[nagdu] ot: gas stoves

[Garry and Joy Relton]

I had to laugh about choices for cooking and burning mitts.

When my husband and I were dating I invited him for dinner. I was merrily
cooking egg rolls on top of the gas stove and my then date was watching but
not interfering. Apparently I was a little distracted because I didn't think
about the hot oil when I placed an egg roll in the hot oil and stuck my
fingers into the e oil as I placed the egg rolls there. Needless to say I
burned my fingers. My date said calmly "could I help?" He knew me well
enough by then to know that I am very independent but still know that
everyone could use a little help once and a while. Besides, that hurt! The
other thing that he commented on in the kitchen was, and this was after
marriage, that the toasting oven I was using didn't seem to be the best
choice for cooking lamb chops as the flames shooting up through the slots in
the top had a blackening effect on the wall above it. I didn't have anything
on fire, but I did use alternative ways for cooking meats after that. 
I do, prefer gas to electric as it is easier to adjust the heat and the
burner is immediately hot when you turn it on, but it's a personal
preference. I have to say Brian that I am always touching my arm on the side
of the oven and burning myself instead of the mitt. It only takes a little
touch to do that, and it's not a blindness issue, it's a thinking and moving
too quickly issue.

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Bryan Brown
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 12:03 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] ot: gas stoves


I prefer a gas stove over an electric, it's either hot or it's not, there's 
no heat up time and no cool down time. I too have had problems, in the past 
when using a gas stove I burnt many pairs of oven mitts.

When my wife and I met, of course she had seen the oven mitts that I used. 
Now we remodeled our whole house and we have an electric stove. "her choice"

    Bryan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 7:53 AM
Subject: [nagdu] ot: gas stoves


> Of course, blind people can cook on gas stoves, but I would urge 
> people to treat them with respect.  A few years ago, I was badly 
> burned by an accident with a gas stove.  I stupidly forgot to put the 
> pot on top of the burner, and reached over it to get tea down from the 
> cabinet above.  I didn't realize how high the flame was, and it caught 
> my shirt on fire.  I spent 2 fun-filled weeks in the burn ward, 
> followed by more weeks of painful recovery.  I really can't recommend 
> it. So please, treat those gas stoves with respect.  One little 
> mistake can have big consequences. Tracy
>
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