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food:cooking:cookware [2019/02/05 12:03]
frater_secessus [pressure cookers] 		food:cooking:cookware [2019/02/05 12:27]
frater_secessus [countertop]
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 Note that since the vessel is pressurized during cooking one cannot easily add ingredients or stir the food while cooking. Note that since the vessel is pressurized during cooking one cannot easily add ingredients or stir the food while cooking.
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 +Pressure cookers are widely available at thrift shops for very little money.  If you go this way, a unit with a weight[s] to regulate pressure is less complicated than dial-type regulators.  The latter require regular calibration.  Be sure your weight-regulated cooker comes with the weight, as they can cost $10 or more.  Most used pressure cookers are due for [[https://amzn.to/2MSuu4V|a gasket set]], also about $10.  Google the model number stamped into the bottom of the cooker to find the correct gasket. 
  
 === pressure canning === === pressure canning ===
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 Canning jars can also do double duty as drinking cups, and the ones marked with measurements can act as measuring cups.  [[https://amzn.to/2MRaRu7|Insulated coozies]] for mason jars can make them easier to handle. Canning jars can also do double duty as drinking cups, and the ones marked with measurements can act as measuring cups.  [[https://amzn.to/2MRaRu7|Insulated coozies]] for mason jars can make them easier to handle.
 ===== countertop ===== ===== countertop =====
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 +Countertop cookers run on 110v, whether from [[electrical:shore_power|shore power]] or large [[electrical:inverter|inverter]].  Cooking with battery power may require a bank that can handle a lot of current, like [[electrical:12v:deep_cycle_battery#lithium_chemistries|lithium]] or [[electrical:12v:deep_cycle_battery#agm|AGM]]. 
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 ==== crock pots ==== ==== crock pots ====
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 ==== instant pots ==== ==== instant pots ====
  
 +[[https://amzn.to/2GrDZXB|{{ https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41ouG5f1yEL._AC_US218_.jpg?150}}]][[https://amzn.to/2GrDZXB|Instant pots]] are popular with 'dwellers who have access to copious amounts of power.  For example, instant pots are often found where folks are already using induction cooktops instead of propane or who are successfully running microwaves. 
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 +Instant pots pull 900-1000w on average (over 80A at 12v).
  
 +See pressure cookers above for the old fashioned way to cook under pressure.  
 +==== rice cookers ====
  
  
food/cooking/cookware.txt ยท Last modified: 2021/06/30 12:06 by frater_secessus

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