Hi Rick, I thought I would get back to you on the instant pot smart. The panel is like yours. And the app seems very nice indeed. The recipes in it are very few, although you can download scripts or write your own. There is documentation for how to do that in a PDF file which I have not looked at yet. Peering is a snap. The dashboard, where you control the cooker, is totally accessible. The only thing I don't know, and that is because I simply haven't done it yet, is whether you can manipulate the plus and minus and adjust buttons using the app. And if you can, can you tell what the settings are when you're done. I suspect it will work, since the other settings work. You can see the temperature in the device, what is the pressure, how much time is left. And of course you can activate the preprograms things like rice etc. What gives me hope is that when you hit a button, such as rice, it doesn't automatically start. On the screen that comes up, you have to hit a start but for it to start. So the rise program is automatic, no adjustments. But I'm thinking that with programs that do allow adjustments, like stew, it should allow you to make adjustments. Mary
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 27, 2015, at 2:49 PM, Rick Alfaro <rick.alf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Mary, at least the model I have is not touch screen. The buttons are sort of > like raised bubbles so I could see how maybe a sighted person would think it > was a touch screen. > > I just looked at the BT version and it's currently selling for $179 which is > substantially lower than it was when I purchased my original instant pot. It > was close to $300 then so $179 really looks like a deal since the standard > 6qt model sells for $118. I'd definitely spend the extra $60 for the > convenience and better accessibility of the BT model. I'm thinking about > ordering one but need to listen to that podcast first. > > > > Best regards, > > Rick Alfaro > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Mary Otten > Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2015 5:21 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Instant pot multi use appliance with accessible iPhone app > > Thanks, Rick. I wish I had known this earlier. There was a big sale on the > regular instant pot before Christmas. And I was looking into purchasing it, > but then I read an article that seemed to indicate that there was a touch > screen on the front. So that made it sound like it was not going to work too > well for a totally blind person. I've never actually seen one. I guess I will > have to keep looking for a sale. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 27, 2015, at 2:12 PM, Rick Alfaro <rick.alf...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> 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. 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