Comments on: Afraid of Your Pressure Cooker? http://www.homemaking911.com/2008/02/06/afraid-of-your-pressure-cooker/ Help is on the way! Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:49:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Alex http://www.homemaking911.com/2008/02/06/afraid-of-your-pressure-cooker/#comment-733 Alex Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:22:24 +0000 http://www.homemaking911.com/2008/02/06/afraid-of-your-pressure-cooker/#comment-733 I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road! I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!

]]> By: Malia http://www.homemaking911.com/2008/02/06/afraid-of-your-pressure-cooker/#comment-34 Malia Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:47:17 +0000 http://www.homemaking911.com/2008/02/06/afraid-of-your-pressure-cooker/#comment-34 Hi Melonie: I know you are able to can using a pressure cooker, but not the size I have unless it is tiny little jars. The older pressure cookers were quite large. Canning is something I have not really explored. I am always afraid I will ruin a bunch of food fast. I do freeze tons of things that I know I could can. For example, the tomatoes from my garden. I just dice them and freeze them in two cup portions that I pull out and use in soups and recipes througout the year. Do you know any ladies who can? Your best bet is to find one of those ladies and have them help you. I just did a quick search on the web and it states there very clearly that a normal pressure cooker is NOT safe for canning. Some pressure cookers are safe, but they must state so in their directions. If you DO decide to try it, be sure you follow direction VERY carefully. Canning is a science and improperly canned foods can spoil, or worse, make your family very sick. I have made homemade jam, but that was not the same as canning. I used the inversion method and made freezer jam. Let me know if you decide to try canning. I would love to hear about it. Hi Melonie:
I know you are able to can using a pressure cooker, but not the size I have unless it is tiny little jars. The older pressure cookers were quite large. Canning is something I have not really explored. I am always afraid I will ruin a bunch of food fast. I do freeze tons of things that I know I could can. For example, the tomatoes from my garden. I just dice them and freeze them in two cup portions that I pull out and use in soups and recipes througout the year. Do you know any ladies who can? Your best bet is to find one of those ladies and have them help you. I just did a quick search on the web and it states there very clearly that a normal pressure cooker is NOT safe for canning. Some pressure cookers are safe, but they must state so in their directions. If you DO decide to try it, be sure you follow direction VERY carefully. Canning is a science and improperly canned foods can spoil, or worse, make your family very sick.

I have made homemade jam, but that was not the same as canning. I used the inversion method and made freezer jam.
Let me know if you decide to try canning. I would love to hear about it.

]]> By: Melonie (Momma & More) http://www.homemaking911.com/2008/02/06/afraid-of-your-pressure-cooker/#comment-33 Melonie (Momma & More) Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:37:19 +0000 http://www.homemaking911.com/2008/02/06/afraid-of-your-pressure-cooker/#comment-33 This is great news, Jill! I'm going to hit your site next! Malia, thanks for these resources. I have a semi-"dumb" question. ;-) My husband keeps saying that all you need for canning is a pressure cooker - I thought it was a different item? Or that only certain foods could be canned in a pressure cooker, maybe? Do you already have something written up in your archives I could read about this? Or any suggestions as to where to go for more info? THANKS much! Have a beautiful weekend. :-) This is great news, Jill! I’m going to hit your site next!
Malia, thanks for these resources. I have a semi-”dumb” question. ;-) My husband keeps saying that all you need for canning is a pressure cooker - I thought it was a different item? Or that only certain foods could be canned in a pressure cooker, maybe? Do you already have something written up in your archives I could read about this? Or any suggestions as to where to go for more info?
THANKS much!
Have a beautiful weekend. :-)

