The fridge fitting issue has caused me to accidentally leave spoiled food hidden between the fridge and the wall and go crazy trying to figure out why my Sim is smelling something weird.
Things that aren't in the vid but I want to add: 1. There's an infant onesie 2. Kids CAN help sell, they just can't use the appliances 3. The cookbook is functional!!!!
@@kaylalovescake you can click on the cookbook and it opens the same cooking menu as the oven You still cook on the oven like normal, but you can access the recipes through the cookbook, just a neat detail
The tattoo especially is so real. I'm a chef, and I cannot tell you how common it is for culinary students to get a chef knife tattooed on their forearms. Same with baking students, they always always get a whisk. You don't even need to see a diploma. If Someone has one of those tattoos - yep, they went to cooking school. It's the most obvious and common tell.
I wish they would let us make our own premade outfits for CAS or let us favorite certain items because CAS has so much stuff these days it feels a little overwhelming sometimes
That’s a good idea, kinda like outfit load outs hopefully they implement that at some point but also in the meantime the columns mod helps with cas feeling overwhelming
I love how in my country Mac and cheese in TS2 was translated as "hamburger with cheese" because the translators thought "Mac" stood for McDonald's Big Mac and seeing how the dish was always coming as a bowl of something instead of a burger is such a fun childhood memory.
oh my god that's so funny, did you believe it was a bowl of cheeseburgers or did you think it was something else when you saw it in game? i can't imagine if i saw a bowl of likely cheesy mush going of TS2 graphics but the game swore to you it was cheeseburgers lmaoo
This thing with translations happen to these days. For example, I`m a Russian player and I can`t get over the fact they didn`t translate BLT to anything, just leaving it by initials transformed to сyrillic (I could only realise it`s a sandwich after cooking it and seeing in-game), BUT THEY TRANSLATED SHICKEN NUGGETS. To "roasted chicken beats". And its name bar in сyrillic gets ridiculously long. Any kid in Russia knows what nuggets are like wtf
@@mooboo4311 most of the times when food preparation is unfinished, there is either a bowl or a cutting board with ingredients left and you need to click "continue preparation" for the Sim to finish it. But they were already eating what's in the bowl, so I thought it was a glitch in the game and they were starting to eat a burger in a "half-prepared" state. So I actually was making them prepare Mac and cheese over and over again hoping it will finally work properly and I will see a burger, which never happened and I just believed it's a permanent glitch 😃
In German, grilled cheese is translated to Grillkäse, which is technically the literal translation, but a Grillkäse in Germany is just pure cheese you put on a grill (think along the lines of halloumi or sometimes more similar to soft French cheeses like camembert). So, not knowing what an American grilled cheese was, I was so confused why the sims put it on bread.
I really like this pack and am SO thankful to see that they are back but still feel weird about them making a "European" stuff pack yet still having an American fridge and GRANITE countertop !!! It really was a missed opportunity because I feel like wood is much more popular right now and you rarely see granite in Europe (at least in France). They nailed the tiles though.
Why do you consider it an American fridge as opposed to an European one? (Just wondering) Totally agree that wood or regular stone for the countertops would’ve been much nicer and more European like to me at least… But at least we have a Swedish (basically Scandinavian) waffle maker, which I’m really happy about
@TheNikkerojoe I would say, most European fridges are kinda slim and have one Big door for the refrigerator and one smaller door for the freezer. It’s very uncommon to have a wide fridge with double doors. I hope I explained that well (I’m from Germany) ☺️
whenever they do stuff that isn’t “American” inspired it’s always filled in with bits of American culture. I think it’s just them coming short on research, or small oversights. It definitely would’ve been nice to have wood counters
@@TheNikkerojoean 'American' fridge is HUGE. If people here in Europe have one, EVERYONE will comment on it and call it a Big American Fridge. Our fridges are alot smaller and slimmer, and sometimes build into the cabinets.
KITCHEN MAGNETS in combination to the cities from letters from pen pals. I don’t know if it’s that much of a thing in the states but here in Germany, since we are surrounded by a lot of countries with interesting cities and history, many collect magnets from the places they went to. In my home we have a small collection too. I feel like generally the ability to add things like letters or pictures to fridges is missing
I hope we get other small appliances in the future like toasters, blenders etc... also I wish they gave us a new microwave that actually fits this nice contemporary style!
An over-the-stove microwave would be amazing! I like recreating my actual home but can never get the microwave in the right spot since they don't have an over-the-stove option in the game
I love the sims developers but I am excited for the CC creators to make a pink swatch for the appliances, imagine the famous pink kitchen aid inspired mixer on your sim’s house!!! I can’t afford it IRL but my sim definitely can
Also, a closed corner upper cabinet. The shelving unit piece is super cute and nicely made/designed. But I agree with Simsie in that I want a closed corner piece too. Lol
@@piciponda ooohh yesss! i totally forgot about that one, it is more iconic to the general public but as a pink girly all i can think of is pink 😂 but imagine a shiny ferrari red appliances especially the pizza oven??!!
This might be the only pack that I ever buy full price and not wait for a sale. It actually seems worth the 9,99€ and it feels perfect for the sims in my currently most played save. Also I love the Build-Buy! I have been considering buying Dine Out on sale for a while and using mods to fix it but this actually seems wayyy more like what I want my Sims to do. Thanks for the review. Your enthusiasm makes this such a fun watch.
I think dine out is only worth with Carl mod. You can work as the chef, waitress or the host and cook for delivery. It improve the gameplay if you are playing as the owner of the restaurant or just visiting. The mod literally save this pack. It have some nice CAS and decorations in BB too.
I never really have issues with dine out. Are people saying its broken because it takes like 4/5 sim hours to get through a meal? Taking a shower and shitting takes like 2. Sims doesn't have the best grasp oj time
@@jlpkbrb1086 Because of that too. The other complain is that sometimes the chef doesnt cook, client reset out of the table, the employees doesnt come to work. The mod fix all of that and make waiter faster to clean and other good improvements in the gameplay.
