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Preparing Foods w/Arthritic Hands
- threedogs Mar 22, 2011 07:45 AM
I have some physical limitations (alright, I'm getting OLD and I have arthritis in my hands..) so I'm careful in food preparation. Well, our local market had huge bags of string beans marked down to $1, and I couldn't resist buying a couple of bags.
I prepared one bag yesterday, and by the evening I couldn't even open my right (I'm a righty) hand. Sigh... still have another bag I don't want to go to waste.
So my question is - if any Chowhound has some good, handy items to help in the kitchen with physical limitations like this (especially w/chores like cutting), could you share it? I usually use scissors in the kitchen, even for cutting chicken breasts - I alternated between using my kitchen shears, cutting the ends off with a knife, and just using my hands like my mom used to do - but by the evening I couldn't even open my hands due to the pain.
Typing w/fingertips takes too long, so I'll wait to respond tomorrow, most likely, so I can rest my poor sore hand.
Thanks ahead of time!
I'm sorry about your hand and I can sympathize. I don't have arthritis but my right hand is very stiff and clumsy because of M.S. I don't have any great advice but I wouldn't snap the ends off a whole bag of string beans by hand. Too time-consuming. I would line the beans up a few at a time and chop the ends off.
re: NYCkaren
I'm back. Actually, I've had a few days of bad pain all around, not just my hands, so I couldn't even read the replies until now. Too bad to see so many people suffer fr the same.
I don't have M.S. - my heart goes out to you. I have both arthritis & fibromyalgia (which, my dr believes is in the autoimmune category. There are times I'm also clumsy, so I can sympathize, too. Tried lining the beans up, but that was time consuming, too - I'm tempted to just cook the rest as is!
re: NYCkaren
That's what I do. I have arthritis in my hands but not as bad as the OP.
re: NYCkaren
I can't snap beans by hand, either. I have arthritis as well, in my case caused by hypermobile joints that dislocate extremely easily, which results in bone-on-bone action.
I use a knife to chop off the ends. It's the only way it'll work for me.
I have similar issues. Like you, I use scissors for lots of things. I also use lots of the OXO tools with the big, soft handles. And my big Victorinox chef's knife, because it's not a really heavy knife, and the handle is bigger and more comfortable to grip than many. I also line the beans up in batches for one chop.
re: arashall
I have an OXO can opener that I now love. I say now because I didn't know how to use it for the longest time & it just sat in the drawer, unused. (Me? Read directions? Ha!) One day, when I couldn't find my other one, I suddenly realized one is supposed to use the little tip on the side to take the top of the can off - and voila! It's my favorite now. I'm going to look into other kitchen items now that the arthritis has gotten worse for me.
I also need a decent size cutting board (Ikea has one I like), and a decent sized chef's knife (I have a gi-normous one I can't even use!) I forget the brand, but it's the standard, restaurant variety that I got at a restaurant supply store awhile ago - only got the wrong size. I'm thinking it might be Victorinox also, but I'm not sure.
Obviously, I don't have the best kitchen equipment - had the teeniest kitchen before so I didn't bother, but I moved to a decent apt recently & I have room to store my stuff now. :D
re: threedogs
The video here helped me alot, specifically the pinch technique. I've got the knife doing more of the work for my weak hand. Give it a try and good luck.
I'm another with arthritic hands, I de-stemmed a whole load of strawberries saturday night and made jam and was sorry afterwards although the jam was terrific.
I have problems opening cans unless the can opener has a large twisty area so I can get a good grip. I tap jars hard before opening to release the vacuum and also use scissors on stiff plastic packaging because I can't peal the tabs back.
re: smartie
I think those of us with hand-pain live on the idea that the results of our kitchen actions need to equal or exceed our pain in preparing them! I'd say that fresh strawberry jam DEF fits that category!! Mmm.. I bet even the aroma made it worthwhile! (hope you've recovered by now)
For opening jars I use one of those little flexable, pebbly, plastic gripper jar opener (mine is round). I've had sort of a collection (always was free fr various places) that I never needed to use until recently. That seems to work most of the time. For plastic packaging, I also usually end up cutting the bag (along w/adding a few colorful words towards the manufacturers, haha). My worse beef is when my adult son KEEPS on tying plastic bags w/out a twisty tie (so I end up having to cut the bag), or if he DOES use the twisty, he'll tie it so tight I still have to cut the bag. Arrggh!!
My arthritis isn't that bad, but I do keep a small pair of needle nose pliers in a kitchen drawer. Those foil tops on pills, and packaging are really hard to pull off. It works well to pull small bones from fish fillets, too. Also, a frend showed me a way to open vacuum packed glass jars...tap the lid well, and then insert the tip of a butter knife between the lid and jar. Twist the blade of the knife, and it will often break the suction, making the jar easier to open.
re: critter101
LOVE the idea of the needle nose pliers - I'm going to get one just for the kitchen drawer (btw, my moniker is due to the three dogs in our household - until my oldest passed last fall :( , now in honor of him along w/my two other sweeties. I hope you don't actually *have* 101 critters in your household, lol!)
re: threedogs
ditto--mine have the teeth on the inner edges so they reallllly grip well. Great for those tabs on foil-sealed bottles and jars and pill bottles. Even on milk jugs when the plastic tab breaks off , leaving nothing to pull.
Great tip, critter101 about the BUTTER knife. Do not use a good paring knife, like someone who's name...I won't mention.
re: toodie jane
Jane! Who told you I did that?!
re: Jeri L
the same person who used mine....:-)
re: critter101
Even better is a needle nose(ish) Vice Grip:
Not good for fish bones, but instead of needing to apply the gripping power yourself, you turn a screw and clamp it to whatever needs pulling or extracting.
I use both pliers and vice grips.
Hi all,
Gosh, threedogs, I sure do hear you! I have one pretty darn dismal hand. It's my left and I'm a lefty. Of course... :)
A couple of tips...
Don't do anything requiring heavy use of your hands until you've been up for a while and they are 'warmed up' and supple.
Pace your work. For example, with the beans, prep a small amount at a time. Give your hands a break between sessions.
And, as another poster commented, the OXO utensils with large soft grips are a blessing. Those and (if you can find one...) an old-style Swing-A-Way can opener. The whole thing is longer and the turning handle is bigger. More leverage.
Speaking of knives, I use my 6" Calphalon chef's knife instead of the longer ones. Lighter in weight and the handle seems to be better for me. It wasn't expensive. As I recall, it was less than $15 at Tuesday Morning.
re: I used to know how to cook...
I can hardly open my hands first thing in the morning (that's the time of day when I actually FEEL my age, lol). I stumble around a bit until I can move better. Somehow, the fact that I have to take my dogs out first thing has, I think, been good for me. My natural inclination is to get a cup of coffee and that would be it! Pacing my work - ah, wise words & I did try that w/the beans. Except I ended up doing half of what I bought - which was a LOT. Pacing is something new for me, haha. I'm doing much better - for most things...
I'm due to get some decent knives. What I have isn't great, and I chose the wrong size when I bought them (also have some really crappy knives that I've been using instead, because they are a better size. Go figure..)
Ah, Tuesday Morning! :( They've closed the ones around me. Still have T.J. Maxx, Marshalls - and sometimes my fav New England store, The Christmas Tree Shop has some great kitchen items. I probably could buy them online, but I really prefer to at least first try them in my hands first.
