Pressure Cooker sale

[Bugbear]

That would be red beans and kidney beans that need to be hard boiled for a while to be sure they are safe. Soy beans are similar, but I think there are more steps than just boiling.

That sounds like an electric pressure cooker, so I'm not sure you would be putting it on a camp fire.

I prefer black, or turtle beans, and pinto beans. We have native, desert, tepary beans, but they are a bit chewier and tuffer than the black or pinto beans. On the other hand, they are extremely drought resistant...

[Panache]

Assuming one reads all the instructions before using one, pressure cookers can do some really neat things (like cooking artichokes in less than half the time then boiling)

Cheers

Jamie :ootd:

[Pleater]

Electric pressure cookers!!

Whatever next!!

Yes - I was thinking of red kidney beans, which need soaking if dried,then draining, washing, and then boiling for about ten minutes, again in fresh water.

Apparently half a dozen fresh kidney beans cooked in a slow cooker at 80 degrees Centigrade for a few hours are likely to put you in hospital.

At various times I have been very glad of the properties of the pressure cooker. Cooking times are short and it actually does better with cheaper cuts of meat, though some flavourings alter unfavourably, so it is best to add them at the end of the cooking. I tend to add, stir and then just put the lid back on for a few minutes, without heat - that tends to give maximum impact.

The sort I have can be adjusted to 5, 10 or 15 pounds pressure, so they are very useful.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[Bugbear]

I suppose it's a little like cooking bamboo shoots ...

I recall my mother, as well as, my grand mothers using pressure cookers all the time. My grandmother still does.

[Bugbear]

Na, I don't cook the oat meal, I just eat it by the hand full with a sip of water, like a horse.