@@Nillu89 wait what?! You’re our neighbor! How would you not know. They sell it in Sweden too. 😅 search up tine brunost, if you find a store that has that. Try it on a waffle. Or on a slice of bread with strawberry jam and brunost 😍
It's funny, the fridge thing never bugged me because thats how all my fridges have neen in real life 😅 Back gap for plugs, counter gap for things to fall into
Same; ours has a small gap on the sides and a gap on top just big enough to fit my wok but when the ice maker water line came undone it made it easier to fix that. The top of the fridge is a nice extra storage place for big appliances you use a lot like air fryers, stove top woks, electric frying pans, waffle makers.
all fridges do, i think. i think it’s a heat thing, the coils would burn your house down if they were flat against the wall. sometimes it’s weird the things the sims decides need realism. like yeah there are counter and fridge gaps in real life… but that ginormous cupcake machine was never realistic 😭😭
I hope they made more Scandinavian recipes and not only waffles. I have a lot of food I would love to be able to make in the sims or have others learn about.
@@aasenfan omg yes! But also just like... food in general. I am Swedish, so I know mostly Swedish dishes. But the food I have tried from other Scandinavian countries has also been really good. I just want fläsk med potatis och löksås. Kebabpizza (I know, I know, it's not REALLY Swedish/Scandinavian, it's a mix between different cultures, but IMO, that makes for an even bette reason to add it). Raggmunk is also amazing. And kålpudding. Kåldolmar 😋. JORDGUBBSTÅRTA! Sill, Janssons frestelse, revbensspjäll. Julbord is just amazing. Smörgåstårta! And midsommarmat!
Having Nordic food in the sims finally makes me really, really happy. I feel like I can finally make sims that reflect my own culture and how I grew up (aka eating smørrebrød...but make it waffles?) idk, the inclusion of gravlax and our lovely heart-shaped waffles we have just made me so, so, so happy. The small details count.
One of my biggest pet peeves is the fridges having huge gaps on both sides. I alt place stuff but then the cupboards don’t line up with the top ones and it’s annoying. So I’m VERY excited about the new fridge
Nope. I was *sooooo* disappointed to find out about that. It's literally the perfect size for it and it just doesn't work in the end counter. MAYBE it would work to use MOO but I haven't tried it.
These kitchen tiles are my literal bathroom tiles LOL I've been missing these in the game for a while now, the jungle adventure tiles are pretty but don't go with anything.
Nobody seems to know that the pizzamaker is suppose to be outside? In europe we use a pizzostone for in the oven making and the pizzamaker, which works on wood or coals is going outside next to the bbq in a household 🤣
The commercial had it outside and even in the States, pizza ovens are most commonly found outside where the grill is. This is the Sims though, so it goes in their inventory
Fridges aren’t supposed to go right up against the wall because that’s where the very hot refrigeration coils are and putting it against the wall would burn your house down
It honestly depends on the fridge and in what country. In a lot of countries, like Europe (which the creators of this pack is from), it's common to have fully fitting fridges. Again, it just depends on how the fridge is made. But in game, it is necessary because when you drag food into the fridge sometimes the plates get stuck in between the fridge and the wall, causing the food to spoil and not being able to see it unless you move the fridge
The condenser coils are not always on the back. It was very very very common for them to be mostly on the back in the US for a long time, so many people assume this is still true, but there are also fridges with condenser coils on the bottom…and some even have them on the top. If your fridge’s condenser coils are not on the back then it absolutely can go flush against the wall.
I’m actually pretty excited about the new stall. I use the yard sale tables a lot, but the fact that food spoils isn’t ideal for food stalls. I am going to use this much.
So for me, yes this pack will be worth it. I love build buy stuff and that entire kitchen set is nice. But I'm 100% gonna mix this with the Cool Kitchen stuff.
Allemansrätten❤ 🇸🇪🇸🇪 As a Swede and a long time simmer I feel so proud👏🏻 I love details like that in the food-descriptions and for not trying to translate allemansrätten.❤ I think the European team did an amazing job with this and I can't wait to buy it when it comes out.😍
I would really love if sims gurus would do like maybe every month or every few months they could introduce new food from all cultures/countries. I know it would be ALOT but it would educate people so much about other countries and their food. There are sooo many countries that people never heard of or don't know where it is (I'm from one of these countries where people ALWAYS ask where my country is). They could do surveys asking for what dishes people would like to see in game from (specific country). People would be so much helpful, wouldn't need to google what dishes where are, just what these dishes are.
For those who didn't know, Lazlo Curious (the sim mentioned in the curious pizza description) is a sim from the Sims 2 base game! He's a knowledge aspiration sim, he lives with his 2 brothers and has a sister as well as 2 HALF sisters who were born after his dad was ubducted by aliens. His sister then married and had 2 kids with the SAME ALIEN who abducted his dad AND one of his brothers is also pregnant after being abducted by aliens. So that's why the pizza in this pack is an alien one!
This pack is European style right? Stainless steel appliances are more for commercial settings here, people tend to prefer white (cheaper options usually), black or anthracite or coloured appliances
I thought this would be the perfect chance to make Kitchen Counters have their own mini inventory, that you can store the appliances in, like how the fridge can only store food, rather then in the sims inventories. I feel like it make the kitchens just feel a bit more realistic
They wanted this kitchen set to be inspired by European kitchens (although every country in Europe has a different culture and different kinds of building houses/flats). So in order to do so, they had to make the fridges built-in, since this is a very common thing in Europe. Also, I thought this game comes out tomorrow, so did you get early access or did I mix something up? Because although it's almost 9 pm here, it's still the 27th 😅 Oh, and the thing with the dish washer is a proof for things being different all around the continent of Europe. Because in middle Europe (at least where I'm from) most dish washers fill in one counter. They're not all that small. It makes sense, though, since Ikea makes this kind of dish washer and the European team is from Scandinavia (Norway, Finnland and (you guessed it) Sweden (where Ikea is from))
in finland (which is nordic not scandinavian, sorry that's a pet peeve) we have both kinds of dishwashers, our current dishwasher is the slimmer version because our last apartment could only fit that and not a full sized one. i'd say the full sized dishwashers are more common than the slim ones tho, at least in my experience
They are aware that it doesn't cover all of Europe or that Europe is even some huge homogeneous continent where everything looks the same. Its mostly Europeans on here complaining that it doesn't "look like" where they are from. Even though it was announced that the inspiration was taken from NORWAY. Christ
@@sirius1770 Yeah, I've never seen a slim one ever and I've lived in Finland since I was 5 or 6. My friend considered it for her kitchen nook that was extremely small but even that would have been a tight fit.
