Me and my brother were taught to cook by my gran and mum. Dad used to cook too but worked away a lot so wasn't around as much.
So many people now seem to be incapable of basic food prep and spend a fortune on food. Cooking seems to be an undervalued life skill, I think its so important to have the skills to be able to prepare simple cheap healthy meals.
I have taught my teen to cook and she could fend for herself if she left home tomorrow. She can cook healthy cheap meals.
I see so many threads on here where people can't boil rice, boil an egg etc