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Vintage pressure cookers, safe?
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Looking at pc's on Ebay I see large older model pc's for very cheap. I am a safety oriented individual and tend to fall on the conservative side of such issues but these are simple devices and if all parts are in proper working order and pot/lid undamaged. Is it reasonable to assume its safe? Worth testing? I know I can get a new far east slave labor manufactured 23 qt for under a hundred bucks but how about a vintage 30 qt for about 40 bucks? I figure if these things are prone to blow, you all would know!

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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: Testiclease]
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mmhmm, quality or :confused::confused::confused:

http://www.pressurecooker-outlet.com/americancook.htm

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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: blackdust]
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I have a 15qt All American I bought off of eBay that appears to be 70's maybe even 60's vintage, works fine.


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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: Cubieman420]
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I'd say go for it, as long as the seal/gauge work. I'm browsing ebay for older pressure cookers too. I read a lot of old posts where people used old pressure cookers they had gotten from thrift/antique shops or ebay.


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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: Cubieman420]
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BTW cubieman, dancing condoms are the shit :eek: and as long as the rubber gasket and any seals are in good condition then you should be fine. if you are not sure when you get one, just run it with some water in it to see if it holds proper pressure
if you've never used a pressure cooker i suggest you read this
hope this helps


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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: jeffernan]
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i think the old cookers are better than the ones sold today. i got a old one with just a gauge and the port for the wieght. the last cooker i bought with/for a friend at walmart had three ports, the weight port, some overpressure port, and a port that was supposed to lock the thing closed, but all it did was leak and it just blew steam out until you stick a knife in it to get it to close. and it came with a 10psi weight. i think walmart is trying to mess up peoples ability to sterilize things

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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: AltonBrown]
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AltonBrown said:
i think the old cookers are better than the ones sold today. i got a old one with just a gauge and the port for the wieght. the last cooker i bought with/for a friend at walmart had three ports, the weight port, some overpressure port, and a port that was supposed to lock the thing closed, but all it did was leak and it just blew steam out until you stick a knife in it to get it to close. and it came with a 10psi weight. i think walmart is trying to mess up peoples ability to sterilize things


walmart?


:facepalm:

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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: blackdust]
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Avoid pressure cookers made during WW2, when all the good aluminum was going to the war effort and many pressure cookers for the domestic market were made from pot metal.  If you find one made in the 1950s through 1970s, you're fine. Otherwise, go with a new AA.  Avoid anything made in china, not only for your physical safety, but for our national security.  We need to boycott anything made in china, and anything to do with walmart, which is the worlds largest importer of chinese crap.
RR


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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: RogerRabbit]
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RogerRabbit said:
Avoid anything made in china, not only for your physical safety, but for our national security.  We need to boycott anything made in china, and anything to do with walmart, which is the worlds largest importer of chinese crap.
RR


Off topic in Mush Cult. Please take this to the Pub, where it can be addressed appropriately.
Thank you.


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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: blackdust]
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Excellent, I feel more comfortable with the idea of an older model now. Aint skeered....Lies!
Someone that knows how will have to move it, I do not possess said knowledge.

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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: Testiclease]
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I LUV my vintage PC..
An 18 qt. Ball made in the 30's!!



Works great with no gasket, just like an AA, and less than $50 :grin:


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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: myceleus_rex]
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thats an awesome PC! PROPS


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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: jeffernan]
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Is it true that if a PC breaks in just the right way, it can cause great bodily harm? Anyway, I'd rather have the safety/peace of mind of buying new.

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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: nooneman]
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nooneman said:
Is it true that if a PC breaks in just the right way, it can cause great bodily harm? Anyway, I'd rather have the safety/peace of mind of buying new.



:thumbup:

Kinda like a bomb  :psychsplit:

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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: nooneman]
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nooneman said:
Is it true that if a PC breaks in just the right way, it can cause great bodily harm? Anyway, I'd rather have the safety/peace of mind of buying new.


You need to do some research, and use common sense. With the exception of All American, older are better made. Even my 70+ year old has multiple safety functions. Disasters are extremely rare and happen when the safeties are defeated and granny falls asleep. 15 psi. really isn't that much. Bike tires are at up to 80 psi., and plastic soda bottles are tested to 200 psi. I have, mere feet from me, a CO2 cylinder made of aluminum (and not that heavy) that's at over 1000 psi!!


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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: nooneman]
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The concern with buying new is that in the old days not much energy was spent on engineering. They just made stuff tough as hell. Even though a PC is only used at 15PSI, it might hold to 50 or a 100. You really don't know. But it will hold much higher than 15. With new stuff they want to save money and materials and make it as thin and cheap as possible. So they engineer it to hold right to the minimun required pressure. If they use metal that is half as thick, they can make twice as many units for about the same cost.

That said, I have a cheap new one. But if I had a chance to get an old one cheap I would.

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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: nooneman]
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The concern with buying new is that in the old days not much energy was spent on engineering. They just made stuff tough as hell. Even though a PC is only used at 15PSI, it might hold to 50 or a 100. You really don't know. But it will hold much higher than 15. With new stuff they want to save money and materials and make it as thin and cheap as possible. So they engineer it to hold right to the minimun required pressure. If they use metal that is half as thick, they can make twice as many units for about the same cost.

That said, I have a cheap new one. But if I had a chance to get an old one cheap I would.

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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: wlh_99]
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Well, if I was going to buy new, I'd buy a rather expensive All American pressure cooker. Nothing cheap, certainly.

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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: nooneman]
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Can't go wrong with an AA:thumbup:
I just wanted to, and did, save money. The things got character, too.


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Re: Vintage pressure cookers, safe? [Re: Testiclease]
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I have a new pressure cooker cost me a little over 60 bucks and its 23 quart presto :laugh: works like a charm every time. Cheap new and working what more can you ask ?


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