I was really hoping they would go full ‘built-in’ appliances for this kitchen. It’s almost there, but not quite. Where I live (the Netherlands) it’s pretty much the only type of kitchen we have. This kitchen is really nice, but I’m still hoping there will be some more modern stuff. Like having a built-in oven and/ or microwave that’s situated on eye height. And built-in fridges and dishwashers that match the kitchen. Maybe have modular cabinets and shelves similar to Dream Home Decorator. Maybe it’s just wishful thinking
This feels like an amazing pack where they could have added the lemonade stand for kids. I really miss the lemonade stand from the sims 2 so I hope they will try to add it in again
As soon as I saw the pack, I got it without hesitation lol. I love it. There are a few bugs though. 1) The sims stop tending the table whether free will is on or off, so its good to keep an eye on that. 2) If you have the appliances on the table, other sims will use them. If you only want to sell quality stuff, I suggest use them for yourself then put them in your inventory. Or you can let the other sims pay for making it then sell the normal quality food and get the profits🤣 Extra tip: I find that when the sim is tending the table, you can do some socialising, and flattering, complimenting and brightening days work really well to get sims to buy stuff. Basic socialising can help as well I think 😄
My only small compliment is theres no way to prep food without a stand mixer, theres no hand mixer or whisks and so foods that require preped ingredients can't really be made off the grid or in a small kitchen without space for appliances
I love the waffle maker we are getting. I have this joke going that Eliza is like always mad at Bob in pics and I have always said "calm down lady he just wanted waffles!." So now I seriously need to go in game tomorrow and make sure he finally gets his waffles.
Bob deserves his waffles😂. I don’t know why but Eliza seems like one of those people that are just exhausting so I can imagine Bob (who seems so chill) just wanting to eat his damn waffles in peace
I do like this pack SO MUCH!! I didn’t knew I needed this but I do want to buy this pack at least when it comes on sale! This is so nice add for my game just like tiny living was!! And as a person who lives in europe this pack is so for me!!!! I mean i have almost exactly the same dish washer!!!
I'm very excited about the Sims 2 reference in the alien pizza. And I just recently remembered that there was a food processor in the base game of TS1 and/or TS2, so I am very excited about the stand mixer.
11:09 soemthing they could do to combat this is that certain hairs with accessories that change colors you can have the clothes drop down menu for accessories color and the basic top hair color menu. Easy fix imo
I’m just wanting a expansion pack that’s all about music. Adding a drum kit, bass guitar, some orchestra instruments. Careers could be rockstar or producer.
The small dishwasher is so weird to me, but I think that's just because I'm soooo used to seeing full sized dishwashers😂 it may take me awhile to get used to it or I may just never get used it, idk, it really just depends for me.
I am really grateful that the team took a chance on europe and made something typically Suropean. We saw inspiration in japan, wild west etc. One thing really missing for me is something slavic inspired (Czechia, Slovenia, maybe Balkan etc.) and of course i would love to see an “african” world.
One thing I will say. While I know it's not aesthetic for the fridge have a gap behind it, it IS realistic. Fridges need space for airflow, and the vents for intake and outtake are on the back. Which would explain the gaps in all of the previous models
I was thinking the same about the aprons in CAS, but then I remembered how much I love playing with restaurants so it will be fun using new aprons for my chefs! especially in rags to riches style restaurants when I’m just starting.
On my home lot I added a little fenced off section and a building that has the market stand and 2 tables and chairs. When you start a sale, especially with food, they enter into this little building, enjoy the ambiance and decorations and air conditioning, they purchase an item, and they SIT AND EAT IT AT THE TABLES!!! I just got a sim that wants to be a chef (he married into my family) and seeing him cook all these dishes and desserts and stand behind his little counter while the neighbours eat his food? SO GOOD. It's so freakin fun. And it's worked well for my former gardener sim selling their produce, or the jeweler sim selling their carved gems and jewelry, this little shop function is great. I know we had these tables before, but it never functioned as well for me before. And the added food theming makes it more fun than the yard sale which had to be outside (in my experience) and people got wet or hot.
as a scandinavian, this pack is making me equal parts giddy and (embarrassingly) teary-eyed ! "things from sweden" in video games, but ive never seen "our" waffles !!! like this is the stuff my grandpa helped me make !!!! this feels so personal and im so beyond happy that the waffles come with proper scandinavian styles!!! the fish, the mushrooms, the lingon!!! its all just so freaking exciting!! this will most likely be my most used pack!!! (btw ive been trying to find a scandinavian cc build pack! like for the exterior! if anyone knows a good one - let me know!)
I’m so excited about this! My legacy family currently owns a bakery and this is just the cutest addition. I can take my sims out to sell like they’re at a farmers market!
The glass/windowed fridge is one that neatly fits under the cabinets and is one I've used for a build before is something I just want to quickly mention since it's a base game item (I like it for the rustic vibes lol) but this is so handy to see SDFSGS
15:56 I think the argument for these aprons make sense but it's also for the small bits of story telling. Like a kid working at their parents bakery, outfits for chefs, waiters/ waitresses, etc. Ofc we won't use it everyday for every outfit but the additional detail in story building can really help immerse yourself into the game/ story you create.
before clicking on this video i told myself i really don't need any more sims 4 packs but ugh why does the build mode look so stunning 😭it would perfectly fit into basically all of my builds i'm so mad hksdfhkjksdf
Just started watching the video and it's interesting how it looks like the Sims team tried to follow the footsteps of the maxis match cc creators! If you told me that this is a set from Max20 or LittleDica I would 100% believe you
This is a fantastic review of the pack! I love how you are really thorough in not just showing what is in the pack but giving tons of details of why it’s different from what has been released so far and what you could do with everything.
