Ophelia wrote on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:33:52 +0100:

O> Julia Altshuler wrote:
??>> I'm not sure I'm picturing this device so I wonder, is
??>> this something that would make it easier for someone with
??>> only one working hand? I notice that many of the most
??>> useless kitchen tools are actually great for someone with
??>> a handicap. It could be use of only one hand,
??>> or arthritis that makes it hard to put normal pressure on
??>> a knife or grater, or shaky hands that make holding a
??>> sharp knife dangerous but easy to put the food item in the
??>> machine. The advertisers want to make the item sound fun
??>> or cool or time-saving, but the real target market is the
??>> elderly.

O> What a wonderful idea! I hadn't thought of that.

I won't argue that otherwise useless seeming gadgets might be of
benefit to those with handicaps and challenges. However, I read
this thread before breakfast and took the opportunity to try
using only one hand to slice a banana for eating with my cereal.
I could not think how to peel the banana easily but slicing it
was quite easy. The slices were not as thin or consistent as
when using one hand to hold the banana and the other to use the
knife but they were perfectly acceptable. I would expect to do
better with practice using one hand.
James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not