educational for your children and can help 'faddy' eaters to try
more foods. Cooking also seems to be a skill that is not taught
in schools any more and many young people leave home without
knowing basic cooking skills. Teach children's cooking from an
early age and your children will appreciate it in the future.
Children's cooking can be dangerous and can lead to arguments
and stress if not planned properly and supervised well. Here are
some top tips for children's cooking and baking:-
Preparation Tips:-
1. Pick a recipe together and make sure it's nice and simple.
Search online for basic children's cooking and baking recipes.
2. Read the recipe through together and figure out what
ingredients and utensils you will need.
3. Clear the workspace or table and get out all of the
ingredients, utensils and things like scales and mixers.
4. Wash hands in hot water with soap before starting, and teach
your children about hygiene.
5. Run some hot soapy water into a washing up bowl so that you
and the children can toss used utensils into it to soak.
6. Weigh out each ingredient and set aside ready to use at the
appropriate time.
Chopping:-
1. Supervise children when chopping or cutting foods.
2. Use sharp knives and the correct knife for the task.
3. Use a chopping board to protect surfaces.
4. Show children how to cut with their fingers tucked away, or
use a fork to hold the food still while cutting.
5. Wash sharp knives immediately or put in the dishwasher.
Don't toss sharp knives into the washing up bowl, you or your
children might forget they are there and cut your fingers while
washing up.
Kitchen Safety
1. Have kitchen rules – For example, no running in the kitchen,
mopping up spillages straight away and drying the floor, always
washing your hands before cooking etc.
2. Put pans to the back of the hob and if you need to use the
front rings, make sure that pan handles don't stick out.
3. Don't let children put things in the oven or take them out.
Let your children watch you as you wear oven gloves.
4. Keep your hands dry and don't use electrical equipment or
sockets with damp hands.
5. Take care when frying foods with children because hot oil
can spit.
6. Teach children not to get to close to the hob or to touch
rings, even when they are off.
7. Keep a fire blanket, fire extinguisher and first aid kit in
the kitchen.
8. Teach children the importance of using separate or clean
chopping boards for raw meat and other foods.
9. Teach children to wash their hands after handling raw meat.
There are some basic cooking skills that are important to teach
your children, for use in the future, as well as hygiene and
safety rules. Here are some skills to incorporate into your
children's cooking and baking sessions:-
1. Pastry making – make different types of pastry with your
children and enjoy making pies, turn overs, blind baking pastry
cases and making jam tarts etc.
2. The rubbing-in method – Teach children to use the rubbing-in
method for pastry making, baking and crumbles.
3. Creaming – Make cakes and show them how to cream the butter
and sugar until pale.
4. Folding – Folding flour into a cake mixture in a figure of
eight movement is vital to keep the air in the mixture, show
children how to do it.
5. Whisking and beating – Show children how to use a hand whisk
and an electric one to whisk cream and cake mixes.
6. Chopping and dicing – Show children how to chop an onion in
different ways – slicing or chopping finely, and show them how
to dice vegetables.
7. Peeling – Teach your children how to use a peeler for
peeling potatoes, carrots and fruit.
8. Grating – Let children grate cheese and use a finer grater
to grate lemon rind.
9. Mashing – Let children mash boiled potatoes with margarine,
milk and a masher.
10. Squeezing – Let children squeeze the juice from oranges and
lemons.
11. Kneading – Make bread with your children and have fun
kneading the dough.
12. Rolling out – Roll out pastry or cookie dough with a
rolling pin and use cookie cutters to make funny shaped cookies.
13. Greasing and lining – Show them how to grease and line cake
tins with fat and greaseproof paper.
14. How to use utensils and equipment – Let children use
scales, whisks, sieves, knives, blenders and food processors
with supervision.
15. Have fun – Most importantly, make children's cooking and
baking fun, and cook and bake a variety of foods and dishes.
About The Author: Derrek Lewek is a keen amateur chef, who
works for the Brenda Oakes http://brendaoakes.co.uk Discount
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