The BIGGEST complaint I get from parents who have kids that can cook is
“Why does my kid leave such a MESS in the kitchen?”
And then who has to clean it up?
YOU the Mom (or Dad)
Here’s a simple technique I taught students of the Kids Can Cook Inner Circle last Friday on how to make cleanup easier.
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The Technique That Gets Kids To Clean
It’s called the The 3 Piece Cleanup
In the middle of my most recent cooking class, I had each student do this
- Pick 3 large cooking objects that were used. These could include mixing bowls, cutting boards, pans that weren’t hot, etc.
- Go to the sink and hand wash (with warm, soapy water) each item and lay them out on a dry towel
- Take another dry towel and make sure each item is 100% dry
- Show me the dry objects
- Put them away in the kitchen.
I then saw 20 kids present me with their cleaned up kitchen gear.
The key part is they completed the ENTIRE process.
They didn’t just wash a bowl and leave it to dry…because SOMEONE has to eventually put it away (and I doubt it’d be your child!)
The next part involved ACCOUNTABILITY
Each child had homework: To do this 3-Piece Cleanup Technique two times while cooking with mom in the next week. If they completed the task, they could join me in the gelato lesson on 4/10/21 at 12pm.
(I like positive rewards!)
If your child needs help LEARNING to CLEAN. Join our April lessons, make 10 recipes with my Chefs, and I will personally get him or her cleaning up.
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Get Cooking,
Chef Eric Horwitz
