[Blindtlk] Good techniques?

[Judy Jones]

Hi, Tom,

These are very good questions.  You are hesitant and"afraid" because you 
haven't had the chance to do this a lot.  I've felt that way on tasks I am 
unfamiliar with, and it’s the unfamiliarity that breeds hesitancy.  No 
worries.  All people blind or sighted feel this way when trying to do 
something unfamiliar.  It's just that with us, so many things get attributed 
to blindness that really shouldn't be.

Spreading.  I've done it so long as a mom raising kids, I had to think about 
it.  When you're by yourself, take the favorite thing you like to eat and 
try.  Put a teaspoon of spread on the item, in the center.  Spread by 
starting from the center and working your way outward with small strokes 
You can feel the softness of the spread on your knife.  Give some attention 
to the corners if spreading bread, for instance.

Try practicing with a knife with all kinds of spreads from chocolate to 
mayo.  You'll get the hang with practice.  You can do this for sure.

Best wishes.

Judy

-----Original Message----- 
From: Tom Cramer via blindtlk
Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 9:37 AM
To: Advice and support for blind cooks ; NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List
Cc: Tom Cramer
Subject: [Blindtlk] Good techniques?

Hello,

I think this question will be way too basic for everyone but I hope to
get some good techniques other than just being told to not be afraid
to ask sighted company to help me.  I think this is an important
skill, especially now that I'm trying to be more independent and do
more for myself.

I found I am not good at something very basic, like spreading.  I'm
talking about things like putting any kind of spread on bread or
multiple spreads on sandwiches.  I never really thought of it because
I'm generally always with family or friends and they always did it.
But when I was by myself, or when everyone just kind of did their own
thing and simply told me that the sandwich fixings were on the
counter, I realized how deficient I was in this skill.
I asked other blind people and they just said that they weren't afraid
to use their fingers to spread or that I could simply ask someone to
do it.

So, specific questions.
First, I use a knife but don't seem to get much stuff on it.  Any good
techniques to tell how much is on the knife or how much more to get?
Second, what about the actual spreading technique?  I find mine to be
uneven and yet I thought I covered the bread.
Finally, what do you do if you're doing a sandwich and want more than
just one thing like mayo and mustard and squeeze bottles aren't
available?

I know my family is happy to help me, and my friends haven't said
anything yet, but do I really want my friends doing something like
buttering bread or making my sandwiches for me?

Thanks for entertaining these very basic questions.
Tom

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