User-friendly kitchen Utensils

Sunday, May 29th, 2011 at 7:30 am

Having limited dexterity doesn’t mean that you have to stop doing what you enjoy, and cooking is no exception. All you need are easy to handle tools that provide comfort designed factors: safety, ease of use, productivity, user-friendly, and maximum performance.

Comfort designed kitchen utensils are made to make food preparation and cooking easier by helping to reduce strain and force on your hands and forearms.
Pictured is a Ergonomic Angled Kitchen Set made by Amefa® that includes a serrated bread knife, a chef’s chopping knife, a vegetable knife, spatula and a carving fork.

Each slanted cooking utensil has a soft feel, relaxation, and manageable weight to it and has a comfortable non-slip handle that is affixed in a right-angle position to help reduce stress on the hands and wrists for anyone who has reduced grip strength. The soft grip handle and right angle design help to keep the hand and wrist in a 86° stress-free neutral position and provides a comfortable, yet firm grip in either hand. $49; elderluxe.com

Another product by Amefa is a set of curved handle eating utensils that is an ingenious solution for those with arthritis, decreased or limited hand and wrist range of motion. These lightweight stainless steel utensils feature ergomically built-up plastic curved handles that fit comfortably in the hand. Also, the spoon bowls and fork heads are designed larger than standard utensils. Everyone will enjoy using these comfort curve utensils, it’s simply more comfortable for the hand. From Amefa, the Curved handle utensil set. $49; elderluxe.com