Quick Links
The Sims 2has many skills for your Sim to build, but one of the most important is the cooking skill. All Sims need to eat and cooking skills will help you make a larger variety of tastier meals. There are also careers which benefit from the skill.
Being good at cooking also helps reduce the risk of fire when cooking, and can fulfill the fun needs of Sims with an interest in all things culinary. Here’s how to build it.
How To Level Up The Cooking Skill
The cooking skill can be leveled infour different ways. The easiest and fastest way is toread a book.You will also gain cooking skill every time youcook a meal, when you use thecandy maker, and bywatching the Yummy Channelon TV.
Studying
Cookery books areavailable from any bookshelf. To read them just click on the bookshelf and selectStudy > Cooking.Make sure to keep an eye on your Sim’s needs while doing this.
Studying is the fastest way to build cookery skills andchildren will gain the skill quickerthan adults.
Watching Yummy TV
To watch Yummy TV, firstturn on the TV.Once it’s on, you can click on the TV set and selectChange To > Yummy TV.Your Sim can now watch Yummy TV and gain cooking skills. Both studying and watching TV willincrease a Sim’s culinary interest.
Cooking A Meal
Every time youcook a mealyou will alsogain cooking skill.Thehigher skill requiredto cook a recipe, themore skill will be builtby preparing it. ensure tocook new recipesas often as possible.
Sims with ahigh culinary interestwillenjoy all activities relating to cookingand building cooking skills.
Using The Candy Machine
If your Sim reacheslevel 6 in the culinary career,they will unlock theSchokolade 890 Chocolate Manufacturing Facility.This machine is largetaking up a 2x3 space. However, it not onlybuilds cooking skills as fast as studying, but you will also generate a small stream of income fromautomatically selling the candies.
All Recipes Sims Can Learn
Sims willautomatically learn new recipesas they level their cooking skills. Here areall the recipes Sims can learn and make at home.
Mac And Cheese
1
Can Only Make In Residential Or Community Lots
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
All these recipes arelearned as you level your cooking skill.
Other Recipes
There are alsoseveral restaurant-exclusive foods. These are Filet Mignon, Fried Chicken, Lime Seared Prawns, Nectarine Tartlette. you may only create and serve these if youown a restaurant.
TheFood Stands from Vacation Worlds; Mountain Food Stand, Far East Food Stand, and Tropical Food Stands, alsohave their own dishes available.
Careers Which Require Cooking Skill
The career paths forartist, culinary, journalism, paranormal and scienceall require cooking skills. Sims can alsoown and run their own restaurant.
Theculinary careerrequires thehighest level of culinary skill.Arestaurantwill also bemore successfulthehigher the skill level of the chef.
