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WOW 12 qt.

SharkE — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 03:10:30 GMT

pressure cooker at HSN didn't know they made that big. Have to have a big family to fill that thing up.

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software — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 03:14:02 GMT

That reminds me of the Nesco cookers Q used to sell. 12 quart is big but you are supposed to be able to use it like a 6 qt or 8 qt too

@SharkE wrote:
pressure cooker at HSN didn't know they made that big. Have to have a big family to fill that thing up.

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SharkE — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 03:18:03 GMT

be heavy and take up a lot of cabinet space or pantry space.

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jaxs mom — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 03:33:53 GMT

I have a 23 qt, but I really only use it for pressure canning. You can cook in it though.

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Lacey1 — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 12:28:49 GMT

Wow! That is impressive! It would be good for a church group or firehouse that needed to make a ton of whatever!

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momtochloe — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 14:22:57 GMT

This is so funny you are posting this as early this morning they had a tiny 2 quart PC on. I didn't know they made them that small but they made some very interesting recipes if you are cooking for just a few folks.

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SharkE — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 14:55:40 GMT

I posted last night LOL but I want to see that 2 qt going over there now.

I got 2 4qt ovals, 2 six qt's and 1 8qt oval for long ribs. Plus, I kept my old time Ultrex on the stove one just because LOL

I dont' know how folks get by with fixing roasts, ribs, briskets without a pressure cooker. I read in "I've never had a pressure cooker" I try to keep mouth shut, but , I think how in the world do you eat that tough meat without one . It just blows my mind. I've been using pressure cookers since I was 15 and helping to keep house. (back then you cooked and cleaned and sewed) Have to have dog canine teeth to eat tough beef can't even cut it with a serrated knife.

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momtochloe — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:01:55 GMT

@SharkE if you don't mind I'd like to ask you some advice as I am planning on making a very small pork roast (maybe 2-2.5 pounds) in my pressure cooker this weekend.

My plan is to brown it and then set it on a rack and pour water into the bottom (or maybe some kind of broth). Have you ever made a pork roast in one of your PC's and if so how did you prepare it?

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chickenbutt — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:11:07 GMT

There are numerous ways to make tender meat without a pressure cooker.

I'm not putting down pressure cookers, of course. Just stating a fact.

I do have a couple of them somewhere, but I haven't used them for probably ten years. I wouldn't eat tough meat either!

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momtochloe — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:13:44 GMT

@chickenbutt wrote:
There are numerous ways to make tender meat without a pressure cooker.

I'm not putting down pressure cookers, of course. Just stating a fact.

I do have a couple of them somewhere, but I haven't used them for probably ten years. I wouldn't eat tough meat either!

Hi @chickenbutt how do you make a pork roast (please know I have a Breville toaster oven if that makes a difference) . . . many thanks in advance CB!

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Lacey1 — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:24:36 GMT

A PC isn't just for tough cuts-it adds flavor and it's faster. IMO, nothing beats a PC for a

corned beef brisket.

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SharkE — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:31:09 GMT

@momtochloe wrote:
@SharkE if you don't mind I'd like to ask you some advice as I am planning on making a very small pork roast (maybe 2-2.5 pounds) in my pressure cooker this weekend.

My plan is to brown it and then set it on a rack and pour water into the bottom (or maybe some kind of broth). Have you ever made a pork roast in one of your PC's and if so how did you prepare it?

First of all prepare for shrinkage.

Pork, takes longer to get done thru and thru then beef

I bake mine first in skillet in oven at 350 for at least hr or hour and half I want it browned.

then put in pressure cooker either 4 or 6 qt size with no more then 2 cups of water, because the fat in the pork will make it's own broth.

time it for an hr. should be pull apart tender and can then put bbq sauce on and have bbq pork sandwiches on bun.

bigger the pork roast the longer the time to cook you don't want raw pork. It will come out smaller then what U put in why when I buy them I anticipate shrinking in oven then pressure cooker.

