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food:cooking:cookware [2019/06/25 16:26] frater_secessus [pressure cookers] expanded pressure cookers |
food:cooking:cookware [2019/09/10 10:53] frater_secessus [folding ovens] |
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; |
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| ===== foil cooking ===== |
| [[https://vandwellerforum.com/thread-3164.html|Cooking in aluminum foil]] is a traditional camp cooking technique. Typically it is done by wrapping hamburger meat, onions, and root vegetables in layers of foil and placing in coals.((not flames)) Baked potatoes also work well in foil. |
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