[Blindtlk] cooking was Hobbies?

Sat Mar 30 22:11:10 UTC 2013

Yes. I would encourage you to check out all the lists we have to
offer; there is a wide variety.

Chris Nusbaum

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On Mar 30, 2013, at 11:54 AM, cheryl echevarria
<cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hey everyone Julie J, is a great person to learn from whether it is reference to guide dogs and cooking etc. Way to go Julie, love some of your explanations
> I would also like to educate you all on the lists that the NFB offers.
> There is a blindcooks lists, guide dog list, jobs, entreprenuers, students, diabetics, travel, etc.
> Just letting you know what is out there on the NFBNET.org
> Cheryl
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>> From: blinddog3 at charter.net
>> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>> Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:46:00 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] cooking was Hobbies?
>>
>> Julie,
>> I do a lot of canning, and pressure cooking is really the only safe way to
>> can food anymore.  I can vegetables, fruit and meats and I have a small 3
>> pint canner and a larger 7 quart/14 pint canner for canning large batches of
>> food like fresh caught salmon, a large harvest of tomatoes or green beans,
>> or a lug of peaches or pears.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie J.
>> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 10:29 AM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] cooking was Hobbies?
>>
>> I don't have a talking meat thermometer. I test for doneness by texture and
>> smell.  I do buy the holiday turkeys with the pop up timer thingy, but those
>> you can feel when they've popped.
>>
>> I would like to find a talking candy thermometer.  I use the cold water
>> method...spooning a small bit of the candy into ice cold water so it sets up
>> quickly.  However the candy still on the heat is still cooking while I'm
>> testing.  Whatever is in the ice bath is about a step or half step behind
>> the stage in the pot.  I think a thermometer would be more accurate.
>>
>> Also does anyone can?  I've been reading up on it.  there seem to be a
>> couple of different methods, pressure canning and hot water bath.  I haven't
>> figured it all out yet.  I think I might ask my mother in law for help
>> because she cans.  Anyway will I need a thermometer to can safely?  If I do
>> need one does anyone have any suggestions on a specific product?
>>
>> Julie
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Peter Wolfe
>> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 9:35 AM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Hobbies?
>>
>> Julie,
>>
>>
>>
>>    Whas your experience been with the talking meat therometer? I bought one
>> but wasn't allowed to use it to cook with. I really miss cooking for six
>> years that my life has been like denied rights of cooking just cold meals is
>> all I'm allowed to do like simple salads, sandwiches, tuna and peanut butter
>> crap. I like cooking cause it allows me to be the little helper who I like
>> to be in the house just can't in this realtionship.
>>
>>
>>
>>    I have a question in inner personal relationships for everyone to
>> consider on my situation. What would you say after numerous attempts of
>> trying to find something that has been moved everywhere that your partner
>> says "As soon as we move to somewhere new so that everything isn't moved all
>> the time then you can be more independent". This has happened to me for four
>> going on five years of relentless controls on everything even my messages
>> and riffling through my laptop. I don't seem to have any privacy, however,
>> age might play a role cause they are twice as old as me. Nobody should be
>> treating someone like an animal like arguing to go to stores or insisting
>> maybe pleading to attend me wherever I go on paratransit. I'm just so tired
>> of all this and have no where to go from here with numerous other medical
>> obligations like dental and savings to do that I can't afford yet to move.
>> By the way, this is all because I cheated on her with a man like a year and
>> a half ago and she thinks that I'm mentally ill for being gay. Tired just
>> tired of her damn nephew saying gay jokes about me just ridicule doesn't put
>> its right name on it just horrible.
>>
>>
>> sad,
>> Peter
>>
