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My Favorite Pressure Cookers

Sooner — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 01:59:16 GMT

First of all, I am old. Second, I Iove to cook and I love kitchen stuff. Long post to follow:

My first pressure cooker was a Presto with the bobbly thing on top. It was sort of scary. Then I got an electric ******or and it was better but still difficult to get closed and adjusted.

So I bought a Cuisinart, which actually might have been worse than the ******or. It was a real pain to get it closed and locked right. During that time I also had an oval one from QVC that I absolutely hated because it was so big and heavy. Got rid of it in a hurry!

I found a Fissler 6 qt deeper and 2.5 qt skillet like stovetop set on sale and used them quite a bit until I got the Instant Pot one--which is by far better than any other electric one I ever had and we use it pretty often--a lot for sweet potatoes.

We now use the 6-qt. Fissler on an induction burner for beans. They come out just perfect! We can quick soak them, then after that finish them because the burner heats the cooker to pressure rapidly and keeps it at a low temperature without fiddling with the gas stove where setting the heat is problematic.

I just thought I would toss that out for people thinking about pressure cookers, and say that the induction burner and the stovetop Fisslers are a great combination!

You may agree or disagree, but I'm sure any input would be appreciated by those interested in pressure cookers.

Re: My Favorite Pressure Cookers

PickyPicky3 — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 02:18:00 GMT

The new electric pressure cookers are easy and peaceful, but getting to cooking pressure and then lowering it to release takes a long time.

The old stovetop ones were much faster, but you had to have a drink before and after cooking.

Re: My Favorite Pressure Cookers

Icegoddess — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 02:29:01 GMT

I guess I don't understand why OP isn't posting the full name of the 2nd PC. I have no idea what the brand might be.

I'm really not a pressure cooker person. I have the Cooks Essentials mini one and almost exclusively use it for hard boiled eggs. You can't get replacement gaskets for it, and I can't stand the smell that develops in the gasket after cooking savory items, so it just sits there. Most of the items I see cooked in them in presentations arent's what I like to eat anyways. I'm not much of a soup eater, and I don't like my meat and veggies all cooked together in the same pot because they end up all tasting the same.

I am afraid of the old fashioned ones with the jiggler on top.

Re: My Favorite Pressure Cookers

kate2357 — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 02:42:52 GMT

@Icegoddess

I think the **** was added by the Q censor. There are certain words/letters they won't let you spell out. Example... I was trying to name a sporting goods store and they put those **** where the name would go. Not sure if this will work, but I was trying to name d i c k ' s sporting goods.

I have no idea the name of the food pressure that was censored.

Re: My Favorite Pressure Cookers

Icegoddess — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 03:03:48 GMT

@kate2357 wrote:
@Icegoddess
I think the **** was added by the Q censor. There are certain words/letters they won't let you spell out. Example... I was trying to name a sporting goods store and they put those **** where the name would go. Not sure if this will work, but I was trying to name d i c k ' s sporting goods.

I have no idea the name of the food pressure that was censored.

@kate2357 Well that's odd when it's part of a word. I could get it if it was an abbreviation or just the standalone word. I think there is a kitchen brand that begins with the abbreviation I use for Find a Grave, so maybe that's it. It's funny, I use that abbreviation in my records, but can't in the Facebook group for users. They prefer FG. I'm not going back and changing all my records just because it might offend someone.

Re: My Favorite Pressure Cookers

SharkE — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 03:23:41 GMT

Ninja's rule. The End.

Re: My Favorite Pressure Cookers

Nightowlz — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 04:10:33 GMT

I have a Cuisinart & one from Q. I liked the oval 8 qt I bought from Q years ago. It finally quit working.

Electric pressure cookers range from 9-12 psi while stovetop should be 15 psi. Stovetop should work the best.

Re: My Favorite Pressure Cookers

Sooner — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:25:34 GMT

@Icegoddess wrote:
I guess I don't understand why OP isn't posting the full name of the 2nd PC. I have no idea what the brand might be.

I'm really not a pressure cooker person. I have the Cooks Essentials mini one and almost exclusively use it for hard boiled eggs. You can't get replacement gaskets for it, and I can't stand the smell that develops in the gasket after cooking savory items, so it just sits there. Most of the items I see cooked in them in presentations arent's what I like to eat anyways. I'm not much of a soup eater, and I don't like my meat and veggies all cooked together in the same pot because they end up all tasting the same.

I am afraid of the old fashioned ones with the jiggler on top.

@Icegoddess Because it thought the brand beginning with an F and then having A gor in it was a dirty word. I didn't think about that.

Re: My Favorite Pressure Cookers

ciao_bella — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:28:29 GMT

I still have the QVC Oval Cook's Essentials pressure cooker which was a TSV back in the day. It still works great and I love the oval shape when doing meats that need the extra oval length of the pot.

Re: My Favorite Pressure Cookers

Sooner — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:35:02 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
Ninja's rule. The End.

@SharkE Most of them are too heavy and bulky for me. Wimp? Perhaps! LOL!!

Re: My Favorite Pressure Cookers

brandiwine — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:38:46 GMT

Love my 6 qt Cuisinart! Works great

Re: My Favorite Pressure Cookers

hellokitty — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:57:28 GMT

I am a canner so my go to for that is a Presto stove top. I could cook in it but I use it only for preserving.

With that said, we own two Cook's Essentials pressure cookers, 4 & 6 quarts. I use them more as crock pots (they have that feature as well) than a pressure cooker. The hubby uses it more as a pressure cooker.

Re: My Favorite Pressure Cookers

SharkE — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:12:16 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
@SharkE wrote:
Ninja's rule. The End.
@SharkE Most of them are too heavy and bulky for me. Wimp? Perhaps! LOL!!

your not gonna use it like a shoulder bag. Just sit it where your gonna use it and leave it be.

Re: My Favorite Pressure Cookers

wagirl — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:27:22 GMT

I learned to use a stove top Presto pressure cooker when I was in 5th grade. My mom went to work and I was the one to start dinner for the family, as I got home before my parents did. Did lots of meat in it---had no fear about using it---

I bought an electric pressure cooker from the Q, prob Cooks Essentials brand, that had the hard anodized insert that I loved.-But then I got the InstaPot and have been a fan ever since--use it alot for most everything. My favorite thing is to make yogurt in it. Green beans are the best in a pressure cooker and love doing the eggs and spuds in it for a spud salad.

Re: My Favorite Pressure Cookers

meem120 — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:26:54 GMT

I love my Ninja Foodie. I recently made ribs. Pressure cooked them, then just changed the lid and air fried them to perfection. They were delicious.