Red wine in cooking......

[feeb]

This may be a silly question as I know cooking burns of the alchol BUT what age is safe to use wine in cooking (stews, spag bol, slow cooker etc) and feed to a child.

I used to often use red wine in things but since DS has been eating bits and pieces of same as us I have stopped and I would so love a lamb casserole in slow cooker with red wine in sauce!!!

[Astrid]

Actually I think that the alcohol does not completely burn out, but if you think about the quantity you use and then break it down into portion, there really wont be much alcohol there.

[Lisa]

My kids have been eating food with wine in it for as long as I can remember! I wouldn't go feeding them a cold dessert with wine in it (like a trifle or similar) but because much of the alcohol is burned off during cooking, I don't mind giving them food cooked with wine.

[YoYo]

:yeahthat:

We've given DS wine in food from when he started eating the same foods as us, but like Lisa wouldn't give it in a dessert, only what's been cooked in food. Spag bol, casserole etc. I think the quantity of wine compared with food combined with the alcohol burn off doesn't make me too worried.

[suse]

The length of cooking time also contributes to how much of the alcohol is cooked off - fast cooking times do not reduce the alcohol by much compared to slow cooking.

[feeb]

Ok cool Thanks girls!!! Have had slow cooker on since 1pm but will go add some red wine now as wont be eating till probably 7pm!! And chance of DS actually eating more than 3 mouthfulls is not that likely!