Gadgets for wonky hands?

Have a look at this site - it has specialist aids for spreading bread, easy handle knives, kettle stands etc. Hope it helps

www.mobilitysmart.co.uk/daily-living-aids/kitchen-aids.html

kittylester

We bought DS1 Bertha which he loves.

I've got one, usually use it for chopping onions.
It's very good.

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Hope you find some gadgets to help.

Thank you for all your responses will certainly follow these up. Xx

I meant to say, I also have a Ninja chopper for cutting veg.

I was referred to the OT dept at my local hospital, where I was given certain gadjets, including blue silicone sheets for gripping jars, a walking stick with an ergonomic handle and a litter picker, to name but a few.

OP is there any way you can get a referral? They also are able to direct you to sites, where you can find reasonably priced gadjets.

Do you live near London by any chance? The Disabled Living Foundation on the Harrow Road is a good place to go to try loads of different pieces of equipment and to get expert advice.
Otherwise you can order online.
Think there may also be one in Manchester but not 100% sure about that.

December mats are really useful for all sorts of jobs.
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Come in different shapes and sizes.

We bought DS1 Bertha which he loves.

I bought this for grating cheese
as I found it difficult to grip the cheese.

It's really good, and goes in the dishwasher for cleaning.

Ourokhome Rotary Cheese Grater Chopper - Vegetable Mandoline Slicer with 3 Interchangeable Ultra Sharp Cylinders Stainless Steel Blades（Blue） amzn.eu/d/atkmw4L

But, fanny, isn't the name great!

I'm going to order some plug tugs. There are two plugs that I have difficulty with in my kitchen. DH bought a velvetiser at Christmas. It has a very silly narrow plug with two side indentations supposedly for gripping. My fingers just slide off.
I had to get DH to open a jar of honey at lunchtime, it defeated me even with my rubber gloves on.

I couldn’t open a large bottle of 7Up so I gave it to my DH who couldn’t open it either. Our 10 years old grandson said he would have a go and it was opened in seconds 😀

Canalboatgranma, your trolley token, with a butterfly handle, sounds wonderful.
Could you please tell us where you bought it?
DH has list a couple if tokens, when he just could not get them out if the trolley.
Many thanks.

buy stuff ready chopped, iceland do loads of frozen fruit and veg which is just ready to go

Here they are supplied free of charge by home helps whether your council has given you a home help or not.

If the NHS doesn't supply them, ask a health visitor or your GP to tell you where you can get them,

Tin and jar openers are probably available from the pound shop, Amazon, any good hardware shop, and you can get adapters for taps as well - kitchen scissors adapted for those with arthritic hands.

If there is a British association for those with arthiritis they will be able to advise you too.

The OXO Good Grips range, available from Lakeland and Amazon amongst others, have soft, non slip, comfortable handles.

grannygetsagrip.com/

kittylester

There is a brilliantly named site called 'Granny Gets a Grip'. I'm not sure there is much there but I love the name.

The things on there are really overpriced.
They do have some good stuff there though.
My advice is see what you like, and then go to Amazon or elsewhere and seek it out.

I cannot get to grips with an electric tin opener- my stupidity or because I am left handed?

The battery operated one we bought is good:

www.coopersofstortford.co.uk/can-magic-electric-can-opener/?src=gbase&vsrc=igb9b2

It's not electric, it's battery operated.

I have just bought a trolley token with a butterfly shaped handle for ease of getting your token out of the trolley.
Also have a JarKey which lifts the edge of a lid and releases the vacuum.

I have some little rubber mats designed to grip the tops of jars which help.
A little plastic gadget to insert under ring pulls on tins which is easy to use.
A jar opener bought for MIL which we now have.

The only thing is remembering where I bought them.

www.amazon.co.uk/Culinare-MagiPull-Ring-Opener-Plastic/dp/B00K2TO0IW/ref=asc_df_B00K2TO0IW/?hvlocphy=1007420&linkCode=df0&hvptwo&hvnetw=g&hvadid=205185882402&hvpone&hvlocint&th=1&hvpos&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl&hvqmt&tag=gransnetforum-21&hvtargid=pla-421429375571&hvrand=491802604640489392

www.lakeland.co.uk/26838/2-jar-opener-lid-grippers?src=gfeed&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6rCgBhDVARIsAK1kGPK-Jbkkvs9VCa7c8xEucCvmMofdC19Z0jKN74i1VXjkZUApbH8W5sQaAkfJEALw_wcB

www.coopersofstortford.co.uk/hands-free-jar-opener/?SKU=J101_RE&src=gbase&vsrc=igb9b2&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6rCgBhDVARIsAK1kGPKqRhmHAYLK9B_0V-YJgwSSgO2PhkpbqXJZGseFKL9VKDCDpO7XZWUaAoGjEALw_wcB

We also bought a battery operated tin opener from Coopers of Stortford which is good.

Other retailers available

Sometimes I have to pour boiling water around the jar top to release the airlock.

I find opening tins difficult and I appear to have the most up to date gadgets but I still have problems, I frequently use my mother's ancient pierce the top of the tin method.

I cannot get to grips with an electric tin opener- my stupidity or because I am left handed?

This is quite good got mine from IKEA for only £2.50 but Amazon have them all for less than £5.

For jars, I use a bottle opener to release the vacuum and make jar lids pop.

Another tip is to grip the lid and turn the jar.