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LoveOverAll
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leaking pressure cooker
#8695664 - 07/29/08 01:32 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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i pcooked 3 jars today, and tomorrow i might inocc, but when i was pcooking i noticed water coming out around close to the handle near the rim, usally i get steam by the handel but this time it never buildt pressure. meaning after 15 mins on high the valve never shot out steady steam, i instead went ahead and put the cap on in hopes it would build anyway, but instead it just spit water out where it usally just steamed. so i went ahead and for 1 hr ran the cycle, because when i tryed to lift the cap i did notice there was some pressure. my question is would this be enuff for the steril process? or should i recook the same jars with another cooker?
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gethyn
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: LoveOverAll]
#8695683 - 07/29/08 01:39 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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well here is the deal if you have some thing touching the valve that locks your handle in place it will not seat right ive had this problem. You have to make sure that nothing is next to the valve, if it is even touching it it will not let your pc lock tight.
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gethyn
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: gethyn]
#8695687 - 07/29/08 01:41 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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i was tripping first time this happened and i was sure i had a crack then later i noticed the way i had my syringes sitting, it was up against the valve that locks the bastard.
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LoveOverAll
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: gethyn]
#8695708 - 07/29/08 01:49 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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the valve? u mean the rubber seal?
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: gethyn]
#8695720 - 07/29/08 01:53 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Playing with a pressure cooker while you're in any state but sober is probably not wise, but back to the original question ...
Whether you need to re-sterilize depends on what you were sterilizing. If you're using vermiculite and rice flour in your substrate jars, you're probably safe. Many people simply boil jars of that type and have good results with it. Many people on here insist that a pressure cooker is only necessary for whole grains.
If you don't have a seal, you don't have pressure and you're just boiling. The straight fact of the matter is that contamination rates will always be higher from boiling than from pressurized sterilization, but with a loose material like vermiculite and flour, the difference is likely to be very small.
In my personal opinion, you're safe to inoculate the jars, but something's wrong with your pressure cooker. It could be the handle assembly (I've seen several cheap ones break under rough handling) or the gasket.
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gethyn
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: LoveOverAll]
#8695725 - 07/29/08 01:55 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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No there is a little valve that sits next to the lock by your handle it goes up and down if you look under your lid you will see it. its a little up and down pressure valve
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gethyn
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: LoveOverAll]
#8695732 - 07/29/08 01:58 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
theblackhole said: the valve? u mean the rubber seal?
I was just stating that i was tripping first time this happened cmon man jugment of being in controll is one thing you dont know. Im not stupid i just thought it was funny
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gethyn
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: NexusOne]
#8695738 - 07/29/08 02:00 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
NexusOne said: Playing with a pressure cooker while you're in any state but sober is probably not wise, but back to the original question ...
Whether you need to re-sterilize depends on what you were sterilizing. If you're using vermiculite and rice flour in your substrate jars, you're probably safe. Many people simply boil jars of that type and have good results with it. Many people on here insist that a pressure cooker is only necessary for whole grains.
If you don't have a seal, you don't have pressure and you're just boiling. The straight fact of the matter is that contamination rates will always be higher from boiling than from pressurized sterilization, but with a loose material like vermiculite and flour, the difference is likely to be very small.
In my personal opinion, you're safe to inoculate the jars, but something's wrong with your pressure cooker. It could be the handle assembly (I've seen several cheap ones break under rough handling) or the gasket.
sorry this was the quote i meant to display
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gethyn
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: gethyn]
#8695748 - 07/29/08 02:02 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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No you can easily obstruct your seal with whats inside you gotta look at what they are touching. there are valves under the lid if get obstructed will not work and can cause a leak
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LoveOverAll
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: gethyn]
#8695761 - 07/29/08 02:08 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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that gave me some insight thanks, but im cooking wbs, its not grain but... o ya, clock work orange stunk.
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gethyn
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: LoveOverAll]
#8695776 - 07/29/08 02:12 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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HMMM it don't matter what your cooking dude rice wbs rye pasta think about your question . NOW your insulting me where the hell did that come from i was just telling you when i had the similar experience with a leaking PC.
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gethyn
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: gethyn]
#8695778 - 07/29/08 02:14 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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if you dont like stanley kubrick movies than thats your thing why do you gotta insult someone man.?
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: gethyn]
#8695788 - 07/29/08 02:17 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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lolers i pressure cooked 4 jars and my syringe tonight and had water coming out of my valve also and i freaked out thinking it was broken then i think i just had too much water in there cuz i let it cool and dumped a little and it stopped doing that so yeah how much water u putting in it?
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: LoveOverAll]
#8695807 - 07/29/08 02:26 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
theblackhole said: that gave me some insight thanks, but im cooking wbs, its not grain but... o ya, clock work orange stunk.
The book is a masterpiece. The movie is ok, I guess.
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LoveOverAll
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: abitavenger]
#8695813 - 07/29/08 02:29 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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i dont like to xperiment so i fill the water level all the same just to the jars put i put a foil cover for them to sit on so not to get splashed, its a 22qt cooker so maybe 1in 1/2 not sure.
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: LoveOverAll]
#8696117 - 07/29/08 06:27 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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my 22qt mirror leaks water like you said, I just put in a little extra and wait a little longer till I get that steady flow of steam, never try to PC anything until you see a heavy flow of steam escaping for five minutes.
It should still be good to use just add abit more water next time.
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: HybridprX]
#8696131 - 07/29/08 06:42 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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My pressure cooker is from the 60's. It has been handed down in my wifes family for preserves and beans and shit.
I used it for a year, then I got steam coming out the side, then water drops then It would not hold pressure.
I simply replaced the gasket and it works like a dream now.
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: aspore]
#8696160 - 07/29/08 06:54 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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LoveOverAll
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: Psuper]
#8696508 - 07/29/08 09:05 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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i just inspected my cooker and on the side of the leak i noticed under the handle is a lever connected to a pressure valve, im almost positve this is where the culprit is, what is this for and how is it used? i already have a little red rubber pressure release thingy on the lid should i tape up the one on the handle?
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Re: leaking pressure cooker [Re: LoveOverAll]
#8696514 - 07/29/08 09:08 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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isn't that supposed to rise? and then pressure builds?
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