Show Teaching Kitchen Safety to Tots Tol You cant can't start too early to turn your children on onto onto onto to safe kitchen practices esp especially especially es es- es- es p around the family Camily range y SAFETY SENSE Demonstrate Demonstrate Demon Demon- strate simple rules of range safety to children Children of oC every age like to be where the action Is and around meal time this can mean the kitchen range The range however if not used pr properly perly can be a safety hazard as well as a servant and range safety lessons lessons lessons les les- sons should begin as soon as your child can pour a can oft of peas into a a. pan i 1 son Safety features features' on n new electric ranges help make such schooling easier Ranges manufactured since September 1975 for instance instance instance in in- stance have two operation surface unit controls controls-a a feature feature feature fea fea- fea- fea ture which helps to prevent children from accidentally turning on heating elements ele ele- ele- ele ments and ments-and and diagrams by each control to show which surface unit it operates Total safety however cant can't be programmed Into into into in In- to any machine and the Whirlpool Customer Assurance Assurance Assurance Assur Assur- ance Home Economics Department Department Department De De- De- De offers the following following follow follow- ing basic lesson plan pian for teaching cautious cooking to little chefs HANDS OFF The OFF The first rule of electric cooking is that it is hands no-hands cooking cook cook- ing no Ing-no no hands on the heating heating heat heat- ing elements or the areas near them Even though the units may be dark in color they can still be hot enough to burn THE RIGHT CLOTHING- CLOTHING Although aspiring Graham Kerrs and Julia Childs needn't wear smocks and chefs chef's hats they should avoid loose fitting clothes when cooking Such garments garments gar gar- ments menta may be stylish but they could also be a fire hazard if they should brush against a hot heating element THE RIGHT COOKWARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE PLACE- Children Children Chil dren may choose pots and pans because they are red or blue or orange rather than right for Cor the job Teach your child which of your glass glass ceramic ceramic earthenware or other glazed utensils can be used for range top cooking and which could break if subjected to a sudden change in tem tem- The pot should fit the spot is a useful maxim in teaching children to match pans with heating elements Show your child the different different differ differ- ent sizes of oC heating units and make a game of choosing which pots pota fit them This will help reduce exposure to unit and result in more efficient cooking Once the pot is on the spot the handle should be turned inward but not over over other range tap units This habit will help prevent accidental accidental acci acci- d dental bumping of oC pans by overly enthusiastic young cooks THE One CLEAN CLEAN UP One of the mysteries of life liCe is the enthusiasm with which children children children chil chil- dren who never straighten their rooms can approach up clean Q 1 jn jo the hl kitchen kitch- kitch ph en They love here again caution Y to safety safety particularly particularly if your range has a glass ceramic top rA SAFETY TURN ON New electric ranges have built in safety features Like children glass Ceramic ceramic ceramic ce ce- tops can be allergic to baths but a bath is exactly what most children try to give everything they clean Applying a wet sponge or cloth to such a when it is hot can cause a steam burn Only cleaning products recommended by bythe bythe bythe the manufacturer should be used Cleaning the range Isa is isa isa a job best left to mother Its It's never too early to teach tots safety in the kitchen By starting your child out right you can make sure he will be beat beat beat at home on the range |