Beginners Workshop

Smithfield Ham

feeds@yuku.com (Dakotagirl) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:03:37 GMT

According to your site I need to cook approximately 13 minutes per pound. Does the amount of water added change according to weight?

Thanks

PIP always for rice, and covered or not?

feeds@yuku.com (molsav) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:19:30 GMT

We just got a Presto 8-qt PC and have never used one before. The instruction book says all grains must be cooked in a bowl within the pot, and then covered with foil. The PC does not come with a bowl insert so I'm not sure how to find one that will both fit inside the PC and be large enough to cook a decent quantity of rice. So my questions - where to find a good stainless bowl (with lid or handle) that will fit inside my pot, and do I really need to cover it to prevent clogging of the...

Timing question

feeds@yuku.com (drmikekuna) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:29:44 GMT

Pressure cooker recipes often want you to have the pressure come down naturally. This can take some time if you have a lot of liquid in the cooker. Is it possible to add a few minutes to a recipe's cooking time and then cool rapidly? If this is the case, how much time should I add?? Thanks for any help.

verify temperature

feeds@yuku.com (dmklean) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:35:14 GMT

I understand the importance of a meat thermometer, but do not understand how to use a thermometer with my pressure cooker. Is the temperature when I am able to open the cooker the temperature I want? Thanks for any constructive comments.

still cant get recipes

feeds@yuku.com (karen) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:41:02 GMT

Can anyone help me please i cant get into the recipe site. It says click here but it wont work for me. Thanks in advance

water conversion

feeds@yuku.com (karen) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:22:57 GMT

How much is half a cup of water is it about 4 fluid ounces. Thanks

recipies

feeds@yuku.com (karen) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:19:10 GMT

Hi i cant find the recipes when i go on to recipes and click on soups and stews only soup comes up and no meat ones.I have the latest adobe reader , please help. Thanks

rack

feeds@yuku.com (karen) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:42:22 GMT

I dont have a rack for doing a whole chicken what can i use instead

Presto ? which other one might be better?

feeds@yuku.com (pcjocky) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:45:49 GMT

In my quest to eat healthier... I decided a pressure cooker is the way to go.... I've always been the one holding out the plate and when I did
cook for myself I opened a lot of cans.... always wanted to take the time to cook, but found other things more interesting... then a month or
so ago I got this book from amazon that told about all those words on processed food labels that I'm unable to pronounce... after three days
of looking up every can box and bag at my place...

need info on preston cooker--

feeds@yuku.com (irina) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:02:46 GMT

i bought this at a flee market and thought i was getting a good deal--i dont know what those round things are for--it says on the box [new presto cooker pressure-tru indicator?]--i was gonna use it today to cook my stuffed peppers but decided i better get some information on this! so these indicatiors what are they for? how can i find instructions for this presto pressure cooker? my mom had bought one when i was little but they couldnt use it! i want to can meat in my pressuer...

Cooking Times

feeds@yuku.com (seyfertbarbara) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:57:06 GMT

I have Miss Vickie's book on pressure cooking. I saw in there that as far as cooking times go, 12 pork chops will cook as fast as one pork chop. I understand this, as pork chops are seperate pieces of food. My question is: for example a roast. If the recipe says a 3 pound roast should be cooked for 45 minutes (just an example) if you were to only use a 2 pound roast rather than a 3 pound roast, do you decrease the cooking time to 30 minutes (not 45). So in other words, food that is...

How to secure lid on for warming only

feeds@yuku.com (Felafelboy) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:42:58 GMT

Product: Fagor Elite 4 qt. pressure cooker

Task: To cover the pc with the lid during gentle heating

Problem: The lid was very difficult to pull off unless I removed the unit from the burner and allow it to cool.

After pc'ng green beans for two minutes (they came out great - bright green, still crisp but done, much better than boiling them in high heat for 5 to 7 minutes), I placed some chicken pieces in the pc to heat up for a few minutes - I placed the lid a...