I was searching awhile ago & found a knife brand made just for people w/hand pain. But the price was way beyond what I can afford (forgot the name, of course).
Arthritis must have come in on one of God's "off" creative days..... It's the only thing that gives me any doubt a bout her gender:)
You might already do this, (however, I know some don't by the way my mother pitches a fit when I do...) but if you're taking off the pointed end of the beans, skip it. It's as edible as the rest of the beans, and they look prettier with curly ends.
It helps my thumb joints a lot to wear a brace that holds the joint relatively immobile. The orthopods molded a thermal plastic one that fits exactly. All I know how to do for fingers is to quietly practice my best cuss words and keep moving as long as I can.
Start hinting to Santa now for a voice recognition program next Christmas to free you from at least some typing- those programs are improving all the time.
Hang in there- I know it's so maddening when it seems impossible to sign your name or open a jar...
As my Dad (80 years old, four hips, two knees, and one shoulder replaced) says: "This golden age stuff just ain't what it's cracked up to be."
re: sccrash
"Arthritis must have come in on one of God's "off" creative days..... It's the only thing that gives me any doubt a bout her gender:)"
Hahaha - I have to agree!
Well, I've been buying the type of fresh beans (in the past) that you don't have to take any tips off of - either at Costco, or Trader Joes, or similar (young beans, mostly). But I moved to a new place a few months ago, & we have this fantastic fruit & veggie store near us with a discount rack that's something out of my dreams. (I'm a die-hard bargain shopper stemming from need, now need+love of bargains, ha), and can't pass up bags of stuff for $1!
I have a Mac - and it comes w/voice recognition. Have never used it because I actually prefer typing to talking! The young me who despised those typing classes back in the day wouldn't believe it. :D Fortunately, I had no choice but to learn touch-typing, and I love it. Most days it doesn't bother me - I think setting up the keyboard in a more ergonomic way would help, along w/getting a better mouse. I still have a trackball (two actually) that doesn't work, but I read is coveted by many because it was designed so well. I'm hoping to figure where I can get whatever I need to get it to work! It was perfect - don't know why they had to stop making them! (I have it buried in w/my stuff, so I can't tell you what the name is.)
My heart goes out to your Dad - I agree! I am in the process right now (encouraged by my kids who want me around a long time) of changing my diet & *trying* to exercise more - I managed to fall quite a few times & injured my knees, & one is flared up right now.
Wow, I sound like a basket case!
re: threedogs
This might be the kind of mouse you're talking about. I use the Logitech TrackMan Wheel with my mac and I won't own any other kind of mouse-always loved these things. Now that my hands have just recently become a little arthritic, I extra love it. I just rest my hand on it and barely have to move my thumb for full cursor motions.
re: sadie ml
Yep, that's it - mine's cordless, though. I think it's the receiver that I'm missing (for both of them). Neither will work with my now-more-recent Mac. I did lots of research awhile ago to see if I could buy (whatever I'm missing), but couldn't solve my dilemma, and gave up.
I still have both, though - hoping... still! Man, some of those prices! One person has theirs listed for $222!
re: threedogs
We've also lately become a big fan of those pre-prepped green beans, either from BJ's or Trader Joe's. They're trimmed, washed, all we have to do is dump them in a pan. Baby spinach comes that way too, and some of it you can even microwave in the pan. It's more expensive, but the grocery stores have more and more in the way of cut-up fruits and veggies. If it means a night free of pain, it's worth the upcharge. If you already belong to Costco, check out their other options. We go to BJ's and buy trimmed broccoli florets, big bags of mixed lettuce spring mix, the green beans; I'm sure Costco has similar offerings. Trader Joe often has such things but in sizes more practical for smaller households. Think of it as healthy fast food.
My mother had bad arthritis in her hands, and I suspect it's in my future as well. She often wore gloves around the house since keeping her hands warm really helped. Cold really affected her; she watched me pull the giblets out of a still partially frozen turkey once and really squirmed imagining that cold. Make sure you let the tap water run long enough to get warm before you wash your hands or the dishes.
I worked with a woman who found that wearing sturdy rubber gloves seemed to give her hands more strength, especially when doing things like vacuuming. I'm not sure why, but she swore by it. Worth a try!
re: BobB
Yikes, Bob - it's basically a good idea. Only problem is my clumsy tendencies. I'd be afraid I'd cut my fingers off. Seriously - my right hand has about six or seven scars that I can see from oven burns alone. Before it all healed (well, except for the one I got this morning), it looked dreadful (I was baking a lot - and burned myself in accordance with the amt I baked). I think if I ever brought one of those home (they *do* make new ones just for paper crafts - was looking at them for some crafty things I want to do, but held off for that reason, lol), my kids would have a fit.
On the other hand, it's nice to have the tables turned, now - having *them* worry about *me* for a change, haha. ;-)
Seriously, though, the ones in the craft stores don't look so - scary - so that might work. They aren't that expensive (esp. when a place like Michael's has their 50% off coupon). It might work.
re: BobB
One of my cousins invented and trued, unsuccessfully, to market a similar gadget. It was a smallish cutting board, maybe 8 x 11, and a companion serrated knife with a slot near the tip that fit into a pin in the cutting board, holding the tip of the knife in place. The whole thing did operate similar to an office paper slicer, but you could take it apart easily for washing.
It was a great idea, but to keep it at an infomercial price point the quality just wasn't there. I use it a couple of times a year for scoring an "X"into chestnuts, it's perfect for that. And I suppose it might be useful for those with hand problems. It would be nice if it was made of better quality materials.
The cousin has a lot of them still in the garage, I can ask him if he'd consider selling them on eBay or something if people here think there'd be interest.
re: luvsummer
for tipping beans, how about a good pizza wheel?
re: toodie jane
That's a great idea!
I am sorry to hear about your hand pain. I don't have much experience, but this thing looks cool: http://www.amazon.com/Norpro-French-B... probably won't help you in time unless you can get free prime shipping. Got any aspiring chefs in the neighborhood who would chop for you in exchange for learning at your feet?
Boy, can I relate! My best kitchen tools are scissors, pliers, and sharp knives. I have a couple of jar-opening gadgets and some OXO things. (Strong son-in-law helps, too, sometimes.) When I find very fresh green beans, I sit in a comfortable chair on the porch and take my time trimming and snapping by hand. The meditation time does wonders. Other than that, I watch the weather reports.
re: magnolia
Who needs weather reports? My body is my own, personal weather report!
Many years ago, when I had some overuse injuries my OT recommended that I try using kitchen knives like this (I found this picture on Google, I have never purchased from this particular vendor):
re: gimlis1mum
Those knives are wild looking!
I've also suffered from work-related hand and shoulder injuries. During a flare up, cooking prep was unthinkable.
There are a few things that help, which might also apply to arthritic hands: as noted, lighter knives are good. Anything that doesn't require gripping too tightly. Many utensils were designed by men with big hands. Get a smaller knive, and keep it sharpened.
Another is height. I realized recently that my main cutting surface is too high for me, for more than a few minutes at a stretch.
Slowing down and taking breaks is good. Think about lessening effort, especially while chopping. Use a food processor or mini-chopping device.
I am also sensitive to temperature, and my extremities run cold. Keeping your forearms warm by wearing long sleeves helps, as may wearing gloves.
