"Mary" > wrote:

>>
>> I still have mine, which I used to use a lot, but haven't used in years.
>> That's less for reasons having to do with soup on the ceiling and more to
>> do with an increased dependence on the microwave.
>>
>
>Hmm. My mother used a pressure cooker. I am not sure I understand
>what the advantages are.
>
>
A friend of mine decided that while his wife was out of town, he was
going to fix some green beans in the PC. Long story short, he spent
the next 2 days digging beans out of the ceiling, and they had to
repair and repaint the kitchen. (There was the small matter of that
lid-sized hole) As a lesson learned, if I want to use one, I will buy
a new, safer model, not use the one grandma left us, like he did. I
know I should really get one, especially since I like pinto beans so
much, and they're pretty handy to have - and SAFE if you get a newer
one.

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The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.