Just like in real life, cooking is a must-have skill in InZOI that you can’t overlook. As your Zois settle into the city, they'll need to eat regularly. And to keep up with their hunger, you'll have to get them to cook meals. This skill is especially useful if you’ve chosen the Master Chef ambition for them, since ranking it up requires you to prepare food and complete related goals.

With that said, every Zoi starts with 16 base skills that shape their life, influence society, and even help them earn Meows. Naturally, cooking is one of them. Thankfully, the game offers plenty of recipes, letting you experiment and improve your Zoi's skillset. Here’s how to level up your Cooking skill in InZOI.

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How to Increase Cooking Skill in InZOI

Simply put, you can level up your Cooking skill in InZOI by interacting with the refrigerator and preparing available meals. Most building presets come with a refrigerator, but if you're setting up a house from zero, you'll need to buy and place one before you can get started.

At first, you'll only have four recipes unlocked, which you can make repeatedly to rank up. Each one requires certain cooking tools and costs some in-game currency. If you don’t have the necessary objects at home, you can purchase them from Build Mode. Some recipes also call for specific ingredients like veggies and meat, which you can grow in the garden or buy from the Pocket Market.

Another way to improve your Cooking skill is by watching the cooking channel on TV. You can find it under the Entertainment section. Just have your Zois watch the program for an extended period to see steady skill gains. If they have a set schedule, you’ll need to cancel it; otherwise, they’ll run off to their assigned tasks, making it harder to focus on leveling up their skill.

All Cooking Recipes In InZOI

There are 23 meal recipes available in early access, and they’re the same in both cities—Dowon and Bliss Bay. Here’s the complete overview of them:

Cooking Level Required

Recipes Unlocked

Objects Needed

Special Ingredients

Lv.0

Salad

Any Countertop

None

Lv.0

Pancakes

Any Countertop and Any Range or Induction Cooktop

None

Lv.0

French Toast

Any Countertop and Any Oven

None

Lv.0

Egg Bread

Any Countertop and Any Oven

None

Lv.1

English Breakfast

Any Countertop and Any Range or Induction Cooktop

None

Lv.1

Chicken Breast Salad

Any Countertop

None

Lv.1

Tteokbokki

Any Countertop and Any Range or Induction Cooktop

None

Lv.1

Buchimgae

Any Countertop and Any Range or Induction Cooktop

None

Lv.1

Curry Rice

Any Countertop and Any Range or Induction Cooktop

None

Lv.3

Tomato Pasta

Any Countertop and Any Range or Induction Cooktop

x1 Tomato

Lv.3

Egg Omelet

Any Countertop and Any Range or Induction Cooktop

None

Lv.3

Cake

Any Countertop and Any Oven

None

Lv.3

Birthday Cake

Any Countertop and Any Oven

None

Lv.3

Pizza

Any Countertop and Any Oven

None

Lv.3

Pork Cutlet

Any Countertop and Any Range or Induction Cooktop

None

Lv.3

Flatfish Sushi

Any Countertop

x1 Fish Fillet

Lv.3

Fish and Chips

Any Countertop and Any Range or Induction Cooktop

None

Lv.5

Bakso

Any Countertop and Any Range or Induction Cooktop

None

Lv.5

Yukgaejang

Any Countertop and Any Range or Induction Cooktop

None

Lv.5

Steak

Any Countertop or BBQ Grill

None

Lv.5

Fried Chicken

Any Countertop and Any Oven

None

Lv.5

Salmon Steak

Any Countertop and Any Range or Induction Cooktop

None

Lv.5

Steamed Fish

Any Countertop and Any Range or Induction Cooktop

None

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InZOI

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Top Critic Avg: 77 /100 Critics Rec: 80%
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Released
March 28, 2025
Developer(s)
Krafton
Publisher(s)
Krafton
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WHERE TO PLAY

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Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Number of Players
Single-player
Steam Deck Compatibility
Unsupported
Genre(s)
Life Simulation
Platform(s)
PC