Hello, 
My husband uses a coffee grinder. It is not designed for the blind, but I think 
it is pretty simple to use. 
Debbie d 


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> On Nov 2, 2014, at 8:43 PM, Christine Szostak via Cookinginthedark 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> HI All,
>  First, my name is Chris and I am brand new to this list.
> 
>  As a serious coffee-aholic, I have a quick question for anyone out there. 
> 
>  First, I should specify that I am not asking about a Keurig (sorry for 
> spelling) in this email:). I say this because every time I post this to a 
> list, the responses that I get are all about the Keurig (of which I am very 
> familiar as I have one currently). 
> 
>  I have been grinding coffee beans about once-a-day to have really fresh 
> coffee. Since I use a Keurig with the personal k-cup, this means that I need 
> to do a lot of extra prep and clean-up that is not highly desired:). I used 
> to have one of the coffee makers that first grinds and then brews the coffee 
> (typically called a grind and brew).
> 
>  The problem that I have with these, is that typically they have visual 
> screens and require a relatively large amount of programming (e.g., to set 
> the level of the grind, the strength of the brew, the speed of the brew, the 
> amount of coffee, and so on) to get a really good cup of coffee. As someone 
> with no vision who lives alone, these are a serious pain and not really 
> blind-friendly. Basically I find myself just guessing at the settings and 
> sticking with whatever seems to work adequately enough to get freshly ground 
> coffee of some degree the first time:).
> 
>  Thus, I am wondering if anyone knows of an accessible version of the grind 
> and brew, if there is one that does not involve programming with a visual 
> screen, or one that involves extremely limited programming  as I am not sure 
> it is possible to get one without any programming:).
> Have a wonderful and hopefully not too cold week!
> Chris
> 
> Christine M. Szostak, PhD
> Assistant Professor
> Department of Psychology
> Shorter University
> Rome, Georgia
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