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Janet

In article >,
says...
>
> Hi All,
>
> I wondered if anyone had any tips or tricks for
> cooking with a broken arm. My sister had a car
> accident, and is in a cast for 5 weeks. Fortunately,
> it's the left arm, and she is right handed, so she can
> do a few things - but chopping is right out.

After a surgery accident my son spent a couple of months with one arm
and its hand completely out of use and (apart from the fact he couldn't
work or drive), cooking was one of the worst practical problems. With
only one hand, it was impossible to slice carve or peel anything, or
chop anything that rolled, use a tin opener, safely lift anything hot
from the oven, etc. Its quite hard to stir anything in a pan when you
can't hold the pan steady.

ISTR he lived on grilled meats, boiled eggs, fruit, bowls of cereal and
ready-bags of salad.

Janet UK