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[quote=Anonymous]In our house, you learned to cook from a very early age - nothing fancy, but enough to get your own breakfast, cold lunches, snacks, etc.  My mom still tells the story of when I was four or five and had a sleepover at a friends house.  I got up like any normal morning and started cooking eggs for me and my friend (mid '70s).  Turned out perfectly (electric stove in those days), but the other mom was horrified (and rightly so, but I didn't realize there was anything wrong with it at the time).  Going forward I only cooked at home, but my point being kids can learn to do a lot of things very well if you just teach them - even younger kids.  Most parents today are just too scared to "let" go and have the kids try to do things on their own, or don't have the time to teach the kids the proper way and let them cook at their own speed - to regimented with all the activities, etc.  Honestly, I would say no later than age 10 should a kid be able to cook basic items on their own.  I'd be a little more concerned with a gas stove, but heck - almost everyone owns a microwave.  Kids learn how to use that really fast![/quote]

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