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    #9097418 - 10/18/08 07:19 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

hey i just bought a new pc at kmart. its a imusa 7.5 qt. anyway my problem is that theres not a pressure gauge. it only came with like the bare min instruction booklet and it says nonthing about what psi it reaches or how to set or adjust the psi. are these types normal? are they preset at a certain psi? if anyone has a idea or has the same one and can help me please do. im including a link to the exact same one on amazon.    http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00164U4EQ/ref=nosim/?tag=prontocom92357-20&creative=380333&creativeASIN=B00164U4EQ&linkCode=asn


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Re: pc help [Re: anakin3197]
    #9097502 - 10/18/08 07:44 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Take the weight of your pressure cooker. It may say on the weight itself, if it comes apart into 3 peices, its probaly adjustable to 5,10 and 15.

Usually with smaller pressure cookers are around 10-12 psi.


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Re: pc help [Re: anakin3197]
    #9097506 - 10/18/08 07:45 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

isnt that thing in the middle a weight? the little one looks like an emergency pressure release and the bigger one looks like the weight.


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Re: pc help [Re: gofudgeyourself]
    #9097520 - 10/18/08 07:50 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

nope the weight doesnt say, it has no markings at all, and all it does is screw down, and the lil black knob will screw off. if 12 is as high as you think it may go is that still ok? do i need to increase the cooking time. all the instructions said was be careful dont blow it up, basically. dont mention anything else

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Re: pc help [Re: anakin3197]
    #9097540 - 10/18/08 07:55 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Yes it will be fine, add 30 minutes to your cooking time (for grains)


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Re: pc help [Re: veda_sticks]
    #9097557 - 10/18/08 08:00 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

ok thanks. also they didnt have 1/2 pint jars all they had was pint, im going to use rye berries this time, so should i just double what a 1/2 calls for, and lets say i got a brf jar thats colonized and i cut some of it and but into the rye jars to inoc it??

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Re: pc help [Re: veda_sticks]
    #9097560 - 10/18/08 08:01 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

in the middle of the lid there should be a tube like thing with threads at the top and a little hole in the middle.


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Re: pc help [Re: anakin3197]
    #9097566 - 10/18/08 08:02 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Larger jars are fine for grains. Grains should be sterilised for 90 minutes at 15 psi.

yes you can take a piece of fully colinised caked and inoc grain with that (like g2g transfer) be sure to do it in a glovebox. You will still need gas exchange holes and obviously a filter.


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Re: pc help [Re: gofudgeyourself]
    #9097574 - 10/18/08 08:03 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

yeah fudge thats there and it screws off

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Re: pc help [Re: anakin3197]
    #9097581 - 10/18/08 08:06 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

and what do you think should be the total time pcing the rye berries at 12 or whatever this thing uses

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Re: pc help [Re: veda_sticks]
    #9097587 - 10/18/08 08:08 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Go to the library and look for Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving it will have all the pressure/temperature to time charts in it.

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Re: pc help [Re: anakin3197]
    #9097620 - 10/18/08 08:14 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

this is how i put my mirro together, most other weight systems work the same though.

take the regulator and screw it onto the threads (if it has threads) of the pin thing till you think you stripped it...then the weight should jiggle up and down on the pin...thats what regulates pressure...air shoots through the tiny hole and the regulator caps it till pressure hits enough to lift the weight and release excess pressure.



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Re: pc help [Re: anakin3197]
    #9097655 - 10/18/08 08:20 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Sounds something similar that I have. The little one is for emergency, if pressure rises so much. Anyway, my weight is from 2 parts, one is weight and one is black knob (like yours I guess). Just screw the knob to the max, you don`t need to adjust it. So here is what I do:

1) put trivet in the pressure cooker
2) put jars in
3) put 2.5cm water in
4) close the pressure cooker
5) remove weight
6) turn on flame..middle setting is ok

Now I wait until water gets boiling and I leave it a couple of minutes so the steam pushes air out. Steam sterilizes the jars not air. When this is done

7) put weight on (it heats very quickly so I do it fast)
8) wait until steam bursts out
9) adjust the flame to minimum setting (water must be bubbling) and start counting. I leave it like that at least 45 mins.

