We are most interested in this teaspoon...and the cuttingboard. We've often had to use the mat kind with vedgies so we don't spill them everywhere. To have a tray on the side would be awesome. :)
That's the easiest to fabricate at home. It just has a float on it. So all you'd need would be a spoon with a long round handle (or a straw) and a piece of food-safe foam that could be trimmed to go around the stem.
>> and the cuttingboard. We've often had to use the mat kind with vedgies so we don't spill them everywhere. To have a tray on the side would be awesome. :) <<
There are some that have a built-in container where you can scrape the food in there and it won't spill. They're expensive, though.
The chop-and-scoop cutting board has a deep lip for cutting juicy things. You wouldn't lose things off the sides, but the same lip would make it hard to get the knife all the way down to the board -- from any angle. This might be a good option if you routinely use tools that you just press down from above, like an apple corer.
Prepworks has a food chopper that comes with a big plastic scoop. Those should work well with an ordinary cutting board, or one with a lip. The nice thing about the chopper is it works straight up and down from high above; you don't hold it sideways like a knife.
For a cheap version, there are roll-up cutting mats. I have one that I sometimes use for chopping herbs, but it's not as secure as a solid container.
And speaking of cheap, I stumbled across several vegetable holders that only cost a few dollars! Imagine something like a hair pick, but with metal tines. You stab it into a vegetable, such as an onion, pinning it to the cutting board from above. Then you slide your knife between the tines as a cutting guide. It's cheaper and more versatile than using a nailboard, but does require two hands. Another advantage is that it keeps your fingers behind the sharp things, whereas the nailboard has sharp points facing up at you. The vegetable holder is probably a much safer choice for anyone who reliably has two working hands.
While I couldn't find a substitute for the spoon float, I did for the cutting board scoop. So for future reference, when we spot new adaptive equipment, it's worth searching to find out if there are other products that could do a similar job, maybe not quite as well but more affordable or available.
The folks at MightJaxx have an interesting sense of humor. In the video, they quickly pan past a glass fronted case with a pistol inside. The glass is stenciled with "BREAK GLASS IF TOYS COME TO LIFE"
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We are most interested in this teaspoon...and the cuttingboard. We've often had to use the mat kind with vedgies so we don't spill them everywhere. To have a tray on the side would be awesome. :)
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That's the easiest to fabricate at home. It just has a float on it. So all you'd need would be a spoon with a long round handle (or a straw) and a piece of food-safe foam that could be trimmed to go around the stem.
>> and the cuttingboard. We've often had to use the mat kind with vedgies so we don't spill them everywhere. To have a tray on the side would be awesome. :) <<
There are some that have a built-in container where you can scrape the food in there and it won't spill. They're expensive, though.
I found a Tupperware cutting board and scooper set, somewhat similar to the new design although not as refined. But already on the market.
The chop-and-scoop cutting board has a deep lip for cutting juicy things. You wouldn't lose things off the sides, but the same lip would make it hard to get the knife all the way down to the board -- from any angle. This might be a good option if you routinely use tools that you just press down from above, like an apple corer.
Prepworks has a food chopper that comes with a big plastic scoop. Those should work well with an ordinary cutting board, or one with a lip. The nice thing about the chopper is it works straight up and down from high above; you don't hold it sideways like a knife.
For a cheap version, there are roll-up cutting mats. I have one that I sometimes use for chopping herbs, but it's not as secure as a solid container.
And speaking of cheap, I stumbled across several vegetable holders that only cost a few dollars! Imagine something like a hair pick, but with metal tines. You stab it into a vegetable, such as an onion, pinning it to the cutting board from above. Then you slide your knife between the tines as a cutting guide. It's cheaper and more versatile than using a nailboard, but does require two hands. Another advantage is that it keeps your fingers behind the sharp things, whereas the nailboard has sharp points facing up at you. The vegetable holder is probably a much safer choice for anyone who reliably has two working hands.
While I couldn't find a substitute for the spoon float, I did for the cutting board scoop. So for future reference, when we spot new adaptive equipment, it's worth searching to find out if there are other products that could do a similar job, maybe not quite as well but more affordable or available.
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It reminds me that the original AGA stove was designed with use by blind people in mind
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