>> On 3/30/13, Julie J. <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>>> Peter,
>>>
>>> I cook on the stovetop nearly daily.   I prefer to bake, but I think
>>> that's
>>>
>>> because I enjoy cookies and cakes more than meat and vegetables!
>>> Seriously
>>>
>>> though, I haven't found cooking particularly difficult as a blind person.
>>> Most things I determine doneness by their texture or smell.  Meat
>>> smells different when it's browned.  I cook vegetables until they feel
>>> soft, but not soggy, when poked with the wooden spoon.  Same thing
>>> with pasta, although I usually eat a noodle to double check.  I really
>>> don't like underdone pasta.
>>>
>>> To drain noodles I place the strainer in the sink in a corner so it
>>> won't slide around.  then I slowly pour into the strainer.  My
>>> husband, who is sighted, prefers to use the type of strainer spatula
>>> thingy that you hold against the edge of the pan and pour through.  I
>>> don't have enough hand strength to do it this way because you have to
>>> be able to hold the pan with
>>>
>>> only one hand.  the other is holding the spatula strainer.
>>>
>>> I've been buying hamburger directly from the butcher for several years
>>> now.
>>>
>>> The meat is very lean and rarely is there enough fat that it needs to
>>> be drained.  However in the days of grocery store hamburger, I would
>>> use paper
>>>
>>> towels to absorb the excess fat.  There are lots of ways to remove the
>>> extra
>>>
>>> fat.  the paper towels are just what I find easiest.
>>>
>>> For flipping I generally use a standard spatula.  although if I
>>> anticipate that the contents of the pan might splatter or the grease
>>> might pop a lot, I
>>>
>>> prefer to use tongs.  They give me more control and a firm grip on the
>>> piece
>>>
>>> of meat.  For flipping things like eggs or pancakes, the trick is to
>>> flip fast.
>>>
>>> We are just moving into spring and our meals will get lighter with
>>> more fresh ingredients.  For most of the winter we eat things like:
>>> beef stew, pot roast, chili, chicken and dumplings, spaghetti and
>>> variations on these.
>>>
>>> In the summer we'll eat a lot more grilled meats and sautéed vegetables.
>>>
>>> I have grilled numerous times independently.  It really isn't that
>>> much different from stovetop cooking.  Getting your heat source going
>>> is different, of course, but the actual cooking isn't all that different.
>>> Then
>>>
>>> again I learned to cook on a gas stove, so maybe grilling doesn't
>>> bother me
>>>
>>> because I'm comfortable with the open flame. I'd suggest starting with
>>> steak, pork chops or bigger pieces of chicken.  Decent sizes of meat
>>> that won't roll and won't fall down inside your grill are easiest.  If
>>> you grill
>>>
>>> vegetables, try putting them in foil or using a grill basket.
>>>
>>> I think if I get my garden bed preparation done, I'm going to make a
>>> carrot
>>>
>>> cake this afternoon.  I'm thinking we'll have Shepherd's Pie for
>>> supper to use up a lot of the vegetables in the refrigerator. And I
>>> agree with you cooking and cleaning are basic life skills everyone
>>> should know regardless of gender roles.  My son actually wants to be a
>>> restaurant owner.  He's turning out to be a very good cook.  When I
>>> met my husband he only knew how
>>>
>>> to grill and make frozen pizza.  It's been 9 years, but he does have
>>> enough
>>>
>>> skill in the kitchen now that he would be okay if something happened
>>> to me.
>>>
>>> We had to find that out the hard way when I broke my foot.  Microwave
>>> dinners are not nearly as tasty as the commercials lead one to believe!
>>>
>>> It concerns me when you say that your partner won't let you cook or
>>> clean and that your yoga pants were taken away.  I don't know your
>>> situation and I'm not trying to be judgmental in any way.  I'm saying
>>> this to you because
>>>
>>> I value you as a person.  the kind of control you are describing seems
>>> abusive to me.   Please take care of yourself.  There are organizations
>>> that
>>>
>>> can help.  Please reach out and let people help you.
>>>
>>> Julie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> --
>> Cordially,
>> Peter Q Wolfe, BA
>> cum laude Auburn University
>> e-mail: yogabare13 at gmail.com
>> "If you don't stand up for something your willing to fall for anything"
>> Peter Q Wolfe
>> "Stand up for your rights"
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