You can get them also from speak too me Lenore -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of janbrown via Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 4:51 PM To: [email protected]; betty hatton Subject: Re: [CnD] Cookinginthedark Digest, Vol 60, Issue 11
you can get talking thermometers from Dale's blind mice megamall store Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:20 PM, betty hatton via Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just sharing what I done on burgers > and pork chops. I am legally blind, > I have some vision I can see a few feet but its not good enough to > depend on for cooking! I use a timer. > I had a sited person so I turned > my eye on medium heat and I marked > it so I know where medium heat is > and with a sited person i timed > how long it took to cook it to get it done. > So thats what i do each time now, > I use my timer. > I would like to find me a talking > thermoter though. > -------------------------------------------- > On Tue, 9/2/14, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > Subject: Cookinginthedark Digest, Vol 60, Issue 11 > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2014, 12:34 PM > > Send Cookinginthedark mailing list > submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' > to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Cookinginthedark digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. cooking tips (Kimsan) > 2. Re: cooking tips (Jessica D) > 3. Re: cooking tips (Alex Hall) > 4. Re: cooking tips (Kimsan) > 5. Re: cooking tips (Alex Hall) > 6. Re: cooking tips (janbrown) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 11:15:35 -0700 > From: "Kimsan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [CnD] cooking tips > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" > > First, thank you to all that welcomed me with open arms. I hesitated > to post my questions as in my part of the world, peoples view being > blind, one cannot achieve much, let alone cook. I'm doubted for just > aboot everything lol. Here is my question, which I hope will not > insult anyone, but before I lost lots of hearing in the past couple of > years, I have always used what folks told me back in the day as it > relates to cooking things on the stove i.e George formen to listen out > for the sizzling and popping, and that when the sizzling and popping > "calms down" the meats are ready, so my question is whether if you are > hard of hearing or not, how do you know if something is fully cooked > when you cannot see the color of the said product being cooked, this > is just not for cooking on the George formen grill, or cooking bacon > on the stove, I've always wondered about baking chicken/porkchops as > well. > Right now, I have my daughter double check lol, but one day she might > be off somewhere and I am here to "double check" myself. > > > > Thanks. > > "Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from > failure, loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 14:30:22 -0400 > From: Jessica D <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>, > Kimsan <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking tips > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > You could try stabbing it with a fork. You can look online to see what > things are supposed to feel like. I'm sure a Google search will tell > you. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:15 PM, Kimsan via Cookinginthedark > <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> First, thank you to all that welcomed me with open > arms. I hesitated to >> post my questions as in my part of the world, peoples > view being blind, one >> cannot achieve much, let alone cook. I'm doubted for > just aboot everything >> lol. Here is my question, which I hope will not > insult anyone, but before I >> lost lots of hearing in the past couple of years, I > have always used what >> folks told me back in the day as it relates to cooking > things on the stove >> i.e George formen to listen out for the sizzling and > popping, and that when >> the sizzling and popping "calms down" the meats are > ready, so my question is >> whether if you are hard of hearing or not, how do you > know if something is >> fully cooked when you cannot see the color of the said > product being cooked, >> this is just not for cooking on the George formen > grill, or cooking bacon on >> the stove, I've always wondered about baking > chicken/porkchops as well. >> Right now, I have my daughter double check lol, but one > day she might be off >> somewhere and I am here to "double check" myself. >> >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> "Success is the result of perfection, hard work, > learning from failure, >> loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 14:31:15 -0400 > From: Alex Hall <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], > Kimsan <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking tips > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset=us-ascii > > This isn't good for everything, but for baking meats, you can check > the temperature. Get a talking thermometer, or use an iGrill linked to > an iOS device and braille display if you have to. I know the latter is > expensive, more so if you don't already have an iOS device, but that's > all I can think of. For stovetop meats, or a rough guess on other > meats, you can try a fork test. If the fork goes into the meat with a > good amount of resistance, the food isn't ready. Once the fork can go > on pretty easily, it's probably done. With both the fork and the > thermometer, don't forget to test the thickest parts