[visionrehabtherapist] Something new to try!
- From: Ellie Martin <ellie.martin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "rehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, ellie.martin@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:28:20 -0500
To Rehabilitation Therapists and others on freelist,
You may be interested in induction cooking (not to be confused with
convection cooking) as an alternate to gas or electric stove top
burners. Apparently induction units have been used in Europe quite a
bit but are becoming popular in this country. Target is selling a
single unit or one burner for $139 dollars. They are not in the stores
yet but can be purchased on line. A whole stove top with induction
burners is way too expensive for many of our clients but the single unit
is more reasonable given its safety.
The induction cook top generates heat with a magnetic force. Iron
skillets, stainless steel pots and enamel ware must be used. The
surface only gets hot when a pan is placed on it. It only gets hot
where the pan touches the surface. This eliminates centering the pan
exactly on a burner and is easier for some students that have spatial
problems. Elders whose vision is not reliable may be more comfortable
with this kind of cooking when they just want to heat some soup. It is
possible to place your fingers or hands directly on the area surrounding
the pan without feeling heat.
The settings can be marked with bump-dots. The cook top responds very
quickly and accurately when set for high, medium or low. One caveat is
that the cook top should not be used with those who have pacemakers.
Controls have audible sounds (beeps) when they are used. Food cooking
time can be set and the cook top will turn off by itself when the
cooking time expires. If someone accidently forgets to turn it off, it
will turn off by itself in one minute.
I would be interested in your comments....Ellie Martin
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