Kitchen Safety

[Endless]

I love it that I'm posting this in the kitchen, lol.

This is for those who have safety issues in the kitchen due to seizure activity. An induction stove stays cool, while only the pan and contents on top of it gets hot. It's not a 100% solution because the pan & food are still hot, but at least the danger of going face down on a red hot stove element or an open gas flame is gone.

HSN has one as "today's special value" on sale. It's a 1-burner cooktop that sits on the counter.

http://www.hsn.com/products/ming-tsai-presents-nuwave-1300-watt-induction-burner/7296735


P.S. you need a good pan to use one of these - nice and flat, not warped., and made out of cast iron or stainless steel.

 

[AlexC]

Also, if you do have to use a stove top element, don't use the front two.

 

[valeriedl]

I really don't like actually 'cooking' when I'm home alone. I've had a few seizures when I was cooking at times and the food burns. During many of those seizures I'll leave the kitchen, not knowing I'm doing it, and sit down in the kitchen with the food still cooking. Luckily my husband has been home all these times so he'll smell the burning and stop it before the house burns down.

I usually only use the toaster or microwave when I'm home alone because they stop by themselves.

 

[cadsgj]

Hmmm... I may have to look into this. This week I have left the stove on twice after cooking each night. My wife does not get irritated any more with me as it is pretty much my norm, but, it is still a problem that no matter how often someone tries to help me figure out how to remember to turn stove off when cooking is done, I almost always forget it on. But then, what if I have two pans cooking?

 

[Belinda5000]

I love it that I'm posting this in the kitchen, lol.

This is for those who have safety issues in the kitchen due to seizure activity. An induction stove stays cool, while only the pan and contents on top of it gets hot. It's not a 100% solution because the pan & food are still hot, but at least the danger of going face down on a red hot stove element or an open gas flame is gone.

HSN has one as "today's special value" on sale. It's a 1-burner cooktop that sits on the counter.

http://www.hsn.com/products/ming-tsai-presents-nuwave-1300-watt-induction-burner/7296735


P.S. you need a good pan to use one of these - nice and flat, not warped., and made out of cast iron or stainless steel.

I burnt myself real good about 15 yrs ago.
my husband came home found were I had tried to pull myself up grabbed hold of pan that had chix in it ended up with grease all over me luckily just a few burns. I now keep the handle turned away.

 

[JaneP]

There is a special element that can be ordered through pioneering technology (I think that's the name). It prevents the burner from going any higher than....I think it's like 250 or 260. Hot enough to cook with, but still well below the flashpoint of pretty much anything. Firemen were shown actually putting paper & cooking oil on the burner, & while it did smoke, it did not ignite.

 

[nightowl47]

One other thing to consider is putting a piece of carpet in the kitchen if you don't have any "auras" before a seizure, such as myself, because you never know when you may have one and fall. Believe me when I say, busting your head open is really not too much fun, not to mention the awful headache left behind or possibly even stitches too!

Just thought I'd share that with you all and please stay safe!

Terri