Tonight I was the sous chef....and valuable life lessons.

theyolksonyou

So I challenged my nearly 13 yr old to cook something on the egg. He chose "that buttery crusty thing". He meant skillet seared steak.

he set the menu. Seared filets, loaded mashed potatoes and green beans. I let him do everything except knife work, searing and burping.

he lit the egg, peeled his potatoes, grated the cheese, mashed the potatoes, decided what went in the potatoes, buttered the steaks...

it was a good meal and he had a good time. Now the 8 yr old wants to spatch a chicken....

as a bonus the wife picked up 3 filets for 10 bucks! The butcher market offered her the discount or cut fresh! Score!

Froman

Nice!! My three old likes to help with "her egg". The MM. She was helping me hold the might while I checked the temp of the spatch chicken. Then she helped me cap the top.

Legume

Good job.

tarheelmatt

Sure he hasn't been posting all along?

theyolksonyou

tarheelmatt said:

Sure he hasn't been posting all along?

"that made my day!" Justin

theyolksonyou

tarheelmatt said:

Sure he hasn't been posting all along?

I'll never tell, but I hope he doesn't have my potty mouth...

grege345

Mad props to the youngen. I'm gonna have to try this with our 13 yr old. If he could light the egg with an xbox controller he'd be all over it

SmokeyPitt

Very nice man.  My son did his first ribs not long ago.  It was a proud moment! 

tarheelmatt

Great job buddy!

theyolksonyou

The best part was all the "this is fun!" comments.

tarheelmatt

theyolksonyou said:

The best part was all the "this is fun!" comments.

I bet it was... This will be one of those moments he will remember. Maybe not now or five years from now, but he will later on in life.

Jeremiah

tarheelmatt said:

theyolksonyou said:

The best part was all the "this is fun!" comments.

I bet it was... This will be one of those moments he will remember. Maybe not now or five years from now, but he will later on in life.

Agree. Way to go man. Good parents make good future adults. :-bd

theyolksonyou

He also took pics of his plate. Is that normal?? B-)

DMW

That's great to get them involved. My 13 yr old daughter could choose a topic to write a research type paper on. She choose barbecue. I'm going to post it when she finishes it.

SGH

Awesome brother Yolk. Nothing like spending quality time with the little ones. I applaud you sir.

minniemoh

What a great thread @theyolksonyou. Congrats on a very special evening. You've got a fine young man there. 

grege345

Standing by @DMW

tarheelmatt

theyolksonyou said:

He also took pics of his plate. Is that normal?? B-)

Nothing wrong with that.... He's proud of his craft.

Introducing him to photography isn't a bad thing either at an early age.

SGH

DMW said:

That's great to get them involved. My 13 yr old daughter could choose a topic to write a research type paper on. She choose barbecue. I'm going to post it when she finishes it.

Brother that automaticly will earn the SGH seal of approval. You should be very proud of her. I would have broke down and cried if that would have been the topic one of my children chose.

hapster

Awesome!!! My daughter wants a mini or mini max to cook on. Now to get the wife on board. Probably a spring summer thing

Skiddymarker

Excellent, always nice to share a passion with those we love! 

Great looking fillet!

Mattman3969

That is cool as hell!! My almost 3yr old granddaughter thinks something is wrong if we don't cook outside.

Froman

What worked for my wife was once she saw how cute it was in the store. She called me and asked if we could get one. To be "hers". I said sure!!

caliking

Absolutely fantastic. I have very fond memories of cooking with my mom. My dad used to teach me anatomy on chickens when I was that age, but I think he was just trying to con me into cutting the chicken up for my mom to cook.

caliprince did help me out by picking a rub for chicken breasts the other day. I tried to get him to sear them, but he's 1, and SWMBO said no.

Jeepster47

theyolksonyou said:

He also took pics of his plate. Is that normal?? B-)

No not really ... but, look what he has for an example.

Damn, now I'll probably be out cooked on the forum by a 12 year old.  Good on you for taking the time with him.  And, good on your son for not being intimidated by your cooking. 

Even if you have to handcuff your hands behind your back, allow him to continue to cook without taking over anything he's doing ... even if it's painful.

theyolksonyou

"like" to you all. Looking forward to what the 8 yr old puts on the menu with his spatchcock. The cook tonight is already asking when we can do it again. I may become the consultant/publicist for this crew.