When in doubt there is always super glue or puff paint! Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 22, 2016, at 6:38 AM, Sharon Howerton via Cookinginthedark > <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > > Nancy, you might have space to put a single letter on each button as the > handle doesn’t get hot. I thought about that approach, too. When you get > yours, let me know and I'll write out the settings. > > I had a little trouble getting the top plate back in place after cleaning it, > but it does clean up nicely. > Sharon > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nancy VanderBrink via Cookinginthedark > [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] > Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 8:58 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Nancy VanderBrink > Subject: Re: [CnD] opti grill > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