I think I put a cup and a half of water in mine when their that small.

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momtochloe — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:39:49 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
@momtochloe wrote:
@SharkE if you don't mind I'd like to ask you some advice as I am planning on making a very small pork roast (maybe 2-2.5 pounds) in my pressure cooker this weekend.

My plan is to brown it and then set it on a rack and pour water into the bottom (or maybe some kind of broth). Have you ever made a pork roast in one of your PC's and if so how did you prepare it?
First of all prepare for shrinkage.
Pork, takes longer to get done thru and thru then beef
I bake mine first in skillet in oven at 350 for at least hr or hour and half I want it browned.
then put in pressure cooker either 4 or 6 qt size with no more then 2 cups of water, because the fat in the pork will make it's own broth.
time it for an hr. should be pull apart tender and can then put bbq sauce on and have bbq pork sandwiches on bun.

bigger the pork roast the longer the time to cook you don't want raw pork. It will come out smaller then what U put in why when I buy them I anticipate shrinking in oven then pressure cooker.

I think I put a cup and a half of water in mine when their that small.

Thank you so much for this @SharkE but I have one more quick question. I'm afraid I don't understand baking it in an oven for an hour and a half and then placing it in the presure cooker as I haven't heard of that. I am looking to have slices for meals/sandwiches so I would not turn down a nice gravy . . .

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SharkE — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:41:46 GMT

I'm mainly just putting in pressure cooker to tenderize it.

I bake in oven to get the brown color and crust like look to it.

Pork is really thick and takes long time to cook well done. It's always raw in the middle and well done on outside. when you bake in oven first for at least an hr. (in my case, hr. and a half) you get that really browned and done look. Pressure cooker finishes cooking it and makes it fork tender.

Yep, takes more time then just putting it straight in the pressure cooker. If I was doing it that way I'd cook it 90 min. mininum on high.

I gotta have browned meat. LOL

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SharkE — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:47:02 GMT

By the way when I bake it in the oven, all that grease that cooks out ...I add that to the pressure cooker with the water and talk about a good gravy salt and pepper add a little flour or cornstarch to thicken after you lift the roast out.

IF you don't want gravy, don't put in the grease, just the water and add bbq sauce , stir, great sandwiches

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momtochloe — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:54:30 GMT

Oh my goodness @SharkE thank you for taking the time to explain this to me as I have never found this method throughout my many searches on the internet . . . I am all in and please know I am all about #TeamGrease . . . I love a great gravy . . . sincerely sharke, thank you again for your help!

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SharkE — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 17:16:20 GMT

Your welcome, hun. I'm a 'old' country cook from Ind. Like helping people discover how to cook the way our ancestors did. I love retro looking gadgets too.

I saw a oven few yrs. ago in Lowe's think it was loved that thing. It was a retro oven with a shelf built above it attacked to the rear of the cooktop.

Where folks used to keep their salt and pepper, grease strainer pot, few spices at the handy.

I remembered that and when we moved to Tx. and I bought my appliances I had the contractor to put me a shelf above mine made out of stainless and wrought iron brackets to screw to the brick wall.

Retro cool.................LOL You'd like eating at my house. LOL

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SharkE — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 19:03:42 GMT

By the way guess you know if you bake the roast in the oven first in a skillet you put water in the skillet, right ?

I never know how much kitchen knowledge people I talk to have, young first time cooks, etc.

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Daysdee — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 19:38:45 GMT

I briefly saw the 2 qt. on HSN and it caught my eye. I cook for one, but don't know if I would use this. I purchased the 4 qt. from QVC and returned it without trying it since it seemed complicated. I hate to order another one if I won't use it, but this size seems perfect for me.

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SharkE — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 21:51:08 GMT

not complicated at all .

you would learn after while. with time comes experience. read the booklet and follow.

pressure cook a whole small chicken and make your own chicken salad.

this stuff u buy! what is that? lol

do yourself a steak, etc