Kitchens

The following tips are ways to make kitchens safer for people with epilepsy:

• Slide containers of hot food along the counter instead of picking them up, or use a cart when taking hot foods or liquids from one room to another.
• Use plastic dishes and cups with lids (commuter cups) to prevent cuts or burns from spills.
• Use a microwave oven for cooking.
• When you use the stove, try to use the back burners as much as possible.
• Remove burner controls from gas or electric stoves when not in use.
• Use long, heavy duty oven mitts or holders when reaching into a hot oven.
• Wear rubber gloves when handling knives or washing dishes and glassware in the sink.
• Use plastic rather than glass containers as much as possible.