]]> By: Jill http://www.homemaking911.com/2008/02/06/afraid-of-your-pressure-cooker/#comment-32 Jill Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:44:07 +0000 http://www.homemaking911.com/2008/02/06/afraid-of-your-pressure-cooker/#comment-32 Malia, Thanks for the opportunity to tell others about my website http://www.pressurecookingonline.com where I have my DVD Pressure Cooking: A Fresh Look, Delicious Dishes in Minutes for sale. If they sign up for my email newsletter they automatically get a pressure cooking recipe, and I've been sending one out almost every month in the newsletter. (I am a bit of a pressure cooking nut, using it almost everyday.) Keep up the good work educating on so many important topics. Malia,

Thanks for the opportunity to tell others about my website http://www.pressurecookingonline.com where I have my DVD Pressure Cooking: A Fresh Look, Delicious Dishes in Minutes for sale. If they sign up for my email newsletter they automatically get a pressure cooking recipe, and I’ve been sending one out almost every month in the newsletter. (I am a bit of a pressure cooking nut, using it almost everyday.)
Keep up the good work educating on so many important topics.

]]> By: Malia http://www.homemaking911.com/2008/02/06/afraid-of-your-pressure-cooker/#comment-31 Malia Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:34:56 +0000 http://www.homemaking911.com/2008/02/06/afraid-of-your-pressure-cooker/#comment-31 Hi Jill: Thanks for stopping by my website today. When you get a chance, stop by again and post your website in a comment on the section on pressure cooking. I know my readers will be interested in learning about that resource, especially if you still have those for sale. The web address has to be inside the actual comment to show up for others to see. Hi Jill:
Thanks for stopping by my website today. When you get a chance, stop by again and post your website in a comment on the section on pressure cooking. I know my readers will be interested in learning about that resource, especially if you still have those for sale. The web address has to be inside the actual comment to show up for others to see.

]]> By: Jill http://www.homemaking911.com/2008/02/06/afraid-of-your-pressure-cooker/#comment-29 Jill Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:42:03 +0000 http://www.homemaking911.com/2008/02/06/afraid-of-your-pressure-cooker/#comment-29 I started using a modern spring-valve (no jiggler which is safer and easier)pressure cooker more than 10 years ago when my son was little. I didn't really think about teaching him how to use it but I was able to make great tasting food fast. I teach others how to do it in person and with a DVD titled Pressure Cooking: A Fresh Look, Delicious Dishes in Minutes. It's a skill that we can all learn to our advantage regarding time, money, energy, nutrition and taste. Thanks for sharing. I started using a modern spring-valve (no jiggler which is safer and easier)pressure cooker more than 10 years ago when my son was little. I didn’t really think about teaching him how to use it but I was able to make great tasting food fast. I teach others how to do it in person and with a DVD titled Pressure Cooking: A Fresh Look, Delicious Dishes in Minutes.
It’s a skill that we can all learn to our advantage regarding time, money, energy, nutrition and taste. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Malia http://www.homemaking911.com/2008/02/06/afraid-of-your-pressure-cooker/#comment-21 Malia Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:35:40 +0000 http://www.homemaking911.com/2008/02/06/afraid-of-your-pressure-cooker/#comment-21 Well, I learned this just about 7 years ago! My mother-in-law used hers, taught me how, then bought me one as a gift. I fell in love with pressure cooking when I realized I could cook chicken very quickly and it was yummy! Thanks for stopping by my site today! Well, I learned this just about 7 years ago! My mother-in-law used hers, taught me how, then bought me one as a gift. I fell in love with pressure cooking when I realized I could cook chicken very quickly and it was yummy! Thanks for stopping by my site today!

]]> By: Melonie (Momma & More) http://www.homemaking911.com/2008/02/06/afraid-of-your-pressure-cooker/#comment-17 Melonie (Momma & More) Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:20:30 +0000 http://www.homemaking911.com/2008/02/06/afraid-of-your-pressure-cooker/#comment-17 WOW - this is fantastic! I'm 33 and have never learned such a skill. Sounds like something to put on my "to learn" list for 2008!!!! WOW - this is fantastic! I’m 33 and have never learned such a skill. Sounds like something to put on my “to learn” list for 2008!!!!

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