Topic: Pressure cookers

[George]

Quick question for those who have pressure cookers - what do you find yourself cooking in them?

Kentucky type fried chicken in oil.

[Peripatetic Phil]

Quick question for those who have pressure cookers - what do you find yourself cooking in them?

In mine : curry base/gurabi/w-h-y; stock from bones; congee; steak-and-kidney; casseroled mutton/goat.  Possibly others, but those come immediately to mind.

** Phil.

[Unclefrank]

Got a 5 litre Prestige Pressure Cooker over ASDA 25GBP just got me one 
Will be doing Chewy's base in the week, thanks for all your help.
Cheers.

[Unclefrank]

Just a quick question in this picture http://direct.tesco.com/product/images/?R=208-0555
The wire thing on the right is that to rest the basket on inside the pressure cooker?

[PaulP]

Quick question for those who have pressure cookers - what do you find yourself cooking in them?

Kentucky type fried chicken in oil.

So you tried it after all George and survived to tell the tale!

Cheers,

Paul

[George]

So you tried it after all George and survived to tell the tale!

Yes, just the once, after I took lots of precautions. Nothing went wrong but I know it's risky, so not a cooking method for the feint hearted. The chicken was good - but not perfect - and I must try it again.

[Peripatetic Phil]

Just a quick question in this picture http://direct.tesco.com/product/images/?R=208-0555The wire thing on the right is that to rest the basket on inside the pressure cooker?

It is indeed : the idea is that it insulates whatever sits in the basket (e.g., a Christmas pudding) from the direct heat being applied to the base of the pressure cooker, and ensures that it therefore is heated only by contact with the water and the steam, not with the base.  Which of course reminds me that that is another use for a pressure cooker : Christmas puddings !

** Phil.

[chewytikka]

Hi UF
The wire is called a trivet, also ideal for doing pot in pot fast cooking
Do an ideal Pilau in 5 minutes. Good info on this website
http://fastcooking.ca/index.htm
have fun
cheers Chewy

[Unclefrank]

Thanks for that Chewy good site there. The last time i saw a pressure cooker, i was only a child and was watching my mom fight back the steam to open the thing up, but my moms stew was excellent, she always cooked in a pressure cooker.
So when you are cooking in the basket the water you place in shouldnt touch the basket thing then?
Sorry if i sound a bit thick but i have never cooked with a pressure cooker.

[Whandsy]

I'm thinking of investing in a pressure cooker as well as unclefrank, to help eliminate lengthy kitchen smells as well as to save time.

Question for chewy, or anyone for that matter, I'm thinking of using the low fluid content such as curry2go for my next base sauce, have you (anyone) used the pressure cooker for this and does it release a lot of water from the onions/veg?

wayne