The one thing i liked more as a spanish is that one of the team members is actually from spain so i hope it will be some recipes from here to all simmers 🤞
The aesthetics stuff is always funny to me, as I first fell in love with the CAS items, then the build/buy. For real, the short curly hair with the bandana is too cute ♥
I also learned a lot from Sims 3, but more about traits and relationships (like, terms for things, not how to get married). I used to always pick the "Ambitious" trait, since it was on the very top and was a pretty shiny golden star.
I am ridiculously excited for this mostly for the prepping ingredients (and for the bb, of course). I have been really loving the simple living lot trait and making food more realistically, and prepping ingredients just adds the next level. 🎉
Can we bring the ice cream maker along and place it on the food stall? Also, the LED lights under the cabinets. Do they have a power consumption rating?
So, I was born, raised and I still live in Italy being 21. I've been wanting for the longest time to be able to cook my own pizza in the sims 4!! It's such a normal activity in my everyday life and I'm so happy now! Thanks Kayla for the review!🥰
So fun that swedish heart waffles and ligonberries are in the game. I sold these heart waffles as a teen during a break at a local sports teams cafe! Its a must buy for sure.
For the hairs that have accessories attached to them, they should make it like how you choose the various color swatches of makeup. So you choose your hair and the color, but then swatches will open up i.e (like when you select a lipstick) and then you can choose whatever accessory swatch you want with any color hair!
I have to be honest, the gameplay in this one doesn't interest me much. I'm not a huge fan of having a bunch of appliances for different recipes - same issue as with the cupcake machine before it was changed, even if these appliances are way WAY smaller However! The recipes look pretty fun! Chanterelle mushrooms - the ones mentioned in the mushroom waffle description - are some of my favorites, I used to go foraging for those with my late dad :D And the tiles.... the TILES! I love them! The build and buy stuff alone is enough to convince me to get this pack! It won't become part of my everyday gameplay, but I'll have a lot of fun doing the milestones for my Super Sim challenge, I'm sure
The fridge fitting issue has caused me to accidentally leave spoiled food hidden between the fridge and the wall and go crazy trying to figure out why my Sim is smelling something weird.
🤣🤣🤣
That literally happened in my home irl, something smelled bad for months and we couldnt figure what was it, exept for us it was under the fridge
Lol
I hate when that happens and it happens very very often.
Just like real life!
Things that aren't in the vid but I want to add:
1. There's an infant onesie
2. Kids CAN help sell, they just can't use the appliances
3. The cookbook is functional!!!!
FUNCTIONAL COOKBOOK!!!!
wait could you explain? what does the cookbook do?
@@kaylalovescake you can click on the cookbook and it opens the same cooking menu as the oven
You still cook on the oven like normal, but you can access the recipes through the cookbook, just a neat detail
@@kaylalovescakeit probably functions like a bookcase like some other book clutter does
@@niteblooms nope, it opens the cooking menu!
The tattoo especially is so real. I'm a chef, and I cannot tell you how common it is for culinary students to get a chef knife tattooed on their forearms. Same with baking students, they always always get a whisk. You don't even need to see a diploma. If Someone has one of those tattoos - yep, they went to cooking school. It's the most obvious and common tell.
Omg cooking tattoos are so fun recently I saw some people get cabbage prints and dried fish across their arms
I have a chef’s knife on my arm and get asked if im a chef ALL the time at work, to the point where it got quite annoying
i love finding that out thank you
@@Ruby-or2vmwell what do you work with?
you should write your profession over the tattoo with sharpie! 😂 /j
The baker I used to work with has her grandma’s rolling pin tattooed on her arm!
I wish they would let us make our own premade outfits for CAS or let us favorite certain items because CAS has so much stuff these days it feels a little overwhelming sometimes
Definitely use filters! I find it helps alot when looking for specific items.
that’s true!! it would be very handy
Exactly! I would really love if there was an option to save your premade outfits or make-up.
That’s a good idea, kinda like outfit load outs hopefully they implement that at some point but also in the meantime the columns mod helps with cas feeling overwhelming
Yes and delete ones we hate and never use 😂
I love how in my country Mac and cheese in TS2 was translated as "hamburger with cheese" because the translators thought "Mac" stood for McDonald's Big Mac and seeing how the dish was always coming as a bowl of something instead of a burger is such a fun childhood memory.
oh my god that's so funny, did you believe it was a bowl of cheeseburgers or did you think it was something else when you saw it in game? i can't imagine if i saw a bowl of likely cheesy mush going of TS2 graphics but the game swore to you it was cheeseburgers lmaoo
This thing with translations happen to these days. For example, I`m a Russian player and I can`t get over the fact they didn`t translate BLT to anything, just leaving it by initials transformed to сyrillic (I could only realise it`s a sandwich after cooking it and seeing in-game), BUT THEY TRANSLATED SHICKEN NUGGETS. To "roasted chicken beats". And its name bar in сyrillic gets ridiculously long. Any kid in Russia knows what nuggets are like wtf
@@mooboo4311 most of the times when food preparation is unfinished, there is either a bowl or a cutting board with ingredients left and you need to click "continue preparation" for the Sim to finish it. But they were already eating what's in the bowl, so I thought it was a glitch in the game and they were starting to eat a burger in a "half-prepared" state. So I actually was making them prepare Mac and cheese over and over again hoping it will finally work properly and I will see a burger, which never happened and I just believed it's a permanent glitch 😃
OMG, that's exactly! Are you from Poland too? :)
In German, grilled cheese is translated to Grillkäse, which is technically the literal translation, but a Grillkäse in Germany is just pure cheese you put on a grill (think along the lines of halloumi or sometimes more similar to soft French cheeses like camembert). So, not knowing what an American grilled cheese was, I was so confused why the sims put it on bread.
Why did i get so excited to see Dory in CAS, like she's a celebrity 😅
same!! 😂
She's just so adorable!
AND RICK ASTLEY???
@@gracesmiley3364lmaoooo I love how we value Dory and Rick Astley equally
I feel like now is the time to make a Waffles family to be enemies/rivals of the Pancakes.
I really like this pack and am SO thankful to see that they are back but still feel weird about them making a "European" stuff pack yet still having an American fridge and GRANITE countertop !!! It really was a missed opportunity because I feel like wood is much more popular right now and you rarely see granite in Europe (at least in France). They nailed the tiles though.
