Not everyone will need aids or adaptions in the kitchen, sometimes they may be useful for some tasks, or even only as someone gets older. Below are some ideas of such kitchen aids and adaptions, suggested by other people with dwarfism.
All of the following can be found online by completing internet searches of the key words (written in bold).
Jar/Bottle openers
Hot cup kettle
The Hot Cup dispenses a 250ml cup size of boiling water quicker than a kettle.
These can be bought from:
Electric Tin Opener
Electric tin openers can be used when people have difficulty gripping, or using conventional tin openers.
These can be bought from:
Pasta cooker
These pasta cookers can be usd to make pasta easily, in a microwave, they help alleviate the trouble of carrying pans of boiling water from the stove. They can be useful if you have difficulty carrying heavy items.
Rice cooker
These rice cookers can be usd to make rice, porridge and couscous easily, in a microwave, they help alleviate the trouble of carrying pans of boiling water from the stove. They can be useful if you have difficulty carrying heavy items.
Kitchen surfaces
Depending on circumstances, lowering kitchen surfaces may be an option. Or maybe a separate cooker and hob, for safety reasons.
But on many occasions, steps placed around the room could be sufficient, these steps can vary from small steps which can be moved to different areas in the room, or more substantial steps, which are more stable, could be necessary. Various different types of steps can be found on this website, here.
Below are some examples of kitchen surfaces from our members.
Used Kitchen Exchange
The Used Kitchen Exchange has a number of different kitchen's available, some of which are adapted to suit the needs of people with dwarfism.