Warm up your kitchen, whether it's washing vegetables in warmer water or cooking potatoes in an oven nearby, while you chop.
Dawned on me today I need to get an electric citrus juicer. Using a hand reamer is a real hand-killer.
Went to BedBath, they didn't have any, neither did Kohl's. Guess it's off to Amazon for me!!
re: I used to know how to cook...
don't waster your time on the small electric reamers, you still have to bear down in an awkward way. They have no hp. If you can, find one with a powerful motor, or get an attatchment to your stand mixer, if you have one. If you don't put it on your Santa list, and make room for it on the counter where you don't have to move it.
re: toodie jane
Hi Toodie Jane,
Do you have any specific recommendations?
I do have a stand mixer - a vintage Kitchenaid Model 3-C. I believe a juicer attachment does exist for it but then I'd have to lug it out of the china cabinet every time I wanted to use it! :)
My hand issues, I'm quite sure, go way back to when I would arrive at work, cold hands and all, in the winter, and have to start taking dictation right away. To get it done before my boss had to be in court...
Edited to add: P.S. It's cold and blowing like crazy here in SLO. How's it where you are?
re: I used to know how to cook...
I'm in the Boston area - it's been cold, cold, cold most of this week. Had a few good days (last wk, I think) then it got cold again. Even snowed a bit today (didn't last - whew!)
Where is SLO?
re: threedogs
Hi Threedogs,
SLO is 'shorthand' for San Luis Obispo, California.
I believe Toodie Jane is in this area also.
re: I used to know how to cook...
I'm so jealous! Never have been there, but I hear it's beautiful. :D
re: I used to know how to cook...
no, I don't have a recommendation for a rotary type. How about a lever press?
It's sure nice today! Balmy is the word.
re: toodie jane
Lever press... Hmm... Haven't seen or thought about those in ages. I think I used to have one and as I recall it worked very well. Sure is worth a look.
Yup - just gorgeous! 79 here right now.
re: toodie jane
I have a lever press from 40 years ago. It is fantastic fir squeezing lemons and oranges. See if you can find one.
re: toodie jane
I have this of my mother's. Much easier on the hands.
re: c oliver
Yes, this exactly like the one I have. I do not know if they are still for sale. I am figuring out that the lever is the best type of tool for my hands to handle.
re: carol1945
I also have one of these glass ones.
For me, either of these is better than the wood reamer.
hello, fellow friends of Arthur Itis. My index fingers are starting to 'go' on both hands. I got my doc to write a Rx for Aqua Therapy sessions at a local phys Therapy office that has a small (capacity 6) indoor pool.
The ceritifed (by Arthritis Foundation) instructors lead us though a series of warm ups to get our arms, legs, feet and our hands limbered up. One is sort of slowly fluttering your fingers, like slowly and gently moving up and down a piano scale. I have found this especially helpful in the evening or before doing any kind of knife work in the kitchen. As with anything else lately (helllooo, "10 minute gardening") we "friends of Arthur I." need to be sure we're warmed up, especially if we've been sitting or otherwise still. No more dashing about, throwing ourselves into kitchen tasks in a whirlwind.
"Keep Calm, and Carry On" has become my motto.
I have some osteoarthritis in my hands, although it does not sound as progressed as what you are describing, so I do understand your dilemma. I keep my hands out of cold things, and use my Kitchen Aid mixer, for example, to mix meatloaf or meatballs because I don't want to put my hands in cold meat.
Did you use kitchen shears to cut the beans? That motion is a lot tougher on my hands and knuckles than holding a knife and slicing a row of beans to trim them. Are you able to use a knife, or is it just your preference to use shears? If you can manage even a decent knife, lining them up as NYCKaren suggests, and just easily slicing the ends off is much, much easier than snapping a million of them by hand, or shearing them.
re: RGC1982
Yes, I usually use shears. This was a much larger amt - seems that this year my hands are hurting more. Could be because this has been the first winter the heat wasn't included w/our rent - so we've had to keep it on low, as low as we can stand it. I find 64 degrees (F) has been the lowest I can take (don't know how accurate this is here). When we tried 62, that's when I'm freezing despite the several layers of clothing!
I did line some up to use w/a knife, but both my knife & my cutting board stink, so that didn't help much. (I have 2 very small cutting boards, after leaving some behind in a move a couple of yrs ago - my last apt had a kitchen so small I didn't bother getting any decent sized ones).
I plan to replace both (board & knives) soon.
re: threedogs
Wash the styrofoam trays that the supermarket packs your meat and produce on. They are then good as single-use cutting boards.
re: threedogs
OT but I always have to chuckle at home temps. We turn our heat UP to 60 when we get up in the morning. Down to 50 at night. To be food-related, I say that we could hang meat in our house :)
re: c oliver
I'm fortunate now that our heat is including in this apt., and we adjust it ourselves. Plus, this is a smaller place to heat - anyway, my pain is worse in the cold - our last place had oil heat & we had to keep about as low as you describe, c oliver - wow, I suffered! Now I'm dreaming the warm weather, ocean & palm trees I experienced on my very recent vacation... fresh food selections were VERY limited in the grocery store there, and I don't want to drive, so I don't think I'll be relocating permanently there.
I have been considering a move *if* it meant my pain would decrease and I'd be physically able do more of the things I love...
re: c oliver
Whereas our room temperature is around 30-35C (86-95F) in rooms that aren't air conditioned... In some places we've lived, anyway. Where we are now, it's generally around 30C.
re: LMAshton
And I would die of heat prostration :) We bought an apartment in Rio a few years ago. EVERYBODY guffawed when I said I WOULD have an AC in the kitchen!!! I guess the Brazilian "little woman" would just go back there and sweat herself to death. But her hands might feel better :)
re: c oliver
Oh, trust me, I want an AC in my kitchen. I just haven't got it yet.
The locals are used to the heat. They don't sweat. My Sri Lankan mother in law has *never* broken a sweat in the kitchen. Me? I drip. Visibly. My mother in law tells me to go sit down because I look exhausted. Which I do, under a fan.
Our apartment in Malaysia is cooler - we have a lovely breeze that goes through it - so I don't sweat as much here. And my mother in law still looks as cool as a cucumber.
re: LMAshton
re: c oliver
re: c oliver
By the way, B2 has helped me with temperature regulation. Long story short, I'm regularly overheated and suffered heat stroke even in the northern parts of Alberta, Canada when it was only 25C. B2 has helped me quite a bit. :)
re: LMAshton
What is B2 please?
re: LMAshton
Oh, I would love to visit Malaysia! I could never travel there, though (besides the expense) with my current health problems. The humidity would kill me, too (extremes are too much for me)... at least I have the internet to travel virtually!!
I hope you get that air conditioner for your kitchen - I'd be dripping sweat, too! Heck, I do that where I am already (no windows in our kitchen, air circulation in this one isn't the best at times)!
re: threedogs
The heat where we live in Johor Bahru is not that bad. Walking around at street level, hot. In our apartment, mostly cool. We have a tremendous breeze that blows through - we're on a hill and the way the building was designed, there's massive air flow. It's sometimes so cool that I have to wear a scarf over my ears or bundle up in a blanket. My kitchen is mostly cool enough, too. But this last week has been hotter than normal. Seasonal temperatures, possibly, or it could be something in my diet - I react to certain foods by overheating (beef, pineapple, mangos...)
