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Do You Use A Pressure Cooker?

Alf

Alf

Gone but not forgotten. R.I.P.
We have one but don't use often now as the lads are not here a lot for meals as they work different shifts.
 
Hi Alf, could never get on with them, whenever we went to Enids brother
house for a meal they used one always tasted different somehow, As I have said before I use a steamer for all my veg,and only use one ring instead of three or four, I think they are great! They have come down in
price too. I love cooking, and I have the figure to proof it. My son lives in
Stretton near Burton, but works at M+S food store in Derby, so he comes
three or four times a week for his lunch, he would eat an Hoss if you took
the saddle off, mind you he is 50 next year. cheers for now Bernard
Quote; Save Water Shower with a friend.
 
I do most of the cooking at home, not that my wife can't cook she's good as all Belgians are, but I love cooking and I often use a pressure cooker. They are ideally suited for making fond for soups; especially pea or chicken for oriental dishes but I also use it for steak & kidney and rabbit. It is also ideal for spuds and carrots, does them in no time saving loads of gas or electric at the same time, not to mention that all the taste stays in too. Today I bought two pigs shoulders and will do them in the pressure cooker then most likely use the broth to make thick pea (lintel) soup.

Graham.
 
Graham makes me want to start as soon as possible again.

Yes and it does saved electric and we only have electric.

I get my books out tomorrow and have a read that will get me using it again
 
Alf have used pressure cookers for years untill the rubber seel went on my last one. I may buy another one and I used mine to cook gammon joints etc. When the twins were young it used to frighten the life out of them when the pressure built up and the steam came out of the top. My mom used the large ones at the ICI when she was a cook and also a small one at home. Buy one Alf you won't regret it.
 
I have used one for over 40yrs We had a hotel in Blackpool & used the large ones.I think the key is that it is best to use a timer & follow the instructions, I even brought 2 over to California with me . they save time and I have had a lot of compliments on the vegetables etc. even though there are only two of us now I cook meats & veg & freeze them.

Jean.
 
My wife does nearly all the cooking and uses a pressure cooker whenever appropriate, which is probably most days. My work mates gave us our first one as a wedding present 39 years ago. Over time we have worn out most of the changeable parts. We also inherited one with a pressure gauge that rose and fell. We now have a Tefal one that works easier than its predessors but the parts are very difficult to obtain.
Economy of operation and retention of individual flavours are the great advantages. Cooking things like steam puddings (and of course that includes Christmas ones), stews and soups are where it comes into its own and it decimates cooking time. It undoubtedly has saved us a lot of money.
Ted
 
I'm still using the one I was given as a wedding present 33 years ago, mind you, it could do with a new handle and the safety valve is a bit iffy but stew in 20 mins?!!!!
The only thing to remember is to let the pressure off correctly - I got impatient making black currant jam and ended up with a purple spotted ceiling lol!
 
Like Bernard I use a steamer for everything even bacon joints. However it is a long process. Do any of you use slow cookers? I have one but rarely use it. Never had a go with a pressure cooker, but the size our beetroots get, I'm sure it would be ideal.
 
They have their place and Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets would not be possible without them I think...it's the presure process mainly, not the millions of herbs. Anyway we have one; a wedding present but have not used it lately. I find the same as the person who said that the food tastes different...not as flavourfull I find. Have to give it another go. Not tonight though...Italian Chicken tonight with a nice, not expensive, Chardonay and fresh sage and garlic...and extra virgin olive oil. See my recipe on here somewhere. I like the sound of the pressure cooker with the little wobbly thing on top going psst..psst..phtht.
 
I've just put mine away after making four days worth of pumpkin soup. Now that Halloween is over pumpkins are dirt cheap. 3 small onions, 2 carrots and 2 sticks of celery, 1/2 a pumpkin and 2 pints of chicken stock. S & P to taste.
6 Minutes on high pressure, whix it up in a blender.
Four days lunches for two hungry horses.

Enjoy, G
 
We used to have one like in the attached picture below, I was always fascinated by the thing bubbling away on the stove. Thinking about it now it must a been a bit dangerous sitting there watching this thing steaming away to itself. Being young I was probably not aware of any danger, I must have been more interested in the contents at the time. Can't remember what was cooked in it apart from the odd Christmas pudding, looking back now I can't see how it saved much time, it must have taken ages to come to the boil. I bet it is a collectors item now and worth a bob or two, I wish I still had it.
 
The secret of not blowing yourself and your kitchen up with a pressure cooker is not to over-fill. If the level inside gets too high then food can block the hole in the pressure valve causing the safety valve to blow or even the lid!

This evening I made some lovely pea soup, my pea soup is very thick and looks more like 'mushy peas'.
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Hi Maggs, I was begining to think no one else had a steamer, I dont think they take any longer for normal veg, about half an hour or so, parsnips only want about 8/9 minutes, most of my meals take 40 minutes or so, my sons favorit is liver and onions with mash,peas, carrots, collie, (not the dog), and mushrooms, . Having to do my own shoping I find Asda are the best, I mainly use our local Co op store when I can its nearer,
Bye for now Bernard Von Blonc
 
Hello Bernard, you are certainly not alone using the steamer to cook your food, I have several friends all do the same, and would never go back to the old saucepans. The vegetables taste much better steamed.
 
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