gerard 6 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Yeah, OK, 'pressure cookers' - a little obscure for a snow forum, but here it is: We just got this pressure cooker and I'm not sure what to use it for. M-chan seems keen on making curries and mabo-dofu and such with it but there must be lots of great uses for it that I'm not aware of. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 I use my pressure cooker to fry chicken. It's ace. Link to post Share on other sites
arcadia 0 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 sterilizing grain to grow mushrooms sprang to mind Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 boiling a huge pot of potatoes, my mum used to do this when I was young, it didn't take long at all!!! or soup! (also using potatoes ) Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 They're good for anything that generally takes a long time to make properly... good for corned beef, pot-roast/sauerbraten and those kinds of things. If it weren't for microwaves, I'd still use the pressure cooker for potatoes. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Wow, pressure cooker - haven't thought about one of those in years! Mum used to make the best Beef Stew in one. I tend to use a Slow Cooker/Crock Pot rather than a pressure cooker though. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 I can never understand the point of those crock pots made by crueset. What are they good for? I know they go in the oven, but why? Cant you just use a pan on the hob? Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Wonder if it has something to do with heat retention? Maybe you can just crank up the heat for an hour, then turn the oven off and let it cook from the remaining heat from there? Just guessing. I like the way things come out in a plug-in slow cooker, but I really feel the anxiety of having my flat burn down while I'm away if I leave it on all day! When there's no snow out, I can leave it out on the veranda so if it goes up in flames there's only concrete. The meat or chicken for stew or curry comes out amazingly tender in a crock pot. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 OK. Done a search on line and looked at the La Crueset range - there are stock pots, but I can't see any crock pots. The benefit of a stock pot that can go in the oven is that you can stick on on the hob to fry off onions, brown the meat and fry off the spices to give them a better flavour, then you can add veg, stock etc and stick it in the oven to casserole cook. A Crock Pot or Slow Cooker however is an electric device where the ceramic bowl (with glass lid) sits inside the electric heating device. This cooks the food MUCH slower than an oven or pot (the exact opposite of a pressure cooker actually. The result being amazingly tender meat - especially if it is a cheaper cut! The best bit about crock pots for for working or busy families is that you can turn it on in the morning when you leave for work, and come home to a cooked dinner! In fact that could come in MIGHTY handy on a snow day...stick a nice stew or curry on to cook in the morning, play all day and come home to a yummo hot and tender dinner! Add: LOL beat me to it Ezorisu - I took too long searching Crueset!! Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 pressure cookers - also good for cooking genmai. crock pots, just got one, haven't tried it out yet. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 great Ger, now let's have a recipe thread where we can swap..... Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 I was thinking - deep frying and stews, but those can be done on a stove too and I was wondering why we need a pressure cooker. Guess it just turns out better and more tender with a pressure cooker. They should be good for steaming too - genmai or gyoza or just about anything. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 Corn is good. Good on the BBQ wrapped in tinfoil too with lots of butter and salt. Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 how long do you pressure cook corn for? Link to post Share on other sites
Ewok 2 1 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 about 10 mins. and then, add a bit of soya source, cook it for 1 or 2 mins in 魚焼き機 Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 sounds nice, except what's the " 魚焼き機"? Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I looked it up earlier - a "fish burning device"? Babelfish sucked at that translation I would imagine, and the nihongo boy is out tonight! Grrr Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 the flat wire ting to hold your fish as you barbie it. "fish burn basket" Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Originally Posted By: ger I was thinking - deep frying and stews, but those can be done on a stove too and I was wondering why we need a pressure cooker. Guess it just turns out better and more tender with a pressure cooker. They should be good for steaming too - genmai or gyoza or just about anything. I guess a pressure cooker doesn't really do anything that a regular pot would, but it does it in significantly less time, so you can get that slow-cooked taste and instant (or at least quicker than "all day") gratification all at once! Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I barely remember pressure cookers from my childhood in the fifties. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Funny last week I too bought a new stainless steel pressure cooker as my old one was knackered! Great for boiling potatoes, or any veg quickly or for cooking stews. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 I never got into using ours but my wife is using it almost everyday now since our second child was born three weeks ago. It's easy and there's not much time to cook with two babies at home. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 hey you didn't mention the second baby. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 in place of a pressure cooker, may I suggest a vacuum pot. Basically boil, stick it in the vacuum and let it slow cook away on its own without a flame. Good for soups and stews. Link to post Share on other sites
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