The Threedogs,
Obviously, a food processor will help reduce the amount of work. On the other hand, a food processor can only do so much. I am going to suggest you look into Dexter-Russell Duo-Glide knives. Pretty silly name, I know. Looking at the design, these knives shift the applied force closer to the center of the knife which favors power over speed. Therefore, these knives will be benefitical for people with limited power or arthritis. Obviously, it really depends your arthritis situation (not all arthritis are alike).
As you can see, the DuoGlide series has won the 2010 Houseware design award and has been recommended by the Arthritis Foundation. Here is the Arthritis Foundation website.
Here are some videos which may be helpful to you:
re: Chemicalkinetics
That's the one I saw online awhile ago. It looks great - can't afford anything right now, but going to keep it in mind. Just noticed the utility knife (the link you gave for the arthritis foundation calls it a mini-chef's knife). That might be just what I need, at least at first!
My food processor broke on me - the plastic part. Guess I killed it fr overuse - so I'm keeping my eye out for another.
Thanks for the links!
re: threedogs
Dexter-Russell knives prices can vary from store to store. Katom's price is not too bad, so you can start here. There may be better prices elsewhere:
re: Chemicalkinetics
Their prices are good, but the shipping adds a lot. I'm going to call places around here first to see if anyone carries it.
re: threedogs
:) I know (the shipping fee). When I bought my knives from Katom, I purchased a few knife to make the purchase worthwhile. If you have a restaurant supply store around, you can call them and ask if they carry Dexter-Russell knives. Many do. If they do, then ask them if they can purchase the DuoGlide for you for their next purchase, so you can pick it up. (I don't expect stores to stock DuoGlide).
Good luck.
re: Chemicalkinetics
Hey, that's a great idea! Yes, there are a few restaurant supply stores in my area, one is close but I've never visited. All that I've gone to in the past carry Dexter-Russell - in fact, I'm sure that's the brand I bought a few years ago.
I'm going to do that - has to wait about a month or so - but I'll post here whenever (however) I get it.
I've worked with seniors in the medical field for years, and now I'm using my own resources, cause I've gotten old! For all kinds of kitchen (or other household items), try googling "adaptive equipment" Here's just one example for kitchen stuff:
One other idea--ask for doc for a occupational therapist eval -- they're experts on these kinds of resources and other energy-conservation ways to keep you cookin' even with arthritis. Best wishes--
I see this post is 2011. If three dogs is still reading Chowhound, how are your hands now, in 2014? I really know what you are talking about. I retired, and now have time for my favorite hobbies, cooking and gardening. But.......my hands won't cooperate. I have researched and researched and found that the joint at the base of the thumb is the one really gives out, like the knee, just from using it over and over through the years. I am now switching over to all these adaptive devices, but the best thing for me so far is to wear a splint that takes the pressure off the joint. Especially at night. Also I am trying to change old habits like instead of grasping a plate the usual way, I need to put my whole hand underneath it. I wonder if others are having problems cooking with arthritic hands and I would love to hear more. The statistic I found was that 3 out of 4 women over 70 have arthritis in their hands.
re: carol1945
I've enjoyed rereading this old thread. I just got a presumptive diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis so will be making lots of changes in the kitchen. I've already found to just go ahead and use both hands when moving things around. Who cares if you'll always just used one? And definitely take breaks. We had a couple of friends over the other night and, although it was a simple meal, I did all the prep over about eight hours (we're retired), taking breaks where I would get off my feet and total relax for a bit. When they arrived I was in good enough shape to enjoy them :) I'm looking forward to any and all tips. We will NOT be defeated!!!
re: c oliver
Yep old thread but touching on one item the Dexter Duo Glide. I actually have one, the 8" chef, and for all it's odd looks, it works. I can cut gripping it using just 2 fingers and no thumb.
I can cut circles around it with my regular chefs and a good grip but can cut with the Duo Glide with compromised grips, no thumb, fewer fingers, etc. where a conventional one will not work.
re: knifesavers
I was trying to decide if I should get the Duo Glide. Is it hard to get used to? It looks so odd.
re: carol1945
Well it is an odd shape and a strange feel over a regular chef but once you start to use it it makes sense. You just grab it and drop your hand to cut. You don't apply much if any downward force.
If you have a Chinese cleaver grab it on the spine about halfway up, angle it about 45 degrees to the food and see how the weight of your hand becomes the force needed to push the blade though the food.
I still use all my standard blades but in the event of injury I could use the DuoGlide to prep with limitations that would prohibit me from using a standard blade.
re: c oliver
I have to take breaks a lot. What used to take me an hour of solid work in the kitchen now takes me three. I don't move as fast, I get overheated easily, I don't have as much strength or stamina, I'm not as accurate with a knife any more, my eyes are going, and I have to take breaks, sometimes frequently. Understanding the concept of pacing is so important.
re: LMAshton
re: carol1945
They sure are for me. The husband refuses to "allow" me to cook big meals like that. He'll order out instead, and who cares what other people think. He'll give them gruff if they complain. :) He also tells his mother, who also has arthritis and, let's be honest, is getting old, to order out for big family events. She mostly tries to cook it all herself, but she can't really handle it any more, either. So he keeps telling her to order out, and sometimes she does, but considering how entirely stubborn the entire family is, this is a win.
re: LMAshton
re: c oliver
LOL! That's why I put it in quotes. :D But he will get mad at me if I try to do too much, which, honestly, has helped me learn to say no a lot more and stop doing things that make me worse or cause me more pain. He's quite reasonable in protecting me, if that makes sense. :) He has quite a balanced view on the whole thing, honestly. He's been dressing me and helping me with a LOT of stuff (more than usual, I mean) for at least three months - I have two severely injured shoulders - so he also pays for my pain and injuries in a way.
re: LMAshton
I have to do a bit more asking but then I get 100% support. Like those take out burritos upthread :)
re: c oliver
CO I've some how lost your e-mail address. I too have RA in my right hand. I thought it might be carpal. Any he gave me a brace and it does help. It might be a bit clumsy while cooking, but it can make a lot of things easier.
re: carol1945
I'm 46. I've had problems with my hands for years. But then, I have hypermobile joints that dislocate easily, which means bone-on-bone action along with damaged ligaments, tendons, and so on.
My husband works from home, so I get him to do a lot of stuff that I just can't do any more.
Otherwise, yep, lots of adapting. I currently have severely injured shoulders, right one worse, so I do more stuff with my left hand (I'm right handed) than I used to. I have to adjust my movements, like not trying to turn on light switches while I'm still walking. I have to lift and carry things differently. No sudden movements at all. Not much range of motion, either.
re: carol1945
Count me in. Retired and the RA in my right thumb.
re: carol1945
Just started reading all the replies, carol1945!! Forgot I posted this, and well, life got in the way.
My hands are actually better - I think what may have helped is that I moved from an apt. where heat wasn't included - oil heat (hate it!), and had to keep the temp really low. Now the heat is included & winter isn't freezing *in* the apt. anymore. The rest of me is in more pain, though - I have fibromyalgia and I can never tell where or what is going to hurt on me. Been very discouraged at times, but I keep going.
One of the things that I've been considering is moving to a climate that would be better for me - but at (almost) 61, and with a little one and a half year old granddaughter somewhat nearby, I am hesitant. Hard to make a move like this (I made a very unsuccessful move to AZ yrs ago - pain was better but was too far from family & I couldn't adjust to the desert), and deciding where would be right for me.
