Hob Pressure Cooker (1 Viewer)

[shawn&emma]

Anyone use a hob pressure cooker at home or in the van? If so what's your views on them and also the brand you are using. Is it one of those multipurpose tools which means we could get rid of some other stuff, e.g. Other saucepans etc.

Would prefer hob one as not always on hook up.

Cheers

Shawn

 

[scousebird]

I've used a pressure cooker for years. Currently got an Ikea one cos it goes on induction hob at home. Good for stews and gammon joints. Have to be careful with veg cos they can become mushy.

 

[Lenny HB]

We have a cheapo Zurich branded one in the van €20 from an Auchan in Spain. Cooks at lower pressure than the one at home so takes a bit longer. We love it great for beef Burgoyne, stroganoff etc. Sometimes when travelling in the winter prepare the veg for a stew while having a lunch break and when we have finished the days driving pop it on the hob by the time I've had a beer and the boss a cupper dinner is ready.

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[Abacist]

Used to have a prestige one years ago which was aluminium and worked very well for years until the bottom bowed out a bit. 5 or 15 PSI.

Now have an expensive Swiss stainless steel one which cooks at about 10/12 PSI but measured in bar and can't remember the exact figure.

Have not used in the van yet but would not be without it at home. Does wonderful Xmas puds or steak and kidney puddings!

Kuhn Ricoh?

 

[vwalan]

i use loads , tower ,prestige ,butterfly elite, hawkins ,rochedo,swan.have 8 altogether
they vary from 28ltr to 1.5ltr..
the 1.5 is great for that 1 person meal.
i find 3or 4 ltr ones ideal for two persons . but have 5ltr ones as well.
the big one can cook 6chickens in one go. ideal for restaurant work.
i do use pressure cookers quite a bit .
these days in the camper the butterfly 3 litre and the hawkins 1.5 ltr are a permanent items in the cupboard .
mind i do use the gas oven in the trailer as well. cant beat honey roast gammon jt at xmas .
cant beat cooking rice or porridge . bring to pressure cook 2minutes then remove from heat wrap in towel etc , then carry on with the meat /veg and sauce . mind best not mix that with the porridge .
30 mins cooks a nice gammon jt. boiled ham ,ideal for about 6 meals .
plus if need be you have a large pan for cooking fresh crabs etc if you find some in the cracks in the rocks on the seashore .

 

[denisejoe]

I've got a Tefal set - has a sautee pan and a deep pan. There is a glass lid and a pressure cooker lid which fits both. I use the big one at home as both a pressure cooker and a large saucepan depending on which lid I use.

I usually take the smaller one with both lids on longer holidays in the van, particularly in the winter when it's brilliant to use for stews, bourgignon, goulash etc.

Unfortunately I haven't seen these for a very long time. I bought the set nearly 20 years ago.

Denise

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[Minxy]

I've used one since I was a kid as my Mum had one so I was taught how to use it at an early age! Wouldn't be without one now, I have several but the one in the camper is a 5L one, just a cheap bog standard one, nothing special and works perfectly ... can cook loads of stuff in it but a gammon joint cannot be beaten ... lovely and juicy and keeps all the flavour in .... mmmmmm.

 

[vwalan]

I've used one since I was a kid as my Mum had one so I was taught how to use it at an early age! Wouldn't be without one now, I have several but the one in the camper is a 5L one, just a cheap bog standard one, nothing special and works perfectly ... can cook loads of stuff in it but a gammon joint cannot be beaten ... lovely and juicy and keeps all the flavour in .... mmmmmm.

mind as i said at xmas in spain , cover a gammon joint with honey and roast in the oven , with honey roast carrots etc . beats turkey beef or anything else. have to take gammon or bacon joints from uk as i dont like spanish dried bacon .
at one time i cooked gammons for a living . the abbottoir i worked in had a freezer center . we supplied many of the hotels in cornwall.
i am a qualified butcher slaughterman , but trained as a chef in the army . many would be amazed at how much is cooked in pressure cookers . some cookers are walk in fridge size cookers . meat veg you name it . alot is fried or grilled to look roasted etc . even some well known fried chicken is pressure cooked . i certainly use mine alot .

