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re: Teaching teenagers how to cook
Posted on 12/26/18 at 8:25 pm to NOLATiger71
Posted on 12/26/18 at 8:25 pm to NOLATiger71
So for Christmas I purchased my almost 18 yo son a 4.5 gallon jambalaya pot with a custom wind guard burner from Lamendolla’s. I told him I would teach him a basic jambalaya and a basic gumbo recipe. He then can go to college next year and tailgate as well as learn to cook other stuff in this pot. He loved the gift and is excited to start. Today we began to season the pot. We will oil it down and cure it several times before we make something. He asked me what else can he cook in it and I said; jambalaya, gumbo, roast, smothered chicken, étouffée, and chili. What else? He asked if he could make fried rice? I said yes. So, I will be showing him. Thoughts?
This post was edited on 12/26/18 at 9:00 pm
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Posted on 12/26/18 at 9:06 pm to NOLATiger71
Teach him how to cook a steak by touch.
This post was edited on 12/26/18 at 9:07 pm
Posted on 12/26/18 at 9:09 pm to NOLATiger71
Cracklings
Posted on 12/26/18 at 9:18 pm to NOLATiger71
Good update.
Posted on 12/26/18 at 11:23 pm to NOLATiger71
A novice can learn a lot by cooking and preparing red beans and rice.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 9:05 am to NOLATiger71
He sounds genuinely interested, so I might spend a little time explaining to him why those things should be cooked in that kind of pot. Because the reality is that just about anything can be cooked in just about anything if you have enough skill, but having the right tools for the job makes a world of difference to anything but the most expert of cooks.
Just because you can get by in a pinch turning a straight screw with a butter knife doesn't mean you should rewire a house with one
Just because you can get by in a pinch turning a straight screw with a butter knife doesn't mean you should rewire a house with one
Posted on 12/27/18 at 9:15 am to NOLATiger71
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Thoughts?
You da man (or woman)
I made Mississippi roast in the crock pot with my 4 year old this morning. She has the interest, so I am feeding information her slowly to her ability level. Cooking with your kids is a blast. Enjoy it! He will remember those moments for the rest of his life. Be patient and be able to give up the reins.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 9:30 am to NOLATiger71
quote:Don't forget Kettle Corn.
He asked me what else can he cook in it
Posted on 12/27/18 at 10:06 am to NOLATiger71
Also: the Food Lab cookbook teaches lots of basic technique and science. If he reads/cooks his way thru that, he’ll have solid chops in the kitchen.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 10:18 am to Darla Hood
I still use a countertop rice cooker. SO much easier and it comes out better. Plus it doesn't take up precious burner space on the range.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 10:30 am to Martini
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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.
A friend of ours may or may not have been responsible for this:
I'd get the kid to make a list of things that he enjoys eating and then teaching him how to make each one of them. That's what we did for my youngest. He's a rockstar at his dorm because he's the only one that can make something other than cereal or ramen noodles.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 10:59 am to Marlbud
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folks screw rice up because they don't use a heavy pot.
You don't need a heavy pot for rice. The rice cooker has a light pot in it. Just use long grain rice, oil salt and half a cup more water than rice or use your first knuckle on your finger to measure.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 3:12 pm to Marlbud
quote:I can make a roux, but I'm not bothering to cook rice without the use of an electric pot.
Teach him how to make a roux and how to cook rice without an electric rice pot.
Posted on 12/29/18 at 1:24 pm to saintsfan1977
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You don't need a heavy pot for rice. The rice cooker has a light pot in it. Just use long grain rice, oil salt and half a cup more water than rice or use your first knuckle on your finger to measure.
Yes.
But why does every “bag” of rice tell you to use too much water?
Posted on 12/29/18 at 1:26 pm to VABuckeye
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Teach him how to cook a steak by touch
Why not just use an instant read thermometer and not just educatedly guess?
Posted on 12/29/18 at 1:28 pm to Rohan Gravy
My teenager is clueless. I just let her make some cup Mac and cheese and after she takes the cup out of the microwave and decided its ok to open the cheese packet right in the middle and cheese went everywhere.
Posted on 12/30/18 at 9:27 am to Rohan Gravy
I have never seen a recipe to cook rice on the bag. But I never looked either.
Posted on 12/30/18 at 9:41 am to saintsfan1977
Rice seems easy enough for me. I use long grain most of the time.
2C Rice
4C Water
2T White vinegar
1-2T oil or butter
I use a calphalon pot. It does appear to be thick. I do not own any pots or pans that are thin.
Burner on high. Add rice and oil to pot, stir until you smell a nutty aroma. Then slowly pour water/vinegar into hot pot. Stir until rice & water mixture is thick. Leave boiling until you cannot see water and the moisture in the rice bubbles almost dissipate. I use a clean kitchen towel to wrap the cover. Place lid on top and slide it to low burner for 20-25 minutes. Lift cover mix from bottom quick. Put lid back on and wait 15 minutes. Fluffy individual rice and foil proof method. Not sure why it’s made any other way.
2C Rice
4C Water
2T White vinegar
1-2T oil or butter
I use a calphalon pot. It does appear to be thick. I do not own any pots or pans that are thin.
Burner on high. Add rice and oil to pot, stir until you smell a nutty aroma. Then slowly pour water/vinegar into hot pot. Stir until rice & water mixture is thick. Leave boiling until you cannot see water and the moisture in the rice bubbles almost dissipate. I use a clean kitchen towel to wrap the cover. Place lid on top and slide it to low burner for 20-25 minutes. Lift cover mix from bottom quick. Put lid back on and wait 15 minutes. Fluffy individual rice and foil proof method. Not sure why it’s made any other way.
This post was edited on 12/30/18 at 9:47 am
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