Cooking (The Sims 3)

Cooking returns as a skill in The Sims 3. The skill is augmented by the natural cook trait and the Born to Cook lifetime reward. Perfectionist Sims take longer to cook for better results. Vegetarian Sims learn vegetarian versions of meat dishes. Eco-friendly Sims serve organic dishes. The cooking skill is also an excellent skill for making legendary parties because high quality food makes guests happy.
When a Sim is cooking a recipe with a random ingredient, such as pancakes, they first will try use the ingredient available in their inventory. If there's no eligible ingredient, they will use the first ingredient in the fridge.
When you achieved Level 10, you will get a certificate:
"Recipes? who needs them? You know them all, anyway. The Chun Chamber of Culinary Commerce congratulates you, for achiveing the very highest level of excellence in your endeavors to satisfy the gustatory needs of others. Displaying this handsomely framed certificate with pride will assure all your guests that the epicurean creations coming out of your kitchen will always be top-notch."
==Statistics==
*Favorite Meal
*Meal Most Prepared
*Highest Quality Meal
*Recipes Prepared
*Recipes Known
==Challenges==
;Star Chef
:Star Chefs have prepared at least 50 meals, so they clearly know their way around the kitchen. The dishes they prepare are more pleasing to those that eat them.
;World-Class Chef
:World-Class Chefs have prepared at least 75 dishes and are masters of the kitchen. World-Class chefs are known to prepare meals significantly faster.
;Menu Maven
:Menu Mavens have learned to prepare all recipes. Recipes are earned by improving the cooking skill and can be purchased at the bookstore. Menu Mavens prepare higher quality food.The Menu Maven challenge actually requires a Sim to learn 28 recipes, the number of recipes available when it was introduced. More recipes were introduced in the World Adventures, Pets, Showtime, Supernatural, and Seasons expansion packs, making it possible for a Sim to complete the skill challenge by raising the Cooking skill alone.
==Abilities==
Better meals give progressively better and longer lasting positive moodlets. The moodlets vary depending on the quality of the meal. The higher the quality, the better the moodlet. Certain foods have special abilities such as ambrosia resetting a Sim's life stage or a lesser effect such as "Warm Fuzzies" from angel food cake. Having flame fruit in inventory also gives a Sim the "Cozy Fire" moodlet.
Once a Sim reaches level 10 of cooking skill, they can cook lobster thermidor. To be able to cook all meals perfectly, the Sim should accomplish the "Menu Maven" challenge, get an upgraded stove or MinusOne Kelvin Fridge, and/or achieve "Star Chef" status.
It is possible to cook food perfectly without having the aforementioned traits, simply by repeatedly cooking the same meal. Though it is tedious, the more a dish is cooked, the better the base will become. It can eventually be raised to perfect, without the need for expensive cooking appliances.
==Food quality==
Most food items in the game (as well as seeds and nectar) will have one of 11 possible food qualities, listed from best to worst:
*Perfect
*Outstanding
*Excellent
*Great
*Very Nice
*Nice
*Normal
*Bad
*Foul
*Putrid
*Horrifying
Foul and worse is treated as spoiled food, and have a set percentage chance to give the Nauseous moodlet if eaten. Quick meals will always be Normal, unless they're made with the food synthesizer.
Higher qualities can be ensured by increasing the cooking skill level, making more difficult meals, higher-quality kitchen equipment (e.g. fridge, oven), upgrading the food synthesizer, setting the resort buffet table to "High" quality, or adding the Super Spice sauce to meals that support the sauce.
==Recipes==
Dishes that have a recipe source can be learned in a number of ways:
*Purchasing and reading recipes from the bookstore. See list of cooking books. Recipes for foods from World Adventures can be purchased from the bookstores in Al Simhara, Champs Les Sims and Shang Simla.
*Using the 'Trade Cooking Secrets' social interaction. Target Sim must have cooking skill, active Sim must have unknown recipes. In case the target Sim does not have the cooking skill, the active Sim can increase their Logic Skill to 10, and then "Tutor Sims for Skill".These methods don't restrict World Adventures recipes from being learned.
*Watching "Cookin' Cable" TV channel.
