happypamama Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I'm looking for child sized oven mitts for my five-year-old son, who would really like to learn to cook. I want real ones that he could use in the real kitchen, not play ones. Can anyone recommend a set for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Will he be using a toaster oven or some such? And adult size oven would be problematic for a young child to use safely; their arms are not long enough to reach past the door when open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalmia Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 The Montessori catalog For Small Hands has some. http://www.forsmallhands.com/kitchen/baking/oven-mitts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 Will he be using a toaster oven or some such? And adult size oven would be problematic for a young child to use safely; their arms are not long enough to reach past the door when open. Yeah, I'm thinking toaster oven, maybe even stovetop with help. I don't think I'd have him put stuff in or out of the oven. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 The Montessori catalog For Small Hands has some. http://www.forsmallhands.com/kitchen/baking/oven-mitts Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) If you want a cookbook, Pretend Soup and others by Mollie Katzen are great for that age. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1883672066/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_1883672066 Edited December 10, 2016 by maize 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Can you teach him to use an implement like a fork to pull stuff out of toaster oven? That's what I usually do anyway :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 Can you teach him to use an implement like a fork to pull stuff out of toaster oven? That's what I usually do anyway :) Possibly. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I found some on Amazon last year, my 4 year old wears them anytime he helps in the kitchen. Even if we aren't actually cooking. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 I found some on Amazon last year, my 4 year old wears them anytime he helps in the kitchen. Even if we aren't actually cooking. That's cute! Do you have a link? Amazon has several, but I wasn't sure which ones were actually good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 That's cute! Do you have a link? Amazon has several, but I wasn't sure which ones were actually good. Thanks Amazon for saving my previous orders! https://smile.amazon.com/Curious-Chef-Kids-Child-Mitt/dp/B0062VN7GA/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1481381535&sr=1-1&keywords=curious%2Bchef%2Bkids%2Bchild%2Bchef%2Bmitt%2Bset&th=1 They have gone up in price and are no longer Prime eligible, but maybe you can order them elsewhere. I also bought him a real chef's hat which he wears all the time. It's a men's hat but adjustable so it fits, its nicer than the kid versions I have seen. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B007FH0TJS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 If you want a cookbook, Pretend Soup and others by Mollie Katzen are great for that age. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1883672066/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_1883672066 These books are great! They have the recipes in conventional format and also in picture form. Two tips from pretend soup that worked great: using a cookbook stand to hold the recipe book and also using an electric skillet at a table instead of having a child stand on something to reach the stove. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) We have a pair of the Curious Chef mitts and, honestly, I use them even more than the kids. I have such small hands, the big adult mitts sometimes slide off and I drop things. Seconding a cookbook stand as well. We have a wood one with an adjustable tilt that stores flat in a cabinet. It also works great for propping up copywork and dividing boys who keep messing with each other instead of getting their stinking seat work done. Edited December 10, 2016 by BarbecueMom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slackermom Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Can you teach him to use an implement like a fork to pull stuff out of toaster oven? That's what I usually do anyway :) MIL set a friend's house on fire using a metal fork to retrieve something from a toaster. I taught dd to use wooden or silicone toast tongs to remove anything from a toaster. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I have some of these that work for my 9yo (and for me). The inside is nice and grippy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I was just a William Sonoma and they had the cutest JR. oven mitt that works for real. It was in a section with a kid's recipe book and a chef's jacket, etc. http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/1174270/?catalogId=27&sku=1174270&cm_ven=Google_PLA&cm_cat=Shopping&cm_pla=default&cm_ite=default&kwid=productads-adid^52929355183-device^c-plaid^105890678743-sku^1174270-adType^PLA&gclid=CM7q6M3h6tACFcaEswodZPgEJA It is not cheap, but it felt really substantial! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 (edited) Can you teach him to use an implement like a fork to pull stuff out of toaster oven? That's what I usually do anyway :) Done incorrectly you can electrocute yourself. Please be careful or use wooden toast tongs. Edited December 11, 2016 by FriedClams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 Thank you all! Amazon was out of the Curious Chef mitts, but I was able to order them directly from the CC website. (I have small hands too, so maybe I'll end up ordering myself a pair too!) He has a chef's hat, and we have some kids' cookbooks already. I'm making him an apron in his favorite color, because the only kid-sized aprons we have are very girly since they were his big sister's (and one of them is pretty beat up because she wore it allllllll the time when she was in her extreme colonial phase). He's the fourth kid and third 5yo boy, so we have so much stuff already, but he really loves to pretend to cook and play waiter, and he'd love to get into the real kitchen a bit more. I think some mitts that fit him will be perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Done incorrectly you can electrocute yourself. Please be careful or use wooden toast tongs. With a toaster, yes. But she said toaster oven. It's just a small oven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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