# Please post your experiences.

Category: Daily Living

## Post 1 by Nicky (And I aprove this message.) on Sunday, 19-Apr-2009 4:06:03

I am going to try to get a cookbook like think together. This cookbook is going to be directed toard blind people. I am going to have tips and helpful ideas to help blind people not only cook but to work in the kittchen. This invalves organizeing and labeling your items and easier and better ways to do dayly tasks. Along with all tis I am going to have recepies that will help with sertant skills and tecnetes. It is going to be pritty much a beginners guide for the blind. This will more than likely direct toard blind people who are not verry independant.
So I am asking if you have any tips or ideas or just special tricks you do in the kitchen. Like for an example, When poring try to do so over the sink or on a cookie sheet. What are some cooking tricks you have? What are some things that you do to know weather if your food its comeing out right or not? Do you taste tutch or what? How do you organize your stuff and what do you find easier than doing something else.
Please try to list different things.

## Post 2 by cumbiambera2005 (i just keep on posting!) on Sunday, 19-Apr-2009 4:14:59

Hmmmmmm.
Well, I don't work in the kitchen much, but since I'm the first to post here, I may as well give a few tips i know of.
One thing, it's always best that when working with knives, always try to put them under the cutting board when you leave. It's a safety thing not only for you, but also for others so noone cuts themselves. I think that is good for anyone, not just blind people. Just like the pouring thing.
Another thing is, well, a good way to find out if something is cooked or not, well I do mostly baking, so what I do is I stick a fork in it to see if it is done. If I feel that it is soft, I know it needs more cooking.
Oven mits are essential....at least for me they are...
Timer is always good to have as well.
Like I said, there aren't too many specifics I can think of right now, off the top of my head, but I guess those are some good ones to get started with.

## Post 3 by Click_Clash (No Average Angel) on Sunday, 19-Apr-2009 18:02:27

Make sure you take note of expiration dates when you buy groceries. I would ask whoever's helping you in the store to read them to you, then either write them in a notetaker or record them.

## Post 4 by blindndangerous (the blind and dangerous one) on Sunday, 19-Apr-2009 19:01:55

Theirs a huge list of tips in a topic on here called tips for adapting kitchens. I'll try and find it.

## Post 5 by missdanceralicia (Zone BBS Addict) on Monday, 01-Jun-2009 22:43:50

post one i was wondering if this is what you are thinking of "Clean to the Touch - Housekeeping for teenagers and Young Adults with Visual Impairments" "Clean to the Touch is a manual designed to present easy-to-use, step-by-step techniques that enable people with visual impairments to undertake housecleaning tasks with ease and effectiveness." is that what you mean

## Post 6 by Nicky (And I aprove this message.) on Monday, 01-Jun-2009 22:49:48

I am not shure what it is your speaking of but t sounds pritty close. Everyone does thing different and every one learns and works different, I only know my ways and verry little of other people ways, so I thought that maybe tips from other, hearing what you al do, migh help.