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Counters and island counters are mainly used for the preparation of meals; food cannot be prepared without a preparation surface object. In ''The Sims 2'', Sims preparing a meal on a kitchen counter will open the drawers to obtain cooking utensils, such as spoons and cooking pots. If the counter does not have drawers, or if a dishwasher or trash compactor has been placed underneath the counter (thus taking the space of the drawers), they will simply "generate" the needed utensils out of thin air. Served meals placed on an island counter can only be accessed from the drawer side.{{Vgversion|TS2}} Counters, just like any surface object, can hold small decorative objects. Small appliances and cash registers can only be placed down on and function properly on a counter. Meals will also typically be placed on a counter when they are finished. When a pizza is picked up by a Sim or munchie bot[[Robotics#MunchieBot|MunchieBot]], they will leave it on a counter if there is no accessible desk on the lot.{{confirm}} FromCounters ''Thecan Simsbe 3''placed onward,around Simscorners; canif utilizea corner-piececounter countersis andplaced smallperpendicular appliance,to thatan areexisting onrow themof counters, toa preparecorner-piece meals.counter Somewill petsbe arecreated alsowhere capablethe oftwo interactingends withintersect. anyCorner-piece counter tops: Catscounters can jumphave ontoobjects oneplaced toon sitthem, downbut orSims eatcould leftnot mealuse fromsaid there{{Vgversion|TS2:P}}{{Vgversion|TS3:P}}{{Vgversion|TS4:C&D}},counters whileor dogsany canappliances onlyplaced reachon foodthem from the ground down{{Vgversion|TS4:C&D}}.Inuntil ''The Sims 2: Nightlife3'', [[Vampire]]s can fly over counters when they been direct to "Fly (t)here" across.

In ''The Sims 2'' and ''The Sims 4'', [[dishwasher]]s and [[trash compactor]]s{{Vgversion|TS2}} must be placed under a regular counter.<ref group="n">In ''The Sims 2'', the [[moveobjects]] cheat can be used to bypass this restriction. This technique does not work in ''The Sims 4''.</ref> This is not a requirement in ''The Sims 3''. In ''The Sims'', dishwashers and trash compactors cannot be placed under a counter and are always standalone appliances, although objects, including plates, can be placed on top of them. A counter that has a dishwasher or trash compactor underneath cannot have sinks placed on them, as there is no room for the basin and the pipes.