Our son gave us a T-Fal pressure cooker that he bought new, but never
used. There is no booklet that explains how to use it. It is a 6.4 qt.
"safe2 autocuiseru-pressure cooker". There is also no pressure guage,
but it doesn't look as though one is required???? How can you know what
the pressure is if there isn't a guage? We know nothing about using
this pressure cooker, although we have used a pressure canner. Can
anyone give us some words of wisdom on this? Any help will be greatly
appreciated.

"Ed" > wrote in message
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: Our son gave us a T-Fal pressure cooker that he bought new, but never
: used. There is no booklet that explains how to use it. It is a 6.4 qt.
: "safe2 autocuiseru-pressure cooker". There is also no pressure guage,
: but it doesn't look as though one is required???? How can you know what
: the pressure is if there isn't a guage? We know nothing about using
: this pressure cooker, although we have used a pressure canner. Can
: anyone give us some words of wisdom on this? Any help will be greatly
: appreciated.

Not specifically familiar with that model. In general the modern PC's have either
a single pressure setting or a Low/High one. These are achieved with the slide
knob where the steam is released. There may be some picture icons on there for
"open" position, "quick steam release" and then either one or two pressure
settings. The pressure being achieved by a spring or some means to hold down the
relief valve until a certain pressure is reached in the cooker. Then it pops
up/down releasing steam to air and keeping the pressure in the cooker, somewhat
constant.

In general, be careful of over-filling the cooker with liquid. There probably is
a Maximum line on the inside to show top level. Too high and you squirt
food/liquid up into the pressure relief valve, block it and then overpressure the
cooker and pop the safety valve!

Use it if you need speed of cooking. Approx one third of the cooking time of just
boiling it in a saucepan. Good for vegetables and boiled meats. Some say the
taste is better done in a PC, it being done hotter and quicker. Great for boiled
fresh beetroot!

Frenchy

Frenchy wrote:

> Not specifically familiar with that model. In general the modern PC's have either
> a single pressure setting or a Low/High one. These are achieved with the slide
> knob where the steam is released. There may be some picture icons on there for
> "open" position, "quick steam release" and then either one or two pressure
> settings. The pressure being achieved by a spring or some means to hold down the
> relief valve until a certain pressure is reached in the cooker. Then it pops
> up/down releasing steam to air and keeping the pressure in the cooker, somewhat
> constant.
>
> In general, be careful of over-filling the cooker with liquid. There probably is
> a Maximum line on the inside to show top level. Too high and you squirt
> food/liquid up into the pressure relief valve, block it and then overpressure the
> cooker and pop the safety valve!
>
> Use it if you need speed of cooking. Approx one third of the cooking time of just
> boiling it in a saucepan. Good for vegetables and boiled meats. Some say the
> taste is better done in a PC, it being done hotter and quicker. Great for boiled
> fresh beetroot!
>
> Frenchy

Thanks very much for the reply, Frenchy. If anyone else has more to
add, please do.

On 3-Sep-2005, "Ed" > wrote:

> Our son gave us a T-Fal pressure cooker that he bought new, but never
> used. There is no booklet that explains how to use it. It is a 6.4 qt.
> "safe2 autocuiseru-pressure cooker". There is also no pressure guage,
> but it doesn't look as though one is required???? How can you know what
> the pressure is if there isn't a guage? We know nothing about using
> this pressure cooker, although we have used a pressure canner. Can
> anyone give us some words of wisdom on this? Any help will be greatly
> appreciated.

Try here.

http://www.t-fal.ca/tefal/

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