Since I've had fibro for quite awhile, and also arthritis, I am really good at adjusting my lifestyle. Besides the physical aspect, I have memory problems at times too - so I'm also write a lot of notes & lists.
Which is really helpful, except when I forget them...
I am so glad people are writing about this issue. It is very difficult to change all the habits of a 60-70 year lifetime, from how you hold a plate to how you open a can. My mom is 96, and so figure I have another 20 years and I want to be able to still cook!!! So, right now, my project is finding tools that won't be hard on my thumb joints and learning how to protect my joints so they will work for another 20 years. I see that there are scissors that are easier to work with as well. I don't know if I replied in the right place.
re: carol1945
I love that there are so many suggestions here (and yes, your reply is fine!) Since I started this conversation, I have adapted a bit for string/green beans - I only buy the young ones that don't need trimming! It is just too difficult and not worth the pain. For me, scissors hurt, too!
I've had fibromyalgia for awhile, so I have learned to adapt in just about everything. Bread, I've been making since my teen years, but since I don't have a machine to knead it (and don't want one), I usually use the no-knead methold. Once and awhile I knead (I prefer the results for my pizza, actually) and the last time it came out so good - what a treat! I bought a couple of inexpensive mandoline type tools - one for slicing, one for grating - and that helps.
Looking at some of the ideas in the replies. Thanks everyone!
re: threedogs
I make our bread, too. I use an alternate kneading method. Mix bread dough, let sit 20 minutes or so for flour to absorb liquid. Knead 10 strokes. Let sit 20-30 minutes, knead ten strokes - x3 or 4. That develops the gluten fine enough. I'll admit that, on bad days, I might knead only once or twice. I also go with higher hydration doughs so they're easier to handle and don't miss the kneading as much.
re: LMAshton
I was wondering I was going to be able to make bread, one of my favorite things to do.
re: LMAshton
I like the stretch & fold method. I combine it w/a longer rest, like with the no-knead. Basically does the same as what you are doing, I think. For pizza (my standard go-to food for family get togethers), I like the results when I can actually knead, and if I luck out with good flour, I don't have to knead much - but I'll only attempt that if my hands (and the rest of me) isn't in much pain. Quality of the flour is important, but I find even with brands, that's not always consistent. Oh, also, I'll throw in a little semolina when I have it, which makes the texture of the dough nice & easier to handle.
Keep thinking of getting a food processor for both cutting the veggies & handling dough, but I don't think it's worth it to me. I'm in a different apartment than where I was when I first started this conversation - space was premium before for me, but now I really don't have any counter space at all... anyway, I've done without extra electric appliances all these years, so I think I'll continue as I've been doing, along with some added ideas suggested here.
re: threedogs
re: carol1945
Never heard of spring loaded scissors!!! Thank you so much - I'm def getting these!
I would also add ----- don't be rigid with your meal planning. Yesterday was a REALLY bad day. Instead of rack of lamb, roasted root vegetables and sauteed spinach we had takeout burritos :) Perfect.
re: c oliver
re: c oliver
And a corollary to c oliver: on good days, cook extra stuff and freeze it for those bad days. I'm now recuperating from surgery, and we're both glad I cooked up a storm beforehand.
Also seeing that I now reach more for the lighter weight mugs, glasses, plates, etc...the adaptations are even more than just cooking.
The worst was one day when I couldn't peel off the metal foil liner on a new can of coffee. Now THAT's desperation time. Gave up for an hour, came back, and opened it easy peasy. All this stuff is so danged unpredictable.
re: pine time
Exactly, one day I think, oh my hand is fine, I can do stuff, and then bang, no I can't. Last night I couldn't even use chopsticks at the Chinese restaurant.
re: pine time
Oh, I so identify. I usually cook enough meat and veggies for couple or three days, so we eat leftovers. No complaints for the husband, who'd rather I manage my energy levels better so I'm not cooking all the blasted time.
Also, I'm not allowed "real" dishes, ie anything that breaks. I drop. I also spill, but that's not as bad as broken glass. So we tend to use non-breakable drinking cups and dishes.
re: LMAshton
I'm thankful for lots of kitchen cabinets: I used to nest all the glass mixing bowls, and I thought nothing of pulling out the whole nest to get at a middle-level bowl. Can't manage that much weight on some days anymore, so I un-nested them. Small steps, but it makes cooking and kitchen management a whit easier.
re: pine time
I think that bears repeating. Baby steps. Any little things that help can wind up being significant.
re: c oliver
So. True.
I want a kitchen remodel, but it's not in our budget at this point. I want to replace all the lower cabinets with drawers. Especially with my shoulder injuries, I just can't reach into the lower cabinets any further than the very front of them.
So we bought a bunch of plastic baskets which I've put into some of the lower cabinets. All the lids for my pots and pans into one. Into another, dried goods. Into another... Well, you get the idea. The basket I can pull out, so less reaching. Not as good as drawers, but it'll do until I can get that remodel.
re: LMAshton
Visit Ikea and see if you can retrofit your existing cabinets with their pullout wire shelving/baskets. I love them.
re: c oliver
Yeah, no can do. I'm in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The closest Ikea is in Singapore, which, while relatively close (I could get there in a couple of hours or so), is another country. The nearest Ikea in this country is Kuala Lumpur, which is at least six hours away by vehicle. Not going to happen.
re: LMAshton
Yup, I've gone the "homemade" drawers, too, either with baskets, or, when desperate, even those 3" tall lids from boxes of computer paper--a great size to slide in and out of the lower cabinets. I've also re-organized so that the lower cabinets hold mostly stuff I use less often, so less need to dig around.
re: LMAshton
Sigh.... yep, LMAshton, you are truly speaking to me. Don't feel bad about dropping & breaking dishes... guess what I broke? Our toilet. Not in, oh, the toilet won't flush anymore. No. As in, oh, the toilet won't flush (again!), so I decide to lift the cover to the tank... the cover slips out of my hand... drops on the toilet AND splits THE TOILET in half!!! (the part that connects the toilet seat to the tank). Demolished the tank cover, too.
Bet no one can top that...
re: threedogs
ROFL! So sorry you dropped a toilet! We have a broken toilet we need replacing, but it wasn't me who broke it. SO sorry, but I did laugh. :D And yeah, you've got me beat. :D
re: pine time
I have carpal tunnel and it's very variable too. I use my toast tongs (super handy little wooden things a daughter got me) to grip things like that foil.
Also, I've found a y shaped peeler to be much better than the traditional one when I have to peel.
re: debbypo
Tongs are great. Mine somehow ended up broken after I left for a few days (this is the sort of thing that makes me want to lock up my kitchen if I need to go out of town for any length of time). Need to order another set.
re: threedogs
Can you successfully use the wooden toast tongs in place of metal tongs for cooking? Two of my 3 metal tongs are so tightly spring loaded (I'm guessing) that they become uncomfortable if I'm cooking for a while. Ideas?
re: pine time
Hope debbypo can answer this - I've never used wooden ones, only metal. The kind I have has silicone on the handles to make it very comfortable to hold.
re: carol1945
re: LMAshton
I don't have anyone to help, either. I have adult kids, but they have their own lives. Once more, I like to be able to do as much as I can for myself.