of the meat, and > check a few places. For thermometers, remember to not hit any bones, > as they will throw off the temperature reading. > On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:15 PM, Kimsan via Cookinginthedark > <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> First, thank you to all that welcomed me with open > arms. I hesitated to >> post my questions as in my part of the world, peoples > view being blind, one >> cannot achieve much, let alone cook. I'm doubted for > just aboot everything >> lol. Here is my question, which I hope will not > insult anyone, but before I >> lost lots of hearing in the past couple of years, I > have always used what >> folks told me back in the day as it relates to cooking > things on the stove >> i.e George formen to listen out for the sizzling and > popping, and that when >> the sizzling and popping "calms down" the meats are > ready, so my question is >> whether if you are hard of hearing or not, how do you > know if something is >> fully cooked when you cannot see the color of the said > product being cooked, >> this is just not for cooking on the George formen > grill, or cooking bacon on >> the stove, I've always wondered about baking > chicken/porkchops as well. >> Right now, I have my daughter double check lol, but one > day she might be off >> somewhere and I am here to "double check" myself. >> >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> "Success is the result of perfection, hard work, > learning from failure, >> loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > [email protected] > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 11:55:21 -0700 > From: "Kimsan" <[email protected]> > To: "'Jessica D'" <[email protected]>, > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking tips > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" > > Thanks Jessica! > I google quite a bit and one of my resources is this list, but to > alex, which ap are you using for the iphone to do such a thing, or > should I google that one to smile. > > "Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from > failure, loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jessica D [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2014 11:30 AM > To: [email protected]; > Kimsan > Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking tips > > You could try stabbing it with a fork. You can look online to see what > things are supposed to feel like. I'm sure a Google search will tell > you. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:15 PM, Kimsan via > Cookinginthedark > <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> First, thank you to all that welcomed me with open > arms. I hesitated >> to post my questions as in my part of the world, > peoples view being >> blind, one cannot achieve much, let alone cook. I'm > doubted for just >> aboot everything lol. Here is my question, which > I hope will not >> insult anyone, but before I lost lots of hearing in the > past couple of >> years, I have always used what folks told me back in > the day as it >> relates to cooking things on the stove i.e George > formen to listen out >> for the sizzling and popping, and that when the > sizzling and popping >> "calms down" the meats are ready, so my question is > whether if you are >> hard of hearing or not, how do you know if something is > fully cooked >> when you cannot see the color of the said product being > cooked, this >> is just not for cooking on the George formen grill, or > cooking bacon on > the stove, I've always wondered about baking chicken/porkchops as > well. >> Right now, I have my daughter double check lol, but one > day she might >> be off somewhere and I am here to "double check" > myself. >> >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> "Success is the result of perfection, hard work, > learning from >> failure, loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 15:01:16 -0400 > From: Alex Hall <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], > Kimsan <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking tips > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset=us-ascii > > The iGrill is a bluetooth-enabled thermometer. It goes in the meat, > then has a wire to the bluetooth box so said box can stay safely out > of the way, rather like one of those thermometers you can stick on > your fridge and watch. The cool part is that there's an iGrill app for > your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. You can check the temperature, set > alerts to let you know when things are done, and so forth. > If you're interested, I know there's a podcast about it, but I can't > remember if it's on AppleVis.com or somewhere else. > Either way, if you use a braille display with your phone already, this > might be your easiest option. > On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:55 PM, Kimsan via Cookinginthedark > <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thanks Jessica! >> I google quite a bit and one of my resources is this > list, but to alex, >> which ap are you using for the iphone to do such a > thing, or should I google >> that one to smile. >> >> "Success is the result of perfection, hard work, > learning from failure, >> loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jessica D [mailto:[email protected]] > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2014 11:30 AM >> To: [email protected]; > Kimsan >> Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking tips >> >> You could try stabbing it with a fork. You can look > online to see what >> things are supposed to feel like. I'm sure a Google > search will tell you. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:15 PM, Kimsan via > Cookinginthedark >> <[email protected]> > wrote: >>> >>> First, thank you to all that welcomed me with open > arms. I hesitated >>> to post my questions as in my part of the world, > peoples view being >>> blind, one cannot achieve much, let alone cook. I'm > doubted for just >>> aboot everything lol. Here is my question, > which I hope will not >>> insult anyone, but before I lost lots of hearing in > the past couple of >>> years, I have always used what folks told me back > in the day as it >>> relates to cooking things on the stove i.e George > formen to listen out >>> for the sizzling and popping, and that when > the sizzling and popping >>> "calms down" the meats are ready, so my question is > whether if you are >>> hard of hearing or not, how do you know if > something is fully cooked >>> when you cannot see the color of the said product > being cooked, this >>> is just not for cooking on the George formen grill, > or cooking bacon on >> the stove, I've always wondered about baking > chicken/porkchops as well. >>> Right now, I have my daughter double check lol, but > one day she might >>> be off somewhere and I am here to "double check" > myself. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> "Success is the result of perfection, hard work, > learning from >>> failure, loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > [email protected] > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 12:33:48 -0700 > From: janbrown <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>, > Alex Hall <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking tips > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset=us-ascii > > The i-Grill works well. > I think there is a second one something like i-Grill II or something > of the sort. > > I stopped using it because I am not really a big fan of the internet > of things and didn't like being linked to my phone just to know when > something is done. > But, it really works well and gives you a range of temperatures so you > can determine both if your meat is safe to eat and whether it is > medium well done or any other level of doneness. > > Jan > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 2, 2014, at 12:01 PM, Alex Hall via > Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> The iGrill is a bluetooth-enabled thermometer. It goes > in the meat, then has a wire to the bluetooth box so said box can stay > safely out of the way, rather like one of those thermometers you can > stick on your fridge and watch. The cool part is that there's an > iGrill app for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. You can check the > temperature, set alerts to let you know when things are done, and so > forth. > If you're interested, I know there's a podcast about it, but I can't > remember if it's on AppleVis.com or somewhere else. > Either way, if you use a braille display with your phone already, this > might be your easiest option. >>> On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:55 PM, Kimsan via > Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> > wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Jessica! >>> I google quite a bit and one of my resources is > this list, but to alex, >>> which ap are you using for the iphone to do such a > thing, or should I google >>> that one to smile. >>> >>> "Success is the result of perfection, hard work, > learning from failure, >>> loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Jessica D [mailto:[email protected]] > >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2014 11:30 AM >>> To: [email protected]; > Kimsan >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking tips >>> >>> You could try stabbing it with a fork. You can look > online to see what >>> things are supposed to feel like. I'm sure a Google > search will tell you. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>>> On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:15 PM, Kimsan via > Cookinginthedark >>>> <[email protected]> > wrote: >>>> >>>> First, thank you to all that welcomed me with > open arms. I hesitated >>>> to post my questions as in my part of the > world, peoples view being >>>> blind, one cannot achieve much, let alone cook. > I'm doubted for just >>>> aboot everything lol. Here is my > question, which I hope will not >>>> insult anyone, but before I lost lots of > hearing in the past couple of >>>> years, I have always used what folks told me > back in the day as it >>>> relates to cooking things on the stove i.e > George formen to listen out >>>> for the sizzling and popping, and that > when the sizzling and popping >>>> "calms down" the meats are ready, so my > question is whether if you are >>>> hard of hearing or not, how do you know if > something is fully cooked >>>> when you cannot see the color of the said > product being cooked, this >>>> is just not for cooking on the George formen > grill, or cooking bacon on >>> the stove, I've always wondered about baking > chicken/porkchops as well. >>>> Right now, I have my daughter double check lol, > but one day she might >>>> be off somewhere and I am here to "double > check" myself. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> "Success is the result of perfection, hard > work, learning from >>>> failure, loyalty and persistence." Colin > Powell >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex Hall >> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Cookinginthedark Digest, Vol 60, Issue 11 > ************************************************ > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