Why do you consider it an American fridge as opposed to an European one? (Just wondering) Totally agree that wood or regular stone for the countertops would’ve been much nicer and more European like to me at least…
But at least we have a Swedish (basically Scandinavian) waffle maker, which I’m really happy about
@TheNikkerojoe I would say, most European fridges are kinda slim and have one Big door for the refrigerator and one smaller door for the freezer. It’s very uncommon to have a wide fridge with double doors. I hope I explained that well (I’m from Germany) ☺️
whenever they do stuff that isn’t “American” inspired it’s always filled in with bits of American culture. I think it’s just them coming short on research, or small oversights. It definitely would’ve been nice to have wood counters
@@TheNikkerojoean 'American' fridge is HUGE. If people here in Europe have one, EVERYONE will comment on it and call it a Big American Fridge. Our fridges are alot smaller and slimmer, and sometimes build into the cabinets.
KITCHEN MAGNETS in combination to the cities from letters from pen pals. I don’t know if it’s that much of a thing in the states but here in Germany, since we are surrounded by a lot of countries with interesting cities and history, many collect magnets from the places they went to. In my home we have a small collection too.
I feel like generally the ability to add things like letters or pictures to fridges is missing
I hope we get other small appliances in the future like toasters, blenders etc... also I wish they gave us a new microwave that actually fits this nice contemporary style!
That's what I'm hoping they do in the future! 😅
@@tortillachips3911 If the new EP truly has a city/apartments theme as the rumors suggest, then hopefully we will get it soon.
An over-the-stove microwave would be amazing! I like recreating my actual home but can never get the microwave in the right spot since they don't have an over-the-stove option in the game
@@AshesFeu Yes that would be amazing!
Toaster, kettle, blender. All with opportunities to go wrong with low skill 😂
I love the sims developers but I am excited for the CC creators to make a pink swatch for the appliances, imagine the famous pink kitchen aid inspired mixer on your sim’s house!!! I can’t afford it IRL but my sim definitely can
Also, a closed corner upper cabinet. The shelving unit piece is super cute and nicely made/designed. But I agree with Simsie in that I want a closed corner piece too. Lol
since i turned 24, i cant stop wanting EVERYTHING in pink so i second this!!!
I think the Ferrari Red kitchen aid is more iconic ( and also the standard i believe - at least that was the colour i did not need to poy extra for)
@@piciponda ooohh yesss! i totally forgot about that one, it is more iconic to the general public but as a pink girly all i can think of is pink 😂 but imagine a shiny ferrari red appliances especially the pizza oven??!!
i just got the blush pink kitchen aid for christmas and i love it so much i want my sims to have it 😭
This might be the only pack that I ever buy full price and not wait for a sale. It actually seems worth the 9,99€ and it feels perfect for the sims in my currently most played save. Also I love the Build-Buy! I have been considering buying Dine Out on sale for a while and using mods to fix it but this actually seems wayyy more like what I want my Sims to do. Thanks for the review. Your enthusiasm makes this such a fun watch.
I think dine out is only worth with Carl mod. You can work as the chef, waitress or the host and cook for delivery. It improve the gameplay if you are playing as the owner of the restaurant or just visiting. The mod literally save this pack. It have some nice CAS and decorations in BB too.
I never really have issues with dine out. Are people saying its broken because it takes like 4/5 sim hours to get through a meal? Taking a shower and shitting takes like 2. Sims doesn't have the best grasp oj time
@@jlpkbrb1086 Because of that too. The other complain is that sometimes the chef doesnt cook, client reset out of the table, the employees doesnt come to work. The mod fix all of that and make waiter faster to clean and other good improvements in the gameplay.
I know this is late lol, I also bought this pack WITHOUT waiting for sales, best stuff pack ever
Cured fish on waffles? 😮 As a Finn, I can only surmise it was the Swedish contingent of the Sims team that came up with this abomination.
As a Swede, how dare you. XD
Yeaaah, i miss that they didn't give us brunost (brown cheese) with strawberry jam and sour cream :C But fish?! xD
@@marita2gBrunost?! I'm a Finn, and so incredibly lost rn
@@Nillu89 Brunost on waffles is a Norwegian thing! They shoud've definitely added it though
@@Nillu89 wait what?! You’re our neighbor! How would you not know. They sell it in Sweden too. 😅 search up tine brunost, if you find a store that has that. Try it on a waffle. Or on a slice of bread with strawberry jam and brunost 😍
It's funny, the fridge thing never bugged me because thats how all my fridges have neen in real life 😅 Back gap for plugs, counter gap for things to fall into
Same; ours has a small gap on the sides and a gap on top just big enough to fit my wok but when the ice maker water line came undone it made it easier to fix that. The top of the fridge is a nice extra storage place for big appliances you use a lot like air fryers, stove top woks, electric frying pans, waffle makers.
all fridges do, i think. i think it’s a heat thing, the coils would burn your house down if they were flat against the wall. sometimes it’s weird the things the sims decides need realism. like yeah there are counter and fridge gaps in real life… but that ginormous cupcake machine was never realistic 😭😭
The lemon jumpsuit immediately made me think of Harper from wizard of waverly place 😮
I hope they made more Scandinavian recipes and not only waffles. I have a lot of food I would love to be able to make in the sims or have others learn about.
100% personally i would do unspeakable things for scandinavian christmas foods in the game
@@aasenfan omg yes! But also just like... food in general. I am Swedish, so I know mostly Swedish dishes. But the food I have tried from other Scandinavian countries has also been really good.
I just want fläsk med potatis och löksås. Kebabpizza (I know, I know, it's not REALLY Swedish/Scandinavian, it's a mix between different cultures, but IMO, that makes for an even bette reason to add it).
Raggmunk is also amazing. And kålpudding. Kåldolmar 😋. JORDGUBBSTÅRTA!
Sill, Janssons frestelse, revbensspjäll. Julbord is just amazing.
Smörgåstårta! And midsommarmat!
@@SammyLammy1Dreading this as another swede makes me sooo happy lol. Får man fråga ungefär vart i landet du bor? Själv bor jag i Västergötland.
