5:28 PM
@Jolenealaska & @rumtscho, I promised you a report on today's lunch:
The hamburger patties were excellent, tender and cooked right on point (no idea how they pulled that off?).
The extras (salad, tomatoes, cucumber) arranged nicely on a plate.
The fries were a failure with a lesson: If the recipe says "parboil for two minutes", it means two minutes, not dumping the potato sticks into the water whenever you are done with peeling and cutting one, as most will be very cooked by the end.
Tempers were flying high, yet no bodily harm done, neither from sibling rivalry nor from handling sharp tools and a stove.
Mom's sanitizing the kitchen atm, as I found traces of raw meat in too many places.
Oh, well, you should do that once in a while anyway, right?
Net result: about the same amount of work as cooking myself, but a great boost of confidence for the minors.
Final conclusion: Success!