Bursitis has completely stopped me from using my left arm. I was trying to think about what could be cooked with just one arm.

This is where pantry clean out met up with my upcoming Sunday edition Heathcliff edit. I can cook spam with just one arm.

The only scratch made element in this is some mustard seed caviar I made a while back. I put some of it in the spice blender to cream it up a little. It went excellent with this otherwise depression causing meal.

Cost per person: $4

It is very expensive to cook from completely prepackaged foods.

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      I was thinking one of the hardest things for me to do, that I do regularly, would be to peel and chop an onion, and here is a solution. Thanks for linking this. I’m happy to know it exists, if I ever need one.

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        It made my life so much easier! I needed a carpal and cubital release in both arms and couldn’t even slice veg by the point I was entering hand therapy.

        We’ll see if I still need it after the surgeries heal, if I don’t then I plan on donating it to an accessible device service in my state so it can help more people

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        I befriended an older lady in a wheelchair when I was young, she was paralyzed on one side. She used a scissor to cut a lot of things, even chicken meat, which I found funny at the time.

        It might not be an obvious one, so it might be a useful tip.

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        I think mine has stainless in it, because it’s cheap. If you have brass on hand, why not? I think it’ll be strong enough, I’d just wonder about corrosion at the point where it meets the board

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          I’d have to buy the neils either way. Brass is food safe and more antimicrobial than stainless. And would look better with the wood I would use instead of plastic. Wood is also naturally antimicrobial. A small amount of Titebond III and the join would be water proof.

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            I knew you’d know if it’s suitable, haha.

            The one thing I hate about the one I have is that it’s made of plastic. You’ll have to share pics when you have made yours!

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              I can’t afford the nails right now but I could take one of my existing unsold boards, build the wals out of scrap and have the whole thing done in under 12 hours if I could.