Kitchen/living aids...

Quackers

Hi

Just wondering if any of you use specialist aids in the kitchen/around the house.

My daughter will be moving into a flat in the next couple of months if everything goes to plan and we need to buy some equipment to make things easier for her.

We're mostly looking for non slip mats, a specialist chopping board - with spikes/edges so bread can be buttered without it sliding everywhere.

Also, saucepan holders/rests so she can stir without the pan spinning off the hob

A grater/chopping tool that can be used with only one hand.

I'm after personal recommendations if you have experience of any of these.

We've wasted so much money in the past buying peelers/graters that she cannot use

I know we may be able to get some of these things through OT but we've been waiting forever for an appt.

She has cerebral palsy so her right hand is very weak & she is also partially sighted (field of vision only though).

Thanks in advance

jetta_wales

Didn't want to read and run but all of my gadgets are due to my sight which is quite limited, things like a talking weighing scale etc.

Oh one thing that I would recommend would be heat and cold proof gloves. They act as oven mittens but are a snug glove and come half way up your arm too. When I don't judge the distance right between my hand and the side of the oven they save me a burn. If she uses one hand a lot for two handed jobs (like taking a dish out of the oven etc then the snug uncombersom fit would be of great benefit as her grip would not be deminished by a chunky oven mit.

sunnyone

A meat slicing/joint slicing board is cheaper and more affective than many specialist boards for disabled people, just make sure it has enough sharp pins to hold items you wish to cut, mine came from lakeland but that was 4 years ago when I first lost grip in my primary hand.

I use the silicone mitts that jetta mentions and they do the job very well, make sure you get the ones that assist with grip too and not just the heat/cold ones.

Quackers

jetta_wales wrote: »

Oh one thing that I would recommend would be heat and cold proof gloves. They act as oven mittens but are a snug glove and come half way up your arm too. When I don't judge the distance right between my hand and the side of the oven they save me a burn. If she uses one hand a lot for two handed jobs (like taking a dish out of the oven etc then the snug uncombersom fit would be of great benefit as her grip would not be deminished by a chunky oven mit.

Thank you...that sounds ideal for her as most of her jobs in the kitchen will be done one handed as she has little strength in the other.

I would have never have considered gloves like that so thank you

jetta_wales

sunnyone wrote: »

A meat slicing/joint slicing board is cheaper and more affective than many specialist boards for disabled people, just make sure it has enough sharp pins to hold items you wish to cut, mine came from lakeland but that was 4 years ago when I first lost grip in my primary hand.

I use the silicone mitts that jetta mentions and they do the job very well, make sure you get the ones that assist with grip too and not just the heat/cold ones.

The ones I have are fabric, no idea how they work as they are just like thick gloves, not a mit as it has fingers. Was kinda scared to trust them at first but they're amazing. I was given them in a home assessment.

jetta_wales

Quackers wrote: »

Thank you...that sounds ideal for her as most of her jobs in the kitchen will be done one handed as she has little strength in the other.

I would have never have considered gloves like that so thank you

You're welcome, my times a bit short now but if you can't find the type I mean I'll search for them on line in the morning and post you a like. They're magic

Quackers

jetta_wales wrote: »

You're welcome, my times a bit short now but if you can't find the type I mean I'll search for them on line in the morning and post you a like. They're magic

I've found some on Ebay but if you could tell me the brand of yours that would be fab.

Thanks:)

sunnyone

jetta_wales wrote: »

The ones I have are fabric, no idea how they work as they are just like thick gloves, not a mit as it has fingers. Was kinda scared to trust them at first but they're amazing. I was given them in a home assessment.

Are yours also for easy gripping for people with paw damage?

I have RA in both paws and also nerve damage in both but much worse in my primary hand and the silicone gloves work great but I will try others for when mine are in the dish washer, Im always looking for new aids.

kingfisherblue

Do you have a Disabled Living Centre near you? You usually have to make an appointment to visit them, but they can recommend various aids - but many are expensive!

A guard around the hob might be a good idea to help your daughter stop pans spinning off the hob. I saw one in Ikea at the weekend, but I don't know how much it was. Baby shops are another place to try for them.

Non-slip matting can be bought from Home Bargains for about 99p. It can be cut to size if you get the roll, but they also have pieces about 5"x5" in stock sometimes. I've used it for all sorts of things and my mum uses it as well.

Dunelm Mill have a bread board that catches crumbs. It is in two pieces - if your daughter lifts the top, slotted piece off, she can use the lower part, which has an inch deep recess, to hold her bread whilst she butters it. No danger of the bread slipping off, and no tear marks from spikes . I think it cost me £5.99 and I only bought it last month. I've just tried searching the Dunelm Mill website, but the site doesn't appear to be connecting at the moment.

You can buy electric graters and food choppers that can be used with one hand - look in kitchenware shops, rather than places that sell items for disabled people, as it is likely to be cheaper. Would this chopper from Argos be any use?

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4230632/Trail/searchtext%3EFOOD+CHOPPER.htm

jetta_wales

Just popped on again before bed.

Sorry Sunnyone I didn't read the little bit of paper that was in their plastic wrapping I just threw it out with the plastic so I'm not sure if there's any other specific advantage with them for what you need. They are literally just a glove though, a thick woven glove so you can use your whole hand much as you would without the need for heat protection so probably no specific aid to you in that respect but also non of the hindrances that normal over mits cause.

Quakers I'll type up what's on the label stitched to the wrist (which I very nearly cut off a few days ago but then forgot about it lol).

COOLSKIN 375 GTX
Outer glove 100% Nomex
Inner glove 100% Cotton

Oh it has a website lol, should have spotted that first but as I mention my sights far from decent

https://www.coonskin.com
And even a phone number 01438 312400

Thank goodness I didn't cut off yet as intended

jetta_wales

Oh they're not cheap. Glad I was given mine free. On the back we've just spotted it says size 8 and they are generous for us both to use so I wouldn't recommend and size larger than that. I didn't even know gloves had sizes but my OH said his work gloves are size 10 and they are a bit too big for him.