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Teaching teenagers how to cook
Posted on 5/6/18 at 8:58 am
Posted on 5/6/18 at 8:58 am
My know it all oldest son- 17 never was interested before in cooking, came to me yesterday morning and asked if he could cook something for a Baseball tailgate. So, I let him use my 50 year old small original cast iron Habachi grill. I taught him the proper ways to light charcoal and how to use the grill with burgers and dispose of charcoal. Told him what to look for in burger flipping. Sent him packing with all his tools and things. Comes home with a smile and said “He” cooked everything and I got the grill back in one piece. Baby steps...
Other advice in teaching kids what to cook and suggestions for know it all teenagers tailgate food? I have plans when he goes off to college to buy him a 5 gallon Jamablaya pot and a Cajun round charcoal grill with a few recipes to get him started. Any ideas would be helpful in your thoughts. Have a year to educate now that he opened the door.
Other advice in teaching kids what to cook and suggestions for know it all teenagers tailgate food? I have plans when he goes off to college to buy him a 5 gallon Jamablaya pot and a Cajun round charcoal grill with a few recipes to get him started. Any ideas would be helpful in your thoughts. Have a year to educate now that he opened the door.
This post was edited on 5/6/18 at 2:50 pm
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Posted on 5/6/18 at 9:03 am to NOLATiger71
I would just stress the basic techniques
Making sure to brown meats
Salt content is one of the most important things to balance when cooking
Know when to use acidity like in seafood dishes
Maybe teach him how to use thickening agents for a gravy or stew
Maybe teach some about aromatics with starting a soup or stew type dish
Making sure to brown meats
Salt content is one of the most important things to balance when cooking
Know when to use acidity like in seafood dishes
Maybe teach him how to use thickening agents for a gravy or stew
Maybe teach some about aromatics with starting a soup or stew type dish
Posted on 5/6/18 at 9:14 am to NOLATiger71
You’ve got a year to cook a lot of stuff. Make sure he watches. He will on his own, if he’s interested.
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Posted on 5/6/18 at 9:32 am to NOLATiger71
Teach him how to use a knife properly.
How to make a roux.
Teach him the value of adding aromatics like green onions and parsley near the end of cooking.
Show him the value of a little acid to brighten flavor of soups and stews.
Show him the jambalaya calculator.
Teach him to use a probe thermometer when cooking meats.
Show him how to make gumbo.
Boil crawfish.
Give him the F&D Board Recipe Collection.
Making pizza from scratch is fun.
How to make a roux.
Teach him the value of adding aromatics like green onions and parsley near the end of cooking.
Show him the value of a little acid to brighten flavor of soups and stews.
Show him the jambalaya calculator.
Teach him to use a probe thermometer when cooking meats.
Show him how to make gumbo.
Boil crawfish.
Give him the F&D Board Recipe Collection.
Making pizza from scratch is fun.
This post was edited on 5/6/18 at 9:43 am
Posted on 5/6/18 at 9:50 am to NOLATiger71
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Other advice in teaching kids what to cook and suggestions for know it all teenagers tailgate food?
Well seems like he learned to discard the coals before loading the hibachi back in the car-which a friend of mine did at an LSU football game and came back to find his car a scorched skeleton.
I learned from watching parents and had an interest so I asked questions and just started from there. I would say the best tip my mother taught me was clean as you go which I have always done. Work clean.
If you give him a cast iron pot be sure he knows the care needed to keep it functioning.
Posted on 5/6/18 at 9:58 am to Martini
Thanks guys great ideas. Martini, that’s funny. I made sure he had a gallon of water to pour and kill the fire before leaving the grill alone.
This post was edited on 5/6/18 at 10:13 am
Posted on 5/6/18 at 12:09 pm to NOLATiger71
Depending on the kid's inclination, turn him onto The Food Lab. I really started branching out in my cooking once I started learning the science behind the techniques.
Posted on 5/6/18 at 1:19 pm to NOLATiger71
Teach him how to make a roux and how to cook rice without an electric rice pot.
Posted on 5/6/18 at 1:40 pm to Marlbud
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how to cook rice without an electric rice pot.
It literally tells you how to do this on the back of every bag of rice I've ever purchased. How people can't seem to figure this out is utterly beyond me
Posted on 5/6/18 at 1:58 pm to Joshjrn
A lot of folks screw rice up because they don't use a heavy pot.
Posted on 5/6/18 at 4:16 pm to NOLATiger71
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food? I have plans when he goes off to college to buy him a 5 gallon Jamablaya pot and a Cajun round charcoal grill with a few recipes to get him started.
