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[[File:Skill Cooking.png|left]]'''Cooking''' is one of the many [[skill]]s to be gained in ''[[The Sims]]'', (series)|''[[The Sims 2]]'', ''[[The Sims 3series]]'', and ''[[The Sims 4]]''.

A higher cooking skill reduces the chances of a [[Sim]] accidentally causing a [[fire]] while cooking. In ''The Sims 2'', ''The Sims 3'' and ''The Sims 4'', Sims will learn to make different meals as their Cookingcooking skill increases, and the chance that they will burn a meal will go down. Some [[career]]s require cooking skills, most notably the [[Culinary]] and [[Science]] career.

In ''The Sims'' and ''The Sims 3'', the Cooking skill determines how satisfying a meal is when a Sim has made it. The better the Sim's Cookingcooking skill, the faster the [[hunger]] bar will be filled. Cooking with [[gardening|fresh food]] improves the quality of the meal in ''The Sims 2'', ''The Sims 3'' and ''The Sims 34''.

In ''[[The Sims: Makin' Magic]]'', cooking is vastly expanded to encompass baked goods and [[nectar]]. Sims can cookmake bread, pie or cake in the '''Standard[[Baker's station|Standard-Plus Brick Oven for Bakers]]''' and nectar can be made in the '''A Pressing Feeling''' nectar press by collecting and combining ingredients. The baking oven carries a slightly higher fire risk than a regular stove; Sims need at least five points to use it safely. Using incorrect ingredients will produce a burned mess or undrinkable liquid, regardless of the maker's Cookingcooking skill. All recipes and their required ingredients are listed in the '''RecipeSim's BookGuide to Cooking''' cookbook. Baked food is immediately served just like regular meals, while bottles of nectar are added to the maker's inventory. Nectar can be sold or stored in the '''Taste of the Vine Nectar Bar''', which will also allow Sims to consume the nectar.

Several new appliances included in ''Makin' Magic'' can increase a Sim's Cookingcooking skill, such as the '''[[Butter churn|'''Old-Fashioned Butter Churn]]''']] and the '''[[Wax'n'Honey Maker]]'''. The Cookingcooking skill also determines how many charges a magical Sim will get when making a [[Spells (The Sims: Makin' Magic)|spell]].

===Recipe Listlist===

This is a full list of recipes, which can also be found when viewing the Reciperecipe Bookbook. Carrot Cakecake requires ''[[The Sims: Unleashed]]'', as carrots are only obtainable by growing them or purchasing them in [[Old Town]]. Magic Nectarnectar and Magicmagic Tarttart are not initially listed in the Reciperecipe Bookbook, but the recipe will appear after being made for the first time. Magic Nectarnectar can only be consumed directly from the press and will temporarily turn the drinker into a ghost, much like the Shed Your Skin charm. The Magicmagic Tarttart will be immediately consumed by the chef and will either boost their mood, or temporarily turn their head into that of a donkey.

[[File:Skill_TS4_Cooking.png|left|55px]]Cooking as a skill returns in ''[[The Sims 4]]''. Advancing the cooking skill unlocks new recipes and is required to advance in the [[culinary]] career. Achieving cooking skill of 5 unlocks the ''Gourmetgourmet Cooking''cooking skill, and if the player owns ''[[The Sims 4: Dine Out|Dine Out]]'', the ability to make certain experimental food dishes. If the Sim has at least a Cookingcooking skill level of 2, and is in certain emotional states, the ability to cook foods that will put Sims that eat it in that same emotional state, is unlocked. Certain mods that add new customized foods tend to override the ability to make emotional meals. If a Sim is in an [[Inspiredinspired]] emotional state, the Sim will be able to make better quality food and [[Mixology (The Sims 4)|beverages]].

===Emotional Foodsfoods===

*Silly Gummy Bear Pancakes (playful)

*Flaming Angry Spaghetti (angry)

*Flirty Heart Cookies (flirty)