U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Jul 2018 19:11:10 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
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>>
>> "U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
>> news >>
>> On Fri, 27 Jul 2018 07:20:06 -0700, "Cheri" >
>> wrote:
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>>> "U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Fri, 27 Jul 2018 14:32:52 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>>> wrote:
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Cheri" wrote in message news >>>>>
>>>>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>> On Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 3:39:42 PM UTC-10, Nellie wrote:
>>>>>> Ophelia and Julie
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have the 8 qt Instant Pot. I can't get the Sur La table page to load
>>>>>> so
>>>>>> don't know if it's a good deal. I got mine at Target for $89.on sale
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, I do like it very much. I can make a fabulous pot roast in 55
>>>>>> minutes, pulled pork in less, frozen chicken straight from the freezer
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> less than an hour. Everything comes out tasting wonderful.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I had gottten a pressure cooker as a wedding gift years ago and was
>>>>>> afraid
>>>>>> to use it after a co-worker's incident with it. This thing is easy
>>>>>> peasy
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hope to help,
>>>>>> Nellie
>>>>>
>>>>> Pressure cookers are great. Most people are afraid of that contraption
>>>>> until
>>>>> they've used it for a while. I was scared to death of the one we had when
>>>>> I
>>>>> was a kid. I don't know how we got it but I was the only one in my family
>>>>> that used it. The truth is that those things don't operate at a very high
>>>>> pressure. They are less than half the pressure of properly inflated car
>>>>> tires.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't want a multi-cooker because that's just more clutter in the
>>>>> kitchen
>>>>> but I'd certainly spring for a cheap aluminum if I could use it on my
>>>>> range.
>>>>> It won't work on my range because it's an induction range and aluminum
>>>>> does
>>>>> not work on it. Unfortunately, the steel ones are too expensive for me.
>>>>> That's the breaks.
>>>>>
>>>>> ==
>>>>>
>>>>> I have an old fashioned pressure cooker that I use quite often, never had
>>>>> a
>>>>> problem with it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheri
>>>>>
>>>>> ===
>>>>>
>>>>> Same here, but I was intrigued with the Instant Pot because it seems to
>>>>> cook
>>>>> a variety of things that I would never think to do in my Pressure cooker.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> you just need to get a new cookbook for pressure cookers or search the
>>>> 'Net. I never thought of some of those things either. I think I may
>>>> have one of those cookbooks around here somewhere. If I find it I
>>>> will post occasionally.
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>>
>>> I have an old Presto cookbook somewhere too. I haven't seen it for a long
>>> time.
>>>
>>> Cheri
>>
>> I have the old Mirro book but what I am talking about are all the new
>> cookbooks coming out for the new electronic pressure cookers. I know
>> there are recipes for how to cook a one-pot meal where you dump the
>> uncooked pasta in along with everything else. I'm trying to think of
>> other things I have seen. I'll go check my cookbooks.
>> Janet US
>> ==
>>
>> I can assure you that my pressure cooking is NOT electronic It sits on a
>> gas ring ...
>>
> the point is that you can use those same recipes for a non-electronic
> cooker. The new cookers have just given new cooks new ways to use the
> pot.
>

I'm surprised Popeye hasn't edified us with the virtues of using a 50
gallon Navy pot with steam jackets ... It can cook up hundreds of pounds
of food in as many milliseconds