I would get him a bottom of the line Weber charcoal and a 12qt Cajun classic enamel pot. A 5gal might be intimidating and a butch to care for when he’s having fun with friends.
Teach him the basics. How to grill different meats to the correct temps. How to use a meat thermometer in bigger cuts, cooking on and off heat, backs rice and gravy. He will pick up more as he gets going.
Let him help with your bigger cooking jobs. Enjoy.
Posted on 5/28/18 at 3:26 pm to CoachChappy
I think another good idea would to ask his opinion and his ideas if there would be anything different he would do when you're cooking. My grandson was the ribeye master of my house when he was 10 years old. I started him early.
Posted on 5/28/18 at 3:45 pm to Stadium Rat
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Teach him how to use a knife properly. How to make a roux. Teach him the value of adding aromatics like green onions and parsley near the end of cooking. Show him the value of a little acid to brighten flavor of soups and stews. Show him the jambalaya calculator. Teach him to use a probe thermometer when cooking meats. Show him how to make gumbo. Boil crawfish. Give him the F&D Board Recipe Collection. Making pizza from scratch is fun.
If I were to respond to this post earlier, you hit everything I'd have offered as advice. Good post and all good things to learn.
Especially the Knife skills. Can't do much good cooking with bad knife skills to get things cut up and ready to cook.
Posted on 5/28/18 at 4:21 pm to NOLATiger71
My advice is this - I was always told (by grandparents & parents - all who cooked) that I needed to pay attention and learn. Never cared. Once n college, I worked in a restaurant and became significantly more interested very quickly. Not sure why other than being keenly interested in serving exactly what people wanted, how they wanted it. Made me desire to learn how to prepare what i really wanted.
If your child is asking, you are ahead of the game. If your child is not and you are pressing it, simmer... keep gentle reminders that you want to teach when he/she is ready.
From your post above, sounds like he is ahead of the game. Let him pick what he wants to cook... and rotate. One time something he wants to know, then one time you think he needs to know, etc.
Cant wait till my youngest tells me he does t care and it breaks my heart. I know it’s comin
If your child is asking, you are ahead of the game. If your child is not and you are pressing it, simmer... keep gentle reminders that you want to teach when he/she is ready.
From your post above, sounds like he is ahead of the game. Let him pick what he wants to cook... and rotate. One time something he wants to know, then one time you think he needs to know, etc.
Cant wait till my youngest tells me he does t care and it breaks my heart. I know it’s comin
Posted on 5/29/18 at 5:23 am to Marlbud
quote:My son learned on youtube, since his mom didn't know how.
how to cook rice without an electric rice pot.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 7:56 am to bossflossjr
I also learned in a restaurant. First as a waiter then in the kitchen. Learned to bake from a cute girl my age who later went on to have a culinary career.
Learned the most in an Italian restaurant. From making dough to sauces from scratch to how to grill. Hopefully the OP’s son can learn from his parents and not by the hour (tough way to make a living).
I’d give a lot to be able to go back and learn from my granny. She was incredible. My mom and mawmaw have/had their certain dishes but aren’t/weren’t great cooks if I’m being honest.
Learned the most in an Italian restaurant. From making dough to sauces from scratch to how to grill. Hopefully the OP’s son can learn from his parents and not by the hour (tough way to make a living).
I’d give a lot to be able to go back and learn from my granny. She was incredible. My mom and mawmaw have/had their certain dishes but aren’t/weren’t great cooks if I’m being honest.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 4:41 pm to dirtsandwich
It was said earlier in one of these posts but I wish someone would have taught me to use probe thermometers earlier in life. I almost feel naked trying to cook in a kitchen without a thermometer.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 4:53 pm to NOLATiger71
I'd suggest teaching him to clean the mess as he goes.. Keep up with his work so you don't have a hellacious mess in the kitchen when he's done.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 4:59 pm to bdevill
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I'd suggest teaching him to clean the mess as he goes.. Keep up with his work so you don't have a hellacious mess in the kitchen when he's done.
True. I learned this a long time ago and it makes cooking a lot easier if you keep up with the mess instead of trying to tackle it after the stuff is cooked.
There's plenty of time between steps with most dishes you prepare to get things sorted and cleaned up before progressing with the cooking.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 4:16 am to NOLATiger71
Nobody ever taught me and I wish they would’ve. I went to college and had to learn from YouTube or trial and error. It sucked.
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