Hi there Mary. I don't have the BT version of the Instant Pot but I do have their standard version that is a pressure cooker, slow cooker, and also sautes among other things.
I just wanted to let you know that the Instant pot is most definitely very useable by a blind person. I use mine at least once or twice a week. I simply made a Braille chart of the various buttons along with what they are and their default cook times. I keep this taped to the inside of a cabinet door just above the Instant Pot for easy reference. In addition, this cooker also has plus and minus buttons as well as a manual setting which I actually prefer so you can set your own cooking time if you don't want to use the presets. The buttons are definitely fairly tactile but I nevertheless put some lock dots on them for an easier feel. The cooker is also very safe. There is no way you can open it once it comes up to pressure. I've never seen the BT version so can't say the buttons and layout are the same but their standard pot is quite useable. Pressure cooking save a ton of time for all kinds of different dishes with the big advantage that all of the flavor is locked into whatever you're cooking. I'm definitely going to check out that podcast and see what this BT version is all about. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2015 8:51 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com; macvisionar...@googlegroups.com; macvoiceo...@freelists.org Subject: Instant pot multi use appliance with accessible iPhone app Hi all, There has been a lot of talk on certain cooking related websites this past year about an appliance known as an instant pot. It is a multi use appliance, which combines the functionality of slow cooker, pressure cooker, rice cooker, sauté pan, and some other stuff. I was interested in this device, until I finally found an article that went into enough detail to convince me that it would not be usable by a blind person. Then just today, I found a podcast done by Victor Saren on applevis. He demonstrates the Bluetooth app which makes the most expensive variant of the instant pot accessible to blind people. This is not a cheap appliance. But it may be under someone's Christmas tree tomorrow. I would be very curious if there's anyone on any of these lists who has or will be getting this pot and how you like it and the app. There are recipes on the instant pot website. And I have found some recipes on another website. You can also adapt pressure cooker recipes for it, but it cooks at a slightly lower pressure than the usual stovetop pressure cookers. The app also lets you enter your own recipes. There is also going to be or is, an android app Mary Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
