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>Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 07:51:43 EST
>From: RBrown9213@xxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: foaming in pressure cookers
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>excellent advice. Funny thing is, I have a pressure cooker I purchased two
>years ago and haven't used (I'm afraid of it!), and I did buy the Lorna Sass
>book, which I haven't even cracked as yet. Shame on me!
I don't think baking powder would help, I see no reason why
it would.
But WTP: what's the problem? I use my pressure cookers (2
of them) constantly, I follow Lorna's directions. I
generally do add a tablespoon of oil when cooking beans:
but probably don't need to (just with beans alone, I don't
do it when cooking soup). I've never seen any particular
evidence of 'foaming.' What foaming?
I don't regard that as 'eating' the oil, but as part of the
cooking...heh.
Anyway, PLEASE read Lorna's wonderful book and PLEASE try
your pressure cooker out. It is just a marvelous timesaver.
I can't rave about them enough. :)
Please don't be afraid of it: especially if it's one of the
newer second-generation pressure cookers (no jiggle top).
They have three totally separate pressure releases, and are
very very safe, and very easy to use. But even the older
type are safe - in fact, I grew up with one, my mother used
it constantly. As do millions of people throughout the
world.
For a while, I just followed specific pressure cooker
recipes in mine, but now I'm getting to the point where I'm
adapting old favorite recipes - and spending *far* less time
cooking them, for equally good results. If I had to give up
all but one of the following: microwave, crockpot, pressure
cooker: I'd keep the pressure cooker, for sure. It would
be tougher if the food processor were added to the list...
that would be an agonizing decision.
Cheers,
Pat