All of it is simply adjustment. Also agree with the thought of ordering out when it gets bad... I fell & fractured my arm before last Christmas, and my kids insisted we order delivery for Christmas Eve. But I started to feel better & cooked up an 'easy' dinner - a big, Italian sauce/gravy, homemade raviolis (but I cheated & used packaged Chinese egg roll skins), baked chicken cutlets, some vegan sides (for my vegan daughter) and cookies for dessert. Well, for ME, that was easy. Took only one day to prepare & was so much fun for me.
(my kids still shook their collective heads partly in astonishment, partly in 'she did it again...' hahaha)
I don't even have the space here to put everything out to have everyone help themselves - but I'm thinking of ways to do that for future holidays. Cooking stuff ahead & freezing would be good too (my accident this winter prevented that).
re: monavano
Thanks for mentioning the paraffin baths.
re: monavano
Yeah, I feel your pain. I have found that using a potato peeler is crippling. So I have modified my potato prep, using thin skinned reds for everything, and just leaving the peel on. I use an apple peeler, spiral thingy for even just a few apples.
I use my big chef's knife as much as possible. A paring knife is painful to hold. So there's lots of coarse chopping here, not too much fine work.
I am interested in what others are doing, too.
re: jeanmarieok
I've been leaving the peel on potatoes (just about all, except for cutting off bad spots) for many years. It's healthier for us, too... well that's what I told my kids, when I started this. My hands didn't hurt me back then - but taking care of the various needs of four little kids wore me out - so the peels stayed!
I didn't even own a peeler for a long while until recently, since I lost my favorite in a move (kept forgetting to order one, and never could find just the 'right' one for me in any store I happened to visit).
Finally purchased the Progressive International Peeler Set (three different peelers with magnets in the handles to help keep the together, which I like): http://tinyurl.com/mdqavly
I like these, but if my hands start to hurt more, I don't think I'll be able to use them - it would help a lot if the handles were thicker. Right now, my hands haven't been bothering me as much, and it is really nice not having to use a knife to scrape carrots for a change.
Love my just-right-for-me Ikea chef's knife - but when I can, I'd like to try the Dexter Duoglide mentioned in this thread. And keeping a sharp edge on all knives helps, of course, too - I use a very inexpensive wet stone I purchased in our (Boston's) chinatown for about $3 or $4. Works great!
re: threedogs
I don't peel potatoes, either. Too much work. I'll scrub when necessary, but where we are now, we can get cleaned potatoes - hallelujah! - that require only a very light washing. So. Much. Less. Work. I don't care that they're not the best potato for every cooking requirement. They work for me and everyone else can suck it up. :P
re: LMAshton
Hahahaha!!! Love that - we need to do what's best for us, that's for sure!
I live in the Boston area, so when I have the energy, strength and just in the mood for the craziness, I go into our Haymarket (open market - not local or organic, though) & can get my produce for super-cheap. I can get those little, baby potatoes for so much less than my local grocery store (if they even HAVE them), which only require a quick rinse - not even scrubbing - hooray - and the baby French string beans that are so delish. Just have to examine all to make sure they aren't past freshness. Sometimes I can even get organic strawberries, but not all the time.
re: threedogs
re: pine time
Thanks, pine time! Right now, I'm doing fine - I think I may need that after I start doing another big, crocheted rug. Decided to help my hands by purchasing a self-healing mat to cut the fabric (found that some fabrics/sheets ended up with way too many strands of thread when I just tore them), so maybe my hands won't be *too* sore after I do this. But I'm keeping all these ideas, just in case...
Just thought of something I've been doing forever. For breaking the seal on a previously unopened jar, use the tip of a church key and gently pull up/out in a few spots til it releases.
My grandma could barley move her hands at 69, 20 yrs later she had cured herself she said with diet (controlling your blood sugar) and a spoonful of gelatine and spoonful of flax everyday. Gelatine in hot mug of broth or porridge even she said. You can just eat the flax or put it something. It was mainly the gelatine. Its not a overnight thing so if you try it don't give up after 3 weeks. Hope this might help someone.
re: daislander
Wow, that would make her 80 - and her hands were actually doing better?
I'll have what she's having!
re: daislander
Been thinking about how they used to recommend gelatine many yrs ago for strengthening nails & bones - going to start doing this! Thanks, daislander! I do believe your Grandma is 89? (monavano, you might have a typo there) Amazing success story!!
re: threedogs
Yes she lived until she was 96. The only thing she took was drops for glaucoma and a thyroid pill.
I can picture her now telling me when she was 90, opening and closing her hands 'not a crick in my body'. That was after talking about how she had arthritis so bad she couldn't even open and close her hands.
I suffer from carpel tunnel in both my wrists and I'm only 36. I know eventually I will have to get the surgery. It comes and goes worse now that its gardening season again and I'm using clippers all the time. Love those spring loaded scissors.
re: daislander
Well, I am def getting some gelatine & will take it from now on. Bet she was an amazing woman. Sorry you're in pain - it really gets in the way of our lives, doesn't it?
re: threedogs
Gelatine doesn't work for everyone. It depends on why you have joint problems.
Gelatine is from collagen. Bone broth, besides having a lot of vitamins and minerals, if done right also has a lot of collagen in it.
I have a genetic collagen defect called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. No amount of gelatine will fix what's wrong with me. When we consume gelatine or other foods, our body breaks it down into the building blocks, which our body then uses to build up muscle, bones, etc. So for someone like me, even if I consume perfectly-formed collagen, when my body uses it to make its own collagen, my collagen will still be defective.
Now, of course, if I don't take in sufficient quantities of collagen and other proteins or other building blocks, then that'll just make the situation worse. But taking in the perfectly formed stuff won't cure me. I hope you understand the difference.
There are also other factors at play. There are vitamin deficiencies that can cause collagen synthesis to be interrupted, meaning that collagen is even more defective (B12). Or things like fluoride where, if too much is taken in, can interrupt collagen production. There are quite a lot of things that can interrupt proper gene expression, (epigenetics) making things worse than they otherwise would. So if I can fix those things, then my collagen won't be as bad as it is under optimal conditions, but my collagen will still always be defective.
I hope this makes sense.
re: c oliver
I decided to really cook this morning. Oh my, I was using my new ergonomic knife ($30) to cut, my new ergonomic sponge ($10) to wipe up messes, wearing my brace $25, Amazon), letting the velcro get all full of garlic bits, I mean, really, all of this and my hand still hurts afterwards. I was trying so hard to do "joint protection" moves. C. Oliver, what you describe is great, it is protecting your thumb joint and hands. What I found out this morning is that there are millions of tiny moves we make automatically and they are hard on the hands. For example, taking the paper off garlic is hard!! I almost want to give up, but I won't. Let's keep helping each other here.
re: carol1945
re: c oliver
Yes, my hand felt "all right" today, then I tried to help my mother who is 96 with her coat. I could not do the snaps. It is the motion of pressing the thumb towards the finger, I think. But it is probably different for everybody. I know stirring a pot is better if you hold the handle differently. Can't explain it, but you can find a picture online.
re: carol1945
I can't eat too much garlic, but my former SO used to buy the chopped kind in oil. But there are also many devices to help get that garlic paper off - like you need to add anything else to your Amazon account, carol1945! My preferred method that I really, really like is smashing the heck out of it with anything hard (as long as THAT doesn't cause me more pain).
