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About Cooking Simulator
Cooking Simulator drops you into a fully equipped professional kitchen where every tool, ingredient, and action follows realistic physics. You can heat, cool, slice, spill, and break items, making each movement feel tangible and responsive.
The game offers two distinct play styles: Career Mode, which guides you through reputation building and recipe unlocking, and Sandbox Mode, which removes objectives for unrestricted experimentation with all kitchen assets.
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Career Mode
In Career Mode you begin with a modest kitchen and work to raise your restaurant’s fame. Progress is measured by learning techniques, unlocking more than 80 recipes, and improving timing, speed, and consistency.
As you advance you can select perks and skills that match your cooking style, allowing you to tailor performance while the same physics‑driven kitchen remains the core environment.
- Focus on timing and temperature to increase recipe scores.
- Choose perks that complement the speed you prefer.
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Sandbox Mode
Sandbox Mode removes objectives, granting immediate access to every tool, recipe, and ingredient. You can experiment freely, stack cutting boards, throw knives, or cause other chaotic events without pressure.
The mode serves as a playground for the physics engine, encouraging you to test limits such as extreme heat, liquid spills, or rapid chopping to see how the system reacts.
- Combine high heat with liquids to observe dramatic reactions.
- Experiment with stacking objects to understand collision behavior.
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Kitchen Tools & Ingredients
The kitchen includes ovens, grills, gas burners, pots, pans, knives, blenders, mixers, and more. Over 140 ingredients—meats, fish, vegetables, fruits, dairy, oils, liquids, herbs, and spices—are available for use.
All items react in real time: heating, cooling, slicing, spilling, and breaking follow realistic physics, letting you replicate or subvert real‑world cooking techniques.
- Try different herbs to notice subtle flavor changes.
- Observe how liquids behave when poured from various heights.
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Physics‑Driven Cooking
Every action—pouring soup, flipping steaks, cutting vegetables, or knocking items off counters—is simulated with real‑time physics. Temperature, timing, and precision directly affect each dish’s outcome.
The system rewards careful execution while humorously punishing chaotic mishaps, ensuring both perfect dishes and disasters feel authentic.
- Maintain steady hand movements for cleaner cuts.
- Watch temperature gauges to avoid accidental burns.
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Perks & Skills
Players can select perks and skills that boost speed, stability, or control, allowing customization of the cooking experience to match personal preferences.
These upgrades integrate with career progression, helping you specialize as a fast‑paced chef or a meticulous artisan while using the same physics‑driven kitchen.
- Pick stability perks if you enjoy high‑risk kitchen stunts.
- Speed perks are useful for time‑critical recipes.
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