Anyone use a pressure king pro in their van (1 Viewer)

[Paul and Kate]

Kates looking at one of these for home but was wondering if anyone has got one
Pros and cons etc
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[vwalan]

think its just an expensive adaption of a good old fashioned bit of kit .
plus will you always have leccy?
iuse an old fashioned pressure cooker at home or in my truck. works on the gas cooker . could work on leccy cooker at home ,but i only but i use gas.
great bits of kit saves energy ,time and locks the flavours in the food.
lots adverts on the telly though on the shopping channels .
but i still cant see it being better than the old style ones .

 

[Steve N Tracy]

Yes we have the 3 litre one which also doubles up as a slow cooker, great bit of kit.

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[Rob and Val]

Looks very similar to the Instant Pot, which is about 6 litres and twice the price.

 

[Minxy]

I'm a great believe in the traditional pressure cooker which can be used on gas or electric (not induction as it's aluminium but there are stainless steel ones available). Mine is 5 or 6L (can't remember which and too cold to go rummaging in the van tonight!) so I'd be a bit wary of one that's only 3L as it could prove a bit too small - we like to cook a nice gammon joint etc when away so it would be too small for us and if you wanted to do a full lot of veg, eg spuds, carrots, cabbage etc for a meal at once could find it too small.

 

[Minxy]

I've just had a quick look at the recipe for cooking a gammon joint and it looks like it takes about 50% longer than a traditional pressure cooker so if 'time' is a concern along with using more energy due to the longer time make sure you check out the recipes first so you get an idea of how long stuff will take.

https://www.highstreettv.com/pressure-king-pro-recipes

If you know you're gonna have electric (and it's included in the pitch price) then I can see the appeal but then you could use a traditional pressure cooker with an electric hotplate.

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[Minxy]

Quite a few new ones on Ebay for £34.95 delivered, couple of examples below:

 

[Minxy]

I'm just wondering if this is 'more' than just a pressure cooker in the sense that whether it would double up as an insulated cooking pot, like the Mr D's one, if you can use the internal 'pan' for the pressure cooker on the hob first ...

 

[Paul and Kate]

I'm just wondering if this is 'more' than just a pressure cooker in the sense that whether it would double up as an insulated cooking pot, like the Mr D's one, if you can use the internal 'pan' for the pressure cooker on the hob first ...

Kate was saying
It doubles up as a slow cooker you can also brown meat off and it can roast a whole chicken in twenty minutes
Never used a pressure cooker and the only time I've seen one being used was our nan doing a gammon joint

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[Clive]

I’ve used the 3l for the last week while I was away in the van. I liked it, cooked everything from pot roast beef to fish dishes. Didn’t use the gas cooker at all. You set the timer, walk away and leave it. When it bleeps, dinner is ready. No hassle, no fuss and apart from porridge, very easy to clean.

 

[Shrimp]

That would be fine if you are always likely to have EHU.
I got a pressure cooker recently as we are not always on EHU-except in winter then I use my Remoska or slow pot, pressure cooker stays at mum's!

 

[Minxy]

Kate was saying
It doubles up as a slow cooker you can also brown meat off and it can roast a whole chicken in twenty minutes
Never used a pressure cooker and the only time I've seen one being used was our nan doing a gammon joint

I’ve used the 3l for the last week while I was away in the van. I liked it, cooked everything from pot roast beef to fish dishes. Didn’t use the gas cooker at all. You set the timer, walk away and leave it. When it bleeps, dinner is ready. No hassle, no fuss and apart from porridge, very easy to clean.

I'm wondering if, once you've started it off under pressure and then instead of leaving it to continue cooking via electric, you instead turned it off, whether after say 6 hours it would still be cooked but without the need for 'power' ... @Clive don't suppose you wanna have a go?

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[Shandyman]

Yes we have one which we use at home and in the van great bit of kit .

 

[Clive]

I'm wondering if, once you've started it off under pressure and then instead of leaving it to continue cooking via electric, you instead turned it off, whether after say 6 hours it would still be cooked but without the need for 'power' ... @Clive don't suppose you wanna have a go?

Unlikely as it cools down to quickly

 

[Ex-caravantugger]

Unlikely as it cools down to quickly

Unless you've got a cardboard box and some hay to hand

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[Minxy]

Unless you've got a cardboard box and some hay to hand

Or a squishy cool bag that you can put it in to insulate it ...

 

[Ex-caravantugger]

Or a squishy cool bag that you can put it in to insulate it ...

Good thinking

 

[Minxy]

I keep meaning to try to use my normal pressure cooker as a thermal cooker, like the Mr D, by starting it off on the hob then sticking it in my thermal cool bag (suitably protected of course!) but hubby does all the cooking so I never get the chance!

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[Ex-caravantugger]

I keep meaning to try to use my normal pressure cooker as a thermal cooker, like the Mr D, by starting it off on the hob then sticking it in my thermal cool bag (suitably protected of course!) but hubby does all the cooking so I never get the chance!

My newish pressure cooker is brill. No noise and doesn't steam the windows up. This and a hand blender mean creamy soup all winter. I only remembered the hay box because it was featured on the programme were people live in different decades and they used one a week or so ago. A good pressure cooker cook book helps. Mike

 

[Paul and Kate]

We've ordered a 5Ltr one for £49 delivered from very using a £20 off a £50 spend
Looking forward to using it for some winter soups and stews

 

[Paul and Kate]

Well ordered yesterday delivered today
Looks a great bit of kit
Slow cooker function doubles as a keep warm function
Rapid Re heat function
You can steam veg and brown meat off
Going give it a test run on Sunday maybe Paella or beef bourginion

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[Clive]

Well ordered yesterday delivered today
Looks a great bit of kit
Slow cooker function doubles as a keep warm function
Rapid Re heat function
You can steam veg and brown meat off
Going give it a test run on Sunday maybe Paella or beef bourginion

The Paella is great, first thing I cooked