Sims 4 unable to cook

@CrazzKat

Maybe you can try this:

Try resetting your files to factory settings.

• Make a backup; copy your The Sims 4-folder from C:\Users\Username\Documents\Electronic Arts to an external drive or somewhere else on your computer, for example your desktop.
• Rename the The Sims 4-folder in C:\Users\Username\Documents\Electronic Arts to The Sims 4_backup
• Start the game, make a new save, and see if the error is gone. 
  (The game will have created a new The Sims 4-folder in your documents, this is supposed to happen)
  
  
  • If yes, continue
  • If no, post a reply telling us the error is still there
• Start putting folders back in the new The Sims 4-folder. Observe! After every file/folder, start the game and make sure it still works, before putting in the next one.
  • Options.ini - your game settings
  • Saves - your old saves. The sub-folders are not needed. If putting these back causes problem, try putting one back at a time.
  • Screenshots
  • Custom music - if you have any
  • Tray - your library objects; like lots, rooms and sims
  • Mods - your mods and cc, might cause problems when putting back

If putting back one of the folders was problematic and you did not work it out, please post a reply and we'll see if we can find what your problem is!

Source: https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/the-sims/the-sims-4/backing-up-and-resetting-the-sims-4/

Good Luck! 🙂

@CMeki

So I followed your instructions and it looks like it's only my current save that is messing everything up. I'm not really sure what to do from here but just in case I saved my household and house. Do you know if there's any other solutions?

@CrazzKat

If it happened recentrly you can roll back the game to an earlier save, see if it still occurs, but this will not work if you saved too many times since then

https://help.ea.com/en-gb/help/the-sims/the-sims-4/how-to-restore-a-previous-saved-game-in-the-sims-4/

Other things: if you start a new family on the same save, is it the same? Maybe try moving your family to another house, sometimes that fixes problems :O

Otherwise, worst case, put the house and household in another save, cnd use cheats to get career and relationships with townies back to what they were :/