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Post by geron on Aug 21, 2012 18:04:05 GMT -7
We just recently re-discovered our pressure cookers!!! After reading the book, "Dont be afraid of your food storage, just Dutch it," he recommends storing roughly 1000 lbs of charcoal in 10, 32 gal garbage cans for 12 months of cooking. We have two (4 qt and 6 qt). We've found and reading up on pressure cookers you can reduce your cooking time up to 20 to 70%. That's a LOT of savings in charcoal or having to looking for fire wood in the absence of Electricity or gas. I know modern "chefs" poo poo the Pressure cooker but in a SHTF situation it could literally be a life saver. Does wonders for beef and I would assume wild game as well. Thoughts on "yo mamma's "microwave" the pressure cooker?  |
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Post by thywar on Aug 21, 2012 18:19:36 GMT -7
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Post by Lawdog2705 on Aug 21, 2012 19:25:36 GMT -7
The only thing I've ever cooked in mine are boiled peanuts!! ;D
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Post by garret on Aug 21, 2012 21:03:06 GMT -7
my mother used to make a stew using beef skirt (from the sides of the ribs) it was just sooooooooo good, i just use mine for canning
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Post by graf on Aug 22, 2012 1:30:44 GMT -7
I cook whole chickens in mine weekly, 17-20 minutes-done, very juicey. I also love the bean soup in the winter it even surpasses my moms, course I won't tell her that again in about 20 minutes done. It is also a healthy way of cooking keeping nutrients in the food, I have been using it for over a year now.
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Post by geron on Aug 22, 2012 3:09:38 GMT -7
I suppose I was going on the assumption that the electricity was no longer available, the Propane delivery was dead, I'd used up my propane in my tank, the trees in the 80,000 acre Nat Forest behind the house had been used up, I couldn't leave the premise, all the neighbors had been consumed and it was time to feed the dogs. But, you know what assuming can do. |
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Post by thywar on Aug 22, 2012 6:03:20 GMT -7
LMAO.. Yes I do know about assuming..
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Post by wtrfwlr on Aug 22, 2012 6:21:45 GMT -7
I haven't used a Pressure Cooker in years, the gasket ring broke and was never replaced and the pot went by the wayside. I really need to get another one, I love cooking with them. I remember years ago I was going to cook up a mess of squirrels for stew and dumplings. I let them cook down a bit too long and instead of being able to separate the meat and de-bone them for the stew, most of the bones cooked down. Which was fine except that it was only "most" of the bones and not all of them. That made eating the stew more like eating chopped up fish that had not been filleted out first. My squirrel and dumplings had millions of teeny tiny sharp bones all through it!  I tried every way in the world to eat that stuff but gosh, it was like serving up a bowl of straight pins stew....only time in my life I have ever thrown out dumplings!!! |
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Post by missasip on Aug 22, 2012 11:26:55 GMT -7
We just recently re-discovered our pressure cookers!!! After reading the book, "Dont be afraid of your food storage, just Dutch it," he recommends storing roughly 1000 lbs of charcoal in 10, 32 gal garbage cans for 12 months of cooking. We have two (4 qt and 6 qt). We've found and reading up on pressure cookers you can reduce your cooking time up to 20 to 70%. That's a LOT of savings in charcoal or having to looking for fire wood in the absence of Electricity or gas. I know modern "chefs" poo poo the Pressure cooker but in a SHTF situation it could literally be a life saver. Does wonders for beef and I would assume wild game as well. Thoughts on "yo mamma's "microwave" the pressure cooker? They are so great for making a TOUGH piece of meat super tender. My mom always bought the "Bottom" cut cause it was the cheapest. Also the toughest. 12-20 in the pressure cooker and it would just about fall apart. I have two 6qts and a canner. Indispensable to tell the truth. Taters to be mashed, cabbage to soften up.... I check the gaskets, releases and eyeball for any stress cracks each time....never an issue. When canning outside though, I pay close attention to the wind. Been gonna make that wind break....  I have had the wind knock the pressure off at the drop of a hat. Just watch to make sure it stays on track for timed canning. Jimmy |
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Post by orly152 on Aug 22, 2012 18:09:12 GMT -7
My mom still uses the pressure cooker at least 3 times per week. She cooks "arroz con pollo" (yellow rice with chicken), chicken soup, green split peas soup, lentil soup, black beans and any other bean you can think of. It doesnt take a long time to cook with the pressure cooker and you can save lots of whatever resource/energy you have to cook with (wood, charcoal, gas...etc) in a shtf scenario.
