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mikeownow
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Pressure cooker from good will.
#5254362 - 02/02/06 08:44 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I bought a pressure cooker for 4 dollars at the good will and it has no pressure guage. Is it ok for me to use it? Can it explode if it gets to hott? Can I run the burner on high and not worry?
Also do I need a cloth or a rag or something at the bottom of the pressure cooker so the jars do not come into direct contact with it?
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Edited by mikeownow (02/02/06 08:50 AM)
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mikeownow
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Re: Pressure cooker from good will. [Re: mikeownow]
#5254547 - 02/02/06 10:00 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Re: Pressure cooker from good will. [Re: mikeownow]
#5254557 - 02/02/06 10:08 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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yes, you need something at the the bottom of the pot so the jars wont shatter. a tray or a cloth is fine as long as the metal isn't touching the jars. You need a way to know the pressure so if it doesn't have a gauge or a weight then no you can't use it. well you can, but you wont be successful because you wont be able to stabilize the pressure and yeah you might blow it up. Even if it has a weight I wouldn't risk using it without a gauge. go grab a pressure cooker from wal mart. they're pretty cheap and much safer. good luck
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mikeownow
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Re: Pressure cooker from good will. [Re: cookeman]
#5254616 - 02/02/06 10:26 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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cookeman said: yes, you need something at the the bottom of the pot so the jars wont shatter. a tray or a cloth is fine as long as the metal isn't touching the jars. You need a way to know the pressure so if it doesn't have a gauge or a weight then no you can't use it. well you can, but you wont be successful because you wont be able to stabilize the pressure and yeah you might blow it up. Even if it has a weight I wouldn't risk using it without a gauge. go grab a pressure cooker from wal mart. they're pretty cheap and much safer. good luck
By weight you mean the metal thing that is resting on the top of this thing that is poking out of the center of the lid rite? If I take it off steam comes out of it. There is also this rubber thing that pops up and sometimes lets steam out.
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Re: Pressure cooker from good will. [Re: mikeownow]
#5254627 - 02/02/06 10:30 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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That rubber thing that pops out means your pressure cooker has reached a dangerous pressure, it is the safety valve. You definitely need a gauge or something... and to turn your stove down to a reasonable temperature once the pressure is reached...
Edit: if you have the metal weight on the stem in the middle of the lid, you should be able to use the pressure cooker... but you need practice, because you should not be popping the safety valve. You need to turn the heat down so that you reach a pressure of about 15 psi, where the steam isn't constantly coming out. Btw: it doesn't have like a gaping hole where a gauge would go, right? It just doesn't have one in general?
Edited by Trunkspace (02/02/06 10:38 AM)
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Re: Pressure cooker from good will. [Re: Trunkspace]
#5254640 - 02/02/06 10:34 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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mine is a retail one that doesnt have a gauge. it basically does 15psi untill that vent pop and it releases if its over 15. from the teks i read and from people, you need to get it steaming softly, then put the weight on and have it put put about 2 or 3 times a second. thats about 15psi.
i dont think you should have a problem with it. if its old and crappy or cracked, it may exploded lol. what brand is it?
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Re: Pressure cooker from good will. [Re: rDr4g0n]
#5254681 - 02/02/06 10:51 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Mine doesn't have a gauge either. Just wait for the weight to start rocking around. If it starts to go crazy spraying steam turn it down a little. It won't explode, but they run out of water quick. I burned the crap out of my very first jar.
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Re: Pressure cooker from good will. [Re: rDr4g0n]
#5254702 - 02/02/06 11:01 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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That rubber thing that pops out means your pressure cooker has reached a dangerous pressure, it is the safety valve.
That sounds so unfriendly. Here is how it works in brief: The "safety valve" pops out first to tell you your cooker is up to pressure and to release excess pressure..(Don't expect this to go down after it has popped up...it wont.) The weight thing you referred to is the regulator, after the PC is up to pressure this should rock back and forth letting short puffs of steam escape...and so doing..."regulate the pressure. When the regulator is rocking turn the stove down to medium. Time starts when the regulator starts rocking.
After leave the PC alone to cool, DO NOT TOUCH THE REGULATOR! Why?.. This is why! Leave it alone till it cools. Then put your jars somewhere overnight to cool, Even if the outside is cool the inside might be to warm to not kill the spores.
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Edited by Psychonaught (02/02/06 11:09 AM)
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Re: Pressure cooker from good will. [Re: Sinthetic]
#5254722 - 02/02/06 11:06 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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That sounds fine jsut don't crank the heat way up just a nice low heat is good. You don't need a gauge..Its like those tools that have like a built in lazer, Its crap !
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tiny_rabid_birds
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Lmao... I'm sorry bud, but just because you might not "need" a gauge to use a pressure cooker, doesn't mean it's crap. It's critical for pinpointing pressure, for maintaining pressure, for actually knowing how much pressure the contents are under.
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mikeownow
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Re: Pressure cooker from good will. [Re: Trunkspace]
#5254787 - 02/02/06 11:23 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Trunkspace said: That rubber thing that pops out means your pressure cooker has reached a dangerous pressure, it is the safety valve. You definitely need a gauge or something... and to turn your stove down to a reasonable temperature once the pressure is reached...
Edit: if you have the metal weight on the stem in the middle of the lid, you should be able to use the pressure cooker... but you need practice, because you should not be popping the safety valve. You need to turn the heat down so that you reach a pressure of about 15 psi, where the steam isn't constantly coming out. Btw: it doesn't have like a gaping hole where a gauge would go, right? It just doesn't have one in general?
Nope it doesnt seem to have one at all unless but I fugured the guage would go were the weight does but I havent ever seen a PC in real life till now.
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mikeownow
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Re: Pressure cooker from good will. [Re: rDr4g0n]
#5254790 - 02/02/06 11:25 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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rDr4g0n said: i dont think you should have a problem with it. if its old and crappy or cracked, it may exploded lol. what brand is it?
Brand It doesn't say to my knowledge lol it looks like it was made in 1960.
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mikeownow
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Re: Pressure cooker from good will. [Re: mikeownow]
#5255783 - 02/02/06 03:20 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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How full do I fill my PC? Do I top it off and can I stack jars if they are fully submerged? This pc is 6 quarts and is huge!
Or do I not want the jars to be fully submerged?
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Re: Pressure cooker from good will. [Re: mikeownow]
#5255856 - 02/02/06 03:38 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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