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rebekahj
True Blue Farmgirl
128 Posts
Rebekah
Santa Cruz
CA
USA
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 Posted - Apr 26 2011 : 08:48:26 AM
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I want to buy a good pressure cooker. Does anyone have any ideas on brands, types, etc? Thanks!
Urban-Farmgirl Sister #2173
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2011 : 12:31:02 PM
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YOu mean cooker or canner???? I have opinions on pressure canners.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
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MaryLD
True Blue Farmgirl
861 Posts
Mary
New Braunfels
TX
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2011 : 1:02:22 PM
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If it is a cooker, not a canner, I have some experience with these. I always buy stainless steel. I have gotten them from the thrift store and the flea market. Over the years, I have always been able to get replacement parts as needed for the ones I bought used, as the smaller parts wore out over time. I have a new one and a used on right now. My first-ever brand new one is one I have now. It is from Fagor brand, and it has some safety features my older Presto does not have. It has a kind of a pressure relase system to let the steam out, and it has a lid lock system to where you cannot open the lid without the steam being released AND the safety lock being released, by you. I got it at Ross ( like a TJ Maxx, we did not have these in my hometown, not sure if they are everywhere but by now, I'm sure they are, lol!). Anyway, it was about $30 at Ross and it came with a cooking manual and a recipe book. I acutally like my old Presto thrift store one at least as much, though, maybe more. I needed two at a certain stage of career/ family life but right now, I mostly use one at a time, lol.
The older one has the kind of " rocking steaming pressure thingy" that can be taken on or off for cleaning. The newer one has that component built right into the lid. I just keep the removable one in one place so I know where it is.
I hope this is helpful. I have lost 2 pressure cookers in housemate or break- up situations in my youth, but I have never had a pressure cooker totally fall apart on me. Again, they sell all the replacement parts for the smaller hardware, etc.
Mary LD
Haflingers- You can't have just one!
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
1404 Posts
Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2011 : 1:08:36 PM
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I have a very old Model 30 from Presto. It is a pressure cooker and I use it to make soups in a hurry. I also have a very large pressure canner that is also a Presto. I like both of them for different reasons.
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2011 : 1:13:33 PM
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My pressure cookers are both Presto brand as well. I have a 4 qt and a 6 qt, but my pressure canner is a Mirro with the weight. I love it. I don't like the ones with the guage.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
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rebekahj
True Blue Farmgirl
128 Posts
Rebekah
Santa Cruz
CA
USA
128 Posts |
Posted - Apr 26 2011 : 4:07:08 PM
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Thanks ladies! That gives me a little information to go on since I have never bought a pressure cooker before. BTW...I did mean pressure cooker. ;-)
Thanks again!
Urban-Farmgirl Sister #2173
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KayB
True Blue Farmgirl
540 Posts
Kay
Del City
Oklahoma
USA
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Posted - Apr 27 2011 : 09:36:50 AM
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So, there's a difference between a canner and a cooker? Do I need a pressure canner or can I just use a regular old canning pot?
Life's a dance you learn as you go
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Apr 27 2011 : 11:11:01 AM
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YOu can use a big old canning pot for water bath canning (tomatoes, fruits and like that) but for low acid things...veggies, soups, meats and like that..you NEED a pressure canner for sure.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
1404 Posts
Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
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Posted - Apr 27 2011 : 11:22:43 AM
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I believe if you go to Presto.com you can find all the necessary accessories to go with your canner/cooker. The only thing I don't like about mine is cleaning up after I use it!
Betty ini Pasco |
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Sweet_Tea
True Blue Farmgirl
194 Posts
Tara
Newberry
SC
USA
194 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2011 : 07:22:50 AM
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Presto is the best, My great grandmother and grandmother swore by them. I have my great grandmothers Presto pressure cooker.
It's old and it works great.
Farmgirl Sister #2974
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