Wear-Ever Chicken Bucket Query

[launderess]

Decided to give my Wear-Ever chicken bucket a good cleaning as thought the pressure regulator wasn't rocking as it should. Upon snapping the unit off, sure enough the thing was caked with old grease and muck,(unit came from MaMa's house, and it shows evidence somewhere someone allowed oil to over flow).

Any way, after cleaning the pressure regulator out, a small arch shaped wire came out, and not sure how to reposition it back so the thing will "snap" on.

Can anyone else who owns a chicken bucket, take peek at theirs and give moi the 411?

TIA

Launderess

 

[launderess]

Problem Solved

Got the thing back on, will have to wait until next batch of broasted chicken to see how it works.

L.

 

[whirlcool]

Laundress:

Are those things safe to use? I think we had a discussion about these a few years back, but I forgot what the general concenus was.
When I was a teen I worked at a drive-in that offered Broasted Chicken. They had special "Broaster" machines (huge!) that did the cooking. Man, was that Chicken good. I haven't had Broasted chicken in maybe 30 years......

 

[launderess]

All pressure cookers demand respect, then again ANYTHING with steam under pressure from a steam boiler to steam generator iron demads one knows what one is doing.

Chicken Bucket's make wonderful fried chicken and along as one goes about it the correct way, quite safe.

Modern pressure cookers have all sorts of safety features to prevent one from blowing the dinner up, but again, one must use caution.

L.

 

[danemodsandy]

Launderess:

According to pressure cooker expert Vickie Smith, author of Miss Vickie's Big Book of Pressure Cooker Recipes (Wiley, softcover, 2008), these Wearever units were discontinued due to potential safety hazards. Wearever has dropped all support for them. Here's a link to some chicken bucket info on Smith's Website; the site also has safety information for older pressure cookers that I think should be more widely known:

http://missvickie.com/howto/fry/frying.html

 

[frigilux]

Oh, go ahead and use it; After all, what's to fear in a quart or two of 360-degree pressurized cooking oil? Like massive third degree burns and a rapidly-spreading kitchen fire are anything to worry about...

THROW THE DAMN THING AWAY, LAUNDERESS!! NOW!!! (Yes, I'm yelling.)

In fact, please send us photos of it being hauled away by your trash service as proof of its banishment. We will not sleep at night knowing you might use it, endangering you and your family.

 

[launderess]

Well, I do thank all you all's and Miss Vicky's concern about my health and welfare. But do think this feeble and weak minded person can just about manage with the Wearever Chicken Bucket.

Didn't read all of Miss. Vicky's site as the set-up of her webpages was maddening to navigate, however never trust anyone who is running down something without some hard facts to back up their position.

Again, ANY pressure cooker used improperly will cause damage, IMHO long as one never fills the Chicken Bucket with more oil than called for, and respects certian aspects of pressure cooking, things should be fine.

Can see where various design flaws would cause the potential for danger. For instance it is possible for someone to open the CB up, while it is still under (low)pressure. I ALWAYS make sure all steam has stopped coming out of the regulator before attempting to open, and if the lid starts to shudder when attempting, means there is still some pressure in there.

Am sure Miss. Vicky et all mean well, but am not going to throw out my Chicken Bucket and spend $$$ for a Fagor or Magefessa unit for something I only use at most three or four times a year. Fried foods are not big on the menu here, despite the demand, because they really aren't good for one's health. Besides, have a nice deep Wagner cast iron "fried chicken" skillet, and a vintage Dazy combination deep fryer and slow cooker to deep fry in as well.

L.

 

[danemodsandy]

Launderess:

I know you're very knowledgeable, but you are attempting to contain pressurised oil which is above its boiling point with a rubber gasket around thirty years old that is not replaceable.

Please reconsider. Vickie Smith is a recognised, well-respected authority. I would not normally press so hard, but I honestly feel like your well-bring could be at stake.

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Remember, the Ford Pinto was a good car unless someone rear ended it and turned it into a 'People Bucket'... LOL and be careful...

RCD

 

[launderess]

Again, thank you all so very much for your concern, and it is duly noted. However living in NYC, my life is probably under danger from various other threats in priority than the chicken bucket.

Even if one wished to couldn't throw the unit away because it belongs to Mama. Suppose could return it to her along with the above warnings, and it might go back into unused storage or simply chucked out, as Mama doesn't make fried foods much anymore either.

Anyone who has read the directions for the CB carefully will clearly see when pressure frying, one is supposed to turn the heat down to med or med-low. Suspect many persons were keeping the heat at the temp to maintain 350F (frying temp),which is where it was during the browning stage of frying before the lid goes on.

Again, am not discounting the dangers, but for a thing one uses so little, am not going to get myself into a dither. More often than not am more likely to be brained by the thing falling off the high shelf where it is stored for months on end between uses.

 

[launderess]

It Is All Down To Karma

Do good things and good things will happen to you!

 

[frigilux]

Honey, what's for supper?