Pressure cooker enquiry

[Slow_boat]

Does anyone know if you can get small, say half standard size, pressure cookers?

I found one invaluable on a boat in the past but this time round there's only two of us and a spirit stove.

 

[Pye_End]

Yes you can says SWMBO.

 

[Pye_End]

http://www.lakelandlimited.co.uk/SearchResults.aspx?kw=pressure%20cooker

On offer as well.

 

[samwise]

The Lakeland site says that the mini cooker is no longer available. Any alternatives?

 

[pvb]

Alternatives...

Try Googling for "mini pressure cooker" - more results than you can shake a stick at.

 

[Slow_boat]

Re: Alternatives...

Thanks kindly all. At least I now know that there is such a thing.

May I reccomend to the house the use of a pressure cooker on board?
They cook well, don't spill and use little water or cooking fuel. Ideal for rough weather stews. Can also double as a saucepan so hardly any extra stowage space needed.

 

[alan]

Re: Alternatives...

Yeah, best thing since sliced bread for pasta, rice e.t.c.
We use it all the time just to save on gas.

Alan. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[DanTribe]

These people make S/S ones. http://www.butterflyindia.com/precooker.html
We've had one for years, invaluable.
Bought it from Timothy Whites, but you will have to hunt around for stockists now.
Before we had a fridge and an oven, everthing went into the pressure cooker and we kept going. Now we have to stop and cook "properly".
That's progress.

 

[Rowana]

I get -

Sorry, this is no longer available

Looks like it's the mut's nuts as well !

 

[Rowana]

Oops !

Didn't read all replies

Sorry Samwise

 

[Tomsk]

Re: Alternatives...

[ QUOTE ]
Yeah, best thing since sliced bread

[/ QUOTE ]

Quite literally.. excellent for making fresh bread on a morning - especially when no bakery / oven / breadmaker available!

 

[gianenrico]

I might be a bit nationalistic, but since 20 years allways used these products:
http://www.lagostina.it/

and never had probs. Some of them are even good looking.
Cheers,
Gianenrico

 

[sonic]

The big spanish Carrfour supermarkets sell small cookers which is ideal for food for two we bought ours 5 year ago and they still stock them. Ideal for the boat

 

[demonboy]

I've seen bread cooked in a pressure cooker on board. Worked really well. Tasted great!

 

[wagenaar]

I have Fisschler pressure cookers, a small one on board and bigger ones at home. They are not cheap, but I find them excellent quality.

 

[bluedragon]

We just bought a Swan 4 litre pressure cooker from a local hardware store. Good size for the boat and 2-3 people.

 

[Pye_End]

Re: Alternatives...

How do you make fresh bread in a microwave?

 

[the_wanderer]

Re: Alternatives...

Hey! That's interesting. I make my own bread by hand at home with very acceptable results. Does anybody know the correct steaming time for a loaf on a pressure cooker? I assume it must be longer than the half hour I give my two pound loaves as the temperature in the pressure cooker is lower than an oven.

Incidentally, I do have a half sized pressure cooker of many years old but it is probably out of production now.


Regards.

Alan.

 

[VicS]

The Healthy Living Direct catalogue which came bundled with todays paper has a 1.5 litr mini pressure cooker at £19.99. No web site but the phone number is 08701 21 14 00.

 

[philip_stevens]

Vic,
you might want to read these reports:-
http://ixat.net/Default.asp?PageID=21&PostID=3049
http://www.asa.org.uk/asa/adjudications/non_broadcast/Adjudication+Details.htm?Adjudication_id=40886
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/mirrorinvestigates/tm_column_date=09122004-name_index.html - last item.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/consumer/asa_retinol.shtml -admittedly, not about a pressure cooker, but adjudication against them no less.

and more!

I would be very dubious about ordering from them. I saw the pressue cooker in the flyer that came with our newspaper. Looked OK, but......HLD???

p.s. sorry about the long url's but I did not want to shorten them.