Mealtimehttp://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/skills/cooking/recipe-list.php	Monday-Friday 	Weekend
Breakfast 	01:00 - 11:001:00 AM – 11:00 AM	01:00 - 09:001:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Brunch 	Not available 	09:00 - 15:009:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Lunch 	11:00 - 17:0011:00 AM – 5:00 PM	15:00 - 17:003:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Dinner 	17:00 - 01:005:00 PM – 1:00 AM 	17:00 - 01:005:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Dessert 	Any time 	Any time
===Standard Recipes===
Dish	Recipe 	Skill 	Type 	Ingredients 		Notes 	EP
 	Waffles 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch 	Egg 		 	
 	Pancakes 	1 	Breakfast, Brunch 	Any Fruit 		 	
 	Peanut Butter and Jelly 	1 	Breakfast, Brunch 	Any Fruit 		Cold Cooked. 	
 	Mushroom Omelette 	2 	Breakfast, Brunch 	Egg, Bell Pepper, White Cap Mushrooms		 	
 	Fruit Parfait 	4Learned from Recipes.	Breakfast, Brunch 	Apple, Grapes 		Cold Cooked. 	
 	Eggs Machiavellian 	7 	Breakfast, Brunch 	Watermelon, Egg 		 	
 	French Toast 	9 	Breakfast, Brunch 	2 Apples, 1 Egg 		 	
 	Ambrosia 	10 	Breakfast, Brunch 	Death Fish, Life Fruit 		Always perfect quality, can be cooked at any time in single serving. Considered vegetarian despite containing deathfish. 	
 	Crepes 	8 	Breakfast, Brunch 	2 of any Fruit 		Learned from France. 	
 	Autumn Salad 	0 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Lettuce 		Cold Cooked. 	
 	Grilled Cheese 	0 	Lunch 	Cheese 		 	
 	Hot Dogs 	0 	Lunch, Dinner 	Links 		Grilled in Group Portions. Can be cooked in a microwave oven if at least one refrigerator (except Manse Mini-Fridge) is on the lot. 	
 	Tofu Dog 	0 	Lunch, Dinner 	Tofu 		Grilled in Group Portions. Can be cooked in a microwave oven if at least one refrigerator (except Manse Mini-Fridge) is on the lot. 	
 	Mac and Cheese 	0 	Lunch, Dinner 	Cheese 		Can be cooked in a microwave oven if at least one refrigerator (except Manse Mini-Fridge) is on the lot. 	
 	Ratatouille 	1 	Lunch, Dinner 	Tomato 		Can be cooked in a microwave oven if at least one refrigerator (except Manse Mini-Fridge) is on the lot. 	
 	Goopy Carbonara"Goopy" supposedly refers to Jim "Goopy" Rossi who worked at Maxis at the time, and not to the consistency or American slang.	2 	Lunch, Dinner 	Onion 		 	
 	Cheesesteak 	5 	Lunch, Dinner 	Cheese, Steak 		Can be grilled. 	
 	Cheese Tofu Steak 	5 	Lunch, Dinner 	Cheese, Tofu 		Can be grilled. 	
 	Hamburger 	6 	Lunch, Dinner 	Onion, Patty 		Can be grilled. 	
 	Veggie burger 	6 	Lunch, Dinner 	Onion, Tofu 		Can be grilled. 	
 	Dim Sum 	9 	Brunch, Lunch 	Three Fish 		 	
 	Vegetarian Dim Sum 	9 	Brunch, Lunch 	Three Tofu 		 	
 	Shawarma 	1 	Lunch, Dinner 	Steak 		Learned from Egypt. 	
 	Egg Rolls 	2 	Brunch, Lunch 	Egg, Lettuce 		Learned from China. 	
 	Falafel 	5 	Lunch, Dinner 	Onion, Lettuce 		Learned from Egypt. 	
 	Stir Fry 	6 	Lunch, Dinner 	Garlic, Bell Pepper 		Learned from China. 	
