[Electronics-talk] Accessible Stove/oven

Sat Dec 15 05:27:10 UTC 2012

Hi all,

That spaghetti my wife made tonight was sure delicious!  She uses an electric flat top stove which she has used for five years at least!  She picked it out herself and she is totally blind. It is self cleaning! If I need to use it, I'm sure I can learn to use it.  It was labeled with dots.  She uses a talking timer or her IPhone to time her cooking.

Jim 

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On Dec 14, 2012, at 7:51 PM, Tom Lange <lange85 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Gerald,
> So what's the deal with this pilot?  Do you have to light it every time that you want to use the oven? Sounds like something that your local gas company needs to check out.
> 
> Ever since my landlord stopped everyone in my apartment building from using charcoal barbecues on our balconies, we have to use a gas barbecue in the common area, and we have to light it with one of those long kitchen matches or something similar.  This may sound a little silly, but since I can't ever seem to find the damn pilot hole, the easiest way for me to do it is to place a small wad of paper, either Kleenex or TP works best on the grill above where I think the pilot is, light the paper, close the lid and turn the valve all the way up.  Usually the thing will fire up in a few seconds, but it still makes me a little nervous. Try something like that if you're feeling daring.
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 8:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Stove/oven
> 
> 
>> 
>> Fortunately, I do not need to use the oven to cook the foods I normally prepare.  I can manage just fine with my microwave, toaster oven and Foreman grill.  And I can use the stove top burners easily enough.  Even my live-in companion is afraid to light the oven pilot with a match, so she avoids using it also.
>> 
>> Gerald
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 11:45 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Stove/oven
>> 
>> 
>>> Gerald,
>>> Is it possible to light it another safer way?
>>> Can you use a grill lighter or one of those long matches used to light fireplaces?
>>> 
>>> Another way to cook if you want to cook with a stove burner is use a hot plate. They are portable burners and you use electricity for it. You just feel for the burner and put your pot on it and turn its knob and cook.
>>> The burner has a coil you can feel unlike flat stoves now a days.
>>> 
>>> Hth,
>>> Ashley
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Gerald Levy
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 12:29 PM
>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Stove/oven
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Well, I'm at the mercy of my landlord as far as my kitchen oven is
>>> concerned, so I'm stuck with a 60 year old relic from the 1950's that
>>> actually has knobs to adjust its stove top gas burners.  But because it is
>>> an all-gas oven, the only way to light the pilot light if I want to use the
>>> oven itself rather than the stove top is to grope around inside with a
>>> lighted match and try to find the pilot hole without burning my fingers or
>>> worse, burning down my kitchen,  I have actually discussed this safety issue
>>> with my building manager, but was told that under New York City law, the
>>> landlord is only required to furnish his tenants with a working oven, not
>>> necessarily a safe or accessible one. And as long as my 60 year old relic
>>> still works, he will not replace it. So except for the stove top burners, I
>>> do all my cooking in my microwave, toaster oven or Foreman grill.
>>> 
>>> Gerald
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn Weckerly" <weckerly at i2k.com>
>>> To: <lists at braddunsemusic.com>; "Discussion of accessible electronics and
>>> appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 11:51 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Stove/oven
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Hi, Brad,
>>>> 
>>>> It has been several years now since I had to replace mine. I did buy a smooth top and am glad I did. The laast I knew, you could get braille overlays fro Whirlpool et al. I bought Maytag, which Whirlpool now owns. The advantage of buying the manufacturer's braille overlays is that you get everything labelled as the print is and therefore how the manual will refer to things.
>>>> 
>>>> I had a basic open coil unit for 29 years. Although I could operate most functions, I could not use the clock/timer and therefore had to have some else start the oven cleaning system. I still cannot use the clock/timer, but the automatic set feature on the oven means that I can press "clean" and then "automatic set" and the self cleaning system will run the default settings. Also, setting oven temperatures is more accurate if you press the correct buttons. The buttons are behind a screen, so braille labelling is really necessary. I had to get used to a smooth top too, but now I'd not want to go back to what I had before.
>>>> 
>>>> GE used to make braille overlays available. They had stopped when I was shopping, but I have heard that they have resumed. I can't verify that though.
>>>> 
>>>> I don't know what your experience could be with a big box store. I bought my range (and several other major appliances over the last 20 years or so) from a local family-owned business. They were willing, in all cases, to hold the equipment until the labels arrived. I should mention that, having the labels already brailled, made the use of sighted help go much more quickly because we didn't have to make the labels.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Evelyn
>>>> 
>>>> At 11:25 PM 12/12/2012, you wrote:
>>>>> Hey folks,
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Our cook top on our oven decided to  crack in three directions tonight, and
>>>>> I'm in the market for a new one. This one was inaccessible but came with the
>>>>> house 11-years ago.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> With a need to purchase, now is my opportunity to get an accessible one. I
>>>>> am looking for any possible suggestions in  the event anyone was in a
>>>>> similar need recently.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Brad
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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