Thanks for the tip on that book by Melissa Clark, Penny. I don’t believe I have that one. I have certainly got enough other ones. Sigh. I guess I’m not very adventurous. I have tried rice several times, and never ever comes out well. But this is not a cooking list, so I will not go on and on. Nice to see you here. Mary
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 21, 2018, at 5:34 PM, Penny Reeder <penny.ree...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Steve and Mary, I am a member of the regular Instant Pot Facebook > Group. There are several other blind people on this group, and the > group's members have been very helpful to me every time I've had a > question. > > BTW, there are quite a few books at BookShare that cover pressure > cooking recipes as well as those specifically concerning the Instant > Pot and other electric pressure cookers. The best, I think, is Melissa > Clark's "Dinner in an Instant." Clark is one of the best food writers > for the NYTimes, and all the recipes I have tried in the book have > turned out extremely well! > > Happy cooking, all, and Mary, I always love hearing from you. > Penny > >> On 4/21/18, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi Steve, >> I certainly do know a blind people who have the model that is not Bluetooth. >> There is actually a Facebook group of blind folks, and that topic of the >> instant pot comes up a good deal. The group is called Enabled Kitchen, if >> that interests anyone. Since I shut down my Facebook account, I am no longer >> a member. You can certainly adjust things like the time of cooking with the >> “more“ or less ““ buttons. You just have to remember or have written down >> somewhere what time you’re starting with and how much each press of a button >> ads or subtracts from the time. So, I’m sure it is doable. But I really like >> the ability to convenience of the iOS app. They also have an android app. >> But I’m not sure how accessible it is. >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Apr 21, 2018, at 5:12 PM, Steve Matzura <number6...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> This is very interesting. Someone else with whom I corresponded on this >>> topic told me they didn't think having the iOS access and accessibility >>> was worthwhile. With all you mentioned, I can't possibly imagine how my >>> correspondant could have thought that. >>> >>>> On 4/21/2018 6:44 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >>>> Hi Alan, >>>> If you want to use the app, which is fully accessible, you would need to >>>> get the instant pot model that includes Bluetooth. That unfortunately >>>> makes it a good deal more expensive. The instant pot does have very >>>> tactile buttons on the front. So if you didn’t want to spend the money, >>>> you could make yourself a braille chart of what the buttons do. That >>>> having been said, I do have the Bluetooth model and I’m glad. One of the >>>> things that you can do is adjust the cooking duration. That is easy with >>>> the Bluetooth model. If you just have the one with the buttons were >>>> nothing talks you would have to remember the various amounts of time that >>>> you’re starting with depending on what operation you want to do, and then >>>> I assume hit a plus or minus button to advance or decrease the amount of >>>> time. >>>> You can monitor the temperature with the app. You can monitor the time >>>> remaining under pressure. You can set the duration as I noted. Of course, >>>> you can also tell it to do various things like soup, rice, manual, there >>>> are a whole bunch of them. I’m honestly not sure how much difference all >>>> those things make, except there are times that are preset of course, but >>>> they can be changed by you. You can also slow cook or make yogurt, none >>>> of which I have done. You do have to pair the device, which means before >>>> you can do anything with the app, you have to hit a certain button on the >>>> pot to start the process. And I honestly don’t remember which one that >>>> is. There is a section for recipes. I never use it. On the bottom there >>>> are tabs, and I always go to the one that says dashboard. That is where >>>> you can decide what sort of cooking you want and set the various >>>> parameters accessibly. You can do a lot with these things, and I’m sure I >>>> have not made as much use of mind for different things as many people on >>>> the huge Insta pot facebook group have done. >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Apr 21, 2018, at 3:27 PM, Alan Lemly <wale...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi List, >>>>> >>>>> I know this isn't a cooking list but I have a question about the Instant >>>>> Pot and what exactly its iOS app allows one to control. 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