Comments on: Pressure Cooker Navy Beans

By: Di

Di — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:45:16 +0000

I specifically bought a pressure cooker to take care of ‘stewing hens’ that I raise. They take 10 hours in a dutch oven. So, I bought one (8 qts….just for cooking not canning)
and it took me TWO YEARS to get up enough nerve to actually use it. It is the most wonderful thing in the world (for chickens, beans, etc.). I am truly a convert. Just bummed it took so long for me to figure it out.

By: Joey The Barber

Joey The Barber — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:44:49 +0000

I wanted a pressure cooker and my sister-in-law gave me a brand new one that her grandma got in the 60′s with gold stamps. I used that thing for probably 7 years before the gauge went bad. Now I have a 22, 12, 8, 6, and 4qt that I use for canning and cooking. Love them, love the time saved and how tender meat comes out in them.

By: Celia Husmann

Celia Husmann — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:51:10 +0000

You should totally start including recipes for the pressure cooker now! Just made your sour cherry jam and oh my goodness — it is so good and I can’t believe how easy it was! I’m a convert.

By: Celia Husmann

Celia Husmann — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:26:35 +0000

I have yet to use a pressure cooker and I received one for my birthday in January. I’m scared. But this post might help…

By: Marisa

Marisa — Tue, 17 May 2011 17:09:46 +0000

You are so welcome! I’m delighted to hear that this post helped you change your feelings towards the pressure cooker!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 17 May 2011 17:08:25 +0000

As a child of the fifties, I too, was well indoctrinated in the evils of the pressure cooker. Thank you so much for your liberating post, I ordered mine today.
Hugs, Lisa

By: Food in Jars » Dark Days: Sausage, Kale and White Bean Soup

Food in Jars » Dark Days: Sausage, Kale and White Bean Soup — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:17:50 +0000

[...] step was to break out the pressure cooker and cook off two and a half cups of navy beans. I bought these lovely little white beans at the [...]

By: Another Marisa

Another Marisa — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:46:29 +0000

Ok, that’s what I thought. And the ones with gauges tend to be a lot bigger, too, so I’d really need both kinds, I think. I’m just hoping to come up with an inexpensive (and less storage required) option…

(I pronounce it like Melissa, with a soft “i”. You?)

I pronounce it so it sounds like Mareesa or, as my mom phonetically spells it Marie-suh. However, I think most people go with your pronunciation! -Marisa

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:04:32 +0000

I have a giant pressure cooker for canning tomatoes, but I think I might need to buy a smaller one for beans. Thanks again for the inspiration!

I too, burned my face badly once, but not with a pressure cooker. I burned myself with a very small amount of hot artichoke dip that I heated too long in the microwave, and then flung in the air because of the heat, and splattered all over my face. I had burns that slashed from my eyelids across my face to my throat– that cheesy dip stuck to my face like glue. My doctor told me it would be painful, but to scrub the burns daily so I wouldn’t scar. I only have a small scar on the side of my throat to show for it. Burns on the face can be very traumatic!

Sarah, that must have been awful! Luckily, you don’t run that risk with a pressure cooker anymore (unless you do something really unadvised with it, like cook lentils, which are known to gum up the works badly). -Marisa

By: dieselboi

dieselboi — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:23:32 +0000

My friend has been bugging me to get a pressure cooker for months now. Maybe I’ll do it. Amazon, here I come.

Dieselboi, do it! -Marisa