Quote: Mintball "I think Coddy's made a really important point, about education.
Ignoring the chicken-and-egg matter of what has killed off cooking skills for so many, it seems fairly logical to suggest that, for people to eat properly, they need some skills that many simply do not. So how do you re-introduce such skills?
It seems to me that there are two parts to this
I think you're over egging the 'skills' required. Peeling a couple of spuds and carrots, putting them in a pan of water and heating them up is not, IMO, a skill!