Too many Fridges

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

I also have this problem now. It didn't happen beforeand I am sure of this. You used to be able to play with 7 fridges if you wanted. EA please fix it.

No. I don't know how I ended up in this thread. When I first posted I don't think anyone else had  mentioned the fridge limit to my knowledge.

Not sure when this bug started happening, but when you have three or more fridges/mini fridges on a lot, the option to Cook is greyed out on stoves and ovens, and there will be an error saying "This lot has too many fridges for Sims to cook on this stove. Having 2 or fewer fridges on the lot will allow them to cook on stoves and ovens again." 

I'm not sure if this is a bug or a recent new feature, but in the past I never had any issues with having more than two fridges on the lot. Like sometimes I built trailer parks or multi apartments on a single lot... this is going to ruin that kind of gameplay. 🙃

Tried with tabletop stoves and regular stoves and also with mini fridges, which apparently count the same as regular fridges. 

I have all the packs, game is on the latest version (1.118.242.1030 DX11), and this is in a fresh new save where I have never used mods or CC. I'm on a desktop, Windows 11 Pro. 

I don't use mods anymore. this is with the new update and a new save. no mods ever used in this one.

I thought I was going insane! So we can't have a minifridge in the movie room, the office or in the toddler's room? I should be able to have one in the bathroom next to my toilet if I want... 

DynamicBookworm​ I don't think that part is a bug. Only concerned about OP that said they only had one fridge.

Did you use search and end up in this thread ?

I had at least seven fridges on the lot including two mini fridges, and I had to edit my build. I thought I made sure not to post in the Bug Report section of the forums. I'm sorry if I did not. I was annoyed that there is now a limit to the number of fridges allowed on a Residential Lot. I'm currently playing on the Hound's Head lot in Brindleton Bay that is 64 x 64.

laralouise92​ Please remove all mods/cc in your game and test without.

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