Did your parents teach you to cook?

[Niamh.]

Following on from Mocks thread/ Or if you're a parent did you/are you teaching your kids to cook?

My mom taught me to cook, I have 3 brothers and we were all able to cook for ourselves by the time we were teenagers. As for my own kids, they're well able to cook as well. My youngest son who's 11, cooked a fry for breakfast this morning with me, he loves cooking but he's stiil a little young to do it unsupervised

[Jason.]

My mum taught me to cook. She's a chef so I learnt when I was around 14/15. Didn't start cooking for myself till I was about 19 though.

[Cherie]

Yes I have taught them to cook, just basic stuff like scrambled egg, chilli and stuff like that, they are often at home in their own now so they would starve otherwise :laugh:

[Livia]

Yes my mother taught us to cook. She worked full time when I was at school so we all pitched in. Frankly though, there's no excuse for not being able to cook. If you can read, you can cook. No one should expect to be waited on.

[Will.]

I started cooking for myself when I was 12, and still do now, every meal.

I have my own fridge and food in the garage, my mum gives me a budget each week.

I can normally live off £30 of food for about 2 weeks.

She never taught me I don't think, just picked it up.

[Niamh.]

Yes my mother taught us to cook. She worked full time when I was at school so we all pitched in. Frankly though, there's no excuse for not being able to cook. If you can read, you can cook. No one should expect to be waited on.

yeah exactly, it's easy enough to follow instructions on the pack of something or from a receipe online or whatever :laugh:

[Jessica.]

No, my mother can't cook anything other than very basic meals and she never thought me how to cook or be safe in a kitchen. For the last two years before I moved I was the one who cooked for her because she never bothered. When I have kids I intend to teach them to cook as early as possible along with strict safety guidelines. :)

[kirklancaster]

Both my parents cooked, and as a preteen I could cook, wash and iron clothes, sew and 'darn' clothes and clean the house. I still do all of these things, and to this day will not allow anyone to press my trousers because I cannot abide 'double' creases.

Oh... and yes, I have taught my often reluctant kids the same skills - and they WILL thank me for it some day. :laugh:

[kirklancaster]

I started cooking for myself when I was 12, and still do now, every meal.

I have my own fridge and food in the garage, my mum gives me a budget each week.

I can normally live off £30 of food for about 2 weeks.

She never taught me I don't think, just picked it up.

Power and respect to you Will. Your skills will always serve you well through life - especially if you get a lazy partner who doesn't 'serve':laugh: you at all.

[smudgie]

My mother was a terrible cook, the fire brigade were called out when she tried to boil eggs. (I kid you not)
My dad taught me how to make Yorkies and the basics then I went into cooking/catering in my late teens and learned the rest.
As has been said, once you can read you should never starve.
Both son and daughter used to bake and cook from an early age, kids baking went to the oven then when they weren't looking it made its wayto the bin, this being when they were pre nursery and once they stopped treating pastry like playdough things changed.
Nothing like a good baking session on a cold winters afternoon to keep them entertained.

[Niamh.]

Both my parents cooked, and as a preteen I could cook, wash and iron clothes, sew and 'darn' clothes and clean the house. I still do all of these things, and to this day will not allow anyone to press my trousers because I cannot abide 'double' creases.

Oh... and yes, I have taught my often reluctant kids the same skills - and they WILL thank me for it some day. :laugh:

They're really important lifeskills though, its a shame people aren't bothering as much anymore to teach their kids these things.

[Will.]

Power and respect to you Will. Your skills will always serve you well through life - especially if you get a lazy partner who doesn't 'serve':laugh: you at all.

:love:

[kirklancaster]

They're really important lifeskills though, its a shame people aren't bothering as much anymore to teach their kids these things.

So true Niamh.

[Niamh.]

My mother was a terrible cook, the fire brigade were called out when she tried to boil eggs. (I kid you not)
My dad taught me how to make Yorkies and the basics then I went into cooking/catering in my late teens and learned the rest.
As has been said, once you can read you should never starve.
Both son and daughter used to bake and cook from an early age, kids baking went to the oven then when they weren't looking it made its wayto the bin, this being when they were pre nursery and once they stopped treating pastry like playdough things changed.
Nothing like a good baking session on a cold winters afternoon to keep them entertained.

Yeah my daughter loves to bake too

[kirklancaster]

My mother was a terrible cook, the fire brigade were called out when she tried to boil eggs. (I kid you not)
My dad taught me how to make Yorkies and the basics then I went into cooking/catering in my late teens and learned the rest.
As has been said, once you can read you should never starve.
Both son and daughter used to bake and cook from an early age, kids baking went to the oven then when they weren't looking it made its wayto the bin, this being when they were pre nursery and once they stopped treating pastry like playdough things changed.
Nothing like a good baking session on a cold winters afternoon to keep them entertained.

:laugh: DangerMum, Smudgie. Gives a whole new meaning to that phrase; "Shells are exploding all around me".

[Will.]

