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Cafe CVM721M2NS5 is one of the best over-the-range microwave ovens for the visually impaired and blind. Dial knobs are easier to use than keypads for people with eyesight problems. Dial controls are usually limited to a few, fundamental functions, so there’s not much to guess and they’re easy to set up if you just need to reheat or defrost something.Both the Toshiba ML-EM34P(SS) and the GE JES1097SMSS are wifi microwaves that work with Alexa and Google Home, and they also feature other smart functions that further simplify the use. When paired with an Echo device, the blind or visually impaired can simply control the microwave with voice commands. A microwave with a smart sensor can significantly simplify the functions of a microwave, especially for people who are visually impaired. The intensity and spectral composition of visible light can be measured and recorded by essentially any process or property that is affected by light. Detectors make use of a photographic process based on silver halide, the photoemission of electrons from metal surfaces, the generation of electric current in a photovoltaic cell, and the increase in electrical conduction in semiconductors. In fact, steaming puddings is one of the best uses of the microwave oven, as I discovered when I finally bought one. “Emergency sponge pudding” with either golden syrup or jam at the bottom became my children’s most-requested dessert because once it was mixed, it could be ready in five minutes. As the late food writer Barbara Kafka explained in her 1987 masterpiece Microwave Gourmet, the microwave is an excellent way to cook steamed puddings with their “moist texture somewhere between cake and pudding”. Kafka used the microwave to make a delicately spiced steamed pear pudding flavoured with cinnamon, ginger and cloves, and a steamed chocolate pudding she called “a dessert to dream about”.

If you’re looking for a voice control microwave oven that offers rich features, incredible quality and stylish design, this model from Haier won’t disappoint. We’ve developed this microwave oven to be very easy to use. It is fully talking (with adjustable volume) and for simplicity there are only four controls. There are no complicated menus or features. You just select the cooking power, the minutes and the seconds and press Start to cook. Commercial microwaves are meant for high-volume use, but if you’re not on a budget the Panasonic NE-1054F can make a great addition to your kitchen.When paired with an Echo device, it lets you command the microwave using your voice. Simply say, “Alexa, microwave 10 ounces of rice,” and the microwave will start cooking with the optimal power level and cooking time. If you are looking for a microwave for a blind person and prefer a traditional way to use the microwave, microwaves with big knobs may be a good choice. With big knobs, blind people do not need to figure out what every buttons’ position when they just want to heat up their food simply. Consider using recipes that use cups, spoons etc. for measuring, as this can make measuring ingredients easier As you would imagine, the microwave for blind people also has a removable glass turntable which helps you evenly prepare foods. The unit is as the name says — a smart microwave oven, and keeps its usefulness to the max with a voice control feature.

The voice operated microwave offers a capacity of 1.9 cu. Ft., and a high cooking power of 1100 Watts, so it would be capable of getting big meals ready in a snap.There are plenty of techniques and pieces of equipment that can help blind and partially sighted people to cook safely. Jac Clougherty, one of the centre officers at Sight Scotland Veterans’s Hawkhead Centre in Paisley, works closely with veterans with sight loss in the centre’s skills kitchen. A good built-in smart sensor will make heating decisions for you, such as whether to continue heating the food or not, by detecting the humidity and temperature of the food during cooking. You can avoid having to drain hot liquids by cooking vegetables in a chip basket, or vegetable steamer. Then simply lift it out of the pan on to a plate when cooked. The JES1097SMSS offers another useful tool, which is the Scan-To-Cook technology: thanks to the GE app, users can scan the barcodes of their products and the microwave automatically sets the most appropriate cooking time and power level. The MaxiAids Talking Microwave Oven is not just an average microwave that has additional functions that could be useful to visually impaired customers, this model was born as a talking microwave oven for the legally blind.