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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with the posters who talked about pouring boiling water. I have a small pot with an indentation in the side that acts as a spout. I would let a child who is old enough that they don't have to reach above their shoulders for the pot,  use that pot to boil and then pour into a colander or soup bowl. I think boiling an egg or similar that can be fished out, child could be younger if they are responsible.

For a responsible kid, a knife can be okay at a young age. Nephew shocked us all by independently getting a cutting board, a pear, and and kitchen knife and cutting the pear up at age 3. Obviously, he was told not to do that again without adult supervision and he is a bit unusual, but certainly a 6 year old could learn.

I learned to cook very young from necessity  (9 for doing all parts on my own) and burned myself badly a few times. Generally because things were unexpectedly hot (eg metal spoon resting too close to burner, removing tray from oven with mitt too thin or damp) or  unexpectedly heavy (boiling water). I would avoid letting a kid do those things until they were older.

There are noodle packets (knorr makes a bunch) where you boil water with milk/butter then put the packet in. Then turn it off and wait a few minutes. These would be better than trying to make regular mac n cheese. [/quote]

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