During cooking activities encourage your child to taste, smell and explore the feel of theingredients using. Encourage independence when pouring ingredients into the bowl, sieving, stirring and breaking biscuits etc.
When melting chocolate / using the microwave / using the oven - reinforce to your child that the oven is 'hot'.
When using the fridge / getting food out of the fridge - reinforce that the fridge is cold.
