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> On Aug 4, 2020, at 7:11 AM, Johna Gravitt via Cookinginthedark > <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > > Where do I purchase some of Dale's thin mitts? > > > People with disabilities, access job openings at > http://www.benderconsult.com/careers/job-openings > Johna Gravitt > Accessibility Consultant > Recruitment Outreach Specialist > Workplace Mentoring Resource Manager > Email: jgrav...@benderconsult.com > Phone: (412)-446-4442 > Main office Phone: (412)-787-8567 > Web: www.benderconsult.com > Celebrating 20+ Years of Disability Employment Solutions > Recruitment. Workplace Mentoring. Technology Accessibility. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On Behalf Of > Deborah Armstrong via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 6:09 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Deborah Armstrong <armstrongdebo...@fhda.edu> > Subject: Re: [CnD] Preferred cooking methods > > I grew up with an electric stove and cooked on it even though blind at least > once a week while I was in high school. I was lucky because my dad was a > baker and was comfortable with lots of heat -- much more heat than on a home > stove. He taught me how to not be afraid. > > But then when I moved out I got a gas stove and at first I was terrified. > Then I learned how easy it was to precisely judge the heat by holding your > hand over the pot. > > I've used gas for fifty years and would now find an electric stove terrifying! > > For me, the biggest thing is making sure I know exactly where my pot is on > the burner before I turn on the heat and being able to poke about with a > metal fork if I need to "feel" something hot like where the pot is or whether > the beef is broken up. I love Dale Campbell's thin cooking mits too -- use > them every night. > > I also think a wok is much easier to use than a frying pan as you can just > keep pushing food around -- sighted people don't have to turn food in a wok > with a spatula. > > If you are new to using a stove don't use olive oil. It has a low ignition > temperature. My sighted room-mate was once frying with olive oil and suddenly > had a pan full of flames. She started screaming, a sighted person mind you > and I had to rush in there and slam a lid on it! Very scary especially > because she was supposed to be the one who would react in an emergency. > > I always use a high temperature oil like peanut, corn or safflower... never > had a fire. > 0--Debee > > _______________________________________________ > 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
