[NFB-InTheKitchen] tips for making/eating pancakes/waffles

[Sarah Jevnikar]

Hi, all,
I'm a big fan of using a knife or spoon to act as a "cane" to examine what's on my fork so I can judge the size of pieces. For pancakes, I stab with my fork, cut a piece away with my knife, and then double-check with my knife that the piece I've cut away's not too big. If it is, I cut again. Of course this often leaves me with bits left on my plate. When the pancake or waffle's nearly done, I use my knife to shovel the bits on to my fork.

For cake or pie, since they're crumblier, I use a spoon to cut away pieces. I then use my for to shovel the crumbly bits on to my spoon.

I try not to touch my food for a few reasons, but it definitely happens sometimes. The method I described above means that I switch hands between my fork and knife, and fork and spoon. So it's a little unweildy, but it allows me to get most bits off my plate without touching things with my fingers too much. But as others have said, do what works for you. I just don't like sticky hands and was shamed out of getting sighted help for eating or touching my food. But I don't want to transfer those feelings to others.

On Mar 23, 2024, at 10:28 PM, Kelsey Nicolay <piano.girl0299 at gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,
To the person who said to live life on your terms and not worry about needing sighted help, amen. I completely agree with you and will absolutely use my fingers to guide food onto a utensi£ if I need to. As for panc at kes, this might sound a bit unconvention at l, but what I usually do is put whatever I want on the pancake and then fold it in half and eat it like a sandwich without cutting it up. For cake, my personal rule is if it stays together when you pick it up, there's nothing wrong with picking it up and eating it like that. i know others might disagree on this, but everyone has their own opinion and I think we should not judge others for using methods that work best for them, even if they might seem unconventional.  
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> On Mar 23, 2024, at 3:58 PM, Justin McDevitt <jusliz at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
>  
> First time posting to this group.
> Eating pancakes can be a hassle. What helps me to some extent, as it does in eating other types of food is to guide the food onto the fork using a knife held in my left hand: a standard eating practice for many folks, blind or sighted.
> The issue that I have with pancakes is making them: knowing when to flip them over to keep each side from burning or becoming over-cooked. Audio cues help somewhat and I can certainly smell when a pancake  is burning. Yet, I don’t make them very often for a lack of confidence.
>  
> Best Regards,  Justin  
>  
> From: NFB-InTheKitchen <nfb-inthekitchen-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of S B
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2024 7:31 PM
> To: NFB In The Kitchen <nfb-inthekitchen at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [NFB-InTheKitchen] tips for making/eating pancakes/waffles
>  
> Hi, here's the thing. If you are having difficulty in getting things onto the fork, just use your fingers... as little as you an to see where they are. That's what I do and I am not ashamed of it. Personally, I am tired of blind people experiencing stigma because some of us need cited help with things that others don't. Cake in the same way. Just keep some of those rapped wet wipes with you for after for your hands. Live life on your terms and don't apologize for your needs. Good luck.  
>  
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 8:04 PM Madison Martin <madison.martin2000 at outlook.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I love pancakes and waffles but it seems like whenever I eat them they just fall apart which of course makes it very hard for me to eat them, I almost always have to get sighted help to get what pieces there are onto my fork which is very frustrating/annoying. I know that there’s nothing that can be done about restaurant ones but is there anything that we can do when making them at home so that they don’t just fall apart (or at least make it less likely to happen) when I try and eat them? Any tips for eating any crumbly food (I also have a lot of trouble eating cake) would also be greatly appreciated. Look forward to reading whatever anyone has to say!! Thanks
> Madison
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