On Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:37:07 -0600, Kathleen wrote:

> Give your kid some credit. You need to be there to supervise the first
> time or two but beyond that, a 12 year old who truly can't be trusted
> with a blade or a flame has issues that go well beyond a lack of cooking
> skills.

Grrrr... I should have anticipated this happening. I might explain
later.

Thanks for your suggestions