[Electronics-Talk] Appliances Control With IPhone

[Fred Wurtzel]

Hello Jim and Others,

Mary and I  have an instant pot.  We are both totally blind.    I use my
iPhone to set the controls.  The app is fully accessible and amazing.  Last
night I made apple sauce for our 2 2-year old grandchildren.  It worked
perfectly.  We babysit our grandchildren every Thursday and then feed our
whole family each Thursday evening.  

The Instant Pot is a perfect appliance since I can put a pot roast or
chicken or whatever I want in there and come out with a delicious meal to
feed eight in a much shorter time than conventional methods.  The food is
really tasty from the pressure cooker since it cooks for less time.
Regarding safety, this is a very safe appliance.  It even has different
tones when sealing and unsealing the pressure cooker.  The phone app
verbally tells the user if the lid is incorrectly set.  There are locks
which prevent the lid from being removed when under pressure.  It is about
the size and shape of a Crock Pot and plugs into an ordinary outlet.  It is
very safe for anyone, including blind people to use.

It is not necessary to buy the Bluetooth model since the controls all beep
and the buttons are very tactile.  They are large and identifiable.

Blind Bargains has a podcast on the Blindbargains.com website with a
demonstration.  There are hundreds of videos on YouTube with recipes for the
Instant Pot.

Warmest Regards,

Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jim Barbour via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 6:10 PM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
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Cc: Jim Barbour <jbar at barcore.com>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Appliances Control With IPhone

I must say that I know plenty of blind people who use all the functions of
the Insta pot without sighted assistance.

Of course, if you don't feel comfortable using it without sighted
assistance, by all means don't. But I would not take the company at their
word on what is blind friendly.

Jim

Written While on the Move

> On Nov 9, 2016, at 3:01 PM, a chew via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> i have and use the Instant Pot with sighed help.
> 
> the Instant Poty company states that they are NOT blind friendly.
> 
> 
> it is a great device for simple cooking of soups and stews...
> 
> more complex cooking requires more complex ability to handle times and 
> steam release.
> 
> 
> status of cooker requires sigght...
> 
> 
> dangerious to open when in the wrong cooking state.... burns can and 
> will happen.
> 
> 
>> On 11/9/2016 2:04 PM, Annette Carr via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> There is something called an Insta-Pot.  It is a combination slower 
>> cooker, rice cooker, steamer, and more.  The app has some accessibility
issues.
>> I've not bought or seen the device, but there are people on this list 
>> who have one.
>> 
>> Annette
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>> On Behalf Of Mike Hanson via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2016 12:20 PM
>> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Mike Hanson
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Appliances Control With IPhone
>> 
>> Does anybody on this list know where I can find information about 
>> affordable appliances I can control with my IPhone?
>> 
>> Thank You,
>> 
>> 
>> Mike Hanson
>> 
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