Maybe I have some issues...
re: carol1945
I buy minced garlic in a jar when I can find it. I need to see if I can find it again - it saved my hands a fair bit.
I also can get fried shallots here (Malaysia), which I sometimes add to soups or stews for the deep browned onion flavour. I need to remember to use that more often rather than peeling and browning my own.


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"I am not mad, I am trying to heal my soul"
Alejandro Jodorowsky is more than a filmmaker, more than a tarot reader, more than an author, an excentric. He's all of that and then some, and beyond.
When I first heard of him and watched his films (Fando y Lis, El Topo, La Montaña Sagrada, and finally my favorite, a masterpiece: Santa Sangre) I never thought I would one day meet him. But, against all odds, I did.
He's an incredible human being that, even though a public person, known by many all over the world, and apparently a genius who has achieved success, sits at a table of a regular café of a regular neighborhood in Paris, every Wednesday, to read the tarot to the
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"The Kiss", 1922 by Man Ray
This is one of Man Ray's earliest Rayograms, a process by which objects are laid directly on to a photo-sensitive paper then exposed to light. To create this particular picture, he transferred the silhouette of a pair of hands to the photographic paper then repeated the procedure with a pair of heads (his and his then lover's, Kiki de Montparnasse).
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hawk1Saltos de línea: hawk
1A diurnal bird of prey with broad rounded wings and a long tail, typically taking prey by surprise with a short chase. Compare with falcon.
- Family Accipitridae: several genera, especially Accipiter, which includes the sparrowhawk and goshawk
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- Bird watchers will be treated to the sight of caracara hawks, Florida sandhill cranes, and numerous other species.
- If you're lucky, you can sight one of the smaller numbers of red-shoulder hawks, red-tail hawks and the elusive, endangered Peregrine Falcon.
- Red-tailed hawks and turkey vultures circled above us in a blue sky.
1.1North American A bird of prey related to the buzzards.
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- He explained to the judge he couldn't help himself out there under the blue sky, under the billowing clouds, way way up, the gliding buzzard hawks circling, circling, free as the breeze.
1.2 Falconry Any diurnal bird of prey used in falconry.
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- The regular flying demonstrations give visitors the opportunity to see some of the 75 eagles, falcons, hawks, vultures and owls at close range.
- Employees from Ashford Castle's school of falconry bring hawks and falcons to Rathroeen where they keep vermin and other birds at bay.
- He enjoyed the atmosphere and, despite the distance, is interested in bringing his owls, hawks and falcons back down next year.
2A person who advocates an aggressive or warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs: severe limits were put on the peace plan by party hawks Compare with dove1 (sense 2).
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- Americans may indeed be well served externally at this dangerous juncture by the unsentimental foreign policy hawks that tend to predominate in the Republican Party.
- The administration hawks don't want disarmament, they want conquest; and whether or not they get to pursue it in this case, their overall objectives will not change.
- Mirroring the shallowness of hawks, who condemn peaceniks for their lack of patriotism, many doves castigate anyone who is not opposed to war.
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1(Of a person) hunt game with a trained hawk: he spent the afternoon hawking
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- She had a weakness for fine clothes and being a vigorous lady, she enjoyed hawking, shooting the long bow, and making the trip from Theobalds to Westminster, a dozen miles away on horseback.
- They were also one of the most popular game birds for hawking and Henry VIII passed legislation imposing heavy fines on those caught stealing heron eggs or killing them by any means other than hawking.
- Successful hawking becomes routine, and soon one hunt per day is not enough.
2(Of a bird or dragonfly) hunt on the wing for food: swifts hawked low over the water
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- I did see a few egrets in the fields (maybe cattle egrets) and a group of blue-cheeked bee-eaters hawking for insects and perching on powerlines.
- Swifts screaming overhead, hawking for insects in their no-compromise lifestyle.
- Fishing bats are large, yellow-orange, and rather pungent creatures that can hawk large flying insects or snag small ocean fish from the surf.
have eyes like a hawk
- Miss nothing of what is going on around one.Más ejemplos en oraciones
- He had eyes like a hawk and was usually very perceptive.
- I tried to duck away without being seen, but Wright had eyes like a hawk and spotted me.
- Mr. Martin has eyes like a hawk, and sees all.
watch someone like a hawk
- Keep a vigilant eye on someone, especially to check that they do nothing wrong: she watched them like a hawk because some of them were bound to cheatMás ejemplos en oraciones
- Fear of losing their child kept them watching Matt like a hawk, staring at his arms for a sign, watching over his medications and sleeping habits.
- He settled back in his chair, but I noticed that he was watching me like a hawk.
- Now the silent majority will be watching him like a hawk, putting everything he says under the microscope of what is and what isn't acceptable.
hawklike adjetivo
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- My face is too hawklike, too sharp and opaque in emotion to really be appealing.
- He is enormous, with a caveman's backward-sloping brow, a hawklike proboscis, and a lumbering walk.
- He has red hair and brilliant green eyes, fringed with lashes night-black, so he seems almost hawklike.
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hawk2Saltos de línea: hawk
verbo[with object]
Carry about and offer (goods) for sale, typically advertising them by shouting: street traders were hawking costume jewellery
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- People are renting rooms, running taxis, selling ice-cream out of their front windows and hawking cigars and peanuts in the streets.
- I felt a little uncharitable: maybe they were just honest but hard-up Grimsby trawlermen, reduced to hawking their catch on the streets.
- By coincidence, the restaurant was across the street from where Bradbury was hawking newspapers.
late 15th century: probably a back-formation from hawker1.
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hawk3Saltos de línea: hawk
verbo[no object]
1Clear the throat noisily: he hawked and spat into the flames
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- Their subtle lack of receptiveness is finally made flagrantly obvious when one noisily hawks an enormous loogie and spits it onto the stove, where it sizzles like an oyster at a beachside barbecue.
- You hear everything: coughing, hawking up a loogey, vomiting.
- Plus, who doesn't like hawking up big gobs of phlegm?
1.1 [with object] (hawk something up) Bring phlegm up from the throat.
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- The whole thing sticks in my throat like a fish bone, and I've got to hawk it up or choke to death on it.
- Well most people can hawk it up and spit it out of their mouth… but I cannot do that.
- I was prepared to neatly hawk it up, wipe my mouth, and toss my little bag in the nearest trash can.
late 16th century: probably imitative.
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hawk4Saltos de línea: hawk
A plasterer's square board with a handle underneath for carrying plaster or mortar.
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- Load some stucco on a hawk and then onto your trowel.
- For large jobs, a hawk is better than a mud pan.
- Moisten your plywood hawk and load it up with mortar. Hold the hawk against the wall and use a long, thin trowel to pack mortar into joints.
late Middle English: of unknown origin.
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|Butter, or marg? Butter is supposed to be warmed prior to use, especially if using a modern fridge - albeit in a covered butter dish (or still in its wrap as I tend to).
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meme wrote:They made spreadable butter for those people.
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Butter goes rancid, but it takes ages for that to happen, especially if salted.
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|Now, I never knew that. I always buy unsalted because I prefer the taste, but always assumed it also came salted out of perference, not necessity. Makes sense though, thinking about it.
