On 7/2/13 7:06 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> "j Burns" > wrote in message

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>> My new Presto book recommends cooking grains in a bowl covered with foil
>> within the pressure cooker, to prevent foaming. The pressure cooker
>> serves as a steam oven. I haven't tried grain that way, but it sounds
>> like just the thing to keep polenta from sticking to the bottom. The rack
>> could be used to keep the bowl off the bottom.
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> Well that sounds like a pain! I ordered a bunch of stuff for my Crockpot.
> The baking pan, the rack. Wound up being too fussy for me.
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I think it's a pain to put on rubber gloves to knead dough, but it's
easier than the alternative. I've read online that cleanup is a cinch
when you use an inner bowl. The book says any bowl that will stand the
heat, will work.

I have some plastic bowls with snap-on lids for microwaving. I've
browned the insides "roasting" pecans in a microwave, so I guess they'd
stand the heat of a pressure cooker. I could probably remove them from
the cooker without pot holders, and I wouldn't have to fool with foil.