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I have never once considered the ordeal that cooking while blind would be. The closest would be cooking while camping in the dark, but even then I have a headl

by CarVac 3y ago

I have never once considered the ordeal that cooking while blind would be. The closest would be cooking while camping in the dark, but even then I have a headlamp.

Simulacra 3y ago
This is where I think meal delivery services would be really great. Especially if they are packaged for people with limited site.
- bozhark 3y ago
  Sight*
- makeitdouble 3y ago
  But then...I can't imagine life eating prepared meal until death. The whole topic is blowing my mind, just realized there's knife resistant gloves that could help even for teaching full sighted kids to cook.
  - stacktrust 3y ago
    Plastic knives (originally for lettuce) can also be used, https://lssproducts.com/original-lettuce-knife/ https://lssproducts.com/original-lettuce-knife/
- jfim 3y ago
  They'd have to improve the quality of the deliveries for that to be useful. Door dash seems to deliver at a random location each time, and about 30% of the time delivers to the neighbor instead of the correct address. Even with sight, it sometimes takes me a few minutes to find the delivery, I have no idea how that would be useable by someone that has partial or no vision.
  - smegger001 3y ago
    Or they take beverages and appetizer and drop it and leave without knocking
- refurb 3y ago
  What's the premium for meal delivery services over home prep? 300%? How many people can afford to pay $20 for a meal they could make themselves for $5?
resolutebat 3y ago
The video in the linked article for the Talking Thermometer illustrates nicely how hard "simple" things like operating an oven and finding the place to test the temperature are: https://theblindkitchen.com/product/talking-thermometer/ https://theblindkitchen.com/product/talking-thermometer/ (note that the presenter is blind herself)
- ethbr1 3y ago
  Also https://theblindkitchen.com/product/auto-measure-spout/ https://theblindkitchen.com/product/auto-measure-spout/ I found it interesting to listen to the videos with my eyes closed, then rewatch them.
- pests 3y ago
  That was very interesting. I can see the huge value these videos provide. Listening to her spend so much time describing how it looks really sold the point home. To me - its shape and how it unfolds is obvious. Really shows how much better we can make content for the disabled. How many ecom store descriptions would have even taken the time to describe the shape of the devive so TTS/screenreader would even have a chance to read it?
murrain 3y ago
There was a blind chef on Master Chef: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkicUwoqayg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkicUwoqayg
- ckwalsh 3y ago
  I really enjoy watching the judging of her apple pie: https://youtu.be/i0zRSANWj1I https://youtu.be/i0zRSANWj1I
- bigstrat2003 3y ago
  Not just on, but did very well! It was something to watch her work, she is a better cook without sight than I am with sight.
  - blharr 3y ago
    To further top it off, she didn't just do well, she fully won the competition that season. She also makes some great youtube videos about cooking and other things https://youtube.com/@theblindcook https://youtube.com/@theblindcook
  - murrain 3y ago
    I was trying to not spoil the results of the season she was on :)
- jayknight 3y ago
  Tommy Edison recently made waffles. I don't think he's ready for master chef. https://youtu.be/se-NnydBolE https://youtu.be/se-NnydBolE
YoumuChan 3y ago
Here is a blind person making a meal including rice, seasoned wings and veggie using microwave: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1m94y1Y7Qj https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1m94y1Y7Qj (video is in Chinese)

by CarVac 3y ago

I have never once considered the ordeal that cooking while blind would be. The closest would be cooking while camping in the dark, but even then I have a headlamp.

Simulacra 3y ago

This is where I think meal delivery services would be really great. Especially if they are packaged for people with limited site.

bozhark 3y ago
Sight*
makeitdouble 3y ago
But then...I can't imagine life eating prepared meal until death. The whole topic is blowing my mind, just realized there's knife resistant gloves that could help even for teaching full sighted kids to cook.
- stacktrust 3y ago
  Plastic knives (originally for lettuce) can also be used, https://lssproducts.com/original-lettuce-knife/ https://lssproducts.com/original-lettuce-knife/
jfim 3y ago
They'd have to improve the quality of the deliveries for that to be useful. Door dash seems to deliver at a random location each time, and about 30% of the time delivers to the neighbor instead of the correct address. Even with sight, it sometimes takes me a few minutes to find the delivery, I have no idea how that would be useable by someone that has partial or no vision.
- smegger001 3y ago
  Or they take beverages and appetizer and drop it and leave without knocking
refurb 3y ago
What's the premium for meal delivery services over home prep? 300%? How many people can afford to pay $20 for a meal they could make themselves for $5?

resolutebat 3y ago

The video in the linked article for the Talking Thermometer illustrates nicely how hard "simple" things like operating an oven and finding the place to test the temperature are: https://theblindkitchen.com/product/talking-thermometer/ https://theblindkitchen.com/product/talking-thermometer/ (note that the presenter is blind herself)

ethbr1 3y ago
Also https://theblindkitchen.com/product/auto-measure-spout/ https://theblindkitchen.com/product/auto-measure-spout/ I found it interesting to listen to the videos with my eyes closed, then rewatch them.
pests 3y ago
That was very interesting. I can see the huge value these videos provide. Listening to her spend so much time describing how it looks really sold the point home. To me - its shape and how it unfolds is obvious. Really shows how much better we can make content for the disabled. How many ecom store descriptions would have even taken the time to describe the shape of the devive so TTS/screenreader would even have a chance to read it?

murrain 3y ago

There was a blind chef on Master Chef: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkicUwoqayg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkicUwoqayg

ckwalsh 3y ago
I really enjoy watching the judging of her apple pie: https://youtu.be/i0zRSANWj1I https://youtu.be/i0zRSANWj1I
bigstrat2003 3y ago
Not just on, but did very well! It was something to watch her work, she is a better cook without sight than I am with sight.
- blharr 3y ago
  To further top it off, she didn't just do well, she fully won the competition that season. She also makes some great youtube videos about cooking and other things https://youtube.com/@theblindcook https://youtube.com/@theblindcook
- murrain 3y ago
  I was trying to not spoil the results of the season she was on :)
jayknight 3y ago
Tommy Edison recently made waffles. I don't think he's ready for master chef. https://youtu.be/se-NnydBolE https://youtu.be/se-NnydBolE

YoumuChan 3y ago

Here is a blind person making a meal including rice, seasoned wings and veggie using microwave: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1m94y1Y7Qj https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1m94y1Y7Qj (video is in Chinese)