Out of all the departments he is lacking in, dedication and determination to achieve a goal is not one of them. That extends to everything he does, from rivalries with gray to cooking like this under Lucy's supposedly watchful supervision. Her hand against his arm does get a very momentary flicker in his flames but thankfully he has to put it out anyway to help her find that spatula. Honestly what the hell was going on? He's going to have a lot to reflect on that's for sure.

He sets the pan down on the stove and moves to rummage through drawers and cupboards for the spatula she should theoretically have lying about somewhere.

"Any ideas where you put it last time?" Since he's not supposed to make a mess of things he has to do it the slow way. So naturally he is going to try getting it right from the start.