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At what age did you start cooking/getting involved with food?
Posted on 1/4/13 at 11:34 am
Posted on 1/4/13 at 11:34 am
I'm in my 20s and started cooking in high school when my parents worked late.
Was there a particular event that led you to start cooking?
If you started late, do you wish you would have started earlier?
Was there a particular event that led you to start cooking?
If you started late, do you wish you would have started earlier?
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Posted on 1/4/13 at 11:36 am to jimithing11
I started taking cooking seriously in my mid 20s
more money and the desire to eat healthier were the reasons
more money and the desire to eat healthier were the reasons
Posted on 1/4/13 at 11:37 am to jimithing11
When I got my easy bake oven.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 11:42 am to jimithing11
my dad owned some restaurants when I was little so was always interested in it. I "helped" him with everything growing up, so once I was out on my own, I started cooking some stuff I had watched him do.
Think involving your kids in cooking is a great thing, esp in todays world. Whenever I have a little one I'll try and pass on the cooking bug to him!
Think involving your kids in cooking is a great thing, esp in todays world. Whenever I have a little one I'll try and pass on the cooking bug to him!
Posted on 1/4/13 at 11:50 am to jimithing11
After my divorce in 2008. I was 28. I got disgusted (and broke) from eating out twice a day, every day. I started by calling my mother and asking how to make some of my favorite things she cooked while I was growing up. Then it escalated from there.
This post was edited on 1/4/13 at 11:51 am
Posted on 1/4/13 at 11:50 am to jimithing11
Right after I got out of college. Brewing is what turned me on to more things in the kitchen.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 11:50 am to jimithing11
pretty early, maybe when I was 9 or so. My mom was actually really great with letting me experiment. I learned my lesson on why cake needs flour pretty quick
Posted on 1/4/13 at 11:53 am to jimithing11
I started with a love for baking around 12 or so. I didn't get into cooking other food until early 20s.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 11:58 am to jimithing11
when i went off to college
Posted on 1/4/13 at 12:34 pm to jimithing11
As a 10-15 year old I didn't bother watching mom cook dinner because there really isn't much to a liver cheese sammich.
On weekends I watched my dad very closely. I saw how he made gumbo, jambalaya, crabs, crawfish etouffee, catfish courtbullion, bisque, various bbq, etc. I didn't help. He didn't want help. I just wanted to watch and learn. I asked questions and he gave answers about what he was doing. I remembered all of it except drop biscuits. I've tried different methods but none tasted like dad's.
If someone has a fool proof recipe for drop biscuits I'd love to have it.
In college I started cooking when I moved out of the dorm at age 20. I couldn't afford restaurants. I made a lot of meat balls and spaghetti. College friends really liked it since I was the only guy who could cook.
In my mid 20s I started watching a lot of TV cooking shows. I loved experimenting with their recipes. If something didn't work I considered it a learning experience and I have never been afraid to try something against the grain just to see if it works.
On weekends I watched my dad very closely. I saw how he made gumbo, jambalaya, crabs, crawfish etouffee, catfish courtbullion, bisque, various bbq, etc. I didn't help. He didn't want help. I just wanted to watch and learn. I asked questions and he gave answers about what he was doing. I remembered all of it except drop biscuits. I've tried different methods but none tasted like dad's.
If someone has a fool proof recipe for drop biscuits I'd love to have it.
In college I started cooking when I moved out of the dorm at age 20. I couldn't afford restaurants. I made a lot of meat balls and spaghetti. College friends really liked it since I was the only guy who could cook.
In my mid 20s I started watching a lot of TV cooking shows. I loved experimenting with their recipes. If something didn't work I considered it a learning experience and I have never been afraid to try something against the grain just to see if it works.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 12:49 pm to jimithing11
I spent a lot of time with my great grandmother when I was younger. They were poor, and had to raise/grow most of their food. That's where I first got the bug. Tending the garden, killing chickens for fresh meat. Good times.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 12:52 pm to jimithing11
not sure what age but as far back as I can remember, my dad had me in the kitchen helping him cook. started by just watching, taste testing, then i'd get to stir the pot, and then he taught me how to use a knife so i could cut meat and chop the vegetables.
we bbq'ed almost every weekend, and he quickly put me in charge of getting the charcoal started and monitoring the grill. probably in junior high. i'll freely admit that part of the appeal of getting put in charge of the grill is that it got me out of other chores around our property on weekend mornings..
then, as an adult on my own, i slowly got more and more serious about cooking and have really expanded my knowledge/skill-set. but my parents definitely laid the groundwork pretty early to give me the basic skills and build an interest.
we bbq'ed almost every weekend, and he quickly put me in charge of getting the charcoal started and monitoring the grill. probably in junior high. i'll freely admit that part of the appeal of getting put in charge of the grill is that it got me out of other chores around our property on weekend mornings..
then, as an adult on my own, i slowly got more and more serious about cooking and have really expanded my knowledge/skill-set. but my parents definitely laid the groundwork pretty early to give me the basic skills and build an interest.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 12:56 pm to jimithing11
My SO started at like 18, I think. And he's basically a chef now.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 1:01 pm to jimithing11
Loved baking since I was a kid. Didn't start to really get interested in cooking until high school. I took a home ec class & a food & nutrition class taught by one of my favorite teachers from high school. She taught us how to make homemade pasta (so good), breakfast foods, dinner, baked Alaska, meringue, mousse, Creme brûlée, etc. I also think going to LSU made me more interested in cooking (fast food is gross after a while). Plus my boyfriend likes cooking.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 1:04 pm to jimithing11
Around 12.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 1:05 pm to jimithing11
when I was 10 and I made a negative comment about the food , my grandafather did not handle it very well. I started out with mac&cheese and reading the instructions on boxes...it evolved from there.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 1:08 pm to jimithing11
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Posted on 1/4/13 at 1:10 pm to jimithing11
17, Started by tailgating for HS Football games which were hamburgers that I made, not that frozen Shite
Posted on 1/4/13 at 1:46 pm to jimithing11
I'm 21 and am just now really learning. Been on the meal plan until fall semester.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 1:52 pm to jimithing11
15 or so
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