Adaptive Tools for Cooking

Ali Ingersoll

What Adaptive tools to use for cooking?

Do you love to cook? Do you have a physical mobility impairment where you need adaptive cooking utensils to help you?

There are so many wonderful products on the market and I'm curious what you use? Please post some of your adaptive solutions that help you cook.

Here are a few websites with really interesting adaptive cooking utensils:

1. Accessible Chef
2. Amazon Adaptive cooking tools
3. Health Product for You

Here is a great YouTube video of some different independent cooking techniques with adaptive tools:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nPq0pKwb24

Allie Schmidt

https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/89B862F4-DD93-418F-A6D6-FA35211147C0/?_encoding=UTF8&store_ref=SB_A0621150F0QF8TERIP17&pd_rd_plhdr=t&aaxitk=caf180cea54219b584ded4c4fab1a2c6&hsa_cr_id=2713051750401&lp_asins=B083WL36T6%2CB07FVQLBL3%2CB07Q5WX7KP&lp_query=adaptive%20kitchen%20equipment&lp_slot=desktop-hsa-3psl&ref_=sbx_be_s_3psl_mbd_asin&pd_rd_w=9iOYJ&content-id=amzn1.sym.5594c86b-e694-4e3e-9301-a074f0faf98a%3Aamzn1.sym.5594c86b-e694-4e3e-9301-a074f0faf98a&pf_rd_p=5594c86b-e694-4e3e-9301-a074f0faf98a&pf_rd_r=QBXKEX2NQDX3J5FB8R12&pd_rd_wg=KVkpi&pd_rd_r=38cfee5f-5966-439f-8448-8f4453a73aad

The one-touch electric can opener has been the best adaptive product I've found!

Allie Schmidt

https://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-No-8-Premier-Action-Scissors/dp/B00006IFNC/ref%3Dsr_1_2?crid=1JCAXBABK26DF&keywords=fiskars+one+handed+scissors&qid=1684941567&sprefix=fiskars+one+handed+scissors%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-2

I also use these all the time to open up the pesky food packages! Most of them are not disability friendly.

Julie Dickins

OXO good grips plastic containers have a large button to press to release the lid, so much better than the traditional storage containers.

Ali Ingersoll

@Julie Dickins thanks for this really great tip. I have added in the link below if anyone is interested in these very cool good grip plastic containers:

https://www.oxo.com/shop/kitchenware/pop-containers.html

Chantel Cuddemi

Since I'm totally blind, I use a talking microwave from Magic Chef and a talking toaster oven.

Ali Ingersoll

That's really creative!