Originally Posted by Tippy
A number of years ago, I had an old house with really high ceilings. The kitchen was on the back side of the house, the sitting room in the front. I decided to follow a new quick chicken and dumpling recipe. It called for cooking the chicken in a pressure cooker. So I was cooking away..went into the living room for a couple of minutes and heard a huge explosion. Went into the kitchen and there was chicken and broth dripping from the ceiling.. a bit of chicken had gotten into the pop-off valve and the safety plug blew out!!
had to get a ladder to clean the ceiling...
My Mom also had a pressure cooker blow up. It was Lima Beans. She was scared to use hers for a long time, but we both use them now. They can be very dangerous. The directions say to never fill them more than half full when cooking things like beans, and if you add a little cooking oil, it will prevent frothing.