Once, but they won't do it again. I wouldn't recommend starting with a pan of boiling oil, but my five-year-old loves helping to make pancakes, and it took exa

Once, but they won't do it again. I wouldn't recommend starting with a pan of boiling oil, but my five-year-old loves helping to make pancakes, and it took exactly one glancing touch for him to learn that the edge of the frying pan is hot.