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Title: What kind of pressure cooker y'all using?
Post by: smokeasaurus on February 28, 2015, 12:16:15 PM
Having to travel back and forth from the mountain to the valley more frequently these days, we find ourselves having to catch fast food more often than we care to.

After seeing all the good grub coming off of these pressure cookers, this might be a good way for us to do a fast home cooked dinner?

What kind are you using and why do you like em??
Title: Re: What kind of pressure cooker y'all using?
Post by: LostArrow on February 28, 2015, 12:29:41 PM
Got 2 stovetop cookers, a presto 4 qt that's about 65 years old & a fagor 6 qt.
Stovetop are simple all should work & other than replace gaskets should last forever.
All will be heavy stainless or aluminum & both should work fine.
Electric are a different story, I know a couple people have them but no experience.
Smoke I mainl use for Red bean & rice, & for stews & gumbo.
Dried beans to the table in about 30 minutes!
Title: Re: What kind of pressure cooker y'all using?
Post by: HighOnSmoke on February 28, 2015, 12:52:55 PM
I have the Elite 13-Function 8 quart digital pressure cooker.  I have no experience with a stove top one other than when I was
growing up and those scared the heck out of me. I like ours as it is quick like LA says for stews, soups, beans, etc. I have done a pot roast and
wings in ours.  Just another cooking tool for my arsenal.  It is almost set and forget with the different temperatures set in the function panel. But to
be honest I have only used the browning function on mine and set the time manually for what I am cooking. Of course a good recipe helps too!  ;)
Title: Re: What kind of pressure cooker y'all using?
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on February 28, 2015, 03:39:33 PM
Mine is a stove top Futura that I've had for a good 25 years, works like a champ and is safe to use.  Only had to replace the gasket a few times and the safety valve once, due to my own fault of trying to put a little too much in it.  It gets regular use in my kitchen and has held up well.
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/814-xC85lQL._SL1500_.jpg)

Very old pressure cookers may have been hazardous to use but today's modern stove top models have better safety features built into them and much safer to use than my grandmothers models.
Title: Re: What kind of pressure cooker y'all using?
Post by: GusRobin on February 28, 2015, 03:48:20 PM
I have a presto but it is a pressure canner that you can also use as a pressure cooker. All pressure canners can be used as cookers but all pressure cookers cannot be used as canners.  The downsize is that canners are usually larger than cookers so it does take a bit longer to cook in a canner. But I can more than I pressure cook.
Title: Re: What kind of pressure cooker y'all using?
Post by: smokeasaurus on July 12, 2016, 06:43:00 PM
We pulled the trigger on the Power Pressure Xl. Got it on Amazon for 79 bucks.

With showing the cabin and house hunting down the hill, it will come in handy.
Title: Re: What kind of pressure cooker y'all using?
Post by: Pam Gould on July 12, 2016, 06:45:49 PM
We pulled the trigger on the Power Pressure Xl. Got it on Amazon for 79 bucks.

With showing the cabin and house hunting down the hill, it will come in handy.
I  have the same on as you have..slow cooker, pressure canner and pressure cooker..great choice..gonna throw my other 3 old ones out. Love the electric one the best.    .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ. 
Title: Re: What kind of pressure cooker y'all using?
Post by: Kona on July 12, 2016, 06:46:42 PM
I have a power pressure cooker XL as well and love it, it's great at reheating my pulled pork or pepper stout beef :D
Title: Re: What kind of pressure cooker y'all using?
Post by: 1Bigg_ER on July 12, 2016, 10:35:42 PM
Instantpot here.
Love it for making ultra rich beef bone broth

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Cook in hotel, make dry beans in an hour etc.
Title: Re: What kind of pressure cooker y'all using?
Post by: teesquare on July 13, 2016, 08:11:24 AM
Instant Pot

Made.myself 2 of the the best soft boiled eggs...in 4 minutes.....this a.m.
Title: Re: What kind of pressure cooker y'all using?
Post by: nepas on July 13, 2016, 08:39:23 AM
Electric power pressure cooker xl. Works real good.
Title: Re: What kind of pressure cooker y'all using?
Post by: smokeasaurus on July 13, 2016, 09:31:32 AM
Glad to know a bunch of you have one.

I like the idea of tossing everything in and having a dinner in under an hour  8)
Title: Re: What kind of pressure cooker y'all using?
Post by: muebe on July 13, 2016, 11:33:28 AM
I bought the Instapot six quart for $69 yesterday on Prime Day  :P
Title: Re: What kind of pressure cooker y'all using?
Post by: smokeasaurus on July 13, 2016, 11:36:03 AM
I bought the Instapot six quart for $69 yesterday on Prime Day  :P

nice. We got a 6 quart also.