I really love my little stainless steel pressure saucepan. I know some people think cooking at a higher temperature isn't good. I have no idea. I have a pressure canner as well, and there is no other way to can low-acid foods, so I'm already there. I had wished for a stainless pressure saucepan for quite a while, and I thought they were expensive (as I only looked in local stores.) And then today I saw this listing. It's not free, but the price is excellent. They have larger ones, also. I got mine not long ago at a thrift store for $7.50. It came with an aluminum rack inside, so I went online and ordered a stainless rack.
I always worried about using the old aluminum one I had, so kind of avoided it mostly. Now, however, I use this stainless version a LOT. Tough meats? No problem! In a hurry to cook your soaked beans? Voila! It saves time, energy, and with some foods improves the results. When/if this one fails, I'll buy another, but I doubt that it will.
I've got a 10qt Fagor pressure cooker I bought maybe 3-4 years ago. I use it probably once or twice a week. Soup, meat, beans ... you can even bake bread in one (It has no crust!). It's probably my favorite kitchen device.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting... about the bread. Can you give me more particulars?
DeleteThis is where I encountered the idea. Indeed it is what got me interested in pressure cookers. I saw the bread baking thing and I had to try it.
Deletehttp://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Bread-Anywhere%3A-%22Baking%22-bread-in-a-pressure-/
Have you played around with different liquids besides water? My PC needs a minimum of a half cup of liquid to do its thing. One time I did some chicken and used a whole bottle of liquid smoke for the liquid. Pressure smoked chicken. Very tasty.
ReplyDeleteWow! No, I've always used water. I will have to try the liquid smoke. I love that stuff. Thanks!
DeleteI use stainless sauce pan .they are very useful in kitchen.
ReplyDeleteI would suggest ghee. I make my own ghee.
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