Chef in Training
Kids Cooking Lessons
7-11 year olds
Lesson 6

For today's kids cooking lessons we will be using a non-sharp knife, a table knife or a serrated plastic knife. It is hard to determine at what age your child is ready for using a knife. Kids are always anxious to use a real grown up knife but kitchen knife safety is important!

Part 1: Using a Non-Sharp Knife

If you decide to start using a sharp knife before the next age group please read about kitchen knife safety here.

You can have your chef-in-training practice cutting hot dogs, soft fruits, hard boiled eggs, etc.

This lesson is a warm up exercise to using a sharp kitchen knife. That will be a lesson in the next age group, Junior Chef.

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Part 2: Make a Fruit salad

Use as much fruit as desired and whatever fruit is in season to make a fruit salad. Have the chef-in-training practice cutting with a table knife and toss the salad together.

Try using soft fruit like bananas, kiwis, apple slices already cut (by an adult), grapes, watermelon, etc. Add mini marshmallows for a little color and fun.

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Related Chef in Training Cooking Lessons:
~Lesson 1--Review kitchen safety and make a kids recipe, ~Lesson 2--Practice cracking eggs and making an omelet, ~Lesson 3--Nutrition and keeping a Food diary, ~Lesson 4--Reading a recipe and making a cheese ball,, ~Lesson 5--Dinner etiquette and manners, ~Lesson 6--Using a table knife for cutting and gearing up for sharp knives, ~Lesson 7-- Using a can opener and making a dinner recipe, ~Lesson 8--Reading labels and making an easy kids recipe,, ~Lesson 9--Kitchen tools, ~Lesson 10--Using the microwave and microwave cooking for kids, ~Lesson 11--Rolling dough and using cookie cutters, ~Lesson 12--Planning meals and writing shopping lists, ~Lesson 13--Continuously learning,

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