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

[David Andrews]

I completely cut up my pancakes first, then I put 
on syrup. That way I potentially make less of a mess.

Dave

At 10:05 AM 3/24/2024, you wrote:
>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.
>Sent from Kelsey Nicolay’s iPhone
>
>>On Mar 23, 2024, at 3:58 PM, Justin McDevitt <jusliz at outlook.com> wrote:
>>
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>>Hello everyone,
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>>First time posting to this group.
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>>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
>>
>>
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>>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 
>><<mailto:madison.martin2000 at outlook.com>madison.martin2000 at outlook.com> wrote:
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>>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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