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Adaptive Kitchen Tools

Our carefully selected range of kitchen & dining aids will assist you in the kitchen and aid in independent, hassle-free food preparation. If you need any assistance in choosing the right product for you, please contact our customer service team.

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FAQ's

What are kitchen aids?

Kitchen aids are modified versions of common kitchen equipment and unique designs. They are intended to provide independence for cooking and daily kitchen chores for older individuals and disabled.

Why are kitchen aids important?

Adapted kitchen tools for the disabled or the elderly are specially designed to ensure cooking is easier and safe for everyone and guarantees participation from all family members. Disabled kitchen equipment can be applied in taste-testing, cooking demonstrations, and home meal preparation times. This can give people both a sense of individualism and allow participation.

What brands of kitchen aids does Patient Handling offer?

We offer products from a range of leading brands including Homecraft, One Touch, Uccello and much more.

Adaptive Kitchen Tools

There are numerous tools and tips for persons with mobility problems, loss of vision, or unsteady hands. Adaptive kitchen equipment is a tool utilized in the kitchen that might have some modification to improve the cooking and eating experience of the user. Illness, injuries, and arthritis, among many others, can make individuals feel dependent or helpless while eating or cooking. Our carefully selected and vast range of assorted kitchen equipment for the disabled will help you and your loved one in the kitchen and assist in independent, stress-free meal preparation. Other products in our adaptive kitchen tools category include Kitchen AidsMedical SheepskinsPressure CareReaching AidsTherapy AidsOther Independent Living AidsFurthermore, we source our disabled kitchen equipment from the best brands in the market, including Etac, Homecraft and Uccello. Whether you are looking for kitchen tools for seniors or kitchen appliances for the elderly, we can assist you. 

Adapted kitchen tools for the disabled or the elderly are specially designed to ensure cooking is easier and safe for everyone and guarantees participation from all family members. Disabled kitchen equipment can be applied in taste-testing, cooking demonstrations, and home meal preparation times. Anyone in the kitchen can utilize them, but they might particularly improve the cooking experience of users with disabilities.  These products bring a sense of independence and also allow the user to maximize the dining experience. 

Disabled kitchen equipment is beneficial because they involve easy-to-use tools. Several tools can make the physical movements required for cooking easier and even more accessible. Tongs, for instance, are spring-loaded tools that can help a user who has bilateral coordination. They come in many materials, shapes, and sizes and can strengthen fine motor abilities or aid in flipping pancakes over a hot griddle. Grading pressure can also be enhanced while using this equipment because to pick up a soft object needs analyzing how much strength is required to hold the object without actually breaking it. 

Additionally, disabled kitchen equipment involves non-slip tools. Numerous cooking supplies are available with non-slip surfaces that prevent them from sliding while the user is cooking.  Some trivets come in handy when utilized as a grip surface for a bowl. There are also cutting boards with non-slip edges that make sure they do not slide while being used. Besides, adaptive kitchen tools involve functional tools with particular purposes in the kitchen and make mundane tasks easier. Jar openers are significant to those with reduced hand strength or coordination. These specialized products can be applied hand-over-hand until the user is entirely comfortable using the tool independently. 

Disabled kitchen equipment also involves safer-to-use devices. This allows a person with disabilities to complete all the aspects of cooking that might be dangerous with a better degree of freedom. However, many might still involve sharp edges or blades and must be utilized with utmost discretion and caution. Besides, these products are easy to understand. They help in improving the cognitive aspects needed in cooking.

Many cooking challenges have been made accessible and easier for persons with disabilities.  For assistance with quality disabled kitchen equipment and kitchen products for the disabled, please contact us today.

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