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I am toying with the concept of actually getting one of these babies. Any advice on these things?
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I have got the bottom half of one that I make Jam in, however I did have one years ago and loved it )t'
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Thank-you very much for the incredibly helpful post regarding brands and recipes… I will use your wisdom to aid my search…
perchy wrote:I have got the bottom half of one that I make Jam in'

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saint-spoon wrote:Thank-you very much for the incredibly helpful post regarding brands and recipes… I will use your wisdom to aid my search…
perchy wrote:I have got the bottom half of one that I make Jam in'

{rofwl}



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I wouldn't be without mine. great for soups containing pulses, casseroles etc. Had a Prestige one for years, but when I couldn't buy the sealing rings for it any more I replaced it with a german one called Fissler from Bentalls. It's brilliant! Had to adapt the cooking time for all my recipes as it cooked twice as fast. Soup/casserole in 10 mins, Xmas pud in 1 1/2 hours, etc. NEVER use for veg, though, unless you like them mushy/pureed!
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Tsk tsk Perchy wasn't very helpful was she... Here's my input


My mum had one years ago. )grin2(
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MissEllie wrote:Tsk tsk Perchy wasn't very helpful was she... Here's my input


My mum had one years ago. )grin2(



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perchy wrote:
MissEllie wrote:Tsk tsk Perchy wasn't very helpful was she... Here's my input


My mum had one years ago. )grin2(



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I would like to thank my singular helpful poster (thank-you muchly)... to Preachers and Ellie :b(
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I have one, it was a wedding present. I posted on here ages ago, asking people whether I should keep it or ditch it. I have since moved house, still own the pressure cooker, but have not yet used it. When I first got it, I used it a few times, mainly for steamed puddings.
I am pleased that you have reminded me about it though - I shall make it my mission to use it (when I find it ... I think it's in a box ... along with pretty much everything else).
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I used to have one that I got from a boot sale, never used it though as too scared it might blow up and contents be splattered across kitchen {rofwl}
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mrs boodles wrote:I used to have one that I got from a boot sale, never used it though as too scared it might blow up and contents be splattered across kitchen {rofwl}



They did hiss loudly didn't they {rofwl}
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We used to use ours all the while and then it fell out of favour for some reason. I think Mrs Fab let it boil dry and the bottom went slightly round so didn't sit our electric hob properly :-D

I think we still have it somewhere, I will have to dig it out and look at the damage again. If it bad I'll throw it out - I hate hoarding unused things.
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I have found the top to the pressure cooker )c(


but it doesn't fit the jam one )gr:
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perchy wrote:I have found the top to the pressure cooker )c(


but it doesn't fit the jam one )gr:

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