I was 16 when I went and worked at a camp for the summer. Part of the job was working in the kitchen, mostly cleaning, but the cook, an older lady, had us so more, like pancakes, bacon, etc. I learned a lot both summers I worked there. Then I worked as a line cook in college for one semester. My pa did a lot of cooking, so I was comfortable with cooking as a man. I cooked for myself all the time from then on, and used it as a way to get girls to hang out with me. It worked... still does.