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Post by mohs on Aug 30, 2014 16:23:15 GMT -5
UUUGGHH! My big labor day project was to make crock full of pinto beans & hocks. Yesterday I tenderly sorted and washed my beans,; then soaked them over night. This morning I drained the beans put them back in the crock pot and turned it on. Went out to the library. Came home. The Dawn dish soap was leaking into the pot! Just drip drip drip. Boy do they taste horrible! Really bad ! O well…. Beans are not to expensive. Back to the sorting table. Luckily I have a 3 day weekend. It’ll take me that long to make a hill of beans edmohs
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Post by mohs on Aug 30, 2014 17:17:03 GMT -5
I would like to save this thread from the bean heap Does anyone have any experience with pressure cooking? I considering buying an electric one
But am interested in opinions, advice, experience with all types of pressure cooking.
Thanks Ed Mohs
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Post by blessed on Aug 30, 2014 17:45:53 GMT -5
I can remember my mom cooking beans in the old type 0f pressure cooker. The kind that goer on top of the cook stove. They were good. My favorite way to cook beans is in a cast iron pot served with fried spuds, corn bread, onions, and hot sauce. Don't get much better. James
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Post by grayfingers on Aug 30, 2014 17:48:53 GMT -5
Ed, I grew up on pressure cooked meals. As a hunter, I like to utilize the bones from game animals as they contain flavor and nutrients. I have always used the basic stove top type. Easy as can be. Add meat/bones, seasonings, a few cups of water. Set burner on med high until the weight starts to jiggle, then med low. A half hour to 45 minutes later and once tough meats fall off the bone into a stock to die for. Never tried to pressure cook beans, I just do the soak overnight thing, and add a generous amount of baking soda to the water I cook the beans in. Then drain. Greatly reduces gas and acid heartburn. fastcooking.ca/pressure_cookers/cooking_times_pressure_cooker.php#pulses
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Post by mohs on Aug 30, 2014 18:38:48 GMT -5
Thanks guys! I never used a pressure cooker. But I been learning a lot about them. I've'd like to do the stovetop thing- but I don't have a stove presently. I been living off the George foreman, crock pot & microwave. So I was think of purchasing an electric pressure cooker. another neat device my mom got is an induction cooker. That's fine piece of technology & cookware. I was wondering if they make pressure cooking pots for induction? anyway thanks agrin
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Post by mohs on Aug 30, 2014 18:42:55 GMT -5
O I don't know if any of you noticed but the top picture of the crock pot you'll notice that bottle of Dawn dish soap laying gingerly on its side dripping into the pot?
that how I found it when I got home
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Post by radio on Aug 30, 2014 18:59:55 GMT -5
If you pressure cook beans, make double sure you don't have the water in 'em above the "fill to here" line. The ex wife did that once and it made one melluva hess! Bean soup was spraying everywhere out of the little jiggler
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Post by mohs on Aug 30, 2014 19:42:28 GMT -5
EEK ! Sorry to hear about that Radio that worse than soapy beans
I guess pressure cookers can be tricky stressful things
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Post by radio on Aug 30, 2014 20:15:01 GMT -5
EEK ! Sorry to hear about that Radio that worse than soapy beans I guess pressure cookers can be tricky stressful things That's the same gal that baked my favorite cake for me, and it had a few unexpected additions. She mixed it in a blender and scraped the sides down with a rubber spatula....with the blender running. Guess what those unexpected ingredients were!?! rubber spatula pieces do NOT go well with German chocolate cake!!!! I started doing a lot of the cooking after that little incident The newer cookers aren't as finicky as the older ones. I never heard of an electric one, so looked 'em up. They sure are pricy!
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Post by mohs on Aug 30, 2014 20:46:25 GMT -5
Well 100 bucks for the Cuisinart Pressure Cooker I thought that wasn't too bad & lots of technology for the bucks but that is IF they work as well as the sellers tout
Radio-- ever heard of the induction skillets?
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Post by radio on Aug 30, 2014 21:30:04 GMT -5
Well 100 bucks for the Cuisinart Pressure Cooker I thought that wasn't too bad & lots of technology for the bucks but that is IF they work as well as the sellers tout Radio-- ever heard of the induction skillets? Guess I'm a cheapskate when it comes to pressure cookers We bought a new one (not electric) a couple of years ago and I think it was 50 or 60 bucks. Never heard of an induction skillet, but they do make single burner counter top induction units. Copper, glass and aluminum pots won't work with them as they need a ferrous metal to work. I've heard of folks using a steel disc on the induction surface, but not sure how well that would work. I've actually thought about buying a counter top induction unit to use in the summer time as the gas stove really heats up our kitchen
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Post by mohs on Aug 30, 2014 23:38:17 GMT -5
exactly right Radio those counter top ones are neat technology and pans that come with them are wide based, thick bottoms and real easy to clean. And do they heat up fast!
