rafiki Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay3fer Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I'm sorry to seem ignorant, but is there no way to move the oxygen out of the cooking area? Or are you the one with the oxygen? I have no experience with this, but I know people with oxygen can eat and drink normally (subject to whatever their medical needs are, of course), so there must be a way, and I imagine it involves keeping the oxygen safely away from fire and sparks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I would contact the oxygen supplier and ask if it is safe to cook with gas/electric with a tank in the home. They will probably be able to tell you how far away the tank and the wearer should be from a flame or electric coil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 My grandmother had oxygen tanks the last few years of her life and cooking went on as normal in her home and anywhere else she ate. She didn't do the cooking but she would hang out in the kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Yes, I'm also feeling a little ignorant. My mother had this issue with her dh but they didn't alter their kitchen use at all - microwave, gas range, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Unless one is setting up a hibachi on the dining room table, cooking and eating can go on as normal. My father lived with us for the last year of his life, the final six months of which involved oxygen, both canisters and the giant liquid oxygen tanks. We didn't do anything differently. astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Unless one is setting up a hibachi on the dining room table, cooking and eating can go on as normal. My father lived with us for the last year of his life, the final six months of which involved oxygen, both canisters and the giant liquid oxygen tanks. We didn't do anything differently. astrid Dangnabit! Now I have to go take my oxygen tank off my hibachi!! You ruined my day, Astrid!!! :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMA Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Honestly, the best policy is for the person not to use the oxygen near any heat source. The microwave is the best item to use for heating food. I'm surprised the person is on tanks instead of a compressor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Perhaps a crock pot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengjohnson Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 My mother lives with us and uses a compressor and we haven't changed anything. When she lived alone, she occasionally used a tank in the house and she didn't change her cooking habits at all. I wonder if I should refrain from using candles when she's at the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 If this is an older person I wonder if having food delivered once a day by Wheels on Meals would relieve some of their stress? The meals are nutritionally controlled for those on special diets (low sodium, diabetic, etc.) and can be reheated in a microwave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMA Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 My mother lives with us and uses a compressor and we haven't changed anything. When she lived alone, she occasionally used a tank in the house and she didn't change her cooking habits at all. I wonder if I should refrain from using candles when she's at the table. When my mother was with us and had a compressor, the oxygen company gave us a list of flammables that we had to remove from the house, such as fingernail polish remover. And we were told she had to either stop the compressor or close tank before cooking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I was only told "no smoking" in/around the house.....they didn't tell us anything about not cooking....we have an electric stove-and I didn't ever use the oxygen tank,but it was a stand by just in case I had trouble with my other machine...don't have it anymore since I use an apnea machine.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maus Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I was only told "no smoking" in/around the house.....they didn't tell us anything about not cooking....we have an electric stove-and I didn't ever use the oxygen tank,but it was a stand by just in case I had trouble with my other machine...don't have it anymore since I use an apnea machine....I would think other people could use the oven, just not the person hooked to the oxygen. Unless the tank or compressor is leaking, the overall oxygen level in the room shouldn't be significantly higher than normal. They are designed to deliver extra oxygen to just the one person, without too much wastage. (Assuming the tank or compressor is not sitting right there in the kitchen.) If so, someone could cook a number of meals and freeze them, and the person on oxygen could probably microwave them. (Put them in, push the button, and move away.) My grandma had a compressor, which sat in the living room. She was bedridden, though, and my mom did all the cooking. No one ever told her not to use the stove/oven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 My dad is on full time oxygen. He prefers the liquid oxygen to the compressors. He doesn't like relying on electricity and the compressors are very loud (for him and me). We don't have any problems with cooking. He loves to cook and bake. He has electric stoves and it has never been a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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