Are the knobs hard to turn? I have arthritis in my thumb and B&D temp knob is really hard to turn.
1952661
yes, they can be a bit hard to turn. My mom had arthritis I her hands, too. She would have difficulty with theses knobs.
1952662
At nearly 87, I, too, have arthritis in both thumb.s I've never had any trouble with either of the two control knobs.(There have been times when I forgot to turn theupper knob to "toast" and ended up with warm, soft bread; but that was my own fault and easily corrected.
428100
no i do not have any problem so far. I am not sure why knob is not turning to right side where there is sign of cleaning.
987531
No, I do not have a problem using the knob. Sometimes I overshoot the knob, but easily readjustable.
580130
I too have arthritis, but not so much in the hands...as another comment says, it depends on how much is in the pot!
557317
Hey! you can't bend your thumb much, I was having little difficulty to hold my mouse. even I tried to hold pen, it is not easy to hold at least pen. Hope it helps, let me know if you need any more info
1127474
The knob broke on booth of mine in 2 days. this i the older version of course i didnt know that at the time. Buy the version that has a switch rather than a knob that turns.
1332617
I have a little arthritis in my right hand and I don't have any trouble. The bar is not hard to adjust but you do need to be able to grip it and twist it to tighten. I really like mine, it works great!
366575
It does like all aluminum shift knobs. It get cold in the winter and warm in the summer, but not so hot that you can't even touch it. It just gets alittle warm.
1758529
When I first tried mine, when I tried to 'season' it, I noticed the lights weren't on. Looking closer, I saw I had turned both knobs the wrong way. My eyesight is not the best, so I used a magic marker and put a dot on the pointed end.
2199241
I would be worried that you messed something up during the building process. It is a very significant difference for me when I turn in the knob.
647321
Verna, I had a little trouble at first too. My hands sometimes have trouble with twisting motions. I slowed down, and made sure that the top was set in the pot evenly before I started to turn it, and it worked like a charm. The trick is to have the top setting evenly on the opening, and then it turns fine. Good luck, and I hope you enjoy your thermal as much as I do.
1105108
Handle should turn easy. Mine did from the beginning. Something could be wrong.
309731
Love mine! The knobs lock in place at whatever you set them to. They're not prone to loosening on their own. Set it and forget it!
1010629
This has never happened to me. I just checked the knobs and they work as they should. Hope this helps. Thanks, Brigida
1604499
In my experience, that sounds defective. It should turn if the knob is loosened. It should only unscrew if the knob is tight.
2220841
Yes, it has exactly that, and the knob is reasonably easy to loosen. The chain adjusting wheel is a bit stiff, but it works well enough. It's easier to turn if you wear some working gloves rather than with bare hands.
553955
I bought mine in November, and they have the T-handle. The knurled knob should be fine (maybe even better); the "T" is a little long, and in comes really close to touching the body of the clamp. So tightening the T can be a little tricky trying to keep your fingers out of the way while you turn the handle.