redkimba

I had a friend who would use her pressure cooker to cook oxtail for soup. (she made the best soup out of it...)

gramarraine

I got one for my first xmas after we got married, soon to be 45 yrs ago. I use it all the time mostly for vegies. I don't use it for meat but I know people who do. I love mine. Just follow the directions and you will be safe.

grannypat7925

I love mine. If you follow directions it won't blow up! Usually the only change I make is that it takes less liquid sometimes than is called for.

Iamquilter

I have a Presto Cookere also and use it all the time, especially in the summer to cook my beets. No more splattering all over the stove. I also have a pressure cooker I use for canning. You just have to watch it and not set it on the stove and walk away. When my petcock on the Presto cooker starts jiggling I turn the temp down to medium and know it won't blow. My mother got burned from a waterless cooker she used one time to cook corn. Never used it after that.

litacats

I had just bought myself a new one when hubby burned the house down, I guess I will have to buy a new one when the insurance comes thru. STILL waiting but they asure me it is nearly here. maybe I will buy 2 an electric one and a normal one for when we have a power failure they happen quite often where we are. I do miss it, as said in prior posts it does a wonderful roast and the gravy you can make from the juices is so tasty

Connie in CO

Spare ribs and sourcrout?cabbage made into that stuff.Any why,i use to make that in a pressure cooker.Connie in CO

Mimito2

I have had a pressure cooker blow up on me. Literally. I was raised around them and was cooking beef stew. I had put whole frozen tomatoes in it. I have always cooked on really low heat. The pot had cooked the amount of time it needed to and I had turned it off and waited for it to cool some. I touched the "dinger" with a long knife to see if there was any steam left in. NO hiss. I started turning the handle and it blew all over me. I had instant blisters on my upper body where food landed and steam burns on my hands & lower arms.. DH inspected the lid and there was a tomato seed stuck in the exhaust spout. Thank God I had made the kids leave the kitchen or they would have been burned also. I still use one but am very cautious and it will sit for hours to cool before I will open it. I make sure everything is de-seeded before I put it in the pot.

salsalady

i have an electric one from qvc it is from montel williams . i use it all the time. makes wonderful bbq ribs. i just dont cook them as long cause i like to be able to chew it off the bone not fall off.

barbsmith

I love my pressure cooker. It is great for beef roast, potatoes and carrots. Mmmm. I also love it to cook a turkey breast. It comes out so tender and very moist. Also green beans are great cooked with some ham.

abc123retired

From what I have heard slow cookers use a lot of electricity and pressure cookers are more economical. Read directions carefully and start with recipes included in the accompanying book. My mother used one, she raised eight kids, and I used one when I was raising my three. Never had an explosion.