Toy kitchens for boys?

[Johnboy60]

William Batson knows firsthand that when friends visit, they're likely to gather in the kitchen. The 6-year-old regularly invites guests into his play kitchen to prepare pretend meals, wash dishes or stow food in the refrigerator.

"The stove talks," says William, who lives in Phoenix.

Mary Batson bought her son a kitchen set before he could walk. She thought it was a great toy, although her husband, Alan, had doubts.

"He rolled his eyes," she says. "I said, 'What are you thinking? Look at all the male chefs."'

These days both Batsons are fine with William spending time in the play kitchen. Alan, who enjoys cooking, came around quickly after he saw how much fun his son had with the toy.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/12/04/sex.and.toys.ap/index.html

 

[immersedingrace]

William Batson knows firsthand that when friends visit, they're likely to gather in the kitchen. The 6-year-old regularly invites guests into his play kitchen to prepare pretend meals, wash dishes or stow food in the refrigerator.

"The stove talks," says William, who lives in Phoenix.

Mary Batson bought her son a kitchen set before he could walk. She thought it was a great toy, although her husband, Alan, had doubts.

"He rolled his eyes," she says. "I said, 'What are you thinking? Look at all the male chefs."'

These days both Batsons are fine with William spending time in the play kitchen. Alan, who enjoys cooking, came around quickly after he saw how much fun his son had with the toy.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/12/04/sex.and.toys.ap/index.html

I think it's a great idea...My three year old nephew asked for a kitchen set for Christmas...they're buying him and easy bake oven!!!! his dad wanted to be a chef when he was little as well....he's not, but that's what he wanted to do and he does pretty well in the kitchen!

 

[trunks2k]

I do find it funny that toy stoves and stuff are mainly thought of as girls toys. But the restaurant business has historically been a very sexist and male dominated industry. Female chefs used to be a rarity, but they are more common now. Not too long ago female chefs were almost entirely pastry chefs. I'm told much of that old sexism still exists in kitchens, though not nearly to the extent that it used to. But watch cooking shows where they go to various restaurants and talk to chefs, and see how many are girls.

In my family, it's the guys that are the good cooks. My dad, two of my uncles, and my brother in law are very very good cooks, and I sorta take after them. At thanksgiving the guys will be in the kitchen discussing on how to cook the various dishes and drinking wine, while the girls are in the living room drinking beer and watching football.

 

[Quijote]

When my first son was two, my wife bought a toy kitchen for him. He played with it and used as a toy kitchen for about a year, after that, it became a fort to throw 'lego bomb's' at me.

Since then, his two younger brothers have used it as a fort, an obstacle, something to push someone else into it (which is frown upon), etc.. Their little sister now uses it to cook, bake, store her play dishes. She's two. I'll have to keep an eye out for 'lego bombs' in a few months.

 

[Billnew]

Kitchens for boys?
Why not just a frige? With root beer.

And an easy chair.

Maybe if the kitchen wasn't pink, it might be ok.
Maybe a flushing toilet?

EDITH!!!!

 

[craigerNY]

I never had a "toy kitchen" but my parents started teaching me how to cook as soon as I was tall enough. I remember the first thing I learned to cook was an egg. They also taught me at a young age how to do the laundry, how to do dishes, how to clean, mow, rake.......briliant move on their behalf. I was not so greatful at the time but I am now.

I still like Bill's idea better from my perspective.

 

[Foolish_Fool]

In retrospect, it would have been nice if I had been taught or encouraged on cooking. Never cooked anything more than Ramen until I was about 21-22. Even now it's still a struggle to feed myself. Just Monday night I was out with a friend and she told me why my meat always came out grey =/

 

[trunks2k]

In retrospect, it would have been nice if I had been taught or encouraged on cooking. Never cooked anything more than Ramen until I was about 21-22. Even now it's still a struggle to feed myself. Just Monday night I was out with a friend and she told me why my meat always came out grey =/

Overcooking it or just boiling it?

 

[DeathMagus]

Psshh... toy oven?

The boy is six - he's old enough to start cooking for real. Seriously - get him in the kitchen and start teaching him things. It'll benefit him far more in the long run, it's less likely to become "boring" than a fake kitchen, and it's cheaper. What's there to lose?

 

[Foolish_Fool]

Overcooking it or just boiling it?

Apparently you're not supposed to slowly ramp up the temperature. I was always afraid of burning stuff that I always did long cooks at low temps with an increase at the very end.

Haven't actually tried it since I haven't been to the store lately. I'll finally have a decent steak or set off the fire alarm, either way it'll be interesting.

 

[eldermike]

Buy him a bb gun and tell him never to go out to the bird bath with the gun loaded, especially in late evening when it's filled with birds. But also tell him if he should shoot something bring in into the real kitchen and toss it in the sink and tell mom to cook it up quick.

He's a boy!!!! Come on now people!

 

[trunks2k]

Apparently you're not supposed to slowly ramp up the temperature. I was always afraid of burning stuff that I always did long cooks at low temps with an increase at the very end.

yeeeech. yeah, that'll do it.

 

[uberd00b]

Clearly this is all part of the gay agenda.

 

[Mr.Pious]

I had a toy kitchen, I don't remember if I played with it or not. Either way it didn't help, I didn't learn to cook until I moved out.

 

[TexasSky]

William Batson knows firsthand that when friends visit, they're likely to gather in the kitchen. The 6-year-old regularly invites guests into his play kitchen to prepare pretend meals, wash dishes or stow food in the refrigerator.

"The stove talks," says William, who lives in Phoenix.

Mary Batson bought her son a kitchen set before he could walk. She thought it was a great toy, although her husband, Alan, had doubts.

"He rolled his eyes," she says. "I said, 'What are you thinking? Look at all the male chefs."'

These days both Batsons are fine with William spending time in the play kitchen. Alan, who enjoys cooking, came around quickly after he saw how much fun his son had with the toy.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/12/04/sex.and.toys.ap/index.html

I've done children's work most of my life, and I've raised both a son and a daughter. The males ALWAYS played with the kitchen and the females ALWAYS played with the tool benches.

 

[TexasSky]

Psshh... toy oven?

The boy is six - he's old enough to start cooking for real. Seriously - get him in the kitchen and start teaching him things. It'll benefit him far more in the long run, it's less likely to become "boring" than a fake kitchen, and it's cheaper. What's there to lose?

Your house if you let a 6 year old "cook".

 

[trunks2k]

Your house if you let a 6 year old "cook".

I helped my parents cook when I was 6.

 

[DeathMagus]

Your house if you let a 6 year old "cook".

I never burned down the house. Given an appropriate measure of education and discipline, other six-year-olds should not have a problem either. Obviously, a parent should be in the room for the first few times, and after the child knows what they're doing, within a room's distance.

 

[immersedingrace]

Kitchens for boys?
Why not just a frige? With root beer.

And an easy chair.

Maybe if the kitchen wasn't pink, it might be ok.
Maybe a flushing toilet?

My five year old nephew has just that....oh wait, that's just the easy chair and root beer...he leaves the cooking to mom.....and not a bad idea since she's great at it.....

who cares if the kitchen is pink though...

 

[Maynard Keenan]

I played with my sister's toy kitchen all the time. Of course, I have a dad who absolutely loves cooking and is great at it, and a mom who can (sort of) make simple recipes. Plus my grandma let me help cook my breakfast when I was a little kid staying at her house while my parents worked. I don't cook too much now. I live at home, with dad the chef, after spending 1 year in a dorm, and 1 year in an apartment where I did some cooking.