SC - Dangers of pressure cookers

[Michael Newton]

I think there is a difference between plunging it into a sink of cold water
and letting water pour over the top; mainly that the pressure in the sink
was forced up against the lid which failed to hold and, in the second case
it's cooling down just a part, rather than the whole pot at once. I find
following the instruction manual is normally the best way of dealing with an
appliance.  I have run it under water and it's lost pressure without
problems.

On a side note, the cookbook _Cooking under Pressure_ by Lorna J. Sass
suggest that when you're cooking beef in a pressure cooker, its better to
let the pressure come down naturally to make sure  the beef comes out
tender. If you are interested in cooking in a pressure cooker, I _highly_
recommend this book, it not only gives recipes, but is a complete
instruction guide on the different types and how to use them properly.

Beatrix of Tanet
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Christine A Seelye-King" <mermayde at juno.com>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 1:56 AM
Subject: SC - Dangers of pressure cookers


> Especially since the instruction manual for the new Mirro cooker we just
> bought specifically says running cool water over it is a way to quicken
> the cool-down time.  I guess we won't be trying that method anytime soon!
> Christianna
>
> On Thu, 20 Apr 2000 02:30:01 EDT CBlackwill at aol.com writes:
> > In a message dated 4/19/00 8:35:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > piglet006 at globalfreeway.com.au writes:
> >
> > >      Just remember that a pressure cooker is also a steam bomb. I
> > worked at  a BBQ place that did beans in a 20 gallon pressure cooker,
> and
> > one day, a mexican worker decided that the relief valve wasn't fast
> > enough, so he set it in a sink of cold water. The resulting explosion
> killed him (thank god, and I'm not kidding), and took out the back third
> of the prep
> > area.  Pressure cookers are great, just remember the key word is
> 'pressure!'.
> > >  >
> > >  >     Sieggy
> >
> > This is a horrifying thought.  The image this conjures makes my skin
> > crawl.  How many times in my career have I considered doing just this
> very
> > thing?  This is a post which will haunt me for years (and has already
> caused
> > me to warn all of my family to NEVER screw around with a pressure
> cooker).  I  already knew not to pop the lid, but had never considered
> that
> > popping it into hot water would make it explode.
> >
> > And yes, thank whomever you wish that this gentleman did NOT
> > survive.  Some obviously consider it offensive to think so...I call it
> Mercy.
> >
> > Balthazar of Blackmoor
>
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