One of the best things you can do with your son or daughter for that matter is to teach them how to eat well, and to cook. Of course, a lot of people believe this is all about getting their kids familiar with the kitchen. However, there is a great deal to be learned outside when cooking on the grill as well. In fact, you can read all about this topic and ensure a successful and safe grilling session with the kids, with the information below.

Recipes

Before anything else, and even before you get outside you will need to come up with some things that you want to cook on the grill. Now it is very tempting to focus only on meat products like burgers and steaks here, however, as you will want to teach your kids about healthy food you must include some vegetables done on the grill too. You can even get some more of their 5 a day in by trying easy child-friendly recipes like tutti frutti salad for dessert!

In particular, recipes like corn on the cob works well on the BBQ, and making kebabs from veggies like peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, and onions is a fun activity for the kids as well. Just be sure to soak any wooden skewers in water before adding them to the grill.

Safety

Next, when grilling with the kids you must consider their safety. This means educating them on which parts get hot and how long they stay that way. Also pointing out that they should never stand too close to the grill or use their hands instead of long handles tools to move and turn the food is critical to keeping them safe.

Also, making sure that you light the BBQ and observe your child as they use it at all times, just like you would if they were using the oven indoors, is essential. Indeed, if your child is not old enough to cook safely in the kitchen then you should definitely hold off any grill lessons for now.

Fuel

The next consideration you must make when teaching your child how to grill is what fuel to use, and checking that you have enough of it. After all, if you run out of fuel the food will not be properly cooked, and this means it could be dangerous to eat!

The good news is you can find out information like how long does a 1lb propane tank last on a gas grill, pretty easily online now. Therefore, you should be able to estimate how much you will need for each use and buy it beforehand.

How you will serve

Last, of all, you will need to serve the food. There are several tasks to consider here, the first being whether to use plates and cutlery, or whether to serve things in buns such as burgers and sausages, as they are easy for the kids to grab and go.

It is also important that you to your kids about how you know the food is cooked through on the grill, as something that can be more tricky than when using an oven, because of the charring on the outside.

Enjoy your meal 🙂

Josh