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food:cooking:cookware [2019/06/25 16:26] frater_secessus [pressure cookers] expanded pressure cookers |
food:cooking:cookware [2019/06/25 16:27] frater_secessus [pressure cookers] |
Pressure cookers are widely available at thrift shops for very little money. The most common type with a weight((or weights)) ("rocker") to regulate pressure((and therefore temperature)) is less complicated and more sturdy than the rarer types with dials or gauges. Be sure the thrift store 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 cookers are widely available at thrift shops for very little money. The most common type with a weight((or weights)) ("rocker") to regulate pressure((and therefore temperature)) is less complicated and more sturdy than the rarer types with dials or gauges. Be sure the thrift store 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. |
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Dial-guage pressure cookers are not recommended because: | Dial-gauge pressure cookers are not recommended because: |
* require regular calibration at an extension service or similar, | * require regular calibration at an extension service or similar, |
* require more attention to cooking temp,((there is no temp-limiting pressure escape as with weighted cookers)), and; | * require more attention to cooking temp,((there is no temp-limiting pressure escape as with weighted cookers)), and; |