Holiday Low and No Vision Cooking Tips

Many people provided great low and no vision cooking tips along with their recipe for our Holiday Recipe Contest.

Here are some of our favorites:

• Use a pizza cutter to cut bar cookies and casseroles.  It is safer than a knife and easier to cut straight rows.
• Snip herbs with kitchen scissors instead of a knife.
• Type your recipe into a word document using wide margins, bold print and 18-22 font.  Then use a magnet to attach it at eye level to your range hood.
• Use a duel sided cutting board with one side black and the other white so you always have good contrast with the food you are cutting.
• Store bagged portions of shrimp or chicken or other meats in a plastic bag and use twist ties to close.  Use multiple ties and/or special bends to create a code to identify the particular food in the bag.
• Use well-marked, clear measuring cups and hold them up to the window to be able to see the markings better.
• Invest in an apple corer/peeler gadget. You get perfect slices every time and never have to worry about nicking a finger.
• Make sure you have a sharp knife. A dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp knife because you use more pressure to push or cut and there is more of a chance of cutting your fingers.
• Use a knife guard when cutting vegetables and other foods and avoid cutting your fingers.
• Measure spices over a separate bowl.  This way if you make a mistake and pour too much, your full dish won't be compromised.
• Make your countertops (and everything on them) more visible by adding lights—especially fluorescent lights—underneath your top cabinets.