What kitchen utensils does my child need?

You want to get your child cooking but confused about what kitchen utensils to get them? What is the best first knife for my child? What knife should I get for my 8 year old? What about a safety knife?

What else do we need?

Here’s a list of some of the best equipment around for your child to get them busy in the kitchen. We love cooking here at The Cool Food School HQ so we know a thing or two about the best equipment to buy - either online or in the shops!

1. Safe knife - we stock the best safe kitchen knife for toddlers and kids from Australian brand Kiddies Food Kutter. This safe knife is perfect for getting kids involved in cooking and meal preparation and cutting their own dinner on the dinner plate. It teaches fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, independence, and builds self-confidence. Suitable for all skill levels for children 2 years onwards, left and right-handed, and for kids with special needs or a disability. This kids’ knife can be safely used to cut everything from soft fruit to hard vegetables. Mum and Dad can spend dinner time eating – not cutting! The Kiddies Food Kutter teaches and encourages children to learn dinner table etiquette.

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2. Knives for older children - looking for the best knife for your child who’s aged 6 -10 ? The the Opniel kitchen knife is a great option. This kitchen knife is nice and small and enhanced with various safety precautions to make sure children can safely use it. The plastic ring for the index finger makes it nearly impossible to hold this knife in a dangerous way and also the safety for the other hand is taken into consideration. Check it out here

3. Safe peeler - getting your child to peel veggies will keep them occupied for hours! But you will need a safe peeler and this one again, from Kiddies Food Kutter, is an essential tool in your kitchen. The Safety Food Peeler is bladeless and designed to enable all children, to be able to delight in the opportunity to peel. Now children of all ages can help prepare food with a Peeler that doesn’t use a blade! It is suitable for kids 3 years onwards, left or right-handers, the disabled, adult left-handers, the elderly with arthritis and dementia. It requires little strength to use – in fact, the lighter you slide it along, the better result! Pushing down is not required, it is the angle and the sliding action that enables the clever design to peel.

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4. Safe scissors - a must for little chefs in the kitchen. A safe scissors can perform lots of cutting tasks that a safe knife might not be suitable for. Check out 10 things your child can do with a safe scissors in the kitchen on our blog here. Our best selling safe scissors is not just for the art supply box - check it out here

5. A kitchen helper from Guidecraft - this clever stool safely and securely elevates toddlers to countertop height allowing them to get involved with all the cooking fun. It is lightweight and easy to move, fold and store. Check it out here