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10 Cooking Tips for People With Arthritis

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Tip 2 of 10 - Use Pots and Pans with Two Handles

Pots and pans can be heavy, clumsy, and hard to manage for people with painful, arthritic joints. Lifting pots and pans which have one handle can strain joints. If you have hands, wrists, or elbows which have been weakened by arthritis, trying to lift a heavy pot or pan can be unsafe.

Using a pot or pain with two handles will help you avoid a major kitchen accident or the risk of injury. The two-handled pan distributes the weight more evenly between both of your hands and wrists.

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