Mommy (77 yrs old) wanted a pressure cooker...

[catnhatnh]

Wally world wanted $59 but E-Bay had a 4 qt free standing unit like a slow cooker for about $40 (including shipping) which I bought...anyone had experience with these???

[NMDemDist2]

1. can you post the pic? n/t

[catnhatnh]

2. Nope...

Computer troglodyte here...I'm lucky I can write....Sig lines,graphics and clever stuff are past my ken...sorry

[NMDemDist2]

3. k, can you still get to the ebay auction?

if you can, pull up the auction, highlight the web address, hit "Ctrl" and "c" at the same time

come back here, post a reply and in the place where you'd type you message hit "Ctrl" and "v" (with out the quote marks either time

that should put the auction link here and we can go look at it

[catnhatnh]

4. Well it looks like...

...http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4444299525&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 by your rules...did that work???

[NMDemDist2]

10. yup that works, here's the pic (another trick)

[catnhatnh]

5. Wholey Christ...

as in it both worked AND looks like magic to me...I'm gonna write those instructions down....Bless you,Lass..

[NMDemDist2]

11. You're welcome

now with the same basic idea, here's how you do pictures

put your mouse over the picture you want, and click the RIGHT button

it will bring up a list and at the bottom it will say "properties" if you left click (the usual button on the mouse) it will bring up another little box. somewhere on that box it will say "location" and it will have the http://............ thingie (it may be pretty long and should end with ".jpg" or ".gif"

if you highlight that, and do the Ctrl C thing and then the Ctrl V thing in your post it should show the picture (hit "Review before you post and check)

BIG WARNING!!! be sure if you are gonna post a picture at DU esp in the larger forums (it's not so bad here cuz we are small) that it's from a BIG website like eBay or a manufactorer's site. a small site will be overwhelmed by the traffic from all people looking at the picture on DU

that is the basic "Cut and Paste" technique we talk about

have fun!

[Warpy]

6. I'm not real thrilled with mine

which I got so I wouldn't have to nursemaid the pressure canner whenever I wanted a pot of beans. The instructions are inadequate, the heat control non linear and the pressure valve doesn't work worth a damn because it gives no indicator you're at pressure until it blows.

[catnhatnh]

7. Well

that's not happy news...was it the same deal and if so what advice do you have...(Mom will use this mostly for hams and spare ribs and saurkraut...)..

[Warpy]

9. My advice is to get an old fashioned, top of the stove type

with either a rocker weight or some other pressure indicator and tell her to keep an eye on it until she turns the heat off at the end of the cooking time.

I've gone back to the pressure canner with the gauge on it.

[The empressof all]

8. You need to ask her what she wants to use it for

4 quarts really isn't that big IMO. If she just wants to cook some veggies or a very small roast that might be ok but if she wants to use it for family meals I'd go a little larger.

I have a standard stove top cooker that I've had for years but I've been coveting an electric one just to free up burner space during the holidays.

If she wants to can you really need to do some research and get one that has a canning rack to make it easier for her. You also have to make sure it will go to the right pressure for canning. I can't help you here...canning scares me.

[Stinky The Clown]

12. I have one I bought when I first got married (the first time ... 1972)

and then got my mother's, which got from her mother ..... and which, I think, orignaly was used for sea trout on the Santa Maria ...... its oooooold.

But its big and it works like a charm. Stove top. Heavy aluminum. Replaceable lid gasket. Rocker weight top with three pressure settings.

I don't use it as much as I used to, but its my very favorite way to make artichokes.

They're great for tomato sauce, too. Slow cooked taste and consistency in half an hour.

[babylonsister]

13. Sea trout on the Santa Maria?

:rofl: :spray: :rofl: :spray:

[troubleinwinter]

14. I've been thinking I'd like an ordinary stove top

pressure cooker. Aint had one in so long.... used it mainly for oxtails (hah! they USED to be cheap!)

I make artichokes in an ordinary pot. What would be an advantage to doing em in a PC?

In fact, I am wondering is there really a reason for a PC???? I know they are quicker, but are there other uses/advantages?

[NMDemDist2]

15. canning tomatoes

is the only reason I can think I'd absolutely have to have one

[Shakespeare]

16. You don't need one to can tomatoes (they've got plenty of acid).

But to can green beans, corn or other low-acid veggies....then you definitely need one. Considering how much I'm growing this summer, I'm considering getting one (but I'm a little afraid of 'em).