 	Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich 	5 	Brunch, Lunch 	Banana 		 	
 	Chili Con Carne 	1 	Lunch, Dinner 	Steak, Ghost Chili 		 	
 	Vegetarian Chili 	1 	Lunch, Dinner 	Tofu, Ghost Chili 		 	
 	Hot and Sour Soup 	3 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Ghost Chili, Porcinis 		 	
 	Firecracker Shrimp 	5 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Honey, Ghost Chili 		 	
 	Firecracker Tofu 	5 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Honey, Ghost Chili 		 	
 	Aloo Masala Curry 	6 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner	Ghost Chili, Potato, Tomato 		 	
 	Porcini Risotto 	7 	Lunch, Dinner 	Onion, Porcinis 		 	
 	Potato and Truffle Torte 	9 	Lunch, Dinner 	Egg, Potato, Truffles 		 	
 	Ceviche 	10 	Lunch, Dinner 	Fish, Ghost Chili, Lime 		Can be cooked in a microwave oven if at least one refrigerator (except Manse Mini-Fridge) is on the lot. 	
 	Fish and Chips 	3 	Dinner 	Fish 		Can be grilled. 	
 	Vegetarian Fish and Chips 	3 	Dinner 	Tofu 		Can be grilled. 	
 	Spaghetti 	4 	Dinner 	Tomato 		 	
 	Spaghetti with Veggie Sauce 	4 	Dinner 	Tomato 		 	
 	Sushi 	4 	Dinner 	Fish 		Cold Dish. The Showtime vegetarian version is called Veggi Rolls. 	
 	Stu Surprise 	5 	Dinner 	Two of Any Ingredients 		 	
 	Grilled Salmon 	8 	Dinner 	Garlic, Potato, Salmon 		Can be grilled. 	
 	Vegetarian Grilled Salmon 	8 	Dinner 	Garlic, Potato, Tofu 		Can be grilled. 	
 	Tri-Tip Steak 	8 	Dinner 	Potato, 1 Vegetable, Steak 		Can be grilled. 	
 	Tri-tip Tofu Steak 	8 	Dinner 	Potato, 1 Vegetable, Tofu 		Can be grilled. 	
 	Stuffed Turkey 	9 	Dinner 	Two Vegetables, Roast 		Only available in group portions. 	
 	Stuffed Tursoykey 	9 	Dinner 	Two Vegetables, Tofu 		Only available in group portions. 	
 	Lobster Thermidor 	10 	Dinner 	Garlic, Lobster, Bell Pepper 		Can also be cooked in a microwave oven if at least one refrigerator (except Manse Mini-Fridge) is on the lot. 	
 	Vegetarian Lobster Thermidor 	10 	Dinner 	Garlic, Tofu, Bell Pepper 		Can also be cooked in a microwave oven if at least one refrigerator (except Manse Mini-Fridge) is on the lot. 	
 	Bouillabaisse 	3 	Dinner 	Fish, Vegetable 		Learned from France. 	
 	Frogs Legs 	3 	Dinner 	Garlic, Frog 		Learned from France. Also found in Late Night bars. 	
 	Veggi Rolls 	4 	Dinner 	Tofu 		Cold Dish. The non-vegetarian version is called Sushi. 	
 	Cookies 	3 	Dessert 	Egg 		Also found on buffet tables. Sugar Cookies and Chocolate Cookies can be made with a toy oven if Ambitions is installed. Sugar Cookie can also be made with Baker's station.	
 	Cobbler 	6 	Dessert 	Any Fruit, 1 Egg 		 	
 	Key Lime Pie 	7 	Dessert 	Lime, 1 Egg 		 	
 	Baked Angel Food Cake 	10 	Dessert 	Flame Fruit, 2 Eggs 		 	
 	Cheese Plate 	1 	Dessert 	Grapes, Cheese 		Learned from France. Also found in Late Night bars. 	
 	Pumpkin Pie 	5 	Dessert 	Egg, Pumpkin 		 	
===Toy Oven Recipes===
If the household has a toy oven, children can bake pastries. They can make muffins (level 1), pie (level 2) and cake (level 3). With Ambitions, they can make blueberry muffins, vanilla muffins, chocolate cookies, sugar cookies, chocolate brownies, caramel brownies, vanilla cupcakes and pie.
Dish	Recipe 	Flavors 	Skill		Note 	EP
 	Muffin 	Vanilla, Blueberry	0 		Can also be bought from the espresso bar. The non-descript flavor version is no longer available from the toy oven after installing Ambitions.	
 	Pie 	 	2 		Can also be bought from food stands during fall and winter. 	
 	Cake 	Vanilla, Chocolate	3 		The non-descript flavor version is no longer available after installing Ambitions. 	