I quite like making cakes, had quite good feedback, the kids next store are" obsessed" with my cakes - according to their mother.

Perched for an appearance of British Bake Off in a few years.

[smudgie]

They're really important lifeskills though, its a shame people aren't bothering as much anymore to teach their kids these things.


So true Niamh.

I am teaching hubby to cook now, a case of having to I am afraid, if only his mum had done so when he was young.
I must say, he isn't doing too bad, who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks:joker:

[Daniel-X]

My mums a brilliant cook but a lot of her meals are quite complicated so she's only taught me basics. She knows how to make like ten different curries and has a huge spice cupboard but because it's so complicated she won't teach me yet.

I know how to make basics like bacon, sausage, fried eggs, cheese toasties, pancakes, pasta with a ready made sauce etc but I wouldn't be able to cook a meal on my own :laugh2:

I need to learn soon though I guess

[Jason.]

I quite like making cakes, had quite good feedback, the kids next store are" obsessed" with my cakes - according to their mother.

Perched for an appearance of British Bake Off in a few years.

And your appearence on CBB47 the following January :clap1:

[kirklancaster]

So true Niamh.

I am teaching hubby to cook now, a case of having to I am afraid, if only his mum had done so when he was young.
I must say, he isn't doing too bad, who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks:joker:

Lazy, Bone-Idle Old Dogs. :laugh:

[smudgie]

:laugh: DangerMum, Smudgie. Gives a whole new meaning to that phrase; "Shells are exploding all around me".

Barmy beggar left them on the stove then went off over the road to see the married fella she was she was *cough* friendly with.

[kirklancaster]

My mums a brilliant cook but a lot of her meals are quite complicated so she's only taught me basics. She knows how to make like ten different curries and has a huge spice cupboard but because it's so complicated she won't teach me yet.

I know how to make basics like bacon, sausage, fried eggs, cheese toasties, pancakes, pasta with a ready made sauce etc but I wouldn't be able to cook a meal on my own :laugh2:

I need to learn soon though I guess

I excell with curry, but if you learnt to make just the basic sauce then you are well on your way to making any curry.

[kirklancaster]

Barmy beggar left them on the stove then went off over the road to see the married fella she was she was *cough* friendly with.

:joker: Howling.

[LukeB]

No, I learnt myself i just read the instructions and it was done

[Ashley.]

No I taught myself. It's probably one of the easiest things you could learn.

[Will.]

And your appearence on CBB47 the following January :clap1:

perched :laugh:

[LemonJam]

I was a vegetarian when I was 14 up until I was 22 so I had to cook my own meals, but I was never really taught, just read how to's online etc. I'm still not a very good cook though. :laugh:

[Ashley.]

recipes are pretty basic, unless you're dyslexic (even then, you could probably understand a recipe book) then there's not really much of an excuse for making your parents cook for you all the time.

[Smithy]

No, but i can always just google a recipe if I want to cook something

[Drew.]

Picked things up from my mum but more or less taught myself

[Dominic]

Yeah my mom taught me the basics.

[Gstar]

Both. Taught and picked it up

[Josy]

Yes the basics then I learnt more complicated things by myself when I moved out mostly by being on the phone to my mum whilst I cooked.

[Ninastar]

Yeah, all the meals I like anyway. My mums been suffering with depression the last few years and she drinks a lot too, so she more than often doesn't cook. Sometimes it annoys me (like if I've done a 12 hour shift and she's had nothing to do all day) but I'll just find something from the freezer and shove it in the oven. It's not the end of the world. Besides, I can go a day without eating. When I've worked a 12 hour shift, I never really feel that hungry anyway lol. It's not like I'll die.

[Jay.]

i taught myself, i think i'm pretty good at it tbh.

i make every dinner/lunch/breakfast i have and for my family too

[Liam-]

She hasn't literally taught me, but I've picked up what I know through watching her and doing it for myself since I was about 13, plus there's always the Internet to help me if I don't know how to do something.

She being my mother :laugh:

[Xtopher]

Cooking shows and Youtube taught me, On my spare time I look up cooking videos. Also a great baker as well.

[Kizzy]

Nope, not one thing :/
I wasn't interested and my meals were on the table at set times so never had to really, my daughter was eager to learn but my lad not so much so he's a bit clueless now.

[Kazanne]

Barmy beggar left them on the stove then went off over the road to see the married fella she was she was *cough* friendly with.

:joker::joker::joker::joker::joker::joker::joker:

[T*]

No
*steals their belongings and stashes it in my room*

[T*]

(But yes, they did, and I'm an okay cook and a good baker)

[hijaxers]

My mothers cooking was beyond belief ! Her stews were see through and you could genuinely knock people out if you threw one of her rock cakes at em ! I complained about how cold the mashed potato always was , said she could keep it over heat whilst she was mashing it and she launched the whole lot pan and all straight at me - I ducked and it smashed the glass door ! I was amazed at how fab food tasted when i ran away at 15 and began to start cooking for myself, I cook very well and i enjoy cooking for others, its a very good skill to learn.

