooked with it and have a higher hunger value.

"MMM" Mini Fridge

 * Bust out the juice and cookies! This tiny "MMM" mini fridge turns any dorm room into an instant fast food joint as it meets the monstrous-midnight-munchies head-on. With 5 cooling levels and refillable ice-cube tray, although you might miss a real kitchen, the mini-fridge is enough to satisfy your Sim's snack cravings. And, the next party is just a short door away!

Price: 350

Available colours: brown, white, black

Requires packs: University

Capacity: 80

Notes: Half-height. Can be placed under a counter, or top can serve as a surface and be used for food prep. Can prepare a TV Dinner and Cup o' Ramen if a microwave is available; otherwise can only prepare snacks and cold foods.

Wornable Fridge

 * The freshman addition to this best-selling furniture line takes the Wornable feel from the living room into the kitchen. Sure to match any décor, or at least look like it used to match it at some point in time. This refrigerator will welcome you into its world with open doors. Though it might seem like lofty praise for such a simple item, the Wornable Fridge will pull a room together.

Price: 375

Available colours: green, gold, pink, grey

Requires packs: University

Capacity: 200

Notes: The Wornable Fridge appears to be a well-used "Econocool" refrigerator.

Brand Name "EconoCool" Refrigerator

 * When you're watching every penny, the last thing you need is spoiled food that looks like some third grade science experiment. This value-priced refrigerator gives you low food-preservation tepmeratures at a low price. So you can enjoy your chef's salad, hot dogs, salmon filets, or other favorite eats &mdash; for less. At Brand Name, "We've got inexpensive food storage down cold."

Price: 600

Available colours: green, cream, orange, pink, off-white, avocado

Requires packs: none

Capacity: 200

Ciao Time Bovinia Refrigerator Model BRRR

 * Now your favorite foods and drinks can chill out and cool off in style. Extra-wide door keeps everything within quick and easy reach of the hand (and mouth). Unique "OdorAble" feature disguises those gag-inducing refrigerator smells. Separate drawers for meat, vegetables, eggs, and butter to keep everything from tasting like the cheese you keep forgetting to throw out.

Price: 1500

Available colours:

Requires packs: none

Capacity: 300

Solid Sense Fridge by Romantic Notions

 * Those were simpler times. Afternoons on the porch, morning breakfast on the skillet, and cars kicking up dirt from the road when they drove by. The Solid Sense Fridge is modeled after those times. Its simple exterior boasts expertly painted plastic and stainless steel handles while its interior keeps food cold.

Price: 1,600

Available colours:

Requires packs: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff

Capacity: 300

The Coldinator by Kitchensations

 * A smooth and beautiful painted metal surface, stainless steel handles and a modern yet timeless shape are amongst the most salient features of the Coldinator, a refrigerator that keeps cold things cold and looks good doing it.

Price: 1,800

Available colours: white, black, yellow, orange

Requires packs: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff

Capacity: 400

The Sims 3
$$ In The Sims 3, ingredients can be bought, caught, or grown, and stored in a refrigerator. If an ingredient that's needed to cook a meal is missing from both the refrigerator and the Sim's inventory, in order to prepare the meal, the Sim will purchase the ingredient for more money than it would cost to buy it from the grocery store.

In The Sims 2, leftovers never spoil but the quality/price of the refrigerator in The Sims 3 impacts how long leftovers can be stored before spoiling. Spoiled meals can be cleaned out of the refrigerator by Sims or the maid. Spoiled food in a refrigerator gives a negative moodlet to Sims just as left out spoiled food does: they become Disgusted.

The food stored in the fridges in The Sims 3 doesn't seem to depend on the fridge that's on the lot. For example, if you first delete a fridge then buy a new fridge, the new fridge will have all the food that was in the old fridge. Also, if there are multiple fridges on the lot, they all have the same contents and if you remove one item from one fridge, you remove it from all of the other fridges.

MinusOne Kelvin Refrigerator
Reaching level 10 in the Culinary career will grant a Sim the MinusOne Kelvin Refrigerator career reward that keeps its contents fresh indefinitely. If Sims use this refrigerator for cooking, the food made will always get excellent/outstanding/perfect quality depending on the Sim's Cooking skill.


 * Trivia
 * -1 Kelvin is actually a non-existent temperature. 0 degree Kelvin (-273.15 degree Celsius / -459.67 degree Fahrenheit) is the theoretical 'absolute zero'. It is so cold that the particles of any matter stand completely still and generate no heat at all.

Consoles, handheld and mobile games
In The Sims 2 series for consoles, meals must be created by combining ingredients, and cheaper refrigerators give fewer ingredient options than more expensive ones. The only way to obtain ingredients would be to grow them, to harvest them from a fish tank, or to purchase them directly from the refrigerator. Each ingredient is priced differently and affects bladder and hunger urgencies differently.