Kitchen

[LoriMI]

have a Wolfgang Puck pressure cooker and LOVE it!

[denisemb]

DH asked me to order it today - he's the pressure cooker in our family and I'm glad to oblige so that he does his share of cooking, LOL.

We're replacing a T-Fal Emeril PC that we got our money's worth out of it, but the insert pot is chipping.  I voted for the Instapot, but DH like the ceramic coating, the controls at the bottom and easier to understand controls than the T-Fal.  We shall see!

[Wackers3]

I decided to spring for Ming's Pressure Cooker too - I liked the coating of the interior as that has performed very well in other products he sells on HSN.  I also liked the controls position. And the price was reduced by $100 for the TSV today so it was a good time to jump in to try. He includes quite a few recipes which should be fun to try.  If I am not pleased, I won't hesitate to return it.  

In case anyone hasn't ever tried them, Wolfgang's main assistant, Marion Getz, has created some really handy cookbooks to use with the various new kitchen appliances.  I have her Tri-Grill/Griddle one, her Quadchop one and her Panini Grill one.  I have picked them up when HSN periodically drops the price to $5 a cookbook (tho the most they ever are is $19.95) so am now going to pick up her Pressure Cooker book.  They are done in such a way that makes it very easy to use plus she includes tips for using each appliance as well as pantry tips.  They are larger books (with larger print which is great) and every recipe does have a picture of how the dish looks when done.  The reviews on just about all of them have been very good.  They run about 100 pages and the recipes are comprised of foods most of us can relate to (as compared to some cookbooks that have recipes few of us would even want to try)

Just thought I'd mention them in case anyone had any interest, especially in her Pressure Cooker book since that is the main topic here.

[Johnnyeager]

I didn't get it but was very tempted.  I like the placement of the control panels and the comparatively few buttons to push.  Some cookers have too many different ones to set, so this one seems really easy to operate.

Also, can sear and slow cook.

I didn't realize until yesterday that Ming was brought to HSN by Joy since he noted during one presentation that she was the one that introduced him to this nonstick material.  With Iman, Lorena Garcia and Ming along with her own merchandise Joy has quite a nice empire going on down there.

[momtochloe]

Wackers, I have Marion's Rice Cooker cookbook and even though it almost killed me to pay the full $20 it was the best money I have spent in a cook book.  I love the WP little rice cooker and I use this book all the time.

As you said, every dish has a picture and is very easy to read and follow.  I'll have to see if I can find any of her's on sale either at HSN or Amazon.  Thanks for the head's up!

[momtochloe]

JohnnyEager, Joy has quite the empire going.

I thought it was a joke when they said they were making a movie of her life with Jennifer Lawrence but I guess it's true and should be out relatively soon.

I cannot wait until it hits Netflix, that is must see TV for me!

[Nuttmeg]

You may want to go online and read the service manual before the product arrives.

[denisemb]

Interesting, nutmeg3 - I ordered it and when reading the manual #9 says:

"Be aware that certain foods, such as applesauce, cranberries, pearl barley, oatmeal or other cereals, split peas, noodles, macaroni, rhubarb, or spaghetti can foam, froth, and sputter, and clog the pressure release device (steam vent). These foods should not be cooked in a pressure cooker."

I wonder if they mean "only" pasta, because they used pasta in their demos.  OTOH, most recipes for mac and cheese cook the pasta first and add cheese at the end.  I'm confused.

[Blondelle]

"Be aware that certain foods, such as applesauce, cranberries, pearl barley, oatmeal or other cereals, split peas, noodles, macaroni, rhubarb, or spaghetti can foam, froth, and sputter, and clog the pressure release device (steam vent). These foods should not be cooked in a pressure cooker."

And if you don't know it's clogged and the pressue builds up and has no where to go, the darn thing will blow the top off with tremendous force and release scalding steam. Heaven help you if you are standing over it or near it at the time. No thanks. 

Also, the cooking times are impressive, but how long does it take to get up to pressure before it starts the cooking? These things still scare me!

[denisemb]

Rec'd my PC and while I'm happy with the unit, I'm less than impressed with the instruction manual/recipe cards.  This would NOT be a great purchase for anyone unfamiliar with electric pressure cooking and/or had cookbooks (Bob Warden is my bible) for "ordinary cooking".

So far we used it as a pressure cooker, slow cooker and quick sear for a pot roast and it performed nicely with easy to use controls. 

However, I'd never pay $199 for it, which is the current price.