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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Success StoryHealthy Cooking Gadgets



Healthy Cooking Gadgets

Author: Judith Hetterman

Planning Unit: Owen County CES

Major Program: Food Preparation

Plan of Work: Developing Healthier Families with Diet and Physical Activity

Outcome: Initial Outcome

Today"s smart cook has four aims for meal preparation:

- To reduce fat and sodium in food.

- Retain the vitamins and minerals in foods.

- Enhance flavors so that a healthy diet is appealing.

- Saving time in meal preparation.

 Consumers see these small cooking gadgets as a way to streamline the cooking process. Manufacturers promote the cooking gadgets as appliances that make cooking easier, faster, smarter, and healthier. Due to a large request regarding electric pressure cookers and air fryers, a two session workshop was held on these small appliances. Consumers were wanting to know how they can benefit from using these innovative small cooking gadgets.


Thirty-one consumers attended the two session workshops with following results:

- 71% plan to utilize  their small cooking gadgets more often to make healthy meals at home.

- 78% improved their knowledge of how to safely operate their small cooking gadget.


Comments about program from participants:

- "Gave me good information about my instant pot so I will take it out of the box>"

- "Enjoyed learning about the instant pot and?or air fryer as well as all the many resources for recipes"

- "Practical tips to use with my instant pot and air fryer."

- "Sampling of recipes to see results of the electric pressure."






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