Pressure Cookers

[Guest guest]

> For those of you who use pressure cookers, what kind do you use? Do

> you use one of the new ones, or are you sticking with the

> old-fashioned kind?

 

I have a really old one I got at a yard sale some time last century,

and it works just fine - I have no need to replace it.

 

Alex

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I have several pressure cookers...one is a Wear Ever from the 50's and the

other is even older, from the 1930's/40's, called a " MinitMaid...Magic

Cooker " . They both work

great. The main thing you might want to watch for in a much older vintage

pressure

cooker is the gasket. If it is a Wear Ever and does not have a gasket, pass

it up as you

will most likely not be able to replace the gasket. Wear Ever sold out to

Mirro Aluminum

in 1987 and they do not stock replacement parts for the old Wear Ever pans of

any kind.

I have already called them to inquire for future reference.

 

My favorite is the old MinitMaid pressure cooker. It is oval in shape and

has a

set of racks that allow you to cook food over the food on the bottom of the

pan therefore

allowing you to cook more than in a pressure cooker without this added

feature.

 

I found an instruction booklet in a box with old cut out recipes and even

older cookbooklets

when we moved into our very old house. So, I searched ebay until I found the

pressure cooker

and made specific inquiries about the gasket. It is very easy to use but you

do need to follow

the directions carefully.

 

Here is one that is listed on ebay at present: #4360144744 and here is a

copy of the instruction

booklet: #230158404573

 

Pressure cookers can sure save you a LOT of time but you NEED to be careful

using them.

Nancy C.

 

 

 

 

I have a really old one I got at a yard sale some time last century,

and it works just fine - I have no need to replace it.

 

Alex

 

[Guest guest]

I purchaseda Fagor last year. I've always been aftraid of the old

style. It makes the best beans. I have really enjoyed it.

 

Kenia

[Guest guest]

I may have asked this before, but I can't remember the answer.  Does anyone use

a pressure cooker?  If so, what brand and what material do you think is best? 

Also, if you use it to cook dry beans, do you soak the beans first?

 

Thank you.

 

Daisy