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Hey u/F1exican, you’ve inspired my 12-year-old son to cook.
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Hey u/F1exican, you’ve inspired my 12-year-old son to cook.


He jumped in while I was cooking, peeled and chopped potatoes, and chopped chives. Reddit, please go easy on him, it was his first time. He could use some positive encouragement. I am so proud of him for volunteering to help.

by Amazing_Bluebird

25 Comments

  2. GromByzlnyk

    Teach him the claw he’s about to end up with a finger in his chives

  4. ahhhimscrewed

    even more impressive on a teeny tiny cutting board

  7. Euphoric-Blueberry37

    I think I can hear some planes in the sky

  8. Mission_Fart9750

    He needs to learn how to grip a knife properly, and the claw, because he’s about to lose a fingertip. But good on him for trying. 

  11. CradleofEYES

    This is amazing! Good on ya r/KitchenConfidential
    I mean for real, where can you get honest and up front feedback that teaches?!? Fuck yes! And God Bless the Chefs

  12. chef_in_va

    Not bad for a first try. Master the fundamentals and there is no limit to what you can do.

    Well done chef.

    Edit to add, there’s no such thing as a bucket of steam. Even if there was, it wouldn’t be kept in the walk-in (that’s only for crying).

  13. DolphinSexGod

    Friendly reminder that seasoning measurements are just a suggestion

  14. drexelldrexell

    Oh God don’t let him start down this path lmfao.

  18. EnvironmentMission74

    Hey bud! I’m assuming this is something that you’re pretty new at doing… so first and foremost; congratulations! Getting in there and doing it is literally the only way to learn.

    My biggest advice would be this: get good and then get fast… and the only way to get good is to keep doing it. Something like shrimp scampi used to take me about an hour to do… now I can do it in about 20 if I’m starting off from scratch.

    Be careful about where you put your hands when you’re using anything sharp. I’ve got about 4 different scars on my hands from not doing that and each one sucked every time.

    I’m really happy that you’re able to get in the kitchen with your mom. Mine passed away when I was 17 and I didn’t spend as much time cooking with her as I wish I had. Now, nearly 20 years later; some of her recipes are a way I reconnect with her. Cherish this time. Learn. Make your own recipes. You’re getting a masterclass in home cooking, to be sure, take every advantage you can with it!

  19. CrimsonAntifascist

    Ok. I don’t know you. I don’t know your son.

    But i can guarantee you, my former boss is short on staff, and will contact him for a few extra hours.

  22. ohthatsprettyoosh

    Legendary mum for raising a kid who wants to cook , it’s so important to learn for sm reasons and too many men never learn until their older

  24. Fun_Brother_7383

    those look like green onions to me (i could be wrong though) – either way, tell him to roll his chives (and any other onion/scallion like this) in a wet paper towel! it’ll keep them from running from him and it’ll make the lineup a lot more even while giving him a safe place to grasp if he feels uncomfortable keeping his fingers up close

    chives look good, but they’re only gonna get better from here! all it takes is patience.

    see you tomorrow, chef and mini chef!

  25. speed721

    Tell him the closing dish person called off…

    And he might have to “stay and close”.

    Get him mentally prepared for the kitchen from the beginning!

    Lol!

    You are on your way Little Man! Keep practicing, keep cutting and keep getting better!