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NO MORE FLIMSY KITCHEN TONGS – StarPack Premium Kitchen Tongs with silicone tips offer the best grip and control available, and they won’t melt, rust or flake into your food. These tongs are made with extra thick 1.00mm stainless steel, and feature a ring-pull locking system which is made to last.SAFE AND HEALTHY FOR YOUR FAMILY – Basics Range means we use High Quality FDA-Grade silicone, which is safety-tested, heat resistant up to 480°F, and guaranteed 100% BPA-free. Our silicone tip tongs have no removable parts for bacteria to grow, and are non-stick friendly to protect your cookwareBE INSPIRED TO LOVE COOKING AGAIN - Your stylish new tongs will be such a pleasure to use (and are dishwasher safe), so you’ll soon be creating heavenly dishes for friends and family. You’ll even receive a FREE Bonus ‘101 Cooking Tips’ PDF to get you started!VERSATILE AND ESSENTIAL KITCHEN SET - Set Contains: 1 x 9-Inch Tongs: 9" Handles (10" including lock) 1 x 12-Inch Tongs: 12" Handles (13" including lock)QUALITY YOU CAN COUNT ON, AND OUR FULL STARPACK WARRANTY – Like all StarPack products our utensils are made to last with durable, quality materials. We offer a full refund or replacement if you’re not 100% satisfied with your purchase
My honest opinion: If you can read, you can cook. Literally. Basic cooking is simply reading instructions and following them. Once your comfortable with how things taste together, timing, and what spices taste like, then you can move on to more advanced dishes.
I think a fun part of learning to cook is gearing up. Since most people here will give you a grocery list, I'll give you a list of helpful items that I use daily.
The knife if a bit on the pricey side, but trust me when I tell you it's worth it. You only need 1 and as long as you hand wash and dry regularly, it can last forever. Sharp knives won't cut you as often as a dull knife that sometimes slips.
I assume you have basic dishware and silverware, so I've only included common cooking items.
Hope this helps! I'll update if I can think of anything else you'll need.
Alright, so I'll try to reply in parts as we break down the issue:
TRAVEL
(https://nfb.org/free-cane-program) or (if you have means and don't want it for free) [buying a fiberglass or carbon fiber cane from them instead.]
(https://ecommerce.nfb.org/asp/prodtype.asp?prodtype=1&ph=&keywords=&recor=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=) It is not often provided locally, it is lighter than the folding ambutech and revolution type cane you probably have, and if you don't like it stick it in your closet as a backup.
CLEANING
What cleaning things aren't going quite right for you? Let me know.
COOKING:
How good of a cook were you to start with? What types of food are you cooking, and what sorts of issues are you encountering?
(https://www.amazon.com/StarPack-Premium-Silicone-Kitchen-12-Inch/dp/B00KDV5RZY/) (and I want to get silicone spatulas.) I use it to "feel" around my nonstick pans safely, easily flip things, etc.
(https://ecommerce.nfb.org/asp/product.asp?product=1137&cat=19&ph=&keywords=&recor=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=) measuring cups, or if you have color discrimination, [color coded ones.]
(https://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Measuring-Cups-Set-5/dp/B00I5PTBCA/r) There's also [bright measuring spoons]
(https://ecommerce.nfb.org/asp/product.asp?product=968&cat=19&ph=&keywords=&recor=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=) that you can label as well.
(http://www.thermoworks.com/Talking-Thermometer) can help with tasks like "how done is this meat" and "will that turkey send my family to the hospital" lol. Very handy.
(https://ecommerce.nfb.org/asp/product.asp?product=1081&cat=19&ph=&keywords=&recor=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=) is good for hot cups, but just poke your finger over the rim for cold stuff.
(https://ecommerce.nfb.org/asp/product.asp?product=605&cat=111&ph=&keywords=&recor=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=) For example, I put bumps on the numbers, power, add minute, start and stop button for my microwave. I also put a button where the "light wash" for my dishwasher is and know that one click further is regular and another is heavy. (You can also use this to label a bunch of types of washing machines. Some are more accessible than others unfortunately.)
So that's a start of things I can think off the top of my head, but there's probably a bunch more. If you give me more feedback I will try to be more specific.
Nail clipping I haven't had an issue with. Just use the metal tip of the clipper to feel where your finger pad starts if you're not sure, pull AWAY from that area, and then clip. Then I file my nail with a filing board so they're round and even.
Fitness
(http://www.knfbreader.com/) You might be able to get rehab to pay for it, although it is currently only $19.99 on android (the usual $99.99 on iOS.) It can read all sorts of printed text like mail, menus, etc. Great software for this job.
(https://ecommerce.nfb.org/asp/product.asp?product=758&cat=50&ph=&keywords=&recor=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=) It is grade 1 and grade 2 braille, NOT UEB, so you will eventually have to relearn some things (but a lot of material out there still exists in grade 2, and it is a good primer to technique, the alphabet, numbers, etc.) Some other [braille instruction books]
(https://ecommerce.nfb.org/asp/prodtype.asp?prodtype=50&ph=&keywords=&recor=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=) are in UEB. Sign up for local classes, too!
(https://nfb.org/free-slate-program) to write braille with. You can use braille to label all sorts of foods (spice jars, canned goods, bottles of sauces), cleaners and soaps and such, and items at home to start with! There is [stick on labeling tape]
(https://ecommerce.nfb.org/asp/product.asp?product=1045&cat=128&ph=&keywords=&recor=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=) [reusable labels with elastic]
(https://ecommerce.nfb.org/asp/product.asp?product=1048&cat=128&ph=&keywords=&recor=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=) and [reusable magnetic tape for cans.]
(https://ecommerce.nfb.org/asp/product.asp?product=1146&cat=128&ph=&keywords=&recor=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=) So a lot of options.
(https://www.loc.gov/nls/) and [Bookshare]
(https://www.bookshare.org/cms/) if you can. Paper and digital braille, physical and digital audiobooks, etc are all freely available to blind people either as downloads or mailed for free to your home. Bookshare charges a yearly subscription, but not if you're a student.
I've written about [losing my sight]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/Blind/comments/5627a2/feeling_disheartened/) and how a lot of the process, for me, was emotionally coming to grips with the vastness of the change instead of trying to minimize it. Does that make sense? It's a big fucking deal in the beginning, and having what you need (practically and emotionally) makes all the difference.
(And look, I know this is a lot of info, but I mean it when I say that I (and many others on this sub) want to help and want you to be able to succeed. If you want to ask more questions now, or you want to ask more questions next year, let us know.)