PRESSURE COOKERS: Love 'em? Hate 'em? Let's go to the poll!

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Allen---

There were electric pressure cookers made by Presto in the late 60s-early 70s. Basically, just a Presto cooker with an element, Control Master, and legs to keep the element off of the counter top. I have two.

The new style of electric pressure cookers have been around since the 90s. I don't know much about them. No desire to drop the big, big bucks on one.

Lawrence/Maytagbear
 
Pressure cookers are VERY SAFE!

Specially now that we live in a world where everything ends in a millionaire sue.

Some decades ago, pressure cookers had nothing more than the safety screw (usually red, a screw that pops and relieves the pressure before the PC explode.

Thanks to the lawyers, nowadays the PCs have so many redundant safety devices that even intentionally it's virtually impossible to explode a PC.

Note that "explode" a PC is one thing, trigger the safety devices is other much different.The second situation makes a mess, but won't harm even if one is stand next to the PC. The first situation causes a huge destruction.

Answering: I love my pressure cookers, I almost always use them. And with proper atention, they aren't danger at all!

Something I'd love to have is one of those american style pressure canners. I'd love to make my own canned foods.
 
Electric vs electronic. While both are electric the newer electronic ones like mine are just say it again "Set it and forget it" . No timing to be done, just listen for the beep and the pot goes into "keep warm".
 
Smoker

There is one out now that supposedly doubles as a pressure smoker as well. Not sure how it works, but that might be cool!

Malcolm
 
Pressure Canning

Thomas,

Is home canning something that is done with any great frequency in Brazil? Just curious; having access to jars and such for canning is vital.

Hunter
 
A (sort of)

When I worked in a hotel kitchen 1 of our banqueet cooks was blanching vegetables in the pressure steamer when BOOM! the door latch failed on the top compartment and the door blew off. Out came a huge cloud of steam and the cook jumped over the table and hit the deck. I was in the dishroom (Hobart FT-820 equiped for those who like DWs) and heard the noise so went running and found the aftermath.
 

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