On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 05:39:13 +0000, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>On 11/22/2016 4:11 AM, koko wrote:
>>
>> I'm checking out pressure cookers. The main reason I want a pressure
>> cooker is for cooking beans so I don't need a large one.
>> I'm leaning toward the Fagor 4qt.
>> https://www.amazon.com/918060242-Sta...ressure+cooker
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/grbfvtq
>>
>> I haven't had, or used a pressure cooker for many years so any advice
>> would be appreciated.
>>
>> I await your counsel.
>>
>I'd suggest the 6l Fagor, not the 4l. Beans can foam up and clog the
>mechanism, but using a larger-than-you-thought-you'd-need pot avoids
>that problem.
>Unless, of course, you will only ever be cooking _very_ small amounts of
>beans.
>I've had a Fagor 6l for years now, and I'm very pleased with it.

Thank you, I was in Bed Bath and Beyond today and looked at the 6 qt
and agree with you, I can see where the 4 qt would be too small.

koko

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