pressure cookers + Agas
bugbear
plates are machined flat, it is rather important
that cooking vessels have a similarly flat bottom,
otherwise heat transfer is poor.
But I've also never seen a (used) pressure cooker
thick and rigid enough that the bottom
doesn't bulge a little (from the internal
pressure).
Does this mean that pressure cookers
don't work (as well as usual) on an Aga?
Or does someone make a super thick (and
suitably expensive) Aga special pressure
cooker?
BugBear
Anne Chambers
I'll probably be shot down by really experienced Aga users, but it would
never occur to me to use a pressure cooker on an Aga (or any sort of
solid fuel stove - I have a Rayburn)....the heat cannot be controlled
well enough (IMO) for the initial high temperature needed to get the
pressure cooker up to pressure, followed by the far lower temperature
required for the rest of the cooking period. Can you not just put the
food on the back of the Aga and do the long slow cooking they do so well ?
--
Anne Chambers,
South Australia
anne dot chambers at bigpond dot com
bugbear
That's clearly the alternative; as far as I'm aware
there's nothing you can cook in a pressure cooker
that can't be done some other way.
Pressure cookers are mainly about speed.
If you have lots of time, a pressure
cooker is of no benefit.
But since I work full time, the ability to
(e.g.) make excellent chicken stock in 40 minutes
is a valuable benefit; it means I can do some
stock at the same time (and in the same amount of time)
as cooking the evening meal, which is a substantial
benefit.
http://shopping.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,1141752,00.html
Similarly, it means you can have a meal
which normally takes long cooking a little
more spontaneously.
BugBear
bugbear
> The message <7oSdnWSlWty...@posted.plusnet>
> from bugbear <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> contains these words:
>
>> As I understand matters, given that an Aga's
>> plates are machined flat, it is rather important
>> that cooking vessels have a similarly flat bottom,
>> otherwise heat transfer is poor.
>
>> But I've also never seen a (used) pressure cooker
>> thick and rigid enough that the bottom
>> doesn't bulge a little (from the internal
>> pressure).
>
> occasionally replacing the rubber seal ring.
Interesting; I've seen loads of these (prestige
had a damn-near monopoly for years) and they
all bulge!
BugBear (car boot hound)
Ophelia
"bugbear" <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote in message
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> Interesting; I've seen loads of these (prestige
> had a damn-near monopoly for years) and they
> all bulge!
>
> BugBear (car boot hound)
Years ago I had that problem. I sent it back and they reground the base. I
don't know if they still do that though.
Christina Websell
"Ophelia" <Oph...@nix.co.uk> wrote in message
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They usually only bulge if they've been allowed to boil dry. This happened
with my first pressure cooker because I left it on and forgot it. I sent it
back to Prestige and they sent me a new bottom half. That was 20 years ago
and the "new" one is still in use ;-)
Mike
"Christina Websell" <spam...@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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Sorry. Our Pressure Cooker has a bulging bottom and it has never run dry.
We have a teapot with a bulging bottom and by its nature of use, that has
never boiled dry :-(
Mike
Ophelia
> "Ophelia" <Oph...@nix.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>
>> "bugbear" <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote in message
>> news:Ho6dnQZMRvLCBqvV...@posted.plusnet...
>>> Interesting; I've seen loads of these (prestige
>>> had a damn-near monopoly for years) and they
>>> all bulge!
>>>
>>> BugBear (car boot hound)
>>
>> Years ago I had that problem. I sent it back and they reground the
>> base. I don't know if they still do that though.
>>
>
> They usually only bulge if they've been allowed to boil dry.
Yep:) That is what I did:)
Christina Websell
"'Mike'" <3d&6...@woolies.com> wrote in message
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Prestige were great about replacing it, even though I told them it was my
fault. I actually have two, I rarely use them to pressure cook now but the
bases are great for cooking pasta. And they still have flat bottoms even
after all these years.
>
Christina Websell
pressure cookers you see at the car boot sales are caused by stupid
operators who did not read the instructions :-)
>
Ophelia
Well thank you ma'am.
CP
<spamf...@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
> "Ophelia" <Ophe...@nix.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:69tsmcF...@mid.individual.net...
>
> > Christina Websell wrote:
> >>news:69o86sF...@mid.individual.net...
>
> >>> "bugbear" <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote in message
> >>>news:Ho6dnQZMRvLCBqvV...@posted.plusnet...
> >>>> Interesting; I've seen loads of these (prestige
> >>>> had a damn-near monopoly for years) and they
> >>>> all bulge!
>
> >>>> BugBear (car boot hound)
>
> >>> Years ago I had that problem. I sent it back and they reground the
> >>> base. I don't know if they still do that though.
>
> >> They usually only bulge if they've been allowed to boil dry.
>
> > Yep:) That is what I did:)
>
> > This
> >> happened with my first pressure cooker because I left it on and
> >> forgot it. I sent it back to Prestige and they sent me a new bottom
> >> half. That was 20 years ago and the "new" one is still in use ;-)
>
> Well, there you have your answer, bugbear. All those bulged Prestige
> pressure cookers you see at the car boot sales are caused by stupid
> operators who did not read the instructions :-)
Thought you didn't like people calling other people 'stupid'?
bugbear
>>>> "bugbear" <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote in message
>>>> news:Ho6dnQZMRvLCBqvV...@posted.plusnet...
>>>>> Interesting; I've seen loads of these (prestige
>>>>> had a damn-near monopoly for years) and they
>>>>> all bulge!
> pressure cookers you see at the car boot sales are caused by stupid
> operators who did not read the instructions :-)
Good grief! There's evidently a lot
of stupid (or at least ignorant, or careless)
people around; evem more than I thought,
and I wasn't optimistic in the first place ;-)
BugBear