Background: Cooking at home can benefit health from both individual- and social perspectives. The purpose of this study was to investigate which individual and social factors affect cooking in young men in own households and which factors in the surrounding environment that could influence their cooking. Methods: This is a qualitative study. Data were collected from five respondents aged 20-30 years with semi-structured interviews. Data analysis was performed using content analysis. Results: Influencing factors for cooking exist at individual and social levels and the surrounding environment. At the individual level self-efficacy was the most important factor and mothers played a major role in building self-efficacy during the respondents' upbringing. At the social level, cooperation with others emerged and factors in the surrounding environment such as the school system and restrictions as a result of the ongoing corona pandemic in 2021 were identified. Conclusions: Influencing factors for cooking exist at the individual and social level and in the surrounding environment. Supporting parents' cooking and cooking classes in school could strengthen self-efficacy in cooking situations for boys growing up. Few studies have been done in this regard, therefore more studies are needed to further understand what factors affect young men's cooking.