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(AlleyGator) wrote:

[about pressure cookers]

> they're pretty handy to have - and SAFE if you get a newer
>one.

Age isn't the issue, really. My canner is at least fifty years
old.

What makes it safe for me to use is that I know *exactly* what
to expect from it. (If the gauge were off by as little as three
pounds, I'm sure I would be aware of it.) If anything isn't
right, I can remove it from the heat immediately and
investigate.

But most importantly, I *never*, for any reason, take my
attention away from it while it is under pressure. Yes,
pressure cookers can malfunction; but the malfunction only
becomes catastrophic because of operator inattention.

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Wayne M.