More Awesome Than You!

I just got the level-10 fridge reward, and I noticed almost right away that whoever programmed the moodlet screwed it up.

It's fairly clear from the description of the moodlet that the fridge is supposed to make food taste better.  It's supposed to give a short-lived +30 mood buff for eating food that was stored in the fridge, much like the cheapest fridge often gives the -10 "Tastes Like Fridge" moodlet.

That is not how it works, however.  Instead, the fridge has an aura.  Anyone in the same room with the fridge, including babies and toddlers, will get a 3 hour +30 moodlet just for being around it.  When it expires, it automatically renews if you're still near the fridge.  This is really apparent if you have a house design that does not partition the kitchen from the primary living area.

 - Gus

What is this moodlet CALLED, though?

I believe it is "Superior Equipment". And yes, it has an aura that affects everyone in the same room. I always thought it was slightly odd, but put it down to the Sims being happy with their Superior Equipment every time they look at it. It might be what was intended.

Superior Equipment
Food made with top-of-the line equipment just has that superior flavor!
(From Fancy Fridge)

 - Gus

Hmm, odd. I know if a 'perform experiment on' succeeds you can get effects like that, but in this case you're right, clearly it should be after eating the food.

As an aside, I suspect the mysterious and much discussed "Beautiful Vista" is probably emanating from a hidden object emitter like this and is not inherent to the lot.