I tried putting a braille letter on each of the buttons, but they didn't stick. They don't seem to make a really good sticking Dymo tape, these days.
On 6/21/16, Nancy VanderBrink via Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > Thank you for the information. I have previously owned a George Foreman > where the plates removed and since ours was stolen a couple of months ago we > have been using the new wave oven. It works OK but I miss my George Foreman! > However, since your description of the OPTi grill, I have been bugging my > husband about it. He said that once we get our finances settled we can get > one also. I have to find that email that listed the buttons again I wonder, > do you think it would be possible to put a brill label on the buttons? Even > if it is just a single letter, that way you don't have to try to remember > what the buttons do. Or, worry about your braille list getting wet or ruined > or lost, in my case.(smile) > Some of the recipes that people post on here are much too adventurous for my > limited cooking comfort but this was something that was familiar and not so > scary and also very exciting, so thank you very very much for sharing! > Nancy > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 21, 2016, at 6:25 PM, Sharon Howerton via Cookinginthedark >> <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: >> >> Before some of you delete my message, let me first apologize if I have >> posted anything that was inappropriate or off topic. I subscribe to >> enough >> lists to know how aggravating that is. However, I could not think of a >> better place to ask questions about a cooking product than a blind cooks >> list. So let me give you a review since I just prepared my first meal >> which >> was boneless pork chops. >> >> >> >> The grill fits perfectly atop my microwave though, of course, I would not >> cook from there. I am not a good judge of weight but will say it weighs a >> lot less than my very heavy older model KitchenAid stand mixer. Though >> the >> dimensions are not the same, it might weigh about the amount of one of >> our >> older model Perkins braillers. It requires a grounded plug. There is a >> plastic drip tray at the bottom of the grill. This is similar to grills >> like >> the Foreman, but this one has its own designated place into which the >> plastic tray slides; it goes only one way, and nothing drips from it. >> Thanks >> to Ward and others, I brailled the list of settings which are very >> definable >> buttons that run across the grill on its handle. It was very helpful to >> know >> that one should spray the cooking surface, top and bottom, with cooking >> spray. As soon as you plug in the machine and press Power, the machine >> beeps. You then make your food selection and press OK. It took about 5 >> minutes for the grill to heat; then it beeped three times. I put my meat >> on >> as directed in the manual (found on the QVC web site). A few minutes >> later >> the grill beeped three times for rare, three more when it got to medium >> and >> three more when it got to well done. Because the meat was pork and a >> little >> thick, I unplugged the machine but put the meat back on while I prepared >> my >> salad. In about 25 minutes from the time I plugged in the grill to when I >> removed my meat for the final time, my dinner was prepared. It does not >> smell like an outdoor grill, but it's easy and could be very helpful for >> a >> blind cook. I am an experienced one, but to me this is wonderful! Nothing >> is >> for everyone and neither is this, but I like it very much and look >> forward >> to doing something I have wanted to do for years-make grilled foods. >> >> Sharon >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