I usually leave it overnight to cool down. My pressure cooker is quite agressive so don`t let yours scare you out. If anything goes wrong just turn off the flame and leave it. Also I don`t like my hands anywhere near the pressure cooker while it`s hot:grin: As long as you don`t use high flame setting you`re relatively safe. Only thing you must really be careful is that the vents don`t get blocked.

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Re: pc help [Re: gofudgeyourself]
    #9097668 - 10/18/08 08:22 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

well i found out Most pressure cooker recipes are made to cook at the standard of 15psi, in fact this setting is so common that most recipes don't even need to mention it. This setting is the standard as determined by the USDA way back in 1917 when all pressure cookers had just that one 15psi setting. That pressure setting still remains as the standard today.

Many inexpensive pressure cookers made today still provide only one pressure setting, this is especially true of the old-style jiggle top models. Some of the new and improved, 2nd generation pressure cookers offer multiple pressure settings. Do you need more than one pressure setting? Maybe not, the vast majority of recipes still use the same, original 15psi setting,

We are all familiar with oven temperatures, but in pressure cooking we talk in terms of pressure settings rather than temperatures, so you must know the settings of your particular brand. Some manufacturers use LOW - MED - HI settings and this is doubly confusing because they vary between brands and do not correspond to standard recipe directions.

and it says that if you use 12 to increase the time by 20%. and it said that the standard was 15 psi even on cheap models, which i would consider this.    so does anyone have any ideas about using a brf jar to inc a rye jar

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Re: pc help [Re: blackclw]
    #9097685 - 10/18/08 08:26 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Quote:

blackclw said:
Sounds something similar that I have. The little one is for emergency, if pressure rises so much. Anyway, my weight is from 2 parts, one is weight and one is black knob (like yours I guess). Just screw the knob to the max, you don`t need to adjust it. So here is what I do:

1) put trivet in the pressure cooker
2) put jars in
3) put 2.5cm water in
4) close the pressure cooker
5) remove weight
6) turn on flame..middle setting is ok

Now I wait until water gets boiling and I leave it a couple of minutes so the steam pushes air out. Steam sterilizes the jars not air. When this is done

7) put weight on (it heats very quickly so I do it fast)
8) wait until steam bursts out
9) adjust the flame to minimum setting (water must be bubbling) and start counting. I leave it like that at least 45 mins.

I usually leave it overnight to cool down. My pressure cooker is quite agressive so don`t let yours scare you out. If anything goes wrong just turn off the flame and leave it. Also I don`t like my hands anywhere near the pressure cooker while it`s hot:grin: As long as you don`t use high flame setting you`re relatively safe. Only thing you must really be careful is that the vents don`t get blocked.




lol i remember the first time i fired up my PC. as soon as it started releasing pressure it got louder and louder, i was like "THE FUCK IS THAT! SHOULD IT BE THAT LOUD!?!" so i told everyone to stay out of the kitchen for 45 minutes in case it explodes.


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Re: pc help [Re: gofudgeyourself]
    #9097706 - 10/18/08 08:29 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

PF jars = 20-30 mins at 15 psi (i do mine 40 minutes just cause)
rye = 90 mins at 15 psi.


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Re: pc help [Re: gofudgeyourself]
    #9097776 - 10/18/08 08:42 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

heh yeah..it kinda gets alive when cooking. It`s like a rabid dog if you flame it too much:grin:

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Re: pc help [Re: blackclw]
    #9097795 - 10/18/08 08:47 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

how much rye and water should i put in a pint jar? if im not mistaken a pint is half a qt. if im correct would that be 125 mls of rye and 90 mls of water?

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