There are two types of careers in The Sims 4: the base game careers and the ones that were introduced later with an Expansion Pack. The Culinary career is one of the first ones. If players like cooking and making drinks, they’re going to have fun with this job.
Like every other career in The Sims 4, the Culinary one has daily tasks, and later on, it will have promotion tasks. These missions, if completed, will help the Sim get promoted a lot easier. In addition, reaching level six will split the career into two branches. The following article will provide Simmers with information about the Culinary career.
How To Complete The Culinary Career In The Sims 4
To enter the Culinary career, the easiest way would be to press the Find a Job button in the Career Panel. Another way is to head to the phone and select Find a Job in the Work Category (the one that resembles a suitcase). After that, simply select Culinary, and the Sim will start working.
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Level |
Job |
Daily Tasks |
Schedule |
Salary |
Promotion Tasks |
Promotion Rewards |
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1 |
Assistant Dishwasher |
Prepare Food/Mix Drinks |
9 AM-5 PM, Fri to Mon and Wed |
$15/Hour |
- |
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2 |
Head Dishwasher |
Prepare Food/Mix Drinks |
9 AM-5 PM, Thu to Mon |
$16/Hour |
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3 |
Caterer |
Prepare Food/Mix Drinks |
3 PM-11 PM, Thu to Mon |
$26/Hour |
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4 |
Mixologist |
Prepare Food/Mix Drinks |
6 PM-2 AM, Fri to Mon |
$35/Hour |
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5 |
Line Cook |
Prepare Food/Mix Drinks |
2 PM-10 PM, Fri to Mon |
$43/Hour |
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To get promoted faster, players have to make their Sims Work Hard when they leave for work, as it will increase the Performance Meter. Upon reaching level six, the Culinary career will split into two branches; the Chef and the Mixologist branch. Simmers can choose the one that matches their Sim's Aspiration, whether it's becoming a top chef or mixologist.
The Chef Branch
To complete the daily task, Simmers have to make their Sim cook excellent meals as it will help immensely in the promotion. An Inspired Sim has a higher chance of creating excellent food.
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Level |
Job |
Daily Tasks |
Schedule |
Salary |
Promotion Tasks |
Promotion Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 |
Head Caterer |
Prepare Food |
3 PM-12 AM, Fri to Mon |
$52/Hour |
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7 |
Pastry Chef |
Prepare Food |
12 PM-5 PM, Thu to Mon |
$104/Hour |
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8 |
Sous Chef |
Prepare Food |
8 PM-2 AM, Thu to Mon |
$131/Hour |
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9 |
Executive Chef |
Prepare Food |
5 PM-11 PM, Fri to Mon |
$253/Hour |
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10 |
Celebrity Chef |
Prepare Food |
12 PM-6 PM, Fri to Mon |
$410/Hour |
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The Mixologist Branch
Just like the Chef branch, Mixologist work is also best done when the Sim is Inspired.
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Level |
Job |
Daily Tasks |
Schedule |
Salary |
Promotion Tasks |
Promotion Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 |
Head Mixologist |
Mix Drinks |
6 PM-1 AM, Thu to Mon |
$45/Hour |
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7 |
Juice Boss |
Mix Drinks |
7 PM-2 AM, Thu to Mon |
$64/Hour |
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8 |
Chief Drink Operator |
Mix Drinks |
4 PM-12 AM, Thu to Sun |
$111/Hour |
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9 |
Drink Master |
Mix Drinks |
2 PM-12 AM, Thu, Sat, Sun |
$166/Hour |
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10 |
Celebrity Mixologist |
Mix Drinks |
12 PM-10 PM, Thu, Sat, Sun |
$197/Hour |
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Any additional promotions will only increase the Sim's salary by $10.
The objects that were awarded upon reaching a certain level in the Culinary career can be found in the Household Inventory in Build Mode.
Tips For The Culinary Career
When deciding the traits in Create A Sim (CAS), players can choose traits that help their Sim in this career. For example, the Foodie trait allows a Sim to Watch Cooking Shows for Ideas.
This will make the Sim become inspired to cook. Additionally, this trait also lets the Sim Research Cooking Techniques on any PC or laptop to increase the Cooking skill. All of this will help Simmers advance in their career more quickly.
The Food Aspiration grants the Essence of Flavor, which makes Sims cook excellent meals more often.
If players are impatient and prefer the easy way, there are a couple of cheats to help. First, open the cheat console by pressing:
- Ctrl+Shift+C for PC
- Command+Shift+C for Mac
- R1+R2+L1+L2 for Console
- All four shoulder buttons for Xbox One
Afterward, type
Testingcheats True
or
Testingcheats On
After typing one of these, The Sims 4 cheats will become enabled. To get promoted in Culinary, players need to write the following cheat:
careers.promote Culinary
Simmers can keep typing the same cheat until they reach the desired level in their career.
If they wish to level up certain skills, these are the necessary cheats:
- stats.set_skill_level Major_HomestyleCooking 10 (Cooking)
- stats.set_skill_level Major_GourmetCooking 10 (Gourmet Cooking)
- stats.set_skill_level Major_Bartending 10 (Mixology)
- stats.set_skill_level Major_Charisma 10 (Charisma)
The Sims 4 is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.