There must be some kind of big lighter,, perhaps designed for lighting a gas grill, that would feel safe to use. As for the IP, it is just a matter of familliarity.. the more often you use it, the less scarey it will become. I always use a thick, folded dishtowel or a long thick oven mitt to release pressure.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 5, 2020, at 11:24 AM, Regina Marie via Cookinginthedark > <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > > Hello there and Good Morning. > First, your fears are not irrational. They come from a real place. It is > very possible for anyone, blind, low vision, or otherwise to burn themselves > while cooking, using any device, including an InstaPot or other appliances > without an open flame. Any change requires we adjust and it's ok to be > apprehensive. > > Make sure to give yourself time and do not use these appliances when you are > under pressure or stressed out. Plan around it and allow yourself to pause > and take a couple of deep breaths to stay calm. In through the nose, out > through the mouth slowly helps best. Lay out everyothing you think you'll > need ahead of time so you're not scrambling for hot mitts or utensils. > > I was a counselor in my professional life and also have dealt with anxiety. > It wasn't around cooking, but around crossing streets. Incidentally, my > vision did not change and I had been crossing streets for years with no > problem till a trauma occurred. Be patient with yourself. > > Stay safe and stay well! > > > With Warm Regards: > Regina Brink > President, ACB Capital Chapter of California Council of the Blind > Find me at: https://facebook.com/reginamarie > Follow me on: https//:www.twitter.com/mamaraquel > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On Behalf Of > meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2020 7:12 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: meward1...@gmail.com > Subject: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears > > I used to have to light my burners with a match back when I lived in > Ecuador. I had to work with a friend to light them because I was so afraid > of them. She spent several hours with me getting me over my fear. I'll > never forget it. > > I had to light the match and then light the stove with the lit match, which > all my sighted friends said was more scary than lighting the match itself. > I had to do this or go hungry. It was that simple. > > But guess what? Now that I am back in Texas, I am just as much afraid of > lighting matches as I was before. I am also afraid of my Instant Pot. Even > though I used a regular pressure cooker in Ecuador almost every day. In > fact, I may have used the regular pressure cooker two or three times on some > days. But now, I am terrified of even my very safe Instant Pot. I guess I > am going to have to make myself use it a few times to get over this. And I > will have to keep using it. > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On Behalf Of > Ron Kolesar via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 10:08 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Ron Kolesar <kolesar16...@roadrunner.com> > Subject: Re: [CnD] Preferred cooking methods > > I don't use the oven top as well. > With the island that came with the house. > The gas admitter burned out. > So, to use the oven these days you need to strike the stove with a match. > So, that's out for me and the toaster oven and microwave is over used. > SMILES. > Ron > > -----Original Message----- > From: Immigrant via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 17:02 > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Immigrant > Subject: [CnD] Preferred cooking methods > > I use the oven and the microwave for my cooking, trying to avoid stovetop > cooking as I don't trust myself boiling and especially frying. And I cannot > think of any foods that I would prefer boiled anyway. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On Behalf Of > Karen Delzer via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 3:48 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Karen Delzer <catwa...@verizon.net> > Subject: Re: [CnD] Cooking Brown Rice in a rice cooker > > We use Success rice sometimes, and it's great! You just boil the bag for > about ten minutes, and then you're done. They've got different ones, too. > > Karen > > At 12:44 PM 8/3/2020, you wrote: >> As I said, my rice is minute rice, so it is partially cooked. It comes >> in 4-ounce cups, and it is meant for microwaving. I don't buy regular >> rice because I don't feel the need for a bag of 5 or more pounds of >> rice for just me, and all that stovetop cooking for just one person >> when I can cook a couple of those cups for a minute and a half and they >> are ready. To rinse or not to rinse is not a question as this rice is >> prepackaged and I cook it in its cup. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On >> Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 11:30 AM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: Deborah Armstrong <armstrongdebo...@fhda.edu> >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Cooking Brown Rice in a rice cooker >> >> Well I prepare rice completely differently but I mostly eat brown. >> >> I have read that it is important to rinse rice, but packages in the >> U.S. and cookbooks published in America advise against it. >> >> Turns out after further reading, I found out why; rinsing originally >> removed field debris. Now that rice is prepared in factories, rinsing >> removes excess starch which can make it sticky. The reason they advise >> against rinsing is given is that here in America, rice is fortified >> with spray-on vitamins and minerals which rinsing removes. >> >> If you eat plenty of vegies you don't need the spray-on nutrients, so >> go ahead and rinse it to remove the starch. >> >> I put my rice in my cooker with 1 cup of rice to 3 cups of water for >> brown and 2 cups of water for white. I sprinkle in a little salt; >> that's all. I then let it sit an hour or two. I've read this makes the >> rice better absorb the liquid and this works especially well for brown; > makes it less chewy. >> >> I let the cooker do its thing; there's a sensor that knows when the >> water is almost gone. Once it is back to just warming, I turn it off >> and let it set ten minutes. Then I stir and cover again so it won't dry >> out and put it in the fridge when it's cool enough. >> >> I generally flavor it when I add other things -- for example I might >> microwave it with garlic or curry and vegies. Or I might mix it with >> cumin and add it to enchiladas. Or I might make a salad with cold rice, >> mayo, vegies, spices, pickles -- yum. >> >> I have tried flavoring it in the cooker, but especially with brown >> rice, the hull is so thick that most of the flavoring is lost. >> >> --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 > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > In the good old days of Morse code Shorthand, 73's AKA Best Regards and or > Best Whishes,From Ron Kolesar Volunteer Certified Licensed Emergency > Communications Station And Volunteer Certified Licensed Ham Radio Station > With the Call Sign of KR3DOG > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
