My brother and I bought an investment property a few years ago for my parents to live in, and we've heard nothing but complaints about the status of the apliences since then, as they really are bad, but that is the place they chose, and we are tackling the items from most important, like HVAC and non-leaky, custome made sizes of windows in the cathedral ceiling sunlights and sliding doors first. I went up to visit them for Christmas, and whie we were together my brother and I went out to purchas the dishwasher and stove. My mother already researched which brands had all the features she wanted, duel, gas stovetop, electric inside, with convection bake, and self-cleaning, and without knowing the exact model, knew it was a Bosh. Putting all that together, that helped narrow it to one. The five burner knobs on the front are fairly thick, and easy for my mother's severe arthritis to grab. While she would prefer a knob to adjust the temperature of the oven, the flat panel is not a touch s creen, so it would be very easy to label with dimo tape or loc dots like the microwave. Essentially it's just the functions on one side, bake, convection bake, clean, and whatever an oven does, then the other side has a numpad. The pad is used for both, temperature and a timer, but you don't have to bother using the timer in order to make it turn on.
This model was pricy, but you can get it not duel, gas and electric, or skip out on something else, and the same model is available, with the same controls As to the dishwasher, it too is a not complicated Bosh. It's buttons are about the size of large stanps, and tactile, that is, after you find them. Rather than being on the front face, it's on the top edge of the door, after you open it. If I recall, the buttons are not on the edge of the front panel, but the thick liner that incelates the temperature of the water. If needing labels, I'm sure they would be safe to put below them, on the top edge of the front panel, closer to you, as that does not get wet. I'm not sure if the buttons get wet or not, but I'm guessing they do warm a bit. I don't know how excited you can get about dishwashers, but what I liked, probably available in many other models, is above the top wrack, there is a little hidden drawer. This is where you not only put the long serving utencils that are too tall to put in the silverware basket below, but my mother uses it for the sharp knifes. That way when I'm shuffling through and sorting the utencils into their drawer, I don't have to move slowly to avoid cutting myself. In the past she always tried to put them upside-down in the basket, but this drawer is a nice little touch. -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of John Kolwick via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, February 1, 2020 9:57 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: John Kolwick <john2...@suddenlink.net> Subject: Re: [CnD] Request for Advice with Accessible Appliances for Kitchen Remodeling? Hi, I purchased a GE slide-in model range for our kitchen a little over a year ago, it had knobs and the controls for the oven could be marked. A slide-in model has no back to it and all the controls are at the fron. Usually counter top surrounds it. I also have a bosch, (not sure of spelling at this moment) it had controls that are mostly accessible buttons. good luck not an easy task today On 1/31/2020 11:15 PM, Kenneth Silberman via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Does anyone know of any accessible ranges, ovens, and dishwashers? I > am trying to find some with classic knob controls. I find that using > appliance apps is slow and unreliable. So, I would preferer to rely > on marking up dials. Apps are fine, but I don't want to rely on them for > primary access. > I have had a bad experience with controlling laundry machines with > Home Connect and am returning them in favor of dial-controlled machines. > Thanks. > > > > Ken > > > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
