Cooking independently

[Feep]

We all get to that age where our parents give us more and more independence, I guess it depends on how you were bought up.

I'm eighteen and cook all my meals for myself. Im just wondering at what age did your parents encourage you to cook for yourself.

[Wahey]

Ever since i started High School, so 11

[e5]

My parents dont encourage me to cook myself, I just do it because I want to. My mum still trys to take over and cook for me, but since about 12/13 i've cooked for my self really, but my mum still cooks most meals.

[Nicola]

Ever since i started High School, so 11

Same here.
My mother hates cooking so I do it :P.

[Immenseman]

i don't cook and i'm 17. my dad was a chef back in the day before his drastic career change and my step-mum loves cooking, if they wanted to like teach me then i'd happily do it. i just wouldn't know where to start, well not making a meal anyway.

[Sly]

I struggle using a microwave, i'm 16.

[Caution]

I can do the basics. It's nothing special though, I can make soup and stuff but that's about it really. I've never had to cook for myself though.

[GommeInc]

It sort of came naturally to me :S I helped out a few times and just randomly made my own meals a few times (obviously not all the time, that would be crazy with a slave woman to do it for me :P). I enjoy cooking when away from home though, I make pointless things like mash, which takes far too long but is yummy <3

[Meanies]

I don't really :D If mum's not here and i need to then i'll do something easy just because it's easy

[Swearwolf]

i can't remember but i cook for myself anyway through choice, i prefer the taste when i cook it :P

[Hecktix]

Why would I cook when there are 2 women in the house :S

[DieselShaq]

I started when I was around 9...

[Misawa]

I live in an apartment, so I share the cooking with my flatmates, but I often cook Italian (I'm a quarter Italian) or Mexican. When I was at home, and whenever I go there, my mother makes the dinners. From when I used to work in a supermarket two years ago, it seems that most modern day parents eat ready meals. That's both disgusting and lazy.

[xxMATTGxx]

I don't really call it cooking. It's when I'm home alone and need to do myself some breakfast and some dinner. Then my tea is done by my parents.

[today]

about 12? dunno, cant really remember not something i keep note off.

[buttons]

my mum didn't, she likes doing everything herself incase we get it wrong but then she complains about having to do everything :/ i can't cook anything at all and i'm a girl:rolleyes: