notbob wrote:
> On 2005-02-28, zxcvbob > wrote:
>
> > I believe you are getting confused by the difference between a
pressure
> > cooker and a pressure canner. Pressure canners are a subset of
usually
> > large pressure cookers that are designed to hold jars (or cans) of
food
> > on a rack and have precise pressure controls.
>
> While I agree, I think you are also confusing the issue. Pressure
> canners do the exact same thing as pressure cookers. They both apply
> heat to food, which is one of the definitions of cook.
>
> nb

Musta applied heat to your brain too, for certain it's cooked.
Pressure canning is a process, NOT cooking... cooking took place
*prior* to the pressure process (which is a preserving process).