Cooking one handed

Cindy  I am not in Brisbane so cannot help with finding a cooking teacher for your husband.i would like to share a lovely 2012 I was inhospital for 3months. Towards Christmas my OT set up a making shortbread lesson.  There were 5in the group all with a non working arm and hand for hand. Each had the ingredients all weighed out. Initially I though this won’t work. I was amazed at the results. Lovely shortbread all of different shapes. I am lucky as my right hand is my good one,,and have recovered use of my left hand. Post stroke I gradually got to cook at home. At times I need my husband to lift ingredients onto bench  as I tend to drop things. Good luck to your husband with his cooking.   Jenny

hi cindy , yes you can cook with one hand , try 2 eggs in a bowl , mix them with a little milk and margarine then add cubed bacon , then microwave it , till it is scrambled eggs with bacon in it , next   you gave a 300mm square board made with nails just coming thru , its ideal for holding toast or bread while you put on margarine or peanut butter , make hubby make the board up..Try to find a book on microwaves , they have the best menus , and microwave is a good send. Don't forget nails only need 2 mm sticking out  to grip

PS I had a stroke and can only use 1 hand and 1 legs.

Garry I used  such a board at home,great for chopping onions potatoes and apples, with safety Jenny

Hi Cindy, My husband had a haemhoragic stroke five years ago and was in rehabilitation centre in SA for six months. He has always been the main cook in our house and upon returning to home, he has cooked ever since. Please email me if you would like any more information. susoleary@gmail.com and I will pass on any queries you may have. We could also Zoom or facetime if you wish. There are lots of pieces of equipment and ways to handle things that could help. I will forward your question to him and we will see what we can work out!

Kind regards

Susan

Hi Cindy

I can't help about cooking classes but can offer advice on what helps me cooking one handed (in 7 years post stroke & only have use of 1 hand). I love and use my Homecraft kitchen workstation which has parts you can grate, peel, clamps to hold things like opening jars or tins and prongs to hold e.g. vegetables to chop and a part to hold e.g. bread to  spread butter on it. Here is a link to what it is. I bought mine from my local mobility shop in Newcastle NSW. Let me know uf I can help further or gave any questions. Australiait: https://bit.ly/3d1CQDk

I also find automatic can openers useful: https://bit.ly/2YsRi3n

Hi Cindy,

I had my stroke 15 yrs ago & am right side non-functional. I also have a faulty Aortic valve which has been replaced twice via open heart surgery, the last operation was May, 2019. Since then I've developed an Arrythmia (Atrial Fibrillation) which leaves me breathless after minimal exertion.

I started as most do with tea & toast but did gradually improve. My OT's have been fantastic & now I've got a full array of gadgets. I learnt to cook by myself & have no close relatives or friends to help. I looked at a few cookbooks, got a recipe from my nutritionist & got by on a pinch of this & a dash of that. The things I hate the most are the preparation & washing up. So I look for stuff all ready cut up & ready mixed sauces. As I get puffed quickly, even that amount of cooking is too much. I now get my meals delivered.

I've never heard of a one-handed cooking course but I'm sure if you found a local class, explained your husbands situation I'm sure they could sort something out?

Best of luck,

Julie 🐕🐶🕊