How to convince my parents to let me cook?

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The Old Cortina

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Alright, I'm in mid to late teens, and I'm never allowed to cook for the family (except cheese on toast for my own lunch or whatever) But I CAN cook - I have done at other people's houses for fun, and I'm not that bad lol.

It's the holidays and I'm bored, so I kinda wanted to test out my cooking skills by doing the cooking for (at least) a whole week. But my parents aren't sure.

How can I convince them?
 
Get a recipe ready 1st. Then, sit your parents down together and let them know that you have been looking up recipes and you really would like to cook for them. Make sure you are prepared before asking them. Maybe find out what there fav food is, then cook that. Hope i have helped.
 
What on earth aren't they sure about? Are they worried you'll make a mess? If so, offer to clean up the kitchen too. Are they worried you'll give them all food poisoning? If so, offer to cook vegetarian so that there is less risk of foodborne illness. Are they worried you'll light the house on fire? For goodness sakes, you are a teenager! You aren't going to hurt yourself cooking any more than you'd hurt yourself doing all the other things that teenagers do. Are they worried that none of your dishes will be tasty? Ask them what they like or offer to make them their favorite meals.

Your parents sound really crazy. If I had a kid who wanted to cook over their summer break, I'd let them for sure. Even if they were several years younger than you are.

One compromise might be to ask if you can cook 2 or 3 meals a week for a couple weeks, rather than all 7 in a row. This might set aside any concerns that they have with them having to put up with your food for a whole week at a time.

Another compromise would be if you can do the grocery shopping yourself so that they aren't having to run out and get you weird ingredients for your meal plans.

A final compromise would be to use healthy cookbooks or a food guide when planning out your meals. It might be that they are worried that the food you cook won't be healthy enough to eat for 7 days straight.
 
Well, I think you should tell them that you would be happy to make whatever they like... maybe start out with a dessert such as pie, cake, mousse etc... I started preparing dinner for my family when I was 12 and loved it!
 
Just do it.It won't kill them to see you do it.Make a list of simple things you can really cook and get the ingredients and just cook it.While they're gone and save them some.
 
Well sit down and talk with your parents first

ask them why thier unsure.

tell them that it something you need to learn/practice for when your living on your own.

offer to cook some dinners a long with cleaning up the mess.

then start off with simple recipes and slowly have the recipes get more challenging

have a parent help or watch you to make sure you don't start a fire or something ( to make them feel better).


that should help you. i was able to make grill cheese at age 8 will my mother was in the other room, she was there to supervise but still far enough to make me feel like i wasn't be watched.
 
Ask to cook one meal, not a week's worth.

Cook on the weekend for lunch or dinner when everyone knows that there is time to find/make something else if your cooking goes wrong.
 
Tell them you are going to take them to eat out though you just want to go to your friends house quickly, make dinner there, bring it Back to your house and surprise them
 
Tell them if you never can cook, youre never going to learn. do they really want you to eat fast food for the rest of your life?
 
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