Kids need to learn to cook with their moms and grandmas, so they learn all the secrets and carry on the family dishes. I’ve always regretted that I never really watched my granny make her chicken pie - mine isn’t nearly as good.
They just need to be involved.
The sooner the better.
Spent hours in my Grandma’s kitchen with her son-in-law. (Her daughter never did and I think that why every body in my family learned well. It was survival!)
When my son was leaving for college I told him he had to learn to cook. He rolled his eyes and said “Mom, they will never de-invent the microwave.” I thought “you will learn”
His second year he was in an apartment. After 2 weeks I get a call from him one Saturday morning, “Mom, at a Super Wal-Mart. What did I need to cook? I answered “Lessons”.
He came home for the basics.