 	Brownie	Chocolate, Caramel	2 		 	
 	Cupcake	Vanilla, Chocolate	3 		 	
 	Cookie 	Chocolate, Sugar 	? 		 	
===Store Recipes===
Dish	Recipe 	Skill	Type 		Notes 	EP
 	Steamed Vegetables 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires a sauna. 	
 	Combination Pizza Margherita 	7 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner 		Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Pepperoni Pizza 	0 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner 		Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Extra Cheesy Pizza 	0 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner 		Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Wood Fired Lasagna 	0 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner 		Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Lasagna Sopresa 	3 	Lunch, Dinner 		Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Herbivore Delight Lasagna 	3 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner 		Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Lemon and Eggplant Lasagna 	0 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner 		Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Meat Mania Calzone 	5 	Lunch, Dinner 		Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Forever Alone Calzone 	0 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner 		Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Breakfast Calzone 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch 		Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Garlic Bread 	2 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner 		Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Cheesy Bread 	0 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner 		Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Country Bread 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Wood Fire Oven, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Summer Dessert Pizza 	0 	Dessert 		Was intended to be made with the Wood Fire Oven, but the finished Store product didn't have a way to make dessert recipes.Summer Dessert Pizza ("Hidden" Wood Fire Oven food) Can be made with the Food Synthesizer if both Into the Future and Monte Vista are installed, spawned by a playable genie, or bought with the Food Register if both World Adventures and Monte Vista are installed.	
 	Teppanyaki Chicken Fried Rice 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Chun Co. Teppanyaki Grill, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Teppanyaki Vegetable Medley 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Chun Co. Teppanyaki Grill, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Teppanyaki Pepper Steak 	2 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner 		Requires Chun Co. Teppanyaki Grill, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Teppanyaki Filet Mignon 	4 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner 		Requires Chun Co. Teppanyaki Grill, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Teppanyaki Salmon 	5 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner 		Requires Chun Co. Teppanyaki Grill, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Teppanyaki Lobster 	6 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner 		Requires Chun Co. Teppanyaki Grill, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Teppanyaki Jumbo Shrimp 	3 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner 		Requires Chun Co. Teppanyaki Grill 	
 	Teppanyaki Trio 	7 	Brunch, Lunch, Dinner 		Requires Chun Co. Teppanyaki Grill, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Deep Fried Bacon 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer. 	
 	Deep Fried Burrito 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer. 	
 	Deep Fried Candy Bar 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer. 	
 	Deep Fried Cheese Sticks 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer. 	
 	Deep Fried Chicken 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer. 	
 	Deep Fried Corn Dog 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer. 	
 	Deep Fried Fish 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer. 	
 	Deep Fried Onion Fingers 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer. 	
 	Deep Fried Turkey Leg 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer. 	
 	Deep Fried Ice Cream 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer and a Frost-Bite Pro Ice Cream Machine on the same lot. 	
 	Deep Fried Ice Cream Fritter 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer and a Frost-Bite Pro Ice Cream Machine on the same lot. Although the deep fryer initially makes Deep Fried Fritter, the Sim will discard the meal entirely if it's interrupted before adding ice cream to it. 	
 	Deep Fried Maple Bacon Ice Cream	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Sizzle Baby Pro Deep Fryer and a Frost-Bite Pro Ice Cream Machine on the same lot. Served as an ice cream cone. 	
 	Apple Cobbler 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Apple Pie 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Birthday Cake 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Chocolate Chip Cookies 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Cinnamon Roll 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Dinner Roll 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	White Bread 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Peanut Butter Cookies 	1 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Oatmeal Raisin Cookies 	3 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Banana Cream Pie 	3 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Cupcakes 	4 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Sugar Cookies 	5 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Wedding Cake 	6 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Baguette 	8 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Life Fruit Pie 	9 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station, The Food Synthesizer or Food Register. 	
 	Lemon Cobbler 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Harvest Stands. 	
 	Pear Cobbler 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden. 	
 	Strawberry Cobbler 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden. 	
 	Chocolate Pie 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden. 	
 	Strawberry Pie 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden. 	
 	Raspberry Pie 	0 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden. 	
 	Plum Cobbler 	1 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and World Adventures. 	
