Janet Bostwick wrote:
> Tracy wrote:
>> Christine Dabney wrote:
>>> On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:05:29 -0500, Tracy > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> It is definitely putting out a lot of steam. I guess I just have to
>>>> check whatever I am cooking every 25 minutes or so, until he caves
>>>> and buys me a new one.
>>>>
>>>> -Tracy
>>> With my new pressure cooker, if it is putting out a lot of steam, it
>>> means the heat is too high. When I turn it down, it slows down and
>>> just becomes a very gentle stream.
>>>
>>> Have you tried turning down the heat?
>>>
>>> Christine
>> I think I might have the heat up too high. I just remember my mother
>> using a pressure cooker and I remember the whistly thingy - yes, I
>> know, I highly technical term - going like crazy. So, you are saying,
>> it is fine if it is just barely whistling/jiggling?
>>
>> -Tracy
>
> The instructions with my ancient pressure cooker say the the jiggly thingy
> is supposed to jiggle just a couple of times per minute. Otherwise you are
> blowing all your pot liquid out the whistle thingy in the form of escaping
> steam. The whistle/jiggler are designed to release pressure (steam) when
> the pressure inside the pan exceeds the pressure they were designed to
> maintain. If you have steam escaping constantly, it means that the pressure
> is constantly above that limit, requiring the whistle to release pressure.
> HTH
> Janet
>
>
I just love it when y'all talk technical. LOL