Kuhn Rikon 7-Liter PC & Propane Stove?

feeds@yuku.com (countryone77) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:54:57 GMT

Hi, I'm a PC newbie, as I am just considering which one to purchase.

We have a propane stove. I used to have a very large stockpot in which I was unable to boil water when it was full, because propane does not burn as hot as natural gas. I am looking at purchasing a 7-liter Kuhn Rikon PC, but I am wondering whether I will have similar problems trying to heat that large PC as I did the stockpot? I realize that one would not fill a PC to the top, so that I may be...

Using dishwasher for cleaning Fagor lid

feeds@yuku.com (ladylake) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:41:30 GMT

I know that the instructions say that you can only wash the pan itself in a dishwasher, but I am wondering the WHY you can't put the lid in also. It is after all stainless steel and with the spring valve removed along with the gasket, I can't see what damage could be caused by using the dishwasher.
I wash by hand because that is what the instructions say to do.
Any comments?

Pressure cooking pickles

feeds@yuku.com (bjprrp) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:57:19 GMT

I have always used a hot water bath for canning everything-- but now I have an electric pressure cooker- I'd like to try canning my Garlic Dills in a pressure cooker--- but I can't find any info on length of time to process-- also on fruits-- like apples, peachs, pears.

Can anyone help??

I need some help with my Presto , I can't get 3-5 jiggles per minute ??

feeds@yuku.com (washburnd44sw) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:06:38 GMT

Just bought a new Presto pressure cooker/canner . I am having trouble getting the 3-5 "jiggles" per minute. Here is what I am doing : Set electric range to high and allow cooker to come up to pressure the jiggler rocks back and forth quickly. I then took it off the high burner and set it on another burner I had set on 5 (scale runs from 1-10) but the jiggler still moves fast even when I allow it to set there a few minutes .. I backed the heat off (to around 3) and waited...

pressure cooker versus other methods

feeds@yuku.com (L0bster) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:32:55 GMT

Dear Miss Vickie,

I have two of your books and have greatly enjoyed reading them. Thank you for all the effort that went into them.
I have a few questions based on my experiences with the pressure cooker. It would be wonderful if they could all be answered.

1) If used properly, does the pressure cooker generate meats, stews + roasts that are every bit as moist and tender as braising for several hours on the stovetop or in the oven in the traditional low and slow...

Why is cooking taking so much longer than expected?

feeds@yuku.com (CC) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:59:57 GMT

As a PC beginner, new owner of a Fagor Elite pressure cooker (4L and 8L pans with a single 15psi lid), and owner of Miss Vickie's book, I'm wondering if the PC is set for the proper PSI or if cooking is supposed to take so much longer than recipes suggest:

In the larger pot, so far, I have tried navy bean soup, beef brisket, and pork shoulder and every time after cooking at pressure for the listed times, and using natural depressurization, I have had to put the contents back...

fagor duo - pressure problem

feeds@yuku.com (jsdornic) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:12:06 GMT

hi!
i have just purchased the fagor duo and was successful making black beans on my first try. the pressure cooker built up steam and steam came out of the valve. The next time steam only came out of the bottom of the handle. I have cleaned the valve - checked to see if light is visible through the valve. Could the lid not be locking? I put the lid on and it is tight, but if i try i can unlock it. Is this correct? I have oiled the gasket...

Brown Rice PIP- 35 minutes?

feeds@yuku.com (forrest) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:03:22 GMT

Hello, I got my UCook Fagor set and like it very much! It is all that I thought it would be and more, in terms of time saving and so on. Except... pip cooking. When I put a 2 quart stainless steel bowl in my 4 quart PC, with a little cake rack at the bottom and about a cup of tap water in the base, and add one cup of brown rice and two cups of water in the steel bowl insert, place a small steel lid on the insert, lock the PC lid in place and follow standard procedure, it takes 35 minutes...