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I completely cut up my pancakes first, then I put on syrup. That way I
potentially make less of a mess.<br><br>
Dave<br><br>
At 10:05 AM 3/24/2024, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi, all,<br>
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.<br><br>
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.<br><br>
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.<br><br>
On Mar 23, 2024, at 10:28 PM, Kelsey Nicolay
<piano.girl0299@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br>
Hello,<br>
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@kes, this might sound a bit unconvention@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. <br>
Sent from Kelsey Nicolay’s iPhone <br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">On Mar 23, 2024, at 3:58 PM,
Justin McDevitt <jusliz@outlook.com> wrote:<br><br>
<br><br>
Hello everyone,<br><br>
<br><br>
First time posting to this group.<br><br>
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.<br><br>
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.<br><br>
<br><br>
Best Regards, Justin <br><br>
<br><br>
<b>From:</b> NFB-InTheKitchen <nfb-inthekitchen-bounces@nfbnet.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>S B<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 22, 2024 7:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NFB In The Kitchen <nfb-inthekitchen@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-InTheKitchen] tips for making/eating
pancakes/waffles<br><br>
<br><br>
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. <br><br>
<br><br>
On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 8:04 PM Madison Martin
<<a href="mailto:madison.martin2000@outlook.com">
madison.martin2000@outlook.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<dd>Hi all,<br><br>
<dd>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<br><br>
<dd>Madison
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