@@SammyLammy1D Det finns redan kebabpizza
@@fridafisen tja, för tillfället bor jag i Tyskland. Är ursprungligen från Halland men ska flytta till Småland i januari :)
I'm so excited to get this pack! I absolutely loved the paranormal pack and 100% agree about needing more kitchen stuff
I loved Paranormal pack too...and then the career stopped working...
I don't care about the gameplay but the items are beautiful in paranormal
@@KlaunieneThey really are, i use them a lot.
The cookbook clutter is interactive. You can choose what to cook from it …
ok.
I was gonna say the same, I love that they made it interactive!
Having Nordic food in the sims finally makes me really, really happy. I feel like I can finally make sims that reflect my own culture and how I grew up (aka eating smørrebrød...but make it waffles?) idk, the inclusion of gravlax and our lovely heart-shaped waffles we have just made me so, so, so happy. The small details count.
Why am I so excited about a new spice rack?! 🤣🤣🤣 Edit to add: And a new knife block?! I'm sold!!
One of my biggest pet peeves is the fridges having huge gaps on both sides. I alt place stuff but then the cupboards don’t line up with the top ones and it’s annoying. So I’m VERY excited about the new fridge
does the compact dishwasher fit in the end counter piece ? that would be so great for tiny home and makes so much sense
i would guess not :(
I thought the same...
Nope. I was *sooooo* disappointed to find out about that. It's literally the perfect size for it and it just doesn't work in the end counter. MAYBE it would work to use MOO but I haven't tried it.
As someone who LOVES using the teal hair swatch, I'm glad the headband design is lemons, since I love lemons, so it's not a big sacrifice for me 😂
These kitchen tiles are my literal bathroom tiles LOL I've been missing these in the game for a while now, the jungle adventure tiles are pretty but don't go with anything.
I actually love watching reviews because I’m way too indecisive when it comes to sims packs
same!! but i also love how honest she is when doing her pack reviews:)
I just buy them all lol
@@jlpkbrb1086 i mean same lol but i appreciate the effort for some who can afford to do that
Nobody seems to know that the pizzamaker is suppose to be outside? In europe we use a pizzostone for in the oven making and the pizzamaker, which works on wood or coals is going outside next to the bbq in a household 🤣
Yeaaah xD I will always put the pizza maker outside when I get this pack xD
The commercial had it outside and even in the States, pizza ovens are most commonly found outside where the grill is. This is the Sims though, so it goes in their inventory
Thisss. I will eventually buy this pack, but I'm counting on modders to make an outside pizza oven and a KitchenAid-dupe mixer by then.
Fridges aren’t supposed to go right up against the wall because that’s where the very hot refrigeration coils are and putting it against the wall would burn your house down
It honestly depends on the fridge and in what country. In a lot of countries, like Europe (which the creators of this pack is from), it's common to have fully fitting fridges. Again, it just depends on how the fridge is made. But in game, it is necessary because when you drag food into the fridge sometimes the plates get stuck in between the fridge and the wall, causing the food to spoil and not being able to see it unless you move the fridge
I'm in Germany and every fridge I've ever had goes right up to the wall. There are also no hot coils on the back.
okay but it doesn't matter really, since this is the sims and we can pretend. if it's better for gameplay, and doesn't break any immersion...
Are you really thinking the Sims team added that for realism? Lmao
The condenser coils are not always on the back. It was very very very common for them to be mostly on the back in the US for a long time, so many people assume this is still true, but there are also fridges with condenser coils on the bottom…and some even have them on the top. If your fridge’s condenser coils are not on the back then it absolutely can go flush against the wall.
I’m actually pretty excited about the new stall. I use the yard sale tables a lot, but the fact that food spoils isn’t ideal for food stalls. I am going to use this much.
So for me, yes this pack will be worth it. I love build buy stuff and that entire kitchen set is nice. But I'm 100% gonna mix this with the Cool Kitchen stuff.
Allemansrätten❤ 🇸🇪🇸🇪 As a Swede and a long time simmer I feel so proud👏🏻 I love details like that in the food-descriptions and for not trying to translate allemansrätten.❤ I think the European team did an amazing job with this and I can't wait to buy it when it comes out.😍
The cooking and walking away feature - is so cool and much needed. “Set it and forget it!”
Finally the sims team isn't afraid of pale green anymore! Although ig it _is_ a different team lol
pale green justice!!!🎉
I would really love if sims gurus would do like maybe every month or every few months they could introduce new food from all cultures/countries. I know it would be ALOT but it would educate people so much about other countries and their food. There are sooo many countries that people never heard of or don't know where it is (I'm from one of these countries where people ALWAYS ask where my country is). They could do surveys asking for what dishes people would like to see in game from (specific country). People would be so much helpful, wouldn't need to google what dishes where are, just what these dishes are.
Simsie being so excited about the descriptions of the recipes warms my heart so much love you kayla!!!❤❤❤
For those who didn't know, Lazlo Curious (the sim mentioned in the curious pizza description) is a sim from the Sims 2 base game! He's a knowledge aspiration sim, he lives with his 2 brothers and has a sister as well as 2 HALF sisters who were born after his dad was ubducted by aliens. His sister then married and had 2 kids with the SAME ALIEN who abducted his dad AND one of his brothers is also pregnant after being abducted by aliens. So that's why the pizza in this pack is an alien one!
Sims team! Listen to Simsie about the overlay for the headband and bandana!! So many cute hairs with accessories but we cant match them!!
This pack is European style right? Stainless steel appliances are more for commercial settings here, people tend to prefer white (cheaper options usually), black or anthracite or coloured appliances
I thought this would be the perfect chance to make Kitchen Counters have their own mini inventory, that you can store the appliances in, like how the fridge can only store food, rather then in the sims inventories. I feel like it make the kitchens just feel a bit more realistic
i love that she acknowledges that $10 can be a lot especially when most of us probably got sims 4 before it was free
The strawberry apron for kids ❤ My daughter has one that looks exactly the same in real life and I just melted into an emotional puddle when I saw it.
