Pressure cookers

"Pete Fraser" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I've been inspired by the recent exchanges on Kuhn-Rikon
and Lorna Sass to go get myself a pressure cooker.

I'll normally be cooking small quantities, but sometimes I'll
cook large batches. Is there any disadvantage to getting
a large (7 or 8 L) PC, other than the fact it's slightly
more expensive than a smaller one and takes up more space?

In essence, is it more difficult or liable to produce inferior results
if I use a large PC to cook small quantities?

To be hinest, I don't know why you'd want to cook using your computer. But
if you did, make sure to use a Pentium PC and Windows XP. Be sure to
register your dinner first though. 🙂

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Thanks

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Pete Fraser said:

I've been inspired by the recent exchanges on Kuhn-Rikon
and Lorna Sass to go get myself a pressure cooker.

I'll normally be cooking small quantities, but sometimes I'll
cook large batches. Is there any disadvantage to getting
a large (7 or 8 L) PC, other than the fact it's slightly
more expensive than a smaller one and takes up more space?

In essence, is it more difficult or liable to produce inferior results
if I use a large PC to cook small quantities?

Thanks

It'll work no matter what you do.
Get the best you can afford!

I still use my mom's pressure cooker and it's well over 30 years old. :-)

Love it.
--
K.

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Pete Fraser said:

I've been inspired by the recent exchanges on Kuhn-Rikon
and Lorna Sass to go get myself a pressure cooker.

Quoted message said:

I'll normally be cooking small quantities, but sometimes I'll
cook large batches. Is there any disadvantage to getting
a large (7 or 8 L) PC, other than the fact it's slightly
more expensive than a smaller one and takes up more space?

Quoted message said:

In essence, is it more difficult or liable to produce inferior results
if I use a large PC to cook small quantities?

i've got the 2QT fry pan. i use it for sauces, soups and stews for 1, 2 and
sometimes 4-5 persons, though 5 is really pushing it. my favorite is chicken
soup where i can brown the chicken, saute the vegetables, deglaze and
pressure cook w/ a single pan/pot!

it doesn't come w/ a trivet but the guy at the store threw one in anyhow. have
never used it, though.

if i had to do it all over again i'd still get the fry pan. i sometimes
fancy getting a 5QT, but what would i use it for? feeding an army, or
possibly speeding up making my own chicken stock. but, the truth is i'll
never do either of those two (especially w/ the awesome frozen stocks at
whole foods).

the things are expensive as it is, and the fry pan is a damn good skillet in
it's own right. it has an extremely heavy bottom with aluminum core, and the
cooking surface is dimpled so you can brown meat well w/o it sticking like
crazy.

Pete Fraser said:

I've been inspired by the recent exchanges on Kuhn-Rikon
and Lorna Sass to go get myself a pressure cooker.

I'll normally be cooking small quantities, but sometimes I'll
cook large batches. Is there any disadvantage to getting
a large (7 or 8 L) PC, other than the fact it's slightly
more expensive than a smaller one and takes up more space?

In essence, is it more difficult or liable to produce inferior results
if I use a large PC to cook small quantities?

We use a large pressure cooker, and the results are fine.

Just be sure to get a stainless steel, not an aluminum model. We bought
the 21 quart model shown here:

"http://store.yahoo.com/jsgfinishingtouches/precheat21st.html"

but IIRC, we paid around $160, not $220. There used to be a bunch of
on-line stores that carried it. The actual name on it is Boppolo, or
something like that. I think that I saw them at the Asian shopping
center in Cupertino (the Ranch 99 shopping center) in the store that
also sells range hoods.

7-8L is quite small for a pressure cooker.