tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post6400513369076024636..comments2023-06-27T08:15:48.443-05:00Comments on Smockity Frocks: Advice on Pressure CookersSmockity Frockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15922037293905396736noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-43660683150987837612009-07-17T19:52:43.919-05:002009-07-17T19:52:43.919-05:00I always cook chicken in mine. That way it is ver...I always cook chicken in mine. That way it is very tender. I then shred it with a fork and bag it and freeze it for when i am making a casserole. I also do stew meats. so so tender!!<br />Kelly KileAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-81437096074892209072009-07-16T14:24:01.486-05:002009-07-16T14:24:01.486-05:00burnt everything... every time... threw it away......burnt everything... every time... threw it away... cause it was burnt... badJennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18347782108360462691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-7174970186767387802009-07-14T16:16:26.875-05:002009-07-14T16:16:26.875-05:00I have one, but don't use it but rarely. We t...I have one, but don't use it but rarely. We try to stay away from cast aluminum in our food. :)<br /><br />That said, to make potato salad, I love putting whole potatoes in there, and letting them get to a perfect soft/firm state. This last time I even put the eggs in too (I can't remember if I did that before, and have yet to make it all into salad).<br /><br />When I was young, a EllaJachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937838823211562533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-46131493045179532182009-07-08T21:15:33.378-05:002009-07-08T21:15:33.378-05:00Dee from Tennessee
I'm afraid to use ours (an...Dee from Tennessee<br /><br />I'm afraid to use ours (and I am a little ole senior citizen...shame on me), but my husband has cooked wonderful, tender, and oh so flavorful roasts and beef stew in ours. Delicious...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-72672441923528579692009-07-08T16:07:02.218-05:002009-07-08T16:07:02.218-05:00Okay to add to what everyone has said the only thi...Okay to add to what everyone has said the only thing we do in our pressure cooker is beans. Scott makes the yummiest pot of beans and with the pressure cooker it is done lickity split. If he adds ham or sausage he adds it in at the end, because anything sooner turns out soggy strange:)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03925811510913201292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-51763599829260617492009-07-08T15:29:46.430-05:002009-07-08T15:29:46.430-05:00Do people cook potatoes anywhere else but a pressu...Do people cook potatoes anywhere else but a pressure cooker? (Once up to pressure it's ten minutes until they're done and another 5 to release pressure, drain, mash and put on the table). Beets (cooked whole and then peeled and cut up) also are quick and good in the pressure cooker. Likewise turnips, carrots, etc.<br />Make sure the pressure is released before opening and you'll Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-66335663928505144302009-07-08T14:00:30.700-05:002009-07-08T14:00:30.700-05:00I use mine for pinto beans more than anything else...I use mine for pinto beans more than anything else. <br /><br />Boil beans in another pot for 5 minutes while you heat more water in your pressure cooker. Strain the 5 minute green water off the beans and pour them into the fresh hot water in your pressure cooker. Boil on med-hi for 25 minutes. Add salt and a Tb or 2 of sugar (and anything else you want to add, like a cut-up onion, jalapenos, Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03716308225177195585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-90935049549866171232009-07-08T12:09:40.418-05:002009-07-08T12:09:40.418-05:00I have done meat in a pressure cooker but I don...I have done meat in a pressure cooker but I don't think I have done a roast. Maybe it didn't cook long enough? With roasts there is done-as in no longer containing bacteria - and <i>done</i> -fall off the bone tender.<br /><br />I love my pressure cooker for beans - because I always forget to soak. But I have also done mixed greens (turnip and mustard I think). I did a really lovely Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16095540983427609774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-87270966824943669002009-07-08T09:55:39.927-05:002009-07-08T09:55:39.927-05:00Connie,
All I know about pressure cookers are tha...Connie,<br /><br />All I know about pressure cookers are that when you run through the kitchen your mother will yell "stop running the pressure cooker will explode!" and then one day you come in the kitchen and find your Mom and Dad cleaning red beans off of every surface in the kitchen and breathe a sigh of relief because you were not the one who had been running. It just blew!<br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-19715241200996806532009-07-08T09:10:24.377-05:002009-07-08T09:10:24.377-05:00My mom cooks meat in her pressure cooker all the t...My mom cooks meat in her pressure cooker all the time...I don't know anything about it! You can e-mail her at brenjohn1@windstream.net I think she could help you out!A Blessed Wife and Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189072053018611158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-25291062861031548772009-07-08T06:19:13.725-05:002009-07-08T06:19:13.725-05:00My mother-in-law gave me HER pressure cooker... ha...My mother-in-law gave me HER pressure cooker... had to stay with the theme here! :-) <br /><br />My FAVORITE site that taught me lots of pressure cooking is<br /><br />http://missvickie.com/<br /><br />Especially check out:<br /><br />http://missvickie.com/howto/times/timingframe.html<br /><br />These charts were SO helpful for me that I printed them out and have them in a binder in the kitchen Kimarie @ Cardamom's Podhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243139892786881300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-83253320650821576902009-07-08T02:06:49.137-05:002009-07-08T02:06:49.137-05:00My Mum has a pressure cooker - has always had a pr...My Mum has a pressure cooker - has always had a pressure cooker. My mother in law has a pressure cooker - has always had a pressure cooker. I have a pressure cooker - have al... you get the idea.<br />Never, ever, ever have I heard of people cooking meat in a pressure cooker. We only ever do fruit & veg. Have we missed out on something all these years? But if you do beetroot, make sure Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076467043659379349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-57247756179954021212009-07-08T01:20:42.977-05:002009-07-08T01:20:42.977-05:00My mom gave me her pressure cooker a few years ago...My mom gave me her pressure cooker a few years ago. Or maybe it's a pressure canner. Maybe it's the same thing. I dunno. We canned a whole load of kidney beans. And I haven't used it since. I've been meaning to though. Honest... well after I get the instructions out and read them again. <br /><br />So obviously I am no help whatsoever.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02993502569209583377noreply@blogger.com