NO WAY SIMSIE GOT IT EARLY
They wanted this kitchen set to be inspired by European kitchens (although every country in Europe has a different culture and different kinds of building houses/flats). So in order to do so, they had to make the fridges built-in, since this is a very common thing in Europe. Also, I thought this game comes out tomorrow, so did you get early access or did I mix something up? Because although it's almost 9 pm here, it's still the 27th 😅
Oh, and the thing with the dish washer is a proof for things being different all around the continent of Europe. Because in middle Europe (at least where I'm from) most dish washers fill in one counter. They're not all that small. It makes sense, though, since Ikea makes this kind of dish washer and the European team is from Scandinavia (Norway, Finnland and (you guessed it) Sweden (where Ikea is from))
Also from spain! And maybe other places?
in finland (which is nordic not scandinavian, sorry that's a pet peeve) we have both kinds of dishwashers, our current dishwasher is the slimmer version because our last apartment could only fit that and not a full sized one. i'd say the full sized dishwashers are more common than the slim ones tho, at least in my experience
Y’all don’t listen 😂. She’s part of the creater network so they get early access.
They are aware that it doesn't cover all of Europe or that Europe is even some huge homogeneous continent where everything looks the same.
Its mostly Europeans on here complaining that it doesn't "look like" where they are from. Even though it was announced that the inspiration was taken from NORWAY. Christ
@@sirius1770 Yeah, I've never seen a slim one ever and I've lived in Finland since I was 5 or 6. My friend considered it for her kitchen nook that was extremely small but even that would have been a tight fit.
I was really hoping they would go full ‘built-in’ appliances for this kitchen. It’s almost there, but not quite. Where I live (the Netherlands) it’s pretty much the only type of kitchen we have. This kitchen is really nice, but I’m still hoping there will be some more modern stuff. Like having a built-in oven and/ or microwave that’s situated on eye height. And built-in fridges and dishwashers that match the kitchen. Maybe have modular cabinets and shelves similar to Dream Home Decorator. Maybe it’s just wishful thinking
Yessssssss
This feels like an amazing pack where they could have added the lemonade stand for kids. I really miss the lemonade stand from the sims 2 so I hope they will try to add it in again
As soon as I saw the pack, I got it without hesitation lol. I love it. There are a few bugs though.
1) The sims stop tending the table whether free will is on or off, so its good to keep an eye on that.
2) If you have the appliances on the table, other sims will use them. If you only want to sell quality stuff, I suggest use them for yourself then put them in your inventory. Or you can let the other sims pay for making it then sell the normal quality food and get the profits🤣
Extra tip: I find that when the sim is tending the table, you can do some socialising, and flattering, complimenting and brightening days work really well to get sims to buy stuff. Basic socialising can help as well I think 😄
My only small compliment is theres no way to prep food without a stand mixer, theres no hand mixer or whisks and so foods that require preped ingredients can't really be made off the grid or in a small kitchen without space for appliances
I think you mean complaint. Like the exact opposite of a compliment.
The fact that we have Nordic food in the Sims 4 now makes me so happy and excited! I can't wait to get this pack!
I love the waffle maker we are getting. I have this joke going that Eliza is like always mad at Bob in pics and I have always said "calm down lady he just wanted waffles!." So now I seriously need to go in game tomorrow and make sure he finally gets his waffles.
Bob deserves his waffles😂. I don’t know why but Eliza seems like one of those people that are just exhausting so I can imagine Bob (who seems so chill) just wanting to eat his damn waffles in peace
i love love love the mixer!! it makes so much sense and is so convenient. i just wish they would've added a blender but it is still so good!
I do like this pack SO MUCH!! I didn’t knew I needed this but I do want to buy this pack at least when it comes on sale! This is so nice add for my game just like tiny living was!! And as a person who lives in europe this pack is so for me!!!! I mean i have almost exactly the same dish washer!!!
I'm very excited about the Sims 2 reference in the alien pizza. And I just recently remembered that there was a food processor in the base game of TS1 and/or TS2, so I am very excited about the stand mixer.
11:09 soemthing they could do to combat this is that certain hairs with accessories that change colors you can have the clothes drop down menu for accessories color and the basic top hair color menu. Easy fix imo
I love how I’m about to pay for this stuff pack before the horse pack even though I’ve been waiting for horses since sims 4 pets😂😂😭 $10>>>>>>$40
I love this look!! I wish we had a stackable oven! Double oven.
I’m just wanting a expansion pack that’s all about music. Adding a drum kit, bass guitar, some orchestra instruments. Careers could be rockstar or producer.
The small dishwasher is so weird to me, but I think that's just because I'm soooo used to seeing full sized dishwashers😂 it may take me awhile to get used to it or I may just never get used it, idk, it really just depends for me.
okay but random appreciation for kayla’s room in the background i love the vibes/style
as someone who wants to be a chef in the future this pack is everything i've dreamed of, unlike that other kitchen pack 😉
I am really grateful that the team took a chance on europe and made something typically Suropean. We saw inspiration in japan, wild west etc. One thing really missing for me is something slavic inspired (Czechia, Slovenia, maybe Balkan etc.) and of course i would love to see an “african” world.
I’m so excited to see the pack info but even more excited to see that Simsie posted a video 😀
One thing I will say. While I know it's not aesthetic for the fridge have a gap behind it, it IS realistic. Fridges need space for airflow, and the vents for intake and outtake are on the back. Which would explain the gaps in all of the previous models
i cannot wait for this pack to come out
When will it come out?
@@sodafraka tomorrow
@@Alastairmarshallyt OMG SO SOON THANK YOUY
@@sodafraka that was my exact reaction when I heard i too lol. i'm so excited because the pack comes out the day my exams finish!! :D
@hafnahaleema4765 OMG yasss and my exams just finished so I'll have time to play as well 😁
I was thinking the same about the aprons in CAS, but then I remembered how much I love playing with restaurants so it will be fun using new aprons for my chefs! especially in rags to riches style restaurants when I’m just starting.
