At What Age Did You Start Cooking Food?

[Sridhar-Padma]

I see many replies here as they had started cooking at the age of 7 or 8. Sooo early in life. I really appreciate them and their parents for trusting them in kitchen.
Honestly, I started at the age of 25, after my marriage. Actually after knowing that I cannot survive the marriage relation without cooking.
I learnt from perfectly boiling an egg and now in 5 years I can say without guilt that I do can cook good food.

[GStone4148]

Growing up I always loved helping my mother cook. I would brown beef, boil water for pasta, grate cheese, and stir ingredients together for simple dishes like pancakes or spaghetti casserole. I began cooking around age nine. I really enjoyed making my own eggs and preparing lasagna and hamburgers. I made my own elaborate sandwiches throughout high school. Next to reading, I'd rather be cooking.

[Camjocad123]

I was five, I love to watch my mom cook, I started helping never stopped!!

[Camjocad123]

I was five, I love to watch my mom cook, I started helping never stopped!!

[Jude Austin]

I was about 5, I guess. I was a precocious child and could read pretty well by that age so I'd just follow the recipes. Given the time and place where I grew up, it wasn't so unusual. I had a best friend who could make an entire roast dinner for four people by the time she was 8. The only thing Mom would never ever let me use was the deep fat fryer. I'm now 35 and I've still never used one

[Helen_Combe]

I started to cook when I was at University.
My mum bought me a book called Grub on a Grant and that got me started. They were really good, tasty, inexpensive and easy recipes.

[BeatrixPotter]

My mom and my aunt started teaching me when I was eight.

[revna01]

I started with simple things when I was about ten, helping my dad with seasoning the Thanksgiving turkey, etc. As far as cooking by myself...it wasn't until I had a place of my own.

[KasieMiehlke]

I started helping in the kitchen when I was around 5. By the age of 10, I was cooking dinner under supervision and by 13 I was in charge of dinner most nights.

[Usher_Onya]

i was in 4th grade..... and all the way to now being a good chef.... cooking has been my all time love

[Eniefiok Goodnews]

if I can remember curectly "6"

[Kolig595]

I think it’s best to start a child young in helping learn food in the kitchen. I used to love helping my mom and she taught me how to make pancakes from scratch when I was about 6 or 7 years old. It’s a great skill to have and helps you appreciate knowing where your food comes from.

[Ernie6988]

Not early enough. My mom always rushed me out of her kitchen as she loved to cook.

[Ernie6988]

I started to cook when I was at University.
My mum bought me a book called Grub on a Grant and that got me started. They were really good, tasty, inexpensive and easy recipes.

Sounds like my kind of cookbook. Maybe I should look for it.

[mshogrider67]

I don't remember ever not learning to cook. When I was little I would stand in a chair and help add ingredients. When I got a bit older I would stand in a chair and help stir, and as I grew I was the one doing the cooking by myself. Now I love to cook, its more of a hobby then a life sustaining act. My husband is a true guinea pig, and lucky for me there aren't many foods he won't eat.