Of course it new machine and haven't used it much so it will be interesting to se how well the pans and cooker hold up.
I used a cast iron skillet, not made for this particular unit, and it worked really well. Most pans that are magnetic will work. Although newer pans have a symbol that indicate induction ready.
Because the induction technology heats the pan up quickly I was wondering if they make a pressure cooker that are induction ready? Getting the pressure up quickly in the pan makes the pressure cooker even more efficient I suppose
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Post by radio on Aug 31, 2014 8:05:30 GMT -5
Because the induction technology heats the pan up quickly I was wondering if they make a pressure cooker that are induction ready? Getting the pressure up quickly in the pan makes the pressure cooker even more efficient I suppose One made with stainless steel should work well. I know some of them have aluminum sandwiched between the stainless, so not sure how those would work. I did a quick search and found this one. It says it is made from high quality "virgin" aluminum with an "anti bulge" induction base meaning the base is likely stainless steel www.amazon.com/Prestige-PRNPC5-Nakshatra-Aluminum-Induction/dp/B00C2LY9EI/ref=sr_1_2?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1409489876&sr=1-2&keywords=induction+pressure+cookerI love cast iron cookware! I have several skillets and a big dutch oven. They would work fantastic with induction as they are more ferrous than stainless steel
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 31, 2014 9:17:14 GMT -5
LOL...I just made a C/P full of beans,Mexican style...It took a day to soak them and two days to cook them... Had them over rice with my homemade Habanero BBQ sauce...Yummmm Yummmmm!!!
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Post by mohs on Aug 31, 2014 9:41:45 GMT -5
right on Mike I need to get motivated this morning and start soaking a new batch of beans then by tonight I can start the crock pot and truly have Labor Day beans
I was so disgusted yesterday and wanted some pinto beans so I went to Chipotle and bought just a side of beans cost .80cents for just one side of beans so I splurged and bought a double the order Ha ha
But I want my own beans! mostly
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Post by garock on Aug 31, 2014 10:51:36 GMT -5
Fixing my first breakfast as I moved from home in LaGrange to Carrollton. I put the frying pan on the stove. Turned on the LP and reached for one of the baby food jars my Mam'ma had made up for me to have some basic stuff to cook with. Poured enough to cook an two eggs. It hit me, I needed to let the water out of my body, rushing to bathroom, letting the the pan warm up. Busness done, as I entered the kitchen I smelled something really sweet. I looked into the pan and bubbles were filling it up. What ? ! I finally figured I had grabbed the liquid soap instead of the grease Mam'ma had givin me. Did not even try to eat the eggs ! I then labeled all the jars she had worked up for me ! Grin about this every time it crosses my mind !
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Post by mohs on Aug 31, 2014 11:15:02 GMT -5
ha ha garocks! Grease & soap is similar but as far taste goes they couldn't be more different while were waiting for the beans I figured we'd have a plate of opals mostly
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2014 11:22:48 GMT -5
Ed, I grew up on pressure cooked meals. As a hunter, I like to utilize the bones from game animals as they contain flavor and nutrients. I have always used the basic stove top type. Easy as can be. Add meat/bones, seasonings, a few cups of water. Set burner on med high until the weight starts to jiggle, then med low. A half hour to 45 minutes later and once tough meats fall off the bone into a stock to die for. Never tried to pressure cook beans, I just do the soak overnight thing, and add a generous amount of baking soda to the water I cook the beans in. Then drain. Greatly reduces gas and acid heartburn. I soak the beans in the baking soda and cook in seasoned water. Hmm... never thought of cooking in the baking soda, I guess ya gotta drain and rinse really well?? Yes, Ed beans are cheap. Make another batch!
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Post by mohs on Aug 31, 2014 11:35:29 GMT -5
the beans are soaking as were grinding gunner! Tomorrow they'be ready 8 hour soak & crock them all nite long let me ask you this should I soak the beans in beer? I used a can Coors beer yesterday in the crock pot that got dumped out when the soap incident occurred so I woke up this morning and got myself another can of Coors I was thinking of soaking the beans in beer but probably just cook them in the beer or both ? beer can't be bad
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Post by mohs on Aug 31, 2014 11:46:35 GMT -5
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