 	Peach Pie 	1 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden. 	
 	Pear Pie 	1 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden. 	
 	Wheat Bread 	2 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Wood Fire Oven. 	
 	Raspberry Cobbler 	2 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden. 	
 	Orange Pie 	2 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Grandpa’s Grove. 	
 	Plum Pie 	2 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and World Adventures. 	
 	Blueberry Pie 	3 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden. 	
 	Pecan Pie 	4 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden. 	
 	Pomegranate Pie 	4 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and World Adventures. 	
 	Sourdough Bread 	4 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Wood Fire Oven. 	
 	Cherry Pie 	5 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and World Adventures. 	
 	Blackberry Pie 	6 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden. 	
 	Rye Bread 	6 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Wood Fire Oven. 	
 	Blueberry Cobbler 	6 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Bohemian Garden. 	
 	Plasma Cobbler 	8 	Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner		Requires Baker’s Station and Late Night. 	
===Canning Recipes===
Canning with Grandma's Canning Station offers a unique way to cook, yield the meals Smothered Scone and Smothered Toast and/or store produce. Produce, jam and preserves all are in threes. Jams can be spread on scones or toast and eaten, and preserves can be opened to yield the original produce. Jams and preserves can both be given as gifts or sold. The quality of the jam, preserve or meal depends on the quality of the produce and not cooking skill. 
Produce	Produce 	Jams, Marmalades and Spreads	Jams, Marmalades and Spreads	Preserves	Preserves 	EP
 	Apple 	 	Apple Jam 	 	Preserved Apple 	
 	Bell Pepper 	 	N/A 	 	Preserved Bell Pepper 	
 	Garlic 	 	N/A 	 	Preserved Garlic 	
 	Grapes 	 	Grapes Jam 	 	Preserved Grapes 	
 	Lettuce 	 	N/A 	 	Preserved Lettuce 	
 	Lime 	 	Lime Marmalade 	 	Preserved Lime 	
 	Onion 	 	N/A 	 	Preserved Onion 	
 	Potato 	 	N/A 	 	Preserved Potato 	
 	Tomato 	 	Ketchup 	 	Preserved Tomato 	
 	Watermelon 	 	Watermelon Jam 	 	Preserved Watermelon 	
 	Avornalino Grapes 	 	Avornalino Grapes Jam 	 	Preserved Avornalino Grapes 	
 	Cherimola Blan Grapes 	 	Cherimola Blan Grapes Jam 	 	Preserved Cherimola Blan Grapes 	
 	Cherries 	 	Cherries Jam 	 	Preserved Cherries 	
 	Cranerlet Nuala Grapes 	 	Cranerlet Nuala Grapes Jam 	 	Preserved Cranerlet Nuala Grapes	
 	Gralladina Fran Grapes 	 	Gralladina Fran Grapes Jam 	 	Preserved Gralladina Fran Grapes	
 	Meloire Grapes 	 	Meloire Grapes Jam 	 	Preserved Meloire Grapes 	
 	Plum 	 	Plum Jam 	 	Preserved Plum 	
 	Pomegranate 	 	Pomegranate Jam 	 	Preserved Pomegranate 	
 	Pomelo 	 	Pomelo Jam 	 	Preserved Pomelo 	
 	Renoit Grapes 	 	Renoit Grapes Jam 	 	Preserved Renoit Grapes 	
 	Carrot 	 	N/A 	 	Preserved Carrot 	
 	Banana 	 	Banana Jam 	 	Preserved Banana 	
 	Truffles 	 	N/A 	 	Preserved Truffles 	
 	Pumpkin 	 	N/A 	 	Preserved Pumpkin 	
 	BlackberryRequires Bohemian Garden 	 	Blackberry Jam 	 	Preserved Blackberry 	
 	Blueberry 	 	Blueberry Jam 	 	Preserved Blueberry 	
 	Cocoa 	 	Chocolate Spread 	 	Preserved Chocolate 	
 	CornComes with Canning Station/Brunch at the Old Mill	 	N/A 	 	Preserved Corn 	
 	EggplantRequires Humble Harvest Stand 	 	N/A 	 	Preserved Eggplant 	
 	Lemon 	 	Lemon Marmalade 	 	Preserved Lemon 	
 	OrangeRequires Grandpa's Grove 	 	Orange Jam 	 	Preserved Orange 	
 	Peach 	 	Peach Jam 	 	Preserved Peach 	
 	Pear 	 	Pear Jam 	 	Preserved Pear 	
 	Pecan 	 	Pecan Jam 	 	Preserved Pecans 	
 	Raspberry 	 	Raspberry Jam 	 	Preserved Raspberry 	
 	Cucumber 	 	Relish 	 	Pickles 	
 	Strawberry 	 	Strawberry Jam 	 	Preserved Strawberries 	
===Pet Recipes===
Sims can prepare gourmet pet food once they've reached level 1 of Cooking skill. These recipes count as the number of recipes known, despite being food for pets.
