Re: Hanging on to stuff when cooking

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Hi Ruth. Peggie here. So sorry for your problems! What a mess. I think I

would have cried! But at least you did not fall into it! That's probably

what I would have done.....

In response to your question..... I use only light weight cook ware - if I

can't lift it - I won't cook in it! So only light weight pans for the

stove..... no cast iron like my husband thought everyone should use! And,

if I am having a " weak leg " day or a " weak hand " day, I have him do the

lifting and carrying. Or, if I do it my self, boy am I careful. And,

again, I try to use light weight casserole dishes, and I use those extra

long oven mitts that cover you way up past your wrists, as I just can't

handle a burn of any kind. They kind of help with gripping stuff. The

casserole dishes I use all have handles on them. But, again, if it's the

large ones, I get someone else to lift and carry.....

Hope you have a good day.

Peggie

Hanging on to stuff when cooking

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> Hi everyone, Ruth warren here.

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> Here's a question for you guys I haven't seen addressed before.

> My hands have weakened a lot over the last year and I'm losing a lot of

> strength in my grip. One place I am having trouble is when I cook.

> Actually, I am having 2 problems here. One is fear of losing my balance

and

> falling into the oven when I bend over to pull something out of the oven.

> The other is hanging onto the dish once I pull it out!

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> Last night I was cooking (a real good dinner for a change and not just

pizza

> out of the freezer...) I had a large glass casserole in the oven and knew

I

> wasn't having a good " grip " day, so I asked my husband to pull it out. I

> went ahead and pulled a much smaller glass dish out of the microwave

> thinking certainly I could handle that .

> Well, I almost made it to the table. The baked ziti in the small glass

dish

> ended up splattered all over the floor. What a mess. (The worst part was

> trying to keep the dog out of it so he wouldn't accidently ingest glass

> shards as he tried to lick up the ziti!)

>

> My question is this. Does anyone know of any good cookware that can go in

> the oven but has handles that are easy to grip when you are ready to take

it

> out? How do others with hand problems deal with cooking? I already don't

> use a sharp knife much anymore because my grip slips so easily. Don't

want

> to add any fresh meat to a meal that isn't in the recipe.

>

> Would love to hear how others cope in the kitchen!

> Ruth

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