[Blindtlk] Directions for Me

Wed Sep 29 02:24:33 UTC 2010

Hi Kerri
You should take a look at the blind cooks list here.  We are an adventurous 
lot.  I will attempt to cook (and with good results most times) nearly 
anything I did before I lost my sight.  Hope to have you join us.

Michael
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kerri Kosten" <kerrik2006 at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Directions for Me

> Hi Diane:
>
> Well, when you havent had training, and your parents do not let you
> use the stove for anything...you adapt to the microwave real quick. My
> parents have this dumb fear of me "burning" my hands off...they make
> everything on the stove and they have a gas stove so...i've never been
> allowed or encouraged to touch it.
>
> Now that I live on my own, I can do whatever I want on my electric
> stove...but I don't have anybody to first help me label it, and
> secondly show me how to do basic things on the stovetop such as
> browning ground beef or making simple recipes. I am too scared of
> starting a fire and not knowing what to do or I would try it myself.
> My apartment is tiny, and I live on the third floor (the top of the
> building) so...
>
> So, I use the microwave, oven, George foreman grill, and crockpot.
> There is no nfb chapter in my area and it doesn't seem that any other
> blind people live here so...
>
> Kerri
>
> On 9/28/10, Graves, Diane <dgraves at icrc.in.gov> wrote:
>> Hi Kerri,
>>
>> Wow! I have never cooked hamburger helper in a microwave before. I didn't
>> realize it could be done. I always cook it on the stove. I am going to 
>> have
>> to check out those chocolate chip pancakes. I am a chocoholic, and those
>> sound wonderful.
>>
>>
>> I am going to check out the web site real soon.
>>
>> Diane Graves
>> Civil Rights Specialist
>> Indiana Civil Rights Commission
>> Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
>> 317-232-2647
>>
>> "It is service that measures success."
>> George Washington Carver
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Kerri Kosten
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 4:02 PM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Directions for Me
>>
>> Hi Diane:
>>
>> Oh my goodness it is a godsend! Since I am not very good at cooking, I
>> like frozen microwave pancakes. I typed in the website "chocolate chip
>> pancakes." There were 6 results...one of them being Eggo Pancakes,
>> which is the brand I happen to have. I couldn't believe it...I was
>> able to fix them properly (before I was overcooking them and they
>> became tough. It's awesome...though like you it may cause me to become
>> lazy lol.
>>
>> How did you handle more complex directions? I can remember say "put in
>> oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes" or something like that...but for
>> example with the hamburger helper...it was like "put ground beef in
>> microwave, and cook for 3-5 minutes stirring every 3 until brown."
>> ""Next, add 1/3/4 cups boiling water, and 1/1/2 cups milk, pasta,
>> sauce, and stir." "Put back in microwave and cook for 19 minutes."
>> That isn't too hard but it's more than a simple temperature and prep 
>> time.
>>
>> I am 22 years old, and live alone. I could ask my parents but I am
>> trying to be more independent and often they are in a hurry and just
>> come outside my apartment to pick me up rather than actually coming
>> in.
>>
>> Thanks so much!
>> Kerri
>>
>> On 9/28/10, Graves, Diane <dgraves at icrc.in.gov> wrote:
>>> Hi Kerri,
>>>
>>> I'm ashamed to say I've gotten pretty lazy in recent years. I now just
>>> rope
>>> my husband or my daughter into reading these things for me.
>>>
>>> Prior to that being an option though, when I lived alone, I would just
>>> have
>>> whomever was doing the shopping with me, usually an assistant from
>>> customer
>>> service at the given store, to read over them very briefly. I would then
>>> just commit them to memory until I got home, as they wouldn't have time
>>> for
>>> me to take extensive notes there. I was much younger then though, and 
>>> I'm
>>> sure my memory wouldn't adhere to that style now.
>>>
>>> National Braille Press used to have a book of all of the Betty Crocker
>>> packaging directions. (At least I think I got it from NBP.) I don't know
>>> whether they are still printing that or not.
>>>
>>> I haven't looked at the site yet, but I'm betting it will be a Godsend 
>>> as
>>> well.
>>>
>>> Diane Graves
>>> Civil Rights Specialist
>>> Indiana Civil Rights Commission
>>> Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
>>> 317-232-2647
>>>
>>> "It is service that measures success."
>>> George Washington Carver
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Kerri Kosten
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 3:10 PM
>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Directions for Me
>>>
>>> Hi:
>>>
>>> I just checked this website out and absolutely love it! I have had
>>> hamburger helper in my cabinet forever, and haven't had the directions
>>> read to me. I just looked up hamburger helper on this website and 5
>>> pages with 20 results on each page returned! This website is going to
>>> be awesome and I see myself using it a lot.
>>>
>>> I do have a question related to this though. How do most of you who
>>> are totally blind get the directions off of packages? Do you have a
>>> shopping assistant read the directions to you and you either record it
>>> or take notes? This getting proper directions off of packages has been
>>> a real problem for me at times and though this website is nice I'm
>>> wondering what the best, most proficient way is and how many of you do
>>> it just in case my computer/internet are down or the particular
>>> product I'm looking for doesn't happen to be on the website!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Kerri
>>>
>>> On 9/28/10, Byron J. Lee <byron at byronlee.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> How many times have you been standing in your kitchen with a box of
>>>> cake mix with no way of reading the preparation directions?
>>>>
>>>> You have probably experienced this dilemma at some point in your
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>>>> longer will you have to struggle with scanning boxes and cans or
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Open a web browser and go to:
>>>>
>>>> <http://www.directionsforme.org/>http://www.directionsforme.org
>>>>
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