Perfect gifts can vary, but these are the 10 best gifts for a blind or vision-impaired person who has an interest in cooking or wants to prepare their own food.
There are many adaptive culinary tools that do not require specialized equipment or training that your giftee can learn to use in minutes. The costs vary but range from under $10 – $750 for all four of the top Collections. Everything is available in The Blind Kitchen store!
Our Bestsellers: 10 Best Gifts for a Blind Person
These are our top best sellers – which means people with vision loss or people who work with people with vision loss – all of which are familiar with the challenges – have found these the most helpful. All items come in their own package labeled in both large print and braille so no vision is required to know what the gift is!
#1. Auto Measure Spout
Attach this handy Auto Measure Spout to a bottle of liquid, such as olive oil, and turn the bottle over into the target dish or pan. It will dispense one tablespoon and stop magically – even if you are still holding the bottle upside down!
Watch the video below to see how it works! Price: $8.99 with free shipping on orders over $25.00!
#2. Wet Measure Cups and Spoons
Only available in The Blind Kitchen, these specially designed “ladle” style cups and spoons measure and transfer desired amounts of liquids accurately, confidently, and without waste.
Measuring wet ingredients accurately is a huge challenge for people with vision loss. But with The Blind Kitchen’s Wet Measure Spoons, Pitcher, & Mini Funnel specially marked and shaped spoons, funnel, and small pitcher – problem solved!
See also our Wet Measure Cups available only in The Blind Kitchen.
Watch the short videos below to see how these tools work! These can only be found in The Blind Kitchen. Price: $29.99 for each set and free shipping!
#3. Boil Alert Disk
The Boil Alert Disk is a specially weighted ceramic disk that “rattles” when water is boiling. You will know when hot liquid is boiling in a pan because you will hear it!
Watch the video below for a demonstration of how it works! Price: $6.99 with free shipping on orders over $25.00!
#4. Adjustable Rolling Pin
The stainless steel Adjustable Rolling Pin allows four choices of height wheels so the dough is rolled to exactly the height the cook desires.
Watch the video below for a demonstration of how it works! Price: $14.99 with free shipping on orders over $25.00!
#5. Double Spatula
This specially designed stainless steel Double Spatula has the ability to hold food between its top and bottom platform to allow for controlled turning of foods when cooking.
Watch the video below to see how it works! Price: $11.99 with free shipping on orders over $25.00!
#6. Talking Thermometer
This instant-read probe-style Talking Thermometer speaks the temperature of the food. Be confident your meats are sufficiently cooked and safe to consume. It can read both Fahrenheit and Celcius.
Watch the video below for a demonstration of how it works! Price: $24.99 with free shipping on orders over $25.00!
#7. Talking Scale
The Talking Scale is a kitchen scale that speaks the weight of the food on its platform and can read both ounces and grams.
Watch the video below to see how it works! Price: $39.99 and free shipping!
#8. Cut Glove
This thin glove provides powerful protection from blades. Used in many commercial kitchens, you can literally run a sharp blade back and forth on the special thin fabric of the Cut Glove with your fingers inside and not get cut. It is valuable for grating or zesting foods as well.
Watch the video below for a demonstration of how it works! Price: $6.99 with free shipping on orders over $25.00!
#9. Heat Gloves
This pair of Heat Gloves has five digits to allow the cook more flexibility to handle hot pans than traditional bulky quilted mitts and squares. They are made of cotton, but the silicone designs found both on the front and the back of each glove offer extra protection from heat as well as non-slip properties.
Watch the video below for a demonstration of how it works! Price: $18.99 with free shipping on orders over $25.00!
#10. Corn Cob Cleaner
Our Corn Cob Cleaner is a handy tool that strips raw or cooked corn kernels off a husked ear of corn safely, efficiently, and with less mess – often with a single quick motion. The cutting takes place inside the sturdy tube which keeps the blades inside of the tube as the kernels are removed. The tube also contains the corn kernels and starchy juices.
Watch the video below for a demonstration of how it works! Price: $23.99 with free shipping on orders over $25.00!
Bonus Idea – Gift Card
If you are not sure which of the 10 Best Gifts for a Blind Person to select for your blind loved one or friend? Choose The Blind Kitchen Gift Card so they can make their own selection! Denominations available in $25, $50, and $100.
Best Assortment and Value!
If you would prefer to give an assortment of helpful adaptive culinary tools, check out our 12-Tool Sample Collection. Each item has an associated short audio-described video that teaches what it does, why it is adaptive for people with vision loss, and how to use and care for it. Follow this link to learn more about the Collection. Price: $79.99 and free shipping!
Happy cooking and happy gifting!
Next steps
TheBlindKitchen.com offers adaptive tools, helpful strategies, and specialized knowledge to blind and visually impaired people who want to cook safely, confidently, and independently. Our collections are available online as are our short instructional videos. Shipping is always free! Everyone has a place at the table in The Blind Kitchen!