	Food 	Notes 	EP
	Gourmet Pet Food	Only edible by dogs and cats. Available in flavors: Chicken, Duck, Beef, Fish. Difficult to remove from inventories of Sims in non-pet households without cheats. Requires cooking skill level 1 to make.	
==Opportunities==
Title 	Description 	Reward
One,Two,Tri-Tip Steaks 	Prepare a group meal of Tri-Tip Steaks and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor. 	Cash
Fresh Cookies For Sale! 	Bake two group serving of cookies and deliver them to the school. 	Varies
Hot Dogs,Please! 	Prepare hot dogs and give it to specified Sim neighbor. 	Cash
Burgelicious 	Cook burgers and deliver them to specified Sim neighbor. 	Cash
Borrowing Ingredients 	Deliver a tomato to specified Sim neighbor.Cash Reward. 	Relationship Increased
Great Gooey Cheesesteaks 	Cook Cheese Steak and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor. 	Cash
Swim Into The Grill 	Cook Grilled Salmon and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor. 	Cash
A Life Giving Recipe 	Prepare Ambrosia and deliver it to the hospital. 	Cash
From One Chef To Another 	Share cooking tips with specified Sim neighbor. 	Cash, Relationship Increased
Burgers For Sims In Uniform	Cook burgers and deliver them to the police station.Time Limited. 	Cash, Relationship Increased
A Favourite Meal 	Cook specified recipe and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor.Time Limited. 	Varies
Excellence You Can Taste! 	Prepare an 'excellent' group meal and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor.Time limited. 	Varies
The Greatest Food Ever 	Prepare a 'great' group meal and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor.Time limited. 	Varies
Nice! 	Prepare a 'nice' group meal and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor.Time limited. 	Varies
Very Nice! 	Prepare a 'very nice' group meal and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor.Time limited. 	Varies
Perfection From The Pan 	Prepare a 'perfect' group meal and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor.Time limited. 	Varies
That's Outstanding! 	Prepare an 'outstanding' group meal and deliver it to specified Sim neighbor.Time limited.	Varies
==Wishes==
==Achievements==
The following achievements from The Sims 3 Website can be unlocked through the activities involving cooking skill:
Name 	Badge	Type 	Description 	Notes & Tips
Bon Appétit! 	 	Gold 	Have your Five-Star Chef Sim serve perfect Lobster Thermidors 20 times 	Requires Level 10 of the Culinary career and Level 10 of the Cooking skill to unlock the recipe
Evil Sweets 	 	Gold 	Have a Sim become an Emperor of Evil in the Criminal Career then serve 20 batches of great cookies 	Requires Level 10 of the Criminal career
Heavenly Warmth 	 	Silver 	Experience the Warm Fuzzies of Angel Food Cake 	Prepare the special recipe Baked Angel Food Cake and have your Sim eat it
Pastry Perfect 	 	Silver 	Have your Pastry Chef Sim prepare 5 perfect Key-Lime Pies 	Requires Level 6 of the Culinary career
Profoundly Perfect Dishes	 	Platinum	Have Sims prepare 200 perfect meals 	
Sturgeon Surgeon 	 	Silver 	Have your Trauma Surgeon Sim prepare Great Sushi 	Requires Level 6 of the Medical career
The Perfect Chef 	 	Gold 	Prepare 3 Perfect meals of the following: Grilled Cheese, Hamburger, Stuffed Turkey, Goopy Carbonara, Tri-Tip Steak, and Stew Surprise	Requires Level 9 of the Cooking skill to unlock every necessary recipe
==Notes==
== References ==
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