[joeysteele]

My Grandmother showed me.

[jennyjuniper]

Yes. I learnt a lot from my mum and in those days we had domestic science one day a week in school. I learnt the most though (I'm talking about food here) from one of my boyfriends, who was a chef.

[Mystic Mock]

It's an interesting thread Niamh.

I don't think cooking would be as easy as trying to be intelligent, but I've always been up for learning.

[Dollface]

Yep, my mum cooks everything from scratch and I LOVE her cooking, so she taught me how to cook various meals and bake cakies :love:

[rubymoo]

No my mum never taught me to cook (but then she died when i were 16), and when she did cook it was pre packed frozen food.

So i'm very proud to say that i've taught myself to cook, this included one time when i somehow mixed in a daddy long legs with my mashed potato (don't know how that happened!)

And i'm now very capable to make most meals from scratch, i'm always trying new recipes, and my family love my home cooked meals:hee:

[kirklancaster]

My mothers cooking was beyond belief ! Her stews were see through and you could genuinely knock people out if you threw one of her rock cakes at em ! I complained about how cold the mashed potato always was , said she could keep it over heat whilst she was mashing it and she launched the whole lot pan and all straight at me - I ducked and it smashed the glass door ! I was amazed at how fab food tasted when i ran away at 15 and began to start cooking for myself, I cook very well and i enjoy cooking for others, its a very good skill to learn.

:laugh: Bloody Hell Hijaxers - her cooking MUST have been bad. :joker:

[kirklancaster]

Yeah, all the meals I like anyway. My mums been suffering with depression the last few years and she drinks a lot too, so she more than often doesn't cook. Sometimes it annoys me (like if I've done a 12 hour shift and she's had nothing to do all day) but I'll just find something from the freezer and shove it in the oven. It's not the end of the world. Besides, I can go a day without eating. When I've worked a 12 hour shift, I never really feel that hungry anyway lol. It's not like I'll die.

Why not cook healthy nourishing meals when you have got 'spare' time, then freeze them so that you can take one out at mealtimes and defrost and cook it Caitlyn?

It will do you more good than 'shop-bought' frozen food and takeaways -- and defrosting/cooking your home made meal will take no longer than waiting for a takeaway.

:nono: You should NEVER go a day without eating.

[Black Dagger]

They didn't, but I've always been a fussy eater so whatever they did cook me was easy enough to pick up by myself. If I wanted to cook a challenging meal though I could if I had a recipe.

[Niamh.]

No my mum never taught me to cook (but then she died when i were 16), and when she did cook it was pre packed frozen food.

So i'm very proud to say that i've taught myself to cook, this included one time when i somehow mixed in a daddy long legs with my mashed potato (don't know how that happened!)

And i'm now very capable to make most meals from scratch, i'm always trying new recipes, and my family love my home cooked meals:hee:

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[Crimson Dynamo]

yes

like scrambled eggs, french toast, basic veg cooking etc


Not like here is how to make devilled eggs

[Niamh.]

yes

like scrambled eggs, french toast, basic veg cooking etc


Not like here is how to make devilled eggs

Yeah my mom only taught me the basics as well but I think once you're confident with basic cooking, you'll be confident following any recipe

[Shaun]

Some stuff - but not a lot, really, I had to be taught how to make scrambled eggs at uni by a flatmate :laugh: But I experimented more than I was taught, and now if I want to learn to make something I'll use YouTube tutorials or recipes.

[kirklancaster]

Some stuff - but not a lot, really, I had to be taught how to make scrambled eggs at uni by a flatmate :laugh: But I experimented more than I was taught, and now if I want to learn to make something I'll use YouTube tutorials or recipes.

Off topic Shaun, but I still can't get over you headbutting some dickhead. :laugh:

[Kizzy]

No my mum never taught me to cook (but then she died when i were 16), and when she did cook it was pre packed frozen food.

So i'm very proud to say that i've taught myself to cook, this included one time when i somehow mixed in a daddy long legs with my mashed potato (don't know how that happened!)

And i'm now very capable to make most meals from scratch, i'm always trying new recipes, and my family love my home cooked meals:hee:

Trial and error Ruby ... same :laugh:
I'm getting a bit of a food snob now if I'm honest, 'out of a packet dahling?! oh no way!' :joker:
And yes it's lovely when they say it's nicer than the brand leaders ;)

[rubymoo]

Trial and error Ruby ... same :laugh:
I'm getting a bit of a food snob now if I'm honest, 'out of a packet dahling?! oh no way!' :joker:
And yes it's lovely when they say it's nicer than the brand leaders ;)

Both my girls are terrible food snobs:laugh:

I'd rather know what they're eating, rather than give them foods that contain ingredients that i can't even pronounce!

[Dominic]

Devilled eggs.

[AnnieK]

My mum didn't teach me to cook as such but I would always talk to her whilst she was cooking and so kind of picked things up from watching her. I'm not very adventurous though....if I want fancy, I'll go out to eat or my best friend is an amazing cook so I invite myself to hers :laugh: