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re: What age to teach children to cook?
Posted on 6/6/15 at 10:41 am to Zach
Posted on 6/6/15 at 10:41 am to Zach
They don't have to help with the actual gumbo, but just being with you watching will go a long way.
Show them what you are doing at each step and explain why: "This is an unpeeled onion that I'm going to chop. First you have to cut off the ends and peel all the outer skin off, 'cause that's not the part you eat."
They can also help with other things to go along with the gumbo, like measuring the rice and telling you when the pot boils. Salad is another easy thing for kids to help with--tearing lettuce and stuff. Making garlic bread is fun too. Even the 4 y.o. can help with that.
Show them what you are doing at each step and explain why: "This is an unpeeled onion that I'm going to chop. First you have to cut off the ends and peel all the outer skin off, 'cause that's not the part you eat."
They can also help with other things to go along with the gumbo, like measuring the rice and telling you when the pot boils. Salad is another easy thing for kids to help with--tearing lettuce and stuff. Making garlic bread is fun too. Even the 4 y.o. can help with that.
This post was edited on 6/6/15 at 10:44 am
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Posted on 6/6/15 at 11:29 am to Zach
stirring is usually a good starting point
Posted on 6/6/15 at 6:29 pm to Dorothy
Making garlic bread was my designated dinner time kitchen duty as a small child. An older sibling sliced the bread and I had to spread my moms homemade garlic butter and sprinkle parsley on top (and cheese). I eventually graduated to slicing the bread and making the garlic butter.....by about age 8.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 1:48 pm to hungryone
Update...
Well, they enjoyed watching me as I explained the process of making gumbo. When it was all over I made a small bowl for each. They tasted it and both declared "It's too spicy."
Me: "So, your daddy is a Cajun and your mom is a Mexican and you don't like spicy?"
Them: "Nope."
Well, they enjoyed watching me as I explained the process of making gumbo. When it was all over I made a small bowl for each. They tasted it and both declared "It's too spicy."
Me: "So, your daddy is a Cajun and your mom is a Mexican and you don't like spicy?"
Them: "Nope."
Posted on 6/7/15 at 4:13 pm to Zach
I can't remember an age when I wasn't "helping" in my grandmother's kitchen (mom doesn't cook near as much as she does). It just started with simple stuff like stirring, helping decorate cakes/cookies, etc. Then just progressed as I got holder with what I could handle at that respective age. You can usually tell pretty quick what a kid can/can't handle once they start working with you in the kitchen. Some do better at certain ages than others.
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