What's your opinion on using tomatoes in Aluminuma pan.

The pressure cooker I have is Alunimum. I didn't think about it beign
aluminum when I bought it. I wish I had; I would have looked for the
stainless steel one.

Manda Ruby wrote:
> What's your opinion on using tomatoes in Aluminuma pan.
>
> The pressure cooker I have is Alunimum. I didn't think about it beign
> aluminum when I bought it. I wish I had; I would have looked for the
> stainless steel one.

I've had a pricey stainless steel pressure cooker and several cheap
aluminum ones. I like the aluminum better. I used tomatoes in both.
Everything stuck to the stainless steel one. Nothing stuck to the
aluminum one.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

Manda Ruby wrote:
> What's your opinion on using tomatoes in Aluminuma pan.
>
> The pressure cooker I have is Alunimum. I didn't think about it beign
> aluminum when I bought it. I wish I had; I would have looked for the
> stainless steel one.

I have an aluminum pressure cooker and works fine. It cleans up very
easily. I cook with tomatoes but I have never made something where
tomato was the main ingredient.

Tracy

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Manda Ruby > wrote:

> What's your opinion on using tomatoes in Aluminuma pan.
It wouldn't be my first choice but it will still cook the tomatoes. I
don't think I'd let them simmer or stew in there for a real long time,
though, unless I was trying to clean my aluminum pan.
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Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> In article
> >,
> Manda Ruby > wrote:
>
> > What's your opinion on using tomatoes in Aluminuma pan.
> It wouldn't be my first choice but it will still cook the tomatoes. I
> don't think I'd let them simmer or stew in there for a real long time,
> though, unless I was trying to clean my aluminum pan.

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Manda Ruby > wrote:

> What's your opinion on using tomatoes in Aluminuma pan.
>
> The pressure cooker I have is Alunimum. I didn't think about it beign
> aluminum when I bought it. I wish I had; I would have looked for the
> stainless steel one.

I wouldn't. The aluminum oxidizes when exposed to the acid in the
tomatoes and the metallic residue gives them a horrid bitter flavor.

My PC is stainless steel.

I never cook in aluminum. It's too reactive.
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On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:15:52 -0700 (PDT), Manda Ruby
> wrote:

>What's your opinion on using tomatoes in Aluminuma pan.
>
>The pressure cooker I have is Alunimum. I didn't think about it beign
>aluminum when I bought it. I wish I had; I would have looked for the
>stainless steel one.

Well, I have 3. One is an old Mirro Al unit. I no longer use it. I
have a tiny Hawkins unit (made in India) which is also Al. I bought
it because it is great for packpackers and people who camp out
at high altitude. Well made and innovative. My main "unit" is a
S/S Fagor Duo, which comes with 2 bases (3 and 8(?) qt) with
a common lid, and a glass lid for conventional use. OK for all
cooktops including induction. It is also laminated with a heat-
diffusion core.

I have seen Al cookers pit badly over time because of cooking
acid foods therein. Tomato, sauerkraut, you understand.

I do not know of an Al unit that is anodized.... that would be
a step forward, IMHO. I use the Fagor for almost all my PC
cooking. Made in Spain. In understand there is a Swiss-made
unit that is also quite good, but very pricey.

Short answer, I would not buy a pure Aluminum unit if I
had another choice. The Fagor Duo has been very satisfactory
to me for all uses, pressure or otherwise.

HTH

Alex

> My main "unit" is a
> S/S Fagor Duo, which comes with 2 bases (3 and 8(?) qt) with
> a common lid, and a glass lid for conventional use. OK for all
> cooktops including induction. It is also laminated with a heat-
> diffusion core.

Must be a very nice unit.

I was wishing that pressure cookers come with glass lid and the same
lid (glass lid as well as pressure cooker lid) can be used for
different size of cooking.

Where did you buy that and how did you pay this unit?

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>,
Manda Ruby > wrote:

> > My main "unit" is a
> > S/S Fagor Duo, which comes with 2 bases (3 and 8(?) qt) with
> > a common lid, and a glass lid for conventional use. OK for all
> > cooktops including induction. It is also laminated with a heat-
> > diffusion core.
>
> Must be a very nice unit.
>
> I was wishing that pressure cookers come with glass lid and the same
> lid (glass lid as well as pressure cooker lid) can be used for
> different size of cooking.
>
> Where did you buy that and how did you pay this unit?

A web search on Fagor pressure cookers will turn up many hits. Also try
Amazon.

Kuhn Rikon is the Swiss brand to which Chemiker referred.

There's a book, "Cooking Under Pressure" by Lorna Sass.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
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On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:52:41 -0500, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> A web search on Fagor pressure cookers will turn up many hits. Also try
> Amazon.
>
> Kuhn Rikon is the Swiss brand to which Chemiker referred.
>
> There's a book, "Cooking Under Pressure" by Lorna Sass.

Look carefully when you look. The American ones are designed
nowadays to maintain 15# of pressure; at least one import is designed to
maintain 10#.

That may be better, for aught I know; it seems bound to be
different.

--
Beartooth Staffwright, Neo-Redneck Not Quite Clueless Power User
I have precious (very precious!) little idea where up is.

I found "Fagor Duo Pressure Cooker Combi" and "Fagor 6-pc. Futuro
Pressure Cooker Set" at
http://www.fagorpressurecookers.com/...kers/?pageno=2


What is the different between these two sets aside from the design?

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Manda Ruby > wrote:

> I found "Fagor Duo Pressure Cooker Combi" and "Fagor 6-pc. Futuro
> Pressure Cooker Set" at
> http://www.fagorpressurecookers.com/...kers/?pageno=2
>
> What is the different between these two sets aside from the design?

For the love of Alex, read the descriptions.
The differences are spelled out.
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"Manda Ruby" > wrote in message
...
>
> I found "Fagor Duo Pressure Cooker Combi" and "Fagor 6-pc. Futuro
> Pressure Cooker Set" at
> http://www.fagorpressurecookers.com/...kers/?pageno=2
>
>
> What is the different between these two sets aside from the design?

The Duo combi set seems to be the same as this set which is $31 dollars
cheaper.

http://www.fagorpressurecookers.com/.../918060803.htm

Robert