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|Yeah, I'm talking about butter butter, not that Flora shit for peasants.
|I think if you bake a lot you'll need butter of the salted variety.
|Because it's only poor people who have sugar in their drinks. And we don't care about poor people with their cheap clothes, greasy hair and fag breath.
|Only the poor use granulated sugar. If those of a civilised mind require sugar, for instance to recover from shock, it absolutely must be of the cubed variety. Rough, hand cut cubes, and not those ersatz dice that are readily available.
|I'll allow it, only when served via a set of ornate tweezers.
ronuds wrote:If you're baking from ingredients, you surely have salt to hand, n'est pas?
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mal wrote:Yes, but then you have to figure out how much by yourself.
It's best to cook with unsalted butter.
@OP, If it bothers you that much why not take in your own sugar? That way when people ask, you can point out that flies eat shit before they eat their sugar they put in their tea.
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My granny used to keep hers in a jar, next to an identical jar full of salt. Cue my grandfather spraying his salty tea over the wall the first time I made him a cup.
She'd also never run out, due to the cupboard with a shelf full of only sugar, in case rationing was ever reintroduced.....
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Last Exile - Dio and Lucciola ( 7 - 15)
At first, I wanted to rant about Lucciola, but I quickly realized that you cannot talk about him and not mention Dio for the simple fact that Lucciola's whole life and existence revolves around Dio.
This is how we are introduced to these characters in episode 7. Lucciola checking the last recorded images of their
staryusships and Dio being…Dio.
We can tell right from the start that Dio has no sense of personal space and that Lucciola is used to the way Dio acts (although he does say Dio's name, perhaps trying to berate him from acting in such a way while they are on a mission). But a great way to introduce two gild members, I have to admit. I was sure that Dio would turn out to be a crazy mass murdered and Lucciola would be the servant who follows him blindly and does everything he is told, not once acting on his own.
-in my opinion, at least-we are shown that Lucciola gets special treatment from Dio, the eccentric boy playing chess with him (I think he was actually expecting Lucciola to beat him) and we can see from Lucciola's face after he loses that he did try his best.
In the same episode, Lucciola comments that Immelmann does not seem like he is accustomed to proper combat after Dio is impressed by his moves. Of course, Dio decided to go out there because he is 'bored with playing chess', deciding that the remaining time is more than enough for both of them.
Lucciola reminds Dio that his birthweek is close and that he shouldn't do anything reckless, throwing in Delphine's name as a sort of a warning, which is more than brave for a mere slave. Lucciola again oversteps his boundaries a few minutes later when he asks Dio if he doesn't think he is a little too close to their enemy. Of course Dio goes on with his 'lesson', saying that he is principal/professor Dio.
More proof of Dio's lack of understanding of how the NonGuild!world works is the fact that he has absolutely no problem in hugging or tackling the person that holds his interest, completely ignoring that person's discomfort or that it might be seen as something strange.
Lucciola, on the other hand, seems to understand what is socially accepted by everyone and what is not and it looks as if he is trying to teach Dio how to behave in the normal society (even though -at this point in the story- both Lucciola and Dio know that he would retain these teachings only for a short period of time).
On the other hand, it is possible for Dio to be used to everyone knowing who he is, so he sees no point in introducing himself before violating someone's personal space.
Lavie's face is beyond epic in this scene.
Dio simply cannot grasp the concept of personal space at all, lol. Although Lucciola seems to be bothered in this scene, probably because he wouldn't be able to move and protect his Lord from their attacker.
But lol, maybe this is Dio's way of telling him to leave them be.
Dio is aware that his status of a Guild member is reason enough to make the others attack him, but he pushes on and tells Immelmann that he shot him down twice and then he acts all innocent and surprised that they were upset with him being present there
(although his face makes it clear that this is exactly the treatment he was expecting).
Dio never doubt's Lucciola's powers or the fact that he will always be there to keep him safe
(and on the ship, lololol. Me thinks Lucciola shouldn't have let Dio watch Titanic). Lucciola makes almost no effort in showing the Silvana's crew just how good he is in combat. Actually, it looks like he is putting more effort in keeping Dio from flying off the ship.
Also trying to be a poet for his Lord, lolololol
Though Lucciola shows concern when the ship is under attack, Dio is excited about that, actually having fun whenever the ship is shaking due to a hit.
Pointing out the obvious, we will give him the nickname of Captain Obvious.Lol I think he is secretly making a joke here, since he might be smiling.Gonzo stop being cheap and draw the characters in the background better!
-No comment needed, Dio is just pure win like that. And when he says it, you believe it and you get the feeling that he actually believes that-
Although Dio tends to listen to Lucciola's advice
(every now and then, lol), during the Grand Race he ignores what his Navi is telling him, becoming so upset with the possibility of losing that he tells Lucciola to jump out so their ship would become lighter. Since Lucciola is not a simple drone and probably knows that his lord says stupid things when he angry with something, he remains in the Vanship and they lose.
After the race is over, Lucciola tells Dio that, although both he and Immelamn did the same things, Immelmann won because he must have filled his fuel tank only halfway in order to be lighter and win.
I like that later, when Dio is congratulating Lavie, it is his way of saying that he did not lose to Immelmann, but to his navi
(lol, after the race he also states that he is sure he didn't do anything wrong. This is probably the first time he loses)
Again, Lucciola knows just how to keep Dio out of danger and, although his face drops instantly when his sister is mentioned, it at least 'grounds' him for the time being.
At this point in the series, they are still pretty much a mystery as is their whole world. You see Dio reciting a Mysterion to Alvis, surprized that she is 'the real deal', but he is not really interested. He also has no problem in revealing their Guild's Mysterion to Alex (though he asks him not to tell his sister that he was the one who gave the Mysterion to him) and he also makes it clear (in his own way) that he is on their ship only because he is interested in Immelmann's abilities.
Lucciola is present on the ship only because of Dio and, in these episodes, we do not see him interact with any of the other characters except for Dio. But it is clear that, since Lord Dio is happy on the ship and happy to be far away from his sister, he is also happy (he is doing more than being loyal to the Guild and to his Lord at this point, since he is helping Dio to slack off from his duties instead of reporting to the Maestro where they are - IMO).
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Lebanon: Soldier dies following clash between Hizbullah and government supporters
A Lebanese soldier was killed during a gunfight Tuesday between Hizbullah supporters and pro-government loyalists, security officials said. The victim, Hussein Mohammed Janadin, was caught in the crossfire as Hizbullah supporters opened fire on two pro-government loyalists taking shelter at a military post in the village of Aramoun, south of Beirut, the officials said, according to Reuters.
Janadin died on the way to the hospital, and two other men suffered fractures when Hizbullah supporters beat them with sticks, the officials added. Tuesday's incident occurred a day after nine people were hurt, two seriously, in a similar gunfight in Beirut between supporters of Hizbullah and pro-government loyalists.
The army said it deployed troops to the area of Tuesday's shooting and arrested people suspected of involvement in the gunfight.
Also Tuesday, the Interior Ministry issued a ban in Beirut on the use of motorbikes, car parades, political party flags and provocative slogans. The measures all went into effect at 6 p.m. (1500 GMT) local time and were an attempt to prevent a resurgence of sectarian violence.
Monday night's shooting erupted as Hizbullah followers rode motorbikes in a Sunni area, waving flags and saluting Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah. Hizbullah and fellow Shiite group Amal renewed their call Tuesday for supporters to stop celebratory gunfire and car and motorbike parades near Sunni areas to avoid renewed sectarian violence.
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