On Fri, 27 Jul 2018 21:18:47 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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>"U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
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>On Fri, 27 Jul 2018 19:11:10 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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>>"U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
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>>On Fri, 27 Jul 2018 07:20:06 -0700, "Cheri" >
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>>>"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
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>>>> On Fri, 27 Jul 2018 14:32:52 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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>>>>>"Cheri" wrote in message news
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>>>>>"dsi1" > wrote in message
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>>>>>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
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>>>>>===
>>>>>
>>>>>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.
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>>>> 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
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>>>I have an old Presto cookbook somewhere too. I haven't seen it for a long
>>>time.
>>>
>>>Cheri
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>>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
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>>I can assure you that my pressure cooking is NOT electronic
It sits on a
>>gas ring ...
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>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.
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>==
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>Really?? What are these books called? I can't ever imagine making a cake
>in one though) I mean, how does it get to pressure with no steam .. or do
>I have it back to front <g>
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I'm sorry you missed my posts above.
Google for
Pressure cooker cakes
Pressure cooker pasta recipes
Pressure cooker casseroles
Pressure cooker lasagna
Pressure cooker mac and cheese
(be sure to read the sidebars that link to other pressure cooker
recipes)
You should be able to pick up some ideas that apply to you. As
always, if a recipe calles for a sauce in a jar or can, or if it calls
for so many ounces of ready made stock or so many ounces of a creamed
soup, or canned vegetables or broth concentrate, you know that you are
able to substitute fresh, or home made items.
Janet US