How old were you when you cooked your first meal from scratch?

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How old were you when you cooked your first meal from scratch, without any help and not something ready made. I think I was about eleven or twelve, what about you?

MTC29 · Accepted Answer

I completed grad school and moved out of my mom's house at age 24. Although I went to her house for Sunday dinner, otherwise I was on my own in the kitchen. Luckily, my mother taught me basic cooking skills and gave me a move-out gift of high-quality cookware.

I cooked my own meals every night for many years. It wasn't until I was earning good money that I began eating my dinners out. I didn't begin cooking again until COVID.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I cooked Dinner for the Family when I was 13 it was just me and my dad I cooked him dinner every night and then when I was 17 he abandoned me and got married he Told his wife that I didn’t Cook for him.
Made up other shit about me that wasn’t true me and my dad used to be best friends

TryMeBee · Accepted Answer

Whole meal by myself was around 11-12. There's a lady on tiktok who got her kids cooking super young with their own size working kitchen stations. It's really cool. I loved cooking games and food from a very young age and I think it would have been amazing to be able to actually cook on my own really young like that. It's really impressive too, I'll link a video if I can

Pinay_ako · Accepted Answer

Uhm I was in college when I first learned how to cook. Living alone at the dormitory at 17. Had to make my own canton noodles from scratch 🤣. My dad always cooked for our fam and sometimes the help. So I didn’t know how to cook until pretty much I was an adult in Canada

hahahmm · Answer

I was cooking breakfast at 5. By the time I was 11 I was in charge of family bbq on holidays. And nobody even asked me. I made myself in charge. My dad worked a LOT so he didn't mind being able to take a break.

Ευδεμονια · Answer

I was ten, my father made me cook my first pasta dish. He observed all and didn’t help me, I did everything right except the time of cooking pasta, I drained pasta too early so it was very though.

AviatorTom · Answer

That would have to be when I moved out from my parents' house and started living on my own... I was 20 yo. If I didn't cook meals, I didn't eat.

mandyfire98 · Answer

I was 12 when I cooked anything by myself. But I always helped my mom or dad with cooking since I was young.

Subarugirl · Answer

I baked an entire cake from scratch before my parents even work up when I was 7 lol Does that count?

DaveJord · Answer

Pancakes, eggs and bacon I was like 10 and everything was slightly burnt.

ChrisMaster69 · Answer

I was 12. My sister helped with potatoes as she did not trust me with the knife lol.

DoctorSex · Answer

16. I still cool all my deals from scratch.  Kind regards, DoctorSex

LiamSawyer · Answer

I was probably around the same age as you, I baked my first bread from scratch at 12

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

I was like 12-13 when I first cooked my meal from scratch

sheikalana · Answer

I can’t remember but I started cooking at 10/11.

KatherineJ · Answer

You mean besides grilled cheese and tomato soup? 12 or 13 I guess.

bobby_bush_eater · Answer

Not counting Ramen or pasta I was either 19 or 20. I sucked at first big time but YouTube can teach you anything.

Iron_Man · Answer

I don’t think I cooked anything from scratch I probably was a child making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Riley1 · Answer

I was 11, mom out of town. Dad said I could cook I made Hawaiian Chicken!

NishantPu · Answer

I was 7 when i can cook a complete Indian dinner 😂

TrueConfection · Answer

Do scrambled eggs count?

Anonymous · Answer

I was in my early teens. I was cooking professionally at high class restaurant while I'm high School.

BeMuse · Answer

Probably like 8 years old.

ArtemisSilver · Answer

Ten maybe? In boy scouts

Preprefrontalis · Answer

Hmmm i was 11 12 maybe

h3ll02u · Answer

quite young, don't remember the times

Wise4myage · Answer

I still haven’t done that lol.😂

Celticwolf78 · Answer

I was 9 when I cooked my meal

The_Shadow_Dweller · Answer

I was 20.

Anonymous · Answer

i was a kid i don't remember how young

exitseven · Answer

Maybe 18 or 19

LavLavLuv · Answer

I was 9.. good times

Babygirl_S · Answer

12..

Anonymous · Answer

I was 2

Debbie14217 · Answer

8 or 9

Lee1515 · Answer

i was 11

PrettypleaseDY · Answer

About 14

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