 

[shawn&emma]

Thanks for all the positive comments. Have seen some second hand ones here in Belgium and thats whats got us interested. Were just putting together a list of other questions so be prepared for more quizzing.

Thanks again

Shawn and Emma.

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[DangerMousy]

Hip pressure cooking is an amazing resource for pressure cooking - general advice, techniques, timing for different foods and recipes.

 

[The Lobster]

We use an Indian Hawkins Contura... They're great. Extremely popular in India but originally introduced by a Brit. Compact and light.

A

 

[Caron]

What a coincidence!I have ordered one from Amazon today. 5 litre Tower reduced from £140 to £38 the price reduction initially made me suspicious but it has lots of reviews and nearly all were over 4 stars. We love a boiled gammon so it will be good to try it in that.

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[Alistair33]

It's pressure cooker but takes look at a Mr D's slow cooker.

They are fantastic

 

[Minxy]

We use an Indian Hawkins Contura... They're great. Extremely popular in India but originally introduced by a Brit. Compact and light.

A

I'd never heard of Hawkins until we saw someone selling them at a car boot sale so bought one for my Mum as the small size was perfect for her ... she absolutely loves it.

 

[two]

Get a pressure-cooker recipe book. You'll be surprised what can be done with them.

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[shawn&emma]

We were lucky enough to have been given one by our house sitting host. It was in the guest annex, and we asked did she use it and if not would she sell it and she said have it, given as a wedding present 25 years ago and only used it a few times. Result it's a 7ltr stainless steel Italian one. Emma's been trying loads of things out with it and with the spiralizer her mum gave her out dinner plates have never looked so posh. Think both will become a main part of our cooking equipment.

Shawn

 

[vwalan]

We were lucky enough to have been given one by our house sitting host. It was in the guest annex, and we asked did she use it and if not would she sell it and she said have it, given as a wedding present 25 years ago and only used it a few times. Result it's a 7ltr stainless steel Italian one. Emma's been trying loads of things out with it and with the spiralizer her mum gave her out dinner plates have never looked so posh. Think both will become a main part of our cooking equipment.

Shawn

my mum used one alot .
while still at school i worked evenings in a local restaurant . i was amazed how many things were cooked in one . when leaving school i went butchering . i was already a saterday boy . later joined the catering corps . again pressure cooking was lots . it was then i learnt cooking in seam pressure cookers as big as a small room.
later did work in restaurants and hotels again pressure cooker the ideal tool . have done other jobs lots in fact . but the pressure cooker is a real useful tool.
its definately away of cooking and cheating time .
steam puddings can almost be cakes with a bit of practice .
but cant make cornish pasties in one . or bread.
but should anyone know let me know as well.

 

[Minxy]

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but cant make cornish pasties in one . or bread.
but should anyone know let me know as well.

Apparently bread can be done ... might have to give it a go!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Bread-Anywhere:-"Baking"-bread-in-a-pressure-/

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[DangerMousy]

Apparently bread can be done ... might have to give it a go!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Bread-Anywhere:-"Baking"-bread-in-a-pressure-/

I'm going to have to try that

 

[vwalan]

yes i will as well.
always something to learn.

 

[MyrtleGuru]

We used to use a pressure cooker (in the house) -- an aluminium Prestige one. We tended to use it to shorten the cooking times for things that took a while like pulses, dried beans, beetroots, etc. Sounds like a good way of saving gas in the van (although we use LPG, so it's dirt cheap anyway). Without the pressure weight attachment we also used it as a large normal pan, so it could double up in the van. When you are watching the van weight (ours is 3,500kg so every little helps), I suppose it could help. I noticed that our saucepans, although space-saving stackable ones, are very heavy.

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