Cook only under adult supervision

Kitchen Rules

1. Always scrub your hands and nails before cooking.
2. Tie long hair back.
3. Wear an apron to protect your clothing.
4. Read the recipe all the way through before cooking.
5. Gather together all the ingredients and equipment before starting.
6. Clear up all mess and spillages as you go along.
7. Always use an oven glove when handling anything hot, with adult help.
8. Don't dip and lick with your fingers, use a clean spoon to taste your dish.
9. Never taste any mixtures with raw egg, meat or flour in.
10. Always wash your hands and equipment after contact with raw meat. Never lick your fingers after handling raw meat.
11. Always wash fruit and vegetables before cooking.
12. Make sure all kitchen cloths and t-towels are clean.
13. Have fun and enjoy cooking.
    

Safety With Equipment

1. Use plastic knives where possible.
2. Always carefully supervise children when using any electrical equipment.
3. Plastic graters prevent chirldren from grating their fingers.
4. Vegetable choppers are an effective and safe method of chopping.
5. Using safety peelers correctly prevents accidents.
6. Use scales with a clear and easy to read gauge.
   

Conversion Tables

For your benefit we have provided the following conversion tables.
 

A Quick Note To Parents

All the Minichefs recipes are designed with child participation in mind. However children should always have adult supervision, espically near hot ovens, cookers and when using knives.

The key to successful cooking with children is to be prepared. Make sure you have all the necessary ingredients and equipment for your recipe. Remember the kitchen can be a dangerous environment, never take your eyes off the task in hand, give 100% attention and do not get distracted. So the kitchen can be a safe and fun place to cook.

I cannot stress enough how strongly I feel about children learning the skill of cooking at an early age. Encouraging children to get involved with food preparation they are more likely to try different foods expolring flavours and textures, develop literacy skills by reading recipes and mathematical skills weighing and measuring. You will learn to love the quality time you spend with your children producing home cooked food without artifical additives and colours. So how many reasons do we need to get cooking....off you go and have fun!