My mother is cuban, and cubans use the pressure cooker to conserve the little energy they have on the island. They have rolling blackouts that last for days on certain parts of the island. I remember my grandmother used to cook in her backyard with a pressure cooker over a wood fire. They cooked whatever they could get their hands on just to be able to eat and survive. I also remember my grandparents passing up on meals just so I could have something to eat cause there wasnt enough to get by.
I will get some recipes and post them up using the pressure cooker in the near future with pics to go along.
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Post by thywar on Aug 22, 2012 18:54:54 GMT -7
Now we're talking.. Looking forward to that.. thanks
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Post by geron on Aug 23, 2012 2:58:17 GMT -7
My mom still uses the pressure cooker at least 3 times per week. She cooks "arroz con pollo" (yellow rice with chicken), chicken soup, green split peas soup, lentil soup, black beans and any other bean you can think of. It doesnt take a long time to cook with the pressure cooker and you can save lots of whatever resource/energy you have to cook with (wood, charcoal, gas...etc) in a shtf scenario. My mother is cuban, and cubans use the pressure cooker to conserve the little energy they have on the island. They have rolling blackouts that last for days on certain parts of the island. I remember my grandmother used to cook in her backyard with a pressure cooker over a wood fire. They cooked whatever they could get their hands on just to be able to eat and survive. I also remember my grandparents passing up on meals just so I could have something to eat cause there wasnt enough to get by. I will get some recipes and post them up using the pressure cooker in the near future with pics to go along. Thanks Orly. That would be a big deal for me!!!!! |
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Post by Dennis on Aug 23, 2012 3:13:15 GMT -7
The only thing I've ever cooked in mine are boiled peanuts!! ;D I love boiled peanuts haven't had any in a long time. |
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Post by cowgirlup on Aug 23, 2012 7:32:24 GMT -7
My mom still uses the pressure cooker at least 3 times per week. She cooks "arroz con pollo" (yellow rice with chicken), chicken soup, green split peas soup, lentil soup, black beans and any other bean you can think of. It doesnt take a long time to cook with the pressure cooker and you can save lots of whatever resource/energy you have to cook with (wood, charcoal, gas...etc) in a shtf scenario. My mother is cuban, and cubans use the pressure cooker to conserve the little energy they have on the island. They have rolling blackouts that last for days on certain parts of the island. I remember my grandmother used to cook in her backyard with a pressure cooker over a wood fire. They cooked whatever they could get their hands on just to be able to eat and survive. I also remember my grandparents passing up on meals just so I could have something to eat cause there wasnt enough to get by. I will get some recipes and post them up using the pressure cooker in the near future with pics to go along. I want to go to your mom's for dinner! ;D You don't hear much about pressure cookers. My mom never had one but it sounds like a great thing to have. I saw some at Walmart while I was looking for a pressure canner. I think that will be my next purchase. I'll be checking out the recipies... |
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Post by thywar on Aug 23, 2012 8:11:12 GMT -7
I've seen the pressure cookers at walmart and have considered buying them. Does anyone have thoughts about their quality. I know they aren't as heavy as the ones I've seen online for $300..
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I have had the wind knock the pressure off at the drop of a hat. Just watch to make sure it stays on track for timed canning.
