Natural cook is a mental trait from The Sims 3.

Natural cooks are able to kick any dish up a notch, making their food the most delicious to eat. They learn to cook more quickly than others, and never burn down the kitchen in the process!

Attributes

• Sims with this trait learn the cooking skill faster than other Sims.
• Natural cooks will create higher quality food more often than other Sims.
• Natural cooks will never burn food or cause a fire when cooking.
• Natural cooks prefer to watch the cooking channel (Cookin' Cable) on the television.

Unlocked interactions

• Natural cooks can "Talk About Cooking".
• Natural cooks can "Trade Kitchen secrets" with other Sims who have points in the cooking skill and learn a new recipe.
• Eating food on other lots may allow this Sim to learn the recipe for that food (a certain skill level is still required to learn the recipe).
• The "Kick it up a Notch" interaction is available to improve the quality of a prepared dish by one stage.

Player Notes

• NPCs with this trait are attracted to the following lot assignments: Bistro and Bakery lot.^{[citation needed]}
• Natural cooks strongly benefit from undertaking a Fine Arts major while studying at college.^[TS3:UL]
• Natural cooks are less likely to burn marshmallows at a fire pit.
• Natural cooks who also have the Daredevil trait are less likely to burn themselves while playing with fire at a fireplace or a fire pit.
• Sims with this trait may sometimes put on weight, regardless of how much they eat. If this occurs, a message will appear saying that the Sim has a healthy appetite and has put on some extra pounds to show for it. This is an understatement, however, as this oddity will cause the target Sim to reach the maximum weight level. The Sim will also gain a neutral memory of getting fat.
• Other Sims can "Compliment Cooking" towards Natural cooks.

Associated skills

• Cooking

Possible lifetime wishes

• Celebrated Five-Star Chef
• The Culinary Librarian
• The Perfect Garden
• Bottomless Nectar Cellar^[TS3:WA]

Pre-made natural cooks

• Aimee Williams
• Anabelle Oinkslopes
• Cevin Faron
• Christopher Steel
• Cornelius Nelson
• Emma Hatch
• Heathcliff Baker
• Jared Frio
• Jiannan Lu
• Narcissa Vatos
• Tori Kimura