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

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 indefinitiely.

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.

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.

Reaching level 10 in the Culinary career will grant a Sim a special refrigerator as a career reward that keeps its contents fresh almost indefinitely, and if Sims use this refrigerator for cooking, the food made will get excellent/outstanding/perfect quality depend on the cooking Sim's skill.

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.