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05-31-2009, 04:31 PM | #1 |
Love my Boys Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: w/ my boys
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| Any pressure cookers here? Why does "cooker" look like it's spelled wrong? Did you ever do that.... spell a word and even though it's spelled right it still looks wrong?? Anyway, I received a beautiful pressure cooker as a gift and I'm deathly afraid to try it.... I have never used one before in my life ....All I can remember about them is the exploding lid stories and I can't get past that.....Can someone give some tips on using one??? I was looking at the little booklet that comes with it and in very tiny print it says, " Read the directions carefully. Serious injury can occur."
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05-31-2009, 05:33 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central Pennsylvania
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| I remember my mom using a pressure cooker when I was a little girl. I don't think I've seen one since
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05-31-2009, 05:39 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | I've used a pressure cooker before for canning and for cooking chicken, beans and other things that take so long cooking by other methods. I was a little intimidated the first couple of times using mine (and it was an older model) but after reading and following the instructions everything turned out just fine. Yours being a new cooker should have a good seal already and also has a more fail-proof relief valve I'm sure. Just follow the instructions and you should be okay. LOL....I can remember standing back away from the thing like it was a bomb!
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05-31-2009, 05:40 PM | #4 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | Pressure cookers are fabulous! I wouldn't worry about them exploding, they have come a long way since the fifties. I have two. They have metal tops that twist and "lock" onto the pot. I would try a recipe from the booklet and see how you like it. They are very good for soups; grains that take a long time to cook, like barley; you can even cook cuts of meat in them. The food stays very tender and cooks in about 1/3 the time. The only thing I would be careful about is the steam - when you release it, make sure you're not holding your hand over the valve or anything like that, because it is hot, hot, hot.
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05-31-2009, 06:13 PM | #5 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: California
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| I have used a pressure cooker all of my life. When making stew, soup or corned beef it not only cuts the time of cooking but makes the meat very tender and not dried out. Like QuickSilver said be very careful when releasing the steam that you don't burn yourself. Also, don't over fill them. I've never had a problem. I think once you get used to it you'll love it. |
06-01-2009, 03:55 AM | #7 |
Love my Boys Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: w/ my boys
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| Thanks everyone for the advise....Can anyone tell me if you thought the difference in taste or texture of meat was better or different from being cooked in the oven or pressure cooker?.... If you did a blind taste test could you tell right away which was cooked in the pressure cooker??....I guess what I'm trying to get at is there a difference in what your cooking? And if you cooked in one do you still find yourself using it or did it turn into one of those things that got pushed to the back of the cupboard?
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06-01-2009, 04:02 AM | #8 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Africa
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| I recently bought an electric pressure cooker, it is wonderful, I made a beef curry in 15 minutes the other evening. I had a stove top one which literally fell to pieces due to being used all the time. They are so convenient if you work full days and still need to come home in the evening and cook a meal for your family.
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06-01-2009, 11:40 AM | #9 |
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| they are great, especially for soups, and i make stuffed peppers in it too. stews are great too.
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06-02-2009, 03:21 PM | #10 |
All Dogs Go To Heaven Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: By The Lake
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| Mom used one all of the time and the only time she "blew it up" was when she would use it for bean soup and the vent would plug up and blow the safety valve out. I have used one for over 30 yrs as it is a valuable cooking tool for me. I have a 4qt Mirro and use it mainly for cooking vegtables. Once I caught DH using it in the garage as a steamer for his steam box for bending ash for a boat project. I bought one for my daughter last year and they use it alot.
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06-02-2009, 03:53 PM | #11 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: FL
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| Pressure cookers are fantastic when time is short and you still want to put a "real" meal on the table. I used mine a lot back when I worked and everyone was still here. I like to cook a pot roast half way, then cool it off, open, and add the vegetables (potatoes, carrots, celery, & onions) and cook some more. It will all be so tender and delicious! You can put the veggies in for the full time, but that usually makes them too mushy for me. Another favorite -- ham and bean soup. Mmmmmm.... pass the cornbread! Now I am getting hungry! I hardly cook anymore and sometimes I miss a good meal.
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