A senior citizen may find a kitchen with a central island with a grill very convenient, as it would be easy to move food any direction. You can use an interim shelf between the countertop and the upper cabinet for convenience items left out for easy reference, and so minimize the need for opening drawers, stooping, etc. You can have roll out drawers below the counter for easy transfer of heavy cookware and reduce the need to stoop or bend. Glass faced cabinet doors make it easier to identify equipment and food. You can use under cabinet lighting in combination with direct and indirect light fixtures to increase the light level so that it is easier to work. An adjustable stool and a trolley for transferring things could prove a good solution, when working in the kitchen. For people having visual impairments, contrasting colors make it easier to distinguish between food, dishes, and utensils.



Electric kitchen tools, such as the food processor for chopping, blending, and whisking, are a great improvement, freeing the user from a number of minor working tasks. This is particularly important for people with reduced strength and dexterity. A number of electric kitchen tools are available, such as electric potato peelers, electric slicing machines, electric kettles, egg boilers and lemon squeezers. If it is difficult to remember to switch off the electrical machines, different types of automatic switch off devices are available.

While cooking, residents must make sure to keep cooking pans as steady as possible with the help of a pan holder. Pan holders are available in various types, such as the adjustable holder catering for pans of different heights, or the smaller holder clamped onto the hob by magnetic or suction pads. To avoid lifting heavy pans, residents can use a cooking basket when cooking vegetables etc. Adjustable strainer lids are useful when pouring water from the saucepan, using only one hand. In general, saucepans are easier to use if using only one hand; however, both saucepans and frying pans are available with two handles.

For residents that have visual impairments or are hard of hearing, put a noisemaker in the pan. This is a small metal plate, which makes bubbling noises when the liquid boils. Kitchen tongs are useful tools for turning and stirring meat in the frying pan. They are available with a spring handle, which returns to the open position automatically. To pour leftover liquid from the frying pan could prove a difficult or even impossible task, if you only have the use of one hand. Instead, use a sucker, to suck up the liquid. Long barbecue gloves offer a good protection when carrying boiling food.

If residents only have the use of one hand or cannot grip things, special preparation boards are available. For example, cutting boards with spikes hold food such as bread, vegetables, meat in place. Other boards have suction pads or a non-slip rubber layer underneath, to prevent them from slipping. There are also cutting boards that achieve the same effect with the use of clamps.

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