re: What age to teach children to cook?

I can't remember an age when I wasn't "helping" in my grandmother's kitchen (mom doesn't cook near as much as she does). It just started with simple stuff like stirring, helping decorate cakes/cookies, etc. Then just progressed as I got holder with what I could handle at that respective age. You can usually tell pretty quick what a kid can/can't handle once they start working with you in the kitchen. Some do better at certain ages than others.