Refrigerator

A refrigerator is an appliance from which a Sim takes food.

The Sims

 * The household loses an amount of money each time they take food from their refrigerator.
 * The quality of the refrigerator will affect how satisfying a meal is; more expensive refrigerators will produce more satisfying meals.

The Sims 2

 * Each refrigerator ships with a full food supply.
 * All refrigerators have the same Hunger value, but the most expensive model will hold more food than the cheaper ones. *As the food in a refrigerator is used, a family member must buy more, either at a grocery store or by calling for delivery.
 * Each unit of food costs §2.

The Sims 2: Pets for Nintendo GameCube

 * Cheaper refrigerators gives less 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.

[[The Sims 2: Seasons]

 * Refrigerators can store leftovers and be stocked with produce.

The Sims 3

 * Ingredients can be bought, caught, or grown, and stored in a refrigerator.
 * If the needed ingredient to cook a recipe is missing from both the refrigerator and the Sim's inventory, in order to prepare the meal, the Sim purchases the ingredient for more money than it would have costed if it had been bought from the grocery store.
 * Refrigerators can also store leftover cooked meals.
 * The quality/price of the refrigerator impacts how long leftovers can be stored before spoiling.
 * Spoiled meals can be cleaned out of the refrigerator by Sims.