Yeah it's a shame it's not easier to change into it just for cooking. Maybe a modder will be able to come up with something like that
And still no kettle 😐 * *cries in British*
In another pack they have a modern like kettle that you boil water and then choose what to make a cup of
I'm actually obsessed with the CAS stuff in this pack like i wanna make the CUTEST little bakery with everyone wearing pink aprons and stuff
omg i will kindly steal this great idea hehehe sounds sooo cute
On my home lot I added a little fenced off section and a building that has the market stand and 2 tables and chairs. When you start a sale, especially with food, they enter into this little building, enjoy the ambiance and decorations and air conditioning, they purchase an item, and they SIT AND EAT IT AT THE TABLES!!! I just got a sim that wants to be a chef (he married into my family) and seeing him cook all these dishes and desserts and stand behind his little counter while the neighbours eat his food? SO GOOD. It's so freakin fun. And it's worked well for my former gardener sim selling their produce, or the jeweler sim selling their carved gems and jewelry, this little shop function is great. I know we had these tables before, but it never functioned as well for me before. And the added food theming makes it more fun than the yard sale which had to be outside (in my experience) and people got wet or hot.
as a scandinavian, this pack is making me equal parts giddy and (embarrassingly) teary-eyed !
"things from sweden" in video games, but ive never seen "our" waffles !!! like this is the stuff my grandpa helped me make !!!! this feels so personal and im so beyond happy that the waffles come with proper scandinavian styles!!! the fish, the mushrooms, the lingon!!! its all just so freaking exciting!! this will most likely be my most used pack!!!
(btw ive been trying to find a scandinavian cc build pack! like for the exterior! if anyone knows a good one - let me know!)
I’m so excited about this! My legacy family currently owns a bakery and this is just the cutest addition. I can take my sims out to sell like they’re at a farmers market!
The build items in this pack are GORGEOUS!
The glass/windowed fridge is one that neatly fits under the cabinets and is one I've used for a build before is something I just want to quickly mention since it's a base game item (I like it for the rustic vibes lol) but this is so handy to see SDFSGS
honestly, I feel so seen with the European influence ha! I am so excited for this pack
15:56 I think the argument for these aprons make sense but it's also for the small bits of story telling.
Like a kid working at their parents bakery, outfits for chefs, waiters/ waitresses, etc.
Ofc we won't use it everyday for every outfit but the additional detail in story building can really help immerse yourself into the game/ story you create.
This pack seems so good! I'm looking forward to Stanley Humfreys journey with it 👀
before clicking on this video i told myself i really don't need any more sims 4 packs but ugh why does the build mode look so stunning 😭it would perfectly fit into basically all of my builds i'm so mad hksdfhkjksdf
Just started watching the video and it's interesting how it looks like the Sims team tried to follow the footsteps of the maxis match cc creators! If you told me that this is a set from Max20 or LittleDica I would 100% believe you
Right. The furniture details almost look like CC.
The cookbook with the stand also looks like I think somvik & severinka’s cookbook
I am in love with the pomegranate pattern on the CAS items. It wasn't shown but there's a really cute onesie for infants
me waiting to get my paycheck so I can bundle this with vampires and eco lifestyle, cuz I want a vampire who's a chef
This is a fantastic review of the pack! I love how you are really thorough in not just showing what is in the pack but giving tons of details of why it’s different from what has been released so far and what you could do with everything.
Ah yes. That great country of Europe 😂😂😂 in all seriousness I need this pack
The one thing i liked more as a spanish is that one of the team members is actually from spain so i hope it will be some recipes from here to all simmers 🤞
I need a build with this stuff pack ASAP!❤
I LOVE outfits with dirty swatches. 🤩😂 I loved those so much with Horse Ranch, so I’m really glad to see that for this pack, too!
Ain't no way paranormal was 3 YEARS AGO. that's crazy, feels like yesterday 😳
As someone who loves to bake and at one point was considering being a baker, I LOVE this pack lol I might have to get it
I'm def buying this pack! Also I LOVE your shirt Kayla!
The aesthetics stuff is always funny to me, as I first fell in love with the CAS items, then the build/buy. For real, the short curly hair with the bandana is too cute ♥
So excited for this pack 🥳
I also learned a lot from Sims 3, but more about traits and relationships (like, terms for things, not how to get married). I used to always pick the "Ambitious" trait, since it was on the very top and was a pretty shiny golden star.
It’s so cute that 14 yo simsie thought carbonara was an imaginary food 😂 bless her heart ❤️
I am ridiculously excited for this mostly for the prepping ingredients (and for the bb, of course). I have been really loving the simple living lot trait and making food more realistically, and prepping ingredients just adds the next level. 🎉
Can we bring the ice cream maker along and place it on the food stall? Also, the LED lights under the cabinets. Do they have a power consumption rating?
That corner shelf instead of a corner cabinet is so cursed! Never seen a real life kitchen like that. I really wish they didn’t do that.
Ngl I wish they had like diffrent hairstyles for kids, since most of them have just been adult hair but tiny
So, I was born, raised and I still live in Italy being 21. I've been wanting for the longest time to be able to cook my own pizza in the sims 4!! It's such a normal activity in my everyday life and I'm so happy now! Thanks Kayla for the review!🥰
I’m so excited to use this pack. It look like CC!!
So fun that swedish heart waffles and ligonberries are in the game. I sold these heart waffles as a teen during a break at a local sports teams cafe! Its a must buy for sure.
Yep as expected I will definitely be buying this ❤ I only trust lilsimsies reviews because shes genuine and to the point. ❤ Thank you Kayla ❤❤❤❤❤
For the hairs that have accessories attached to them, they should make it like how you choose the various color swatches of makeup. So you choose your hair and the color, but then swatches will open up i.e (like when you select a lipstick) and then you can choose whatever accessory swatch you want with any color hair!
I have to be honest, the gameplay in this one doesn't interest me much. I'm not a huge fan of having a bunch of appliances for different recipes - same issue as with the cupcake machine before it was changed, even if these appliances are way WAY smaller
However! The recipes look pretty fun! Chanterelle mushrooms - the ones mentioned in the mushroom waffle description - are some of my favorites, I used to go foraging for those with my late dad :D
And the tiles.... the TILES! I love them! The build and buy stuff alone is enough to convince me to get this pack! It won't become part of my everyday gameplay, but I'll have a lot of fun doing the milestones for my Super Sim challenge, I'm sure
The shirt with the towel over it is giving me huge Antoni Porowski (from Queer Eye) vibes and I'm so here for it.
Omg omg omg I can finely make my on kichen in the sims (im from Europe)