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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At age 4 I started teaching my son with a kid's knife - he had the Opinel Le Petit knife, which is slightly smaller than an adult chef's knife and has a finger guard for safety.  At first I shadowed him while he was using it, then eventually started working next to him and watching.  At age 7 he graduated to a regular knife.

We also have a high-powered gas range.  I waited a little longer for that.  I think he was around 6 when I started teaching some stovetop things.  He wasn't allowed to touch the knobs for a while - I'd start the stove, adjust the flame, and put the pan on to preheat.  We started with steaming, or gentle sauteing - nothing that would splatter hot grease. Pancakes were an early win, although a bit messy until he got the hang of flipping :).

He was also an early master of the rice cooker.  And we got him a kid-sized set of oven mitts, so he could make muffins start to finish, around age 5 or 6.  We still require an adult in the kitchen at all times, though![/quote]

I was going to recommend the Opinel set as well! My son is 3 and we let him use the set with supervision. He’s a rule follower, though, and nearly always listens to direction.  He loves stirring things at the stove at his learning tower and chopping and peeling.  [/quote]

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