Jar Opener

Posted on Sunday, September 20th, 2009 at 11:03 pm

Jar Opener

Kitchen Items For The Left Hand by JohnRhodes

Are you left handed and have difficulty or find it uncomfortable to get around in the kitchen? Being left handed in a right-handed world can make many tasks difficult. This is especially true in the kitchen. If you take a look around the room, almost everything used in there is made for a right hander. Many do not, however, realize or even think about that fact that just about every kitchen item is now designed for left handers, too.

Try cutting a steak or a loaf of bread with a knife made for the right hand. The steak cuts rigged and the bread gets squished. These are problems that nobody wants when making a good home meal. Food not being cut in a presentable manner is not so big a problem as the safety aspect of left-handed people using utensils not made for them, however. There are hundreds of kitchen accidents every year from using the wrong items â or from using the correct item with the wrong hand. For a left hander, the biggest danger is when something is not working properly and it becomes frustrating; consequently, they apply more pressure or get aggressive. Doing this when using something like a knife can cause you to slip and lose control.

Using other things such as a can opener may work for a left hander, but it can seem awkward. Most spoons and forks are made to be in the right hand and used to scoop up food. Knives have the company logo stamped on the side of the blade that would be facing you if it was in your right hand, and when using a peeler for a right hander you have to peel away from your body instead of toward it.

Items that cut in the kitchen such as shears and knives always have the serrations on the left side. Now companies make these items with the serration on the right hand side or simply both to cater to either hand. Even butter knives are now made with grooves on the correct side so they can be used without having the butter slide off the knife.

Other not-so-often-used items being made for left handers are dinner trays and plates that have compartments in them designed for the left-handed eater. These place the utensil compartment on the left side of the tray. There are also jar scrapers made to get the very last bit of jelly and peanut butter from the bottom of a jar.

As you can see, most common kitchen utensils are now made for left-handed people as well. If you want to get really into it, you can also purchase cooking pans and can openers made just for lefties. Not only does having all of these items available to left-handed people make them feel more comfortable, but more importantly it allows them to be safe and productive in the kitchen.

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