Guest guest Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Jerry You can gete induction hot plates or burners for your counter top for as little as $100. These certainly reduce risk. There is no flame. However, it doesn't mean no risk. You can still create a flame with whatever you're cooking. Grease in a frying pan too hot or without the food can cause a flame. Then if the oxygen were to come in contact with that it could accelerate. There is no risk free alternative. We all just have to choose the risk we're comfortable with. There are those who will go so far as to say you shouldn't cook at all while using oxygen. I think the answer for most of us is somewhere between living in constant fear and being careless and completely unconcerned. Where differs with each of us. Regardless you have many more common causes of house fires than oxygen. Electric wiring issues, appliances, cigarettes. Here, with the heat, dryness and winds, many consider wood shingles an unreasonable risk. Here we also have periodic out of control fires blowing into residential areas from the brush. All need to be guarded against. Also, one must keep in mind that with oxygen, if a fire starts, the danger is greater. That means get out and get out fast. > > Here is an idea: When I was in the Mississippi State Stand program F?T blind, I did, and supervised lots of cooking. I never had onke, but I always wanted one of those new-fangled induction stoves. > > The top is totally flameless and cool to the touch. When you place the pan or boiler atop the inductor, it heats only within the cooking vessel. It didn't take one of those infomercial guys to impress me with what I saw. > > Off the top of my head, both Vikcing and GE make this kind of stove top. Possibly an appliance dealer near you could provide you with more details about models and pricing. On the internet, the ballpark figures ranged from between $1500 and $2500. There are also single unit warmers and cookers available, possibly through restaurant supply companies. Just out of curiousity I did look at " www.usappliance.com " and found several models available. > > After what I have read about cooking with oxygen, I would suggest checking with your state Vocational Rehabilitation Service to see if they could help you get one of these setups. Money is tight now, so that may not work out, but it's worth a try. Possibly others may have funding ideas available if Voc Rehab doesn't work out. Perhaps American Lung Association or PFF would have leads. > > At any rate, this is certainly a cool solution to our delima, and one we should well look further into. > > Jerry/Mississippi/54/IPF/dx April 05 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Bruce, " Acceptable risk " is really what we are talking about; I agree with you totally. Myself, I feel fairly comfortable cooking with the conventional electric stove and top. After reading some of these posts, I will think twice about it when I again need oxygen therapy. Possibly driving or riding in a car for a reasonable distance could be more dangerous for some than cooking over a hot stove while wearing oxygen equipment. When I cooked with that hose hanging near, I knew where it was at all tinmes. But as you say, even with all the care one can take, it would still not completely rule out a greece fire. I am glad to hear that the price of a single unit is as low as you say. That's very reasonable. Jerry?Mississippi/54/IPF/ April 05 > > > > Here is an idea: When I was in the Mississippi State Stand program F?T > blind, I did, and supervised lots of cooking. I never had onke, but I > always wanted one of those new-fangled induction stoves. > > > > The top is totally flameless and cool to the touch. When you place the > pan or boiler atop the inductor, it heats only within the cooking > vessel. It didn't take one of those infomercial guys to impress me with > what I saw. > > > > Off the top of my head, both Vikcing and GE make this kind of stove > top. Possibly an appliance dealer near you could provide you with more > details about models and pricing. On the internet, the ballpark figures > ranged from between $1500 and $2500. There are also single unit warmers > and cookers available, possibly through restaurant supply companies. > Just out of curiousity I did look at " www.usappliance.com " and found > several models available. > > > > After what I have read about cooking with oxygen, I would suggest > checking with your state Vocational Rehabilitation Service to see if > they could help you get one of these setups. Money is tight now, so that > may not work out, but it's worth a try. Possibly others may have funding > ideas available if Voc Rehab doesn't work out. Perhaps American Lung > Association or PFF would have leads. > > > > At any rate, this is certainly a cool solution to our delima, and one > we should well look further into. > > > > Jerry/Mississippi/54/IPF/dx April 05 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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