This world is made for right handers.  This is fact. The majority of humanity is right handed, and most tools and utensils are made to fit their needs.

 

I met once a left handed dentist who had a difficult time finding a clinic to work with, as all the clinics he looked into had equipment set for right handed people.  He couldn’t deal with this equipment, as a dentist he wanted to be able to work comfortably with his stronger hand.  He ended up having to open his own clinic, making big expenses to get left-handed equipment for him.

 

In the kitchen, left handed face similar problems.  The regular kitchen equipment is made for right handed, and can be difficult to operate for the left handed.  Some lefties are able to adapt and work everything with their right hand, but others find it a lifetime struggle.  I think the most common problematic tool is the can opener:  It is set to be held with your right hand.  There is no way to handle a regular can opener with your left hand, and lefties will have to struggle to open with it.

 

Kitchen knives are another problematic story:  They are sharpened in a way that makes them cut better when used with the right hand.

 

Well, left handed cooks don’t have to suffer:  There are tools available for lefties.  They are not always available in your around-the-corner store, but they are indeed worth the effort to look for them in some bigger store, or order them online.  It makes life so much easier to have tools that are fit for your needs.  You don’t have to struggle each time you want to open a tuna can or cut the meat.

 

Here are some tools I found on Amazon:

 

A left handed can opener:

 

 

A kitchen knife for the left handed that can be found in Amazon:

This knife is on the expensive side, but can make for a wonderful Christmas or birthday gift for a left handed person who likes to spend time in the kitchen.

 

And here you can find some other kitchen tools for the left handed that are for sale in Amazon.