Getting a pop-up that says "This lot has too many fridges for Sims to cook on this stove. Having 2 or fewer fridges on this lot will allow them to cook on stoves and ovens again!" But if cooking via pressing the fridges available, cooking is allowed.
This has never been a problem in playthroughs before the newest patch update (September 2025).
Playing on Windows/PC
With CC
laralouise92 Please remove all mods/cc in your game and test without.
this may not be much help but i'm running into the same issue. i don't use mods/cc at all so that's not the cause. clicking on the fridge to cook does seem to work fine (for now), tho idk why this feature was added
just lemme cook with my ten fridges jeez
This is happening to me too and I only have one fridge on the lot! I do have retail displays to sell food items.
I am having the same issue with my cooking competition getaway using the new Adventure Awaits pack, Sims can bake but can't cook if there are more than 2 refrigerators.
This has never been an issue in the past as I have made numerous cooking schools with Business & Hobbies and each cooking area had it's own fridge.
Same message appears in a new save with no mods/noCC/scripts off and using all base game appliances.
I’m a console player, no mods or cc and I have the same issue. Apparently it’s a well known bug that if more than 2 fridges are or any lot, it’ll default to not allowing anyone to cook
I also got this error after having played some of the latest event (Forever Friends) before starting the event I had no issues
Me too, no mods or CC. There goes my lot I built as 4 separate fake apts on 1 lot (4 kitchenslfridges). Cooking worked fine before recent update. Not anymore. Why do updates always break something?
I'm having the same issue, no mods are being used and what I am trying to do is have the couple cook together, but it is not letting me. They are able to cook individually from the fridge tho.
Playing Sims 4 on PS4 no mods and yes after the last update I had the issue can't cook on stoves with more than 2 fridges on lot. I have built a mansion I have max basements and 2 floors above ground I had kitchens on several levels and now I can't cook. I keep them decorated with things for what the kitchen is meant for and each kitchen has 2 fridge 2 stoves. I have a kitchen for energized food, flirty food, playful food and